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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1902
Page
3
Mrs Reeks flees a shadowy scene after finding a dead man in a Benden house. Olive Mallory defies danger to reach Gilbert while Leathwood and others search the premises. George Weeks arrives to aid Mrs Reeks as fear and confusion grip the night.
In a damp room Gilbert Hickerby faces a live threat as Nugent Leathwood plots a cruel death by fire. Olive Mallory’s arrival briefly rekindles hope, as she clings to Gilbert, demanding their doomed world be saved while flames creep closer and truth surfaces in a fragile moment of recognition.
The imprisoned Gil-Gat Bickerby wakes with a headache and disoriented senses. He discovers his ankles bound and a mysterious mechanism restraining him, while he recalls being captured by a man who dragged him away and left him in a strange room once linked to a boy named James Holden.
Red nose caused by imperfect circulation and digestion. Quick redness outdoors signals weak circulation. post-meal redness indicates digestive strain. Exercise, body massage, and frequent foot baths cure redness. Nightly mix camphor water glycerine borax to restore color. soap bath and boric powder prevent odor.
A London Truth excerpt advises using perfume during disease outbreaks. It cites M Eugene Rimmet’s claim that perfumes possess antiseptic value and disinfectant qualities, naming eucalyptus lavender rosemary thyme peppermint and penny royal as disinfectants. The writer notes over-perfuming is poor taste and warns against smallpox risk to family.
A community committee led by Gen. Rigby of Town seeks data about the Square Fort on the Vicksburg siege battlefield to erect a monument. They contacted surviving Eleventh Indiana infantry members, noting the fort also known as Green Fort and the flag fragment later claimed by Wilt C. Phipps of this city.
The fortune of singer Mme Titlens, left to Peter Titlens after her 1877 death, stirred litigation for years. Peter Titlens, last seen in Cardiff in 1878, disappeared for three years before her passing and vanished for two decades after. Relatives pursued claims, but the court only granted leave in 1895 to assume his death after advertising, with no heirs presenting a claim.
A collage of police officers report Peruna cured severe ailments from masacatearrh to kidney and pelvic pains after exposure to bad weather. Officers Swanson and Ptacek from Council Bluffs and Chicago endorse Peruna, noting repeated colds and influenza-like illnesses eased. The notices also mention travel by Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad and ticket details.
A fragment mentions being pleased with Peruna and requests immediate contact with Dr Hartman President of Hartman Sanitarium Columbus Ohio for free advice, urging a full statement of the case to Dr Hartman.
A humorous scene at a downtown bank depositors window unfolds as a funny man asks the teller what he tells. The clerk, weary, responds that those with no business should leave and go to the far end. The exchange highlights comic misunderstanding in a bank setting.
An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure provides a universal cure for catarrh by internal action. The prospectus asserts the medicine affects the blood and mucous membranes, strengthens the constitution, and offers a $100 reward for proof of failure to cure.
In a playful exchange Tomdix I proposes to Miss Gotrox by telephone and is refused. Other snippets reference Burns, Cats, Scalda, a quack cure, and a theater invitation. Clara-8q Ethel’s marriage to a widower with six children is noted amid humorous banter.
A dialogue from the Washington Star contrasts lofty ideals with a writer's claim that his works lack lasting value. The person of high ideals asserts success through writing, while the comfortable literateur replies he would sacrifice his writings if forced to choose between Ava, himself, or his writings.
Ataylate and Miss Weary converse about a possible objection from a father to a romance based on the speaker’s alleged shortcomings. The exchange hints at social expectations surrounding prolonged courtship and parental approval.
In a Chicago Record-Herald account a judge questions a defendant about injuring a man. The prisoner insists he did not strike with a weapon, claiming he grabbed the man by the heel and slammed him against a brick wall several times.
In a terse exchange James explains uncertainty over Miam Balter ending their relationship. He suspects the reason was not love but lack of hopeless romance, while Stephen asks for clarity in the confrontation. The Boston Transcript records the personal dispute with restrained tone.
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