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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 21, 1912

Page

6

Cranks of the United States Honored in Conservation Tale

Washington dispatch by George Clinton traces the conservation movement to so called cranks who fought for waterways forest and game protection. It highlights Captain Ulysses Grant III and the broader theme of places rooms and historic moments within the White House.

George Clinton Washington United States Ike Andrew Carnegie Earth Conservation Association A. S. Grant II Ulyases Grant II Engineer Corps United States Army State, War and Navy Grant Young Grant Lee Cavalry Fitzhugh Lee Robert B. Lee Ulysses Grant III Bo Far An Lo Military Acad

Iowa News Highlights Civil War Veterans Excursion and Local Courts

Arrangements set for Iowa veterans to travel to Shiloh for the Civil War battle anniversary with a group including the Iowa Hornets Nest Brigade. Major W B Collina sues Keokuk over property taxes. Jury awards total $6,000 in two Waterloo damage suits after a high school boy’s death by a live wire. Burglars foil a heist after nitroglycerine fears. Various Iowa stories follow: farm and business deals, school building updates, fire losses, court rulings, and civic improvements across Madison to Sioux City and beyond.

Shiloh Iowa Hornets’ Nest Brigade St. Louia Mississippi W. B. Collina Keokuk Sait Enjoin Thea Major Neil McDougal Citizens’ Gas & Electric Company Corn Belt Telephone Company Waterloo L. R. Hertert Sioux City Beardes Guy Platter Boone Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway Company Ogden State Board of Agriculture State House A. R. Corey Preston Newton Earl W. Lindsay Des Moines Fort Madison A. A. Slade Iowa City Johnson County Chautauqua Core Brothers Forest City Spencer Robert L. Turner Crocker Hornet's Nest Brigade Oskaloosa EB. Rantzow MetroBar North Iowa Gun Club Emery Mason City Clear Lake Margaret McHugh Alex McHugh Ida Crove C. H. Hedrick Battle Creek Leroy Robert Moorer Cadillac Mich State University Burlington State Board of Education Richard James Hendon Croft Seed Company Moulton Town Centerville A. C. Croft Bussey Bank of Bussey B.L. Bussey Ross &Jones, Miner & Co A. J. Morris W. A. Amaberry W. A. Anderson Illinois Central Remsen Avery Rock Inland Fort Dodge Clvb Iowa Osteopathic Association Carl McConnell Chicango National Association W. R. Honeywell State Teachers’ College Cedar Falls T. J. B. Robinson Citizane’ National Bank of Hampton Franklin Hancock Cerro Gordy Richard Palmer Brennan District Court of Reformatory Eagle Grove Martha Jolly R. J. Miller Solon Hempstead Long Island Cincinnati Colfax

The Inn as Transient Shelter

The fragment notes that a place called The Inn serves as a temporary refuge rather than a permanent home, implying a transient or short stay for occupants.

Old Mott Memorial Hall Sold After A Century Of Fame

The 64 Madisen avenue building in New York, once the Mott Memorial Hall and a medical hub, sold at auction for $70,000 to the McVickers Galliard Company for a client. It housed Dr Valentine Mott’s library and surgical specimens and hosted many societies. Notable events included early Mary Putnam papers and Roosevelt’s assembly nomination.

Mott Dr. Mott J. Q.A. Ward Grolier Club New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Mary Putnam Theodore Roosevelt Assembly Charles Stuart Parnell America Maud Gonne Joan of Arc

Memorial on Historic Spot in Fort Qu'Appelle

The Saskatchewan branch of the Western Art association seeks 3000 to erect a memorial at Fort Qu Appelle marking the treaty with Indigenous peoples. A native rock will host a bronze tablet with signatories names. The site, chosen by Archie McDonald and Rev Hugonward, may be enclosed, with public donations urged.

Saskatchewan The Western Art Association Fort Qu’Appelle Archie McDonald Hugonward

Only Chicken Nosed Man Dies in Pottsville

Charles William Kalbach, 65, the only Pottsville resident to have chicken flesh grafted onto his body, died suddenly at home while breakfasting. Years earlier an accident had left part of his nose missing. a local physician grafted in chicken flesh with minimal disfigurement.

Pottsville Charles William Kalbach

Scribbler and Ruyter discuss paths to poetry mastery

In a brief exchange, Scribbler asks for guidance to become a great poet while Ruyter replies that writing a lot of unclear material is a poor path, urging clearer practice and repeated drafting as the route to improvement.

Scribbler Ruyter

Papa's Pant and Helen's Question

A scene from Lippincott's Magazine where little Helen listens as her mother and a visitor discuss Papa's past drinking. Helen asks what he used to do, prompting a poised exchange that reveals social attitudes toward alcohol in a domestic setting.

Papa Helen Lippincott's

Wheat Market Blast Traps Broker Under Flour Barrel

In a local grain market scare a broker was knocked down when a barrel of flour toppled during activity. Eyewitnesses say he was trapped briefly under the mass before help arrived. The incident halted trading as coordinators cleared the area.

Woman Doctor Credits Postum for Relief From Coffee Poison

A woman recounts a long history of severe neuralgic headaches. She weighed 140 pounds, dropped to 110, and after using Postum for a few weeks she gained weight and saw headaches diminish. She asserts Postum cured her neuralgia and helped her nerve strength, endorsing the product from Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan.

Postum Co Battle Creek Mich S & Reason

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