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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1898
Page
4
The London Spectator argues Germany seeks world power through expanded naval might, risking collision with other powers. It questions German public support for Kaiser's plan, warns of catastrophic conflict, and foresees Britain bearing heavy but essential costs while opposing German aggression.
Col R M Wynne spoke in Henderson Texas on Confederate Day about the poor equipment of early Confederate forces. He recalled starting with a rusty pistol a double barreled shotgun and crude tools before trading to a captured Springfield rifle as Yankee fire forced lessons in modern warfare.
A Tyrolean wedding custom endures as the bride receives a new handkerchief from her mother before leaving home. She uses it during the ceremony to wipe tears, then stores it in her linen closet for life. Upon death, an heir places the cloth on the deceased’s face and buries it with her.
A warped show window notice from Gloucestershire parses as a quirky ad. It mentions Johnny Overives, a ghostly merchant, and bizarre items like red herrings and pistols. An agent riffs on aluminium being the lightest metal, with a Cincinnati Commercial Tribune echo.
A London Math article surveys dueling in Germany France Italy Austria and Russia. It cites Gottingen and Jena as dueling hubs with daily and high annual counts, notes 4000 German student duels yearly, and lists causes from insults to literary quarrels. It ranks Germany, France, Italy, Austria, and Russia by duel frequency.
James Irven of Patergon New Jersey, wary fiancé Charlotte Westerer, spied through a first floor window and saw her in her boudoir. The sight shattered their yearlong engagement as sharp words followed and the couple prepared for court appearances over the breach of promise claim.
Mark Twain recalls a queer Boers anecdote about a bishop traveling through a tavernless land. One night he drinks, undresses, and sleeps only to awaken crowded with his fat wife and beer under strange circumstances. He endures until dawn when sleep returns briefly.
Observers split on Venus surface. Signor Schiaparelli and Percival Lowell argue Venus presents the sunward side, with a baked desert on the far side. Lowell calls it a grid of alternating heat and cold. Camille Flammarion counters that existing maps are mere allusions, as atmosphere hides the real surface.
In Eastern Australia a region once desert has seen 100 million sheep find sustenance. Over thirty years the flock trampled the soil, now allowing a dense mass of vegetation to grow.
Mrs West of Washington state suffered a broken rib a split kneecap facial wounds and the loss of four teeth when a stone on a Lake Washington hill caused her bicycle to crash. Despite bleeding and collapse she remounted and rode twenty miles home, a testament to Western grit.
Ruby Bennett Kately, a Bridgeport heiress, risks 70000 in a legal battle over an alleged breach of contract tied to a marriage to Frank Kately, a New York fresco painter. Trustee James Staples paid income until Mrs Beers attached the funds, while Beers and attorneys pursue damages.
In London a magnificent giraffe presented to Queen Victoria by Bechuanaland’s Chief Heathen died aboard the Ros Eng Castle after a voyage from Cape Town. Transporter Herr Windhorn’s careful efforts could not prevent the beast from succumbing to sea tossings and exhaustion, dying within half an hour of reaching its quarters in Regent's Park.
Antiquity the Dog reports Professors Rutimeyer and Woldrich found evidence of domestic dogs resembling today’s in Europe not only during Iron and Bronze Ages but also the Neolithic period. In South America, Dr Lydekker notes humans kept companionable dogs long before extinct mammals on the pampas disappeared, with living forms present.
A fragment outlines the origin of hairpin manufacture in the United States around 1878, noting initial imports from England and Bratog before American production rose. It mentions large wholesale demand in New York and a typical stock of 50,000 packages containing twenty four pins to meet daily needs.
Thomas O'More, a lonely Irish immigrant in a tenement, crafts a tiny pipe flute and plays tunes from Erin. His memory and music draw neighbors, sparks a clash with Hebrew residents, and ends with police intervention after a noisy duel of melody and conflict.
The London Figaro reports a humorous scene as a parent postman visits the Twickenhams next door leaving a football, a bicycle, two cricket bats, a sweater bundle, and a golf bundle. They joke that their daughter must be home from college and her education finished.
Uherean Binks, a well meaning but repeated drinker, cycles between sobriety and a spree. He laments his fate, vows reform, then relapses. A friend urges him to end it by jumping off the pier, but Binks sobs that such an act would not help.
A church service at St Johns raised offerings of new laid eggs for convalescents in hospitals. More than 5 000 eggs arrived from royal donors including the Duchess of York the Duchess of Fife and Princess Christian. Four thousand nine hundred seventy two were stored in the chancel and later repacked for patient consumption.
In Topeta Kansas mothers denounce the round dancing known as the college lead. Mayor Fellows joins the objection saying if his daughter participated with a gentleman he would break the connection. The scene reflects local social tensions over dance styles.
National Creamery and Buttermakers' Convention in Topeka Kansas offers tickets from Elgin at 10.00 round trip. Tickets valid ten days from sale date. Special train departs Cedar Rapids to Topeka Monday February 21 at 6:00 p.m. for more information contact ticket agent B. OH. Ny.
Hap calls on agents of the B C R N Ry for fare rates and sailing lists via Trans Atlantic lines. J. onrron, G P T A Cadar Rapid, Se Playing Qe Gard promotes best. Cedar Rapids Route high grade cards sold by agents at 15 cents per pack, two for 25 cents, 1.50 per dozen. Postage paid on orders and cards.
The Des Moines Daily News offers farmers a subscription at $1.00 per year or half price. The paper, described as a bright condensed newspaper for busy people, notes farmers largely accept the offer due to low farm product prices. Address HENEWS, Des Moines, Iowa.
Advertisement notes continued Homeseekers Excursions by B, O. R. & N. Ry and other lines offering cheap travel. On Nov 2 and 16, Dec 7 and 21 tickets to many northern, western and southern cities are one fare plus $2.00 round trip. Tickets valid twenty one days. Contact B. C. R. & N. Ry agents or J. Monroy P. & T. A. Cedar Rapids Iowa. Also an anecdotal testimonial for Waris Clover Root Tea claiming nervous relief and health benefits from Mra. S. A. Sweat of Kurtford, Conn. Sold by W. A. Finke.
A cluttered antique page features a mix of playing card pricing for forested stock, money orders, and delivery notices, alongside advertisements for medical remedies like Shiloh’s Cure and Karl’s Clover Root Tea. It includes endorsements, prices such as 15¢ per packet and 160 per dozen, and multiple vendor names. The text also advises on stock feeding and wood subscriptions.
Fragmentary ad lists a product named Shiloh’s Vitalizer offered by W. H. Finke. Text shows mis-typed lines about digestion constipation dizziness loss of appetite and a product sale claim. Source is unreadable and appears to be an old hospital or patent remedy notice.
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