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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1900
Page
4
A group of New Orleans businessmen discusses rising spectacle use, noting many wearers across ages. A physician defends improved eye care and better lighting as causes, citing limited historical data and the shift from late recognition to early correction with glasses.
The article reports U.S. investigations in the Philippines into a suspected disease called Soudanese Fever. It cites commissions studying unusual mental disturbances among troops, mentions Malay madness amuck and opium effects, and notes confusion over whether fever causes sudden rage or coma.
A discussion contrasts how different languages treat self reference. It notes English capitalizes I, French writes jc, German capitalizes all nouns, and Spanish minimizes personal pronouns yet capitalizes you in address.
The passage argues that practice and theory must combine. Theory without application is mere speculation, while practice without theory is mechanistic. In every art and business, theory is the soul that animates the body.
In Canada tobogganing uses manufactured slides built into hillsides with 45 degree planes and 400 foot drags. Sleds carry up to five riders under federal rules, and speeds can resemble cannon-like launches. Officials note controlled sequences and risks of accidents if misused.
Professor John Bach McMaster argues in a New York paper that global conditions have steadily improved since 1800. He cites slavery to wage labor, debt imprisonment ending, daily or weekly wages, railroads, machinery, better food and clothing, advances for both men and women, reduced disease, vaccines, and rising humane norms as signs of civilization’s broad growth.
The Pittsburg Dispatch discusses how folk lore scholars compare distant cultures like Shellanders and Singhalese, noting shared superstitions about speaking of tools and objects to trap evil spirits. It cites Shellander fishing custom of renaming implements and the ritual for handling caught stones, pondering if Singhalese fishermen would adopt similar practices.
A Linden Indiana plan proposes converting corn stalks once deemed waste into a multi use product. The process aims to produce materials for battleship protection dynamite paper varnish films and more while making flour cattle feed candy and other byproducts from the outer stalk lining. Indiana firms offer $2 per ton for stalks and project a national value increase of hundreds of millions if adopted.
The New York Mall and Express quotes Mrs. Stephen A. Douglas recalling a schoolyard boast about three types of men she would avoid. She says she would not marry a younger, shorter, or politician, but notes she married Mr. Douglas who fit none of those strict limits, being prominent in politics.
A fragmented discussion notes that oranges vary by origin within the same orchard and even the same tree. It argues that fruit from different sunlit sides differs in appearance and quality, suggesting nuance in selection and stock from the same grove.
The Puerto Rican coffee export dominates native products with much of it sold in the U S as Morha and Java. Growers with large plantations cultivate trees on mountain slopes, harvest unripe berries, dry them in the sun, and locals grind coffee in a mortar. The result resembles ink in beverage form, and only a small minority adopt the American method for brewing.
Early experiments investigate herb odors as antiseptics. Clove and cinnamon kill microbes in about thirty-five minutes, thyme thirty-five, wild yerba buena forty-five, and mint fifty-five, with mint shown most effective. Egyptian mummies may reflect ancient use.
Albert Brown, an elderly paralyzed resident of Paterson New Jersey, was unable to speak after two days missing his false teeth. X rays showed the missing teeth lodged in his upper esophagus and were successfully removed, restoring his mouth upholstery to its proper position.
On Sable Island wild ponies roam the sandy wastes guarded by stallions. The stock is remnants of Portuguese fishermen era, with manes that can reach three yards. Numbers have declined from 400 500 to about 90 ponies and 30 domestic horses. Lifeboat work uses ponies, with five horses per ship tractor and leaders, and some are sent to Halifax for auction at 15 18 dollars.
A giant mercury fountain draws large crowds in London. Mercury, fourteen times heavier than water, pours silver spray from an upper basin into a lower one via a chain of buckets. The black fountain glitters under electric light, using two and a half tons of mercury costing $2,970.
In Memel and surrounding areas the cuviona vico movement promotes ether consumption, viewed as a potent hasish substitute. Last year about 8,580 quarts were sold locally with even more consumed via smugglers. The ether is claimed four times stronger than alcohol, but prolonged use causes severe suffering and irreversible damage to liver kidneys and heart.
A garbled OCR fragment from a Wade region war-era piece references German actions in the 1870 conflict and mentions figures or terms like Horn Attehuted and Borlima. The text is largely indecipherable, with nonsensical phrases and corrupted names, offering no clear event, date, or attribution to summarize.
Representative names from various districts including HONGON, UAUREM, Northwood, LUIGING, and Payette. Includes councils, schools, churches, and social activities with weekly events, prayer meetings, Sunday school, and a note on German batt and card games. Advertising for Cedar Rapids and Dr Kings Life Pills. Testimonial from B S Tidwards.
An appealing notice from Robert Evans of Elvin Town offers custom suits made in latest styles at reasonable charges. Repairs and pressing provided promptly with neat workmanship and a full line of samples to view. Satisfaction guaranteed. Located first door east of the Bank.
A garbled listing advertises Stitlotes Satareh Remedy with claims of clear head and sweet breath. The text mentions an injector and a price of 100y, with scattered references to products, colors, and quantities and a vague sale context.
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