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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1902
Page
8
A testimonial praises Lydia E B Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring health after eight months of suppression and aches. A Wisconsin sender reports relief and recommends the product, while Mrs Pinkham offers free advice from Lynn Massachusetts. A Harlem joke features Mrs Parvenue and Mr Parvenue lamenting fatigue.
Patent notices show David H. Houston of Hunter North Dakota with folding supports for cameras and Edwin E. Thomas of St Paul Minnesota for a lumber conveyer for saw mills and related bandsaw mill guides. Lathrop and Johnson act as patent attorneys.
In Far Northland promoters doubt Sverdrup aboard Fram after Dr Stein’s letter disputes earlier belief. Stein an Ellesmere voyage veteran says no trace of Sverdrup in Smith Sound two winters, suspects westward through Jones Sound or beyond Ellesmere. The Norwegians delay relief awaiting news, Sverdrup’s supplies to last another year, as global hopes hinge on unknown Arctic routes and possible Northwest passage.
A Stockholm convention decided to organize a Liberal party in Sweden. The plan mirrors Britain’s Liberal structure with a national committee and branches in labor districts. The move unites diverse rik sdag members opposed to government, signaling strong early influence and potential champions for women’s suffrage and broader political reform. Norway’s interest follows shared liberal ties.
A New York Times note recalls Bronson Howard and critic William Winter meeting in Detroit. Howard says Winter was the only enemy he ever had and that the bitter critic lost him after a dinner with mutual friends.
The Sverdrup heirs press a suit against Bjornson to clear Johan Sverdrup’s name from alleged defaming remarks in a drama. Bjornson seeks a public hearing, opposed by plaintiffs Persccuting Clergy now. Actions target A K Toppola for withholding a congregation male list for military service and clergy who refuse to read the new conscription laws.
In the old men's ski tournament at Hamar Norway on February 11 the veteran A Thoresen aged sixty nine and a half years made a notable jump and won a prize while younger competitors outdistanced him. Denmark favors neutrality treaty plan by Sweden and Norway though not yet committed to joining. The Danish government seeks to ward neutrality and sees the proposal as important.
The Scandinnaviana Hotel d Angieterre in Copenhagen has been sold to an English firm for 2 800 000 Kroner about 750 000 dollars. Russian and Cossack troops from Odessa garrisons ordered to Finland. Jacob Albert Lindboe a prominent Christianta lawyer led there Feb 4 at age 59. Prince Custaf bears hunt in Western Gavedal end in two shots. David Holmgren Swedish clergyman and rigedag member imprisoned for embezzlement plus fine for slandering superiors. London telegram reports death of Jorgen A Rasmussen senior in Ras Rasmussen Webb Co London. He was Danish born, lived in London, 45, leaves widow and three children.
A garbled line from a musical section shows a country visitor asking about a famous soubrette. The city friend replies she wears the shortest skirt, provoking the manager’s glare during a performance at an inn.
Dialogue from a Punch magazine theater scene shows guests wandering rooms for games. Quips reference bridge ping pong and a gramophone while supper unfolds in the smoking room.
A jumble of vintage quips and anecdotes mentions Representative Sibley of Pennsylvania with a bald pate joke and a child’s pun about painting a rabbit on a head. It includes stray lines about bicycles and hockey terms, a Michigan caption about Mrs. Wellett’s kidney pills curing kidney issues, and a Hawai i sugar firm’s crop yield, plus a laxative product promotion and a remark on cookbooks' absence.
The man on the curb sees more of the procession than the drum major, noting the crowd and pace as the event unfolds with limited clarity in the fragment.
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