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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1896
Page
2
Public notice lists Dewthat W B Tackwood of Elgin with events at the Commercial Hotel on April 1 and April 20.
A brief note describes a natural beauttiser product, mentioning Karl’s Clover Root Tua and an aid for a beautiful complexion. It references Ww and H. Fikes in connection with the product.
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Monday this week the democrats of Payette County met at West Union to appoint delegates to the state convention in Dubuque on May 20. They passed resolutions in favor of free coinage of silver and instructed delegates to pursue a favorable Iowa delegation to the Chicago national convention, aligning with the western wing of the party and prompting debate over policy.
Governor Drake attached his signature to the bill creating the seventeenth and twentieth judicial districts. No appointments will be made until after conventions and nominations. The move seeks to avoid political interference and may extend terms. incumbents could be retained by voters. The governor opposed signing partly over nonvetted addition and a county realignment risk influencing district balance.
A fragment from Payette County notes an Education Review publication will no longer be revived at the post office. The item references changes to the Tusly paper and its teaching notes, signaling a shift in local distribution.
A sheriff sale in Brandon Mississippi on February 22, 1861 offers three enslaved people for cash to satisfy a judgment of $2,114.25 plus costs. Slaves Selena Martha and Hostar, ages 22, 13, and 12, are listed as property of defendant Whitehead and to be sold at public auction in front of the courthouse during legal hours. L. D. Rhodes, Sheriff.
The Sioux City police court defines a tramp as any man wandering with no visible means of support or business. He must be judged by the district court for vagrancy and may be required to post security or be committed to the county jail for not more than ten days. Offenders over ten years old must show intent to work, and if able to labor and seek work but still idle, may face hard labor or solitary confinement.
A Clermont school staff meeting praised a new ventilation and heating system called the Brad Syston. Principal Lester led a tour, noting the county’s only building with the system and regular fogging. Teachers reported clear air and absence of cold exposure among students. The next gathering is scheduled for Elid next fall.
Des Moines publication The Daily Jaws Capital offers daily world news at 25 cents monthly or 59 cents per week, promising perpetual busyness as Hantery events unfold daily.
Thursday night April 28, 1906, the death of Mrs Nicholas Travis at her home in Clermont Town was announced. Funeral services were held at St Peter's Church with interment in the Catholic cemetery. She was about sixty two, born in Ireland, married there and later emigrated to Clinton County, then Clermont. Her husband Nicholas Travis served in the army during the war while she supported four children at home. Her memory is praised as that of a noble mother and neighbor.
Local notes report Clermont residents with varying ailments. Tom Calvin is improving from a cold while others like Mrs Ed Sheehy attend regional events. Several small items mention stock transfers, vehicle sales, and community happenings. Obituary tease and a school event are noted amid a clutter of local names and dates.
Highland report notes Mr Thomas Pollock remains critically ill. Mrs Herman Lindenbower visits Clermont with her parents, James Kerr recently arrived from Chicago for a short stay. Fred Bigher and Clermont resident visits Hervey Robbing recently. Mrs Matilda Leighton traveled to Farmersberg with her daughter for a stay. Miss Corn Bragt, long in Elgin, returns for indemnity. Rev Wilbur Allbright and Jaunty arrived from Chile South America, greeted by friends. We note the death of Mrs James Doty of Volga City after a long illness, sister to Mrs William Venrous, mourned by many.
Mrs 2 2B Martin of Huntsville Alabama writes that a baby with dangerous croup was saved by Shilohs Cure. The account, attributed to W HW Wuke, appears in a brief item from the period.
Fragmentary verse from May Ladies Journal recalling rural life and a longing for quiet farmstead nights. It laments city bustle and warps into nostalgic imagery of trees dusk stars and a garret room where youth and dream meet.
In a Boston Western Union office Edison devised a plan to eliminate roaches at night. He laid narrow tin foil and wire around a table, connected to batteries, creating a perilous death circuit that killed the first roach to cross the line, while workers tidied up the dead insects afterward. The story depicts his improvised pest control during the newspaper’s late shift.
A 1892 report from Prof. Cleveland Abbe describes measuring very lofty clouds by triangulation and illumination. An observer near Potosi, Bolivia, noted a delicate cloud illuminated by the sun about one hour forty minutes before sunrise, suggesting cloud heights of at least ten miles at latitude 52 degrees.
A curious case in Colcutta Georgia features two closely grown trees, one persimmon and one crab apple, sharing a root and trunk. Observers note the persimmon side yields fruit reliably while the crab apple side bears less consistently, with rare years of strong crab apple yield.
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