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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1897
Page
8
A mother calls to May as she hears screams and May explains they are playing mother and have placed all the children into a folding bed. The dialogue captures a domestic moment with a playful, cautious tone.
A fractured clipping shows Frank J. Cheney swearing as senior partner of TF J. Cheney & Co of Toledo to a Hall's Catarrh Cure testimonial, with notary W. Gluason witnessing. The fragment includes miscellaneous ad copy and stray quotes about remedies, relationships, and India boarding costs.
An old time advertisement collage promotes No-To-Bac cures for tobacco and various health boosters. It touts guarantees, prices, and a club of London trained nurses, alongside claims for malaria relief, stomach bitters, and other tonics. It also mentions a Japan fish trade, Cascarets candies, and luxury chair with gold legs in Paris.
Washington news recounts dramatic Senate sessions on Cuba and Sanguilly case with Allen resolution, defense debates, and crossfire among Hale, Daniel, Lodge, Teller, White, and others. House passes post office and sundry civil bills while contending with imperial, monetary, and immigration measures as session closes.
An electric car on the South Milwaukee line descended a sharp grade in Pennsylvania Avenue this morning and capsized rolling many times. Eighteen passengers were aboard none killed though several were badly injured or burned. The stove inside the car caught fire but the flames were extinguished before the passengers could be harmed further as rescuers freed those trapped by the wreck.
Bin Gil, longtime local, is charged with murder for killing James Andrews in Terry. Prosecutors say Gil used a shotgun at close range, then disposed of the body and returned to bed to sleep until morning, amid one of the Black Hills’ most brutal crimes.
Statewide activity centers on the anticipated prohibition measure. Reports say the Senate was not in session yesterday while mass meetings drew attention across Iowa. Prohibition supporters and opponents sent letters and telegrams to senators, signaling strong public involvement.
Davenport society is abuzz over the elopement of prominent young people R. B. Cook and Miss Weaner Spelletich. Cook is married with two children. Mrs. Cook says she may never see him again. Little is known of the couple’s whereabouts after a letter arrived to Mrs. Cook claiming he would never return.
Judge Maxwell signed an order appointing the sheriff receiver of St Stanislaus Polish Cathedral property valued at 150000. The sheriff is to take immediate charge in the bishop’s name and arrest all intruders, a decisive action against the rebellious faction within the church.
John O'Donnell, convicted of murdering his wife in Eau Claire Wisconsin, received a life term from Judge Ratley. He declared his innocence and showed no remorse, while being prepared for transfer to Waupun State Prison the following day.
A storm sighted a drove of horses on the track between here and Pierre, killing fifteen and injuring about six. The engine crew could not see the animals. no damage to the train occurred. In other dispatches, Lieut Irwin’s removal and agency reassignments followed a Wright investigation, five large tanneries opened for arbitration, and Niger Company reports capture of Horta after Bida campaign end.
The Detroit area sees the newly formed Bozeman Bozeman Notable Railway and Transit Co with 650000 capital win a contract with Century Waglearing Co to construct a 100 mile rail line between the city and nearby communities. Bozeman fire sweeps Lehking brewery plant and adjacent malt houses. brewery saved. Washington report: President sends to Congress the World’s Fair board of lady managers’ detailed expenditures and work report.
Reports from Manila via Gable dispatches say over 2,000 insurgents were killed in recent battles with government troops at Siang and Las Mait. The casualty figure highlights the heavy toll of the fighting as authorities press operations.
A periodical roundup lists several Northwestern inventors and their claimed devices including John O. Anderson and Lawrence J. Sembart with items such as a separator and concentrator, a belt hold er, a blevele pump, a blevele locker, and a spark arrester. Other names include Howard W. Myora, Nils Nilson, and Joreph Thompson with various food processing and testing devices.
The passage presents a fragmented dispute with phrases accusing a wife of being a fraud and questioning the situation. It mentions hot plates, cold batter cakes, and plates that fail to stay warm when batter sakes are hot, suggesting a domestic argument about kitchen reliability.
A jumble of old notices and ads describing Salzer’s German Coffee promising 300 pounds gain at 20 cents per two pounds, mail-in catalog offers, bathing restrictions in Margate, a Parisian lamplighter on a bicycle, farm land ads promising $10 000 to $20 per acre, and varied medical and novelty claims, all tying into mid-century consumer prompts and sparse local details.
An advertisement extols Kickapoo Indian Sagwa as a cure for rheumatism and dropsy, claiming it cleanses acids in the blood and nourishes the body. A California woman testimonial says seven days of usage relieved swelling and pain, with external Kickapoo Oil for local relief. Available from druggists, Sagwa priced at 1.00 per bottle, six for 25.00.
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