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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1895
Page
4
A disjointed OCR fragment documents stockholders meeting notes with figures and officers listed, interwoven with political chatter and references to Congress, the House of Representatives, and early 19th century figures. The text includes scattered names, dates, locations, and financial figures, reflecting a period newspaper page mix of civic notices, stock data, and political discourse.
A San Antonio Express report details a rare ore loading breakthrough at the Rhyable mine in section 3-59-16. A two-ton steam shovel processes ore from a natural bed, achieving about 500 tons daily, rising to 1000 tons. The system cuts surface stripping costs and promises lower per ton mining costs, with total ore value estimates around 3.75 dollars per ton delivered to Cleveland. The piece warns widespread adoption could displace thousands of workers.
Astonishing the Gos-san the article describes a visiting ritual where rank is judged by the size of the visitor’s card. A high status guest is treated with elaborate ceremony, while domestic workers and a gas bill alter the scene, revealing tensions at the East End household.
A partial OCR item references an excursion with dates and places such as Denver Fort Worth and Texas, asking for further particulars and listing an agent contact Morton Godur Saptis. The readable text suggests a public notice style with a call to inquiry for details.
The piece lauds Sunny's Living Pictures for rapid, widespread sales exceeding fifty thousand copies. It praises the quality of the publishing work, calls the display of artistry superb, and notes a reasonable price of 25 cents per copy. Measm, A. E. Chasmar Cin is praised as the publisher in New York.
Travel notices advertise Northern travellers to join Southern Home-Seekers Excursions from Manchester Iowa toward Tennessee Mississippi Louisiana and Illinois with one fare to many Gulf Coast points. Schedules show departure times from Sioux City and Sioux Falls plus dates through spring offering rails and limited stops with copies of the guide available from the Passenger Department of the LGR.
A vintage train advertisement announces an 86.00 fare to Almounia with a California sleeper attached to Triin No.2 departing Albert Les at 8:00 p m on Tuesdays from Nov 14 onward. The route runs via Colomnvus Junction to Kansas City and Fort Worth, then to El Paso and Los Angeles or San Francisco, with through service under the South Pacific via a through car and manager. For trips to California, prices are 4.00 from Albert Lento Cadir Rapids and 65.04 from Caday Rapids southward. Beddings, carpets, tables, upholstered seats, and a colonidal parter car are included. tickets honored on select through trips.
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