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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1902
Page
4
A fragmentary report recounts a discussion on animal intelligence and behavior. It mentions a poodle, a doctored tale in a station, and a curious observation of caterpillars guided by a thread around a flowerpot. The piece reflects early natural history interest and the day’s curious anecdotes.
A London Telegraph report describes frog hunting as a favored pastime of French ladies in Constantinople. Women wear Parisian dress and long boots while men in formal attire partake in the sport, using bamboo rods to spear the frogs and finish by slaying them. The scene includes comic danger as mistaken identity of a head or foot for a frog occurs during excitement.
A fragmentary account asserts Russia hosts 2,000,000 horses from tarpan to Arabian breeds. It highlights Kirghiz and Kalmuk horses as hardy cavalry stock and pack animals, noting extreme climates, nomadic life, and brutal selection. It mentions harsh winter subsistence and rough courtship customs among tribes.
A squatter named Riverida, known for sharp wit and halting speech, earned hostility from pandowners who refused rations. After vandals torched his wool shed, he mocked the situation with a blue pen note reading It Was dom well mnjured D yé toe D ye see reflecting local spite.
Vinegar production from prunes is being studied by the Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station. The project seeks a profitable method to process very small prune varieties into vinegar, noting sweet prune fruit yields and potential for substantial output.
The Peachblow vases represent a rare form of Chinese porcelain made briefly in 1861 72 during Kuang III’s reign. A single form, the fifth, is known in only one example the famed peachblow wave. Its history follows a trail from a $20 purchase in China to a New York dealer, then Mrs. Mary Morgan, then $18 000 at her 1886 art sale, and finally to William T Watte Baltimore. An expert compared it to the Venus de Milo in its perfection.
In London the Medico Physiological Association heard Sir Thomas Lauder Brunton challenge divining rod theories. He cited experiments by two highly sensitive English women showing witch hazel signs correlate with involuntary muscle movement when water is near. He noted camel and human detection tests as possible mechanisms and urged caution toward divination methods.
Detroit Free Press reports that a Pennsylvania Railroad led plan seeks to erase Abolthah Jackson city and adjacent resorts in Washington Island area to clear land for a new bridge across the river. The move aims to remove crime prone outlets and disorder as the company buys up property and residents fight back.
A garbled report describes a nightly theater attraction with a wrestler and a performer named Pardello. The piece references a chorus and pay rates, with fragmented quotes and uncertain outcomes. Names like Henry and Dunn appear amid unclear dialogue about tickets and reception.
An advertisement offers corn at reasonable prices and invites inquiry at the store. It mentions a promotional scheme tied to the Borla and Cedar Rapids and Nestlers Ry lines, with railway-related lands for sale along the route and future territory expansion. Prospective buyers are asked to apply to any company representative.
C H Meinadge of the West Union Gazette announces a forthcoming wall map of Fayette County. The 14 by 10 inch heavy map will show all townships, towns, farms, railroads, churches, schools, creameries, and owner names, with prices set at ten dollars, a bargain compared to typical five dollar maps. For details contact O Hy Valmadge, West Union, January 7.
The text recalls Col J T McLaveblity and early legal practice with anecdotes about a briefless attorney facing a rich client asking for payments. It describes a plan to pay heirs and a man’s wish list while discussing the value of a driving cab system and fare indicators in a city transport context.
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