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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1899
Page
6
A fragmented collage of witty exchanges and mock endorsements. The text mimics a pulp style with jokey quotes about love kisses, digestion cures, and curious boastful claims. It reads like a column of unsigned quips and teases from an early to mid 20th century newspaper page.
A fragmented list shows patent filings and inventors across Minnesota North Dakota and surrounding states. Names include Seward A. Dean Minneapolis B E, Witlaw C Humphrey Tamestown, N D, and Theodore H. Sorlien Granite Falls along with others. An ad praises Allen's Foot-Ease and a cartoonish office exchange jokes about bill paying timing.
Balzer's seed corn claims early maturity and high yield from northern grown stock, advertising 80 to 150 bushels per acre. Sample kits cost 160 and corn prices are listed by John A. Salzer Seed Co. of La Crosse, Wisconsin. Also notes a Chicago Great Western Ry earnings increase for the second week of April 1909 and a fiscal year total rise to date.
A fragmentary exchange shows Friendly Hadinnge and Mike debating drunkenness. One claims battering had him fooled by drink while the other says he was sober enough to know his actions. A dispatch from Richmond adds color to the era’s speech.
An old advertisement urges cleansing the blood in spring with Hood's Sarsaparilla. It claims winter heaviness causes bad blood and cites testimonials from Susit Ke Brown in St Astor Hill Lynn Massachusetts and Mars J. E. from Camden New Jersey about strengthening health and curing female troubles.
Two more regiments, the Seventh and Twenty-fifth, join Nine teenth and other units as about 6,000 of 7,000 requested additional troops are secured. The White House says the president will mobilize all resources to quell the insurrection, with no plan to raise more volunteers unless needed.
Gen C Mee Reeve, former colonel of the Thirteenth Minnesota, arrived in Minneapolis with his wife after serving in the Philippines. He denounces occupation, defends conduct of regimental affairs, defends use of strong language as general not personal, and asserts no rift with Gen Otis. He expresses distress at accusations and says he did his duty.
Madison Wisconsin April 27 Baseball caused the death of Thomas Kelly a sixteen year old Indian who was one of the star members of the Badger team of this city He was playing third base when a base runner ran into him in a close play batting him in the stomach with his head He fell fainting to the ground and was driven home in a curtained carriage but died within hours His father Thomas Kelly is a stokeman on the St Paul road and the lad was a delivery clerk in a local grocery store
Government officers opened bids at the United States Indian warehouse in Chicago for nearly 3 million dollars worth of merchandise and supplies to support maintenance of the Indians next year. A large bid volume suggests the process may take two weeks or longer due to transfers from New York to Chicago for bid openings, contract awards, and deliveries.
April 27 dispatch reports Gen Rios asking Spain to keep Spanish troops on Mindanao Island until American occupation forces arrive. Maj. Gen. Otis requested the troops remain and seeks guidance on when the Spanish may return to Spain.
April 27 report from Beidgeton West Virginia notes rejection of a proposal to unionize local glass factories by a businessmen's committee. The move destroys hopes for a quick settlement amid ongoing strike tensions. In Manila New York, Maj. J. K. Knight of Willetts Paint ordered to prepare ninety engineers for shipment to the Philippines from Compunitos R and D.
April 26 report details the lynching of Lige Strickland, a black preacher linked to the Cranford case. He was hanged from a persimmon tree near his employer Maj. W. W. Thomas after being tortured and forced to confess. A note and intimidation marked the scene, with neighbors noting mob leaders pledged jail transfer before the killing.
London April 26 David Christie Murrey reports from Paris that the superior council of war including generals Zurlinden and Glo yanninelli has decided that Dreyfus will not be liberated under any circumstances. Negotiations to reject a revision bill are said to be under way with judges of the court of cassation amid alleged intimidation. Picquart is allegedly to be removed and sentenced to ten years.
An attempted jail escape occurred at Macomb Missouri as masked men armed with guns tried to free inmates Jack Kennedy Bill Rywn and Bill Shephard held on train robbery charges aboard the Kansas City Mort Scott Memphis line. A raid on the jail stables prompted guards to rush out before finding no breach. attackers fled after a brief struggle.
Former Illinois governor Tiehared J. Oglesby collapsed and died near Tweolu, Alabama, yesterday afternoon at about 1 oemel. Born in Newbury in 1824, he pursued law, served in the Mexican and Civil Wars, and rose to major general. He held two terms as governor, one U S senator seat, and retired to a private estate near Elkhart in 1885.
Fragmentary OCR text reports unrest or dispute in Nokomiss Montacanery county near Para. Mentions PS Meda rand and a disease under contract. Details and entities are garbled. no clear event date or outcome.
Hatthony Wores On Winona and Mita as Apa 26 reports the rare of Werf Newton opening it in a huge crew of men. The log company expects to ralt about BORODUOLO foot this season. Mute is now on Land about 40,000,000 feet.
Windsor hotel scene jury finds fire accident, police report unclaimed jewelry valued at $10.00 recovered. Missississippi and Rampage, New Orleans crevasse at Bayou la Fourche 200 feet wide between Lockport and Raceland threatens sugar plantations nearby.
A farm column warns against relying on a single potato variety as yields vary by soil. It urges testing many types, discarding underperformers, and choosing varieties suited to local conditions. The piece notes that seed quality, drainage, and soil texture affect results and compares tree frost theories with lingering mysteries of nature.
The Kansas Experiment Station shows corn yield can rise with seed breeding and selection. They aim to raise protein content for better feeding value and suggest similar methods could boost other crops and garden plants, though climate can cause degeneracy and yearly seed buying is advised.
A. G. Tuttle argues in Wisconsin Horticulturist that very cold winters cause plant injury. He notes decades of observation show damage follows extreme cold periods, with mid day temperatures of twenty below zero or lower. Severe winters are the most destructive to foliage plants kept outdoors.
Canadian agriculture commissioner explains silo basics including strength, insulation, and corner joints. Also covers chill room design for low temperature storage and practical tips for using clover in dairy rations and incubator chick rearing.
The ad features testimonials from Hon. J. H. Caldwell and others praising Peruna for catarrh and related kidney issues. It cites dates and letters claiming long term use, weight gain, and complete remission. The piece ends with a cryptic exchange about heart enlargement and remarks from a Madam and Meggendorter Bluetter.
Thief Wo offers a one hundred dollar reward for any case of catarrh not cured by Hulls Catarrh Cure. I Cheney Co and associated Toledo druggists vouch for J. Cheney’s honesty. Bell’s Catarrh Cure advertised as internal relief. Ball’s Family Pills praised. Confucius quote closes the fragment.
The article lauds steady merit and experience over luck, citing Deering Harvester Co. of Chicago as a prime example. It notes the firm employs more workers than any single U S plant and runs around the clock to meet orders, dating from 1891 when Deering Machines introduced bicycle bearings, predicting rivals will adopt similar innovations or fail.
A vintage advertisement promotes Allen's Foot Ease powder for tight shoes corns bunions and sweaty feet. It claims quick relief and lists retail outlets and an address for the product. The note mentions hospital observations of nail growth on amputated stumps.
A jumbled advertisement page lists Dellicious Caffeet cost per pound and seeds for growers, various coffee brands including German Coffee Barry and Balzer’s New American Chicory, plus requests to send for catalogs. It also promotes Castarets candy, soothing syrups, teething remedies, and drugstore wares with scattered misprints and marketing speak.
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