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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1914
Page
6
A London man, initially rejected after three proposals due to his ugly face, was severely injured in an accident. After his recovery his face was completely reconstructed and improved, and he again proposed, this time with acceptance.
A jumble of old advertisements and short vignettes including Castoria safety claims, a druggist anecdote about names, Wilgit's Indian Vegetable Pills, cautions against talking too much, a Flynn style quip about Darwin, a bishop anecdote about a cow composition, a fly killer promo, and a joke about an old master painting. Named entities include Fletcher's Castoria, Lifth signature, Atchison Globe, Philadelphia, New York, Somers, Brooklyn.
Becryte Vermifuge Dead. Rousing note on treating worms with urgency. The piece underscores a choice to preserve friendships by ending complaints, urging decisive action and communal resolve amid health concerns.
A Tampico refugee delegation met Secretary Daniels to protest American policy. Daniels said the refugees would have perished if ships entered Tampico, explained Mayo delayed river entry at the British request, and defended U S actions to keep Americans safe amid Mexican turmoil. Delegation members included W. L. Lucas and others.
Indianapolis May 11 report of the United Mine Workers special committee to the International executive board asserts it is not wise to strike now in the organized states. It vows to push the Colorado strike and asks for financial aid to strikers and families. It condemns John D Rockefeller Jr for resisting peace efforts and questions government power versus corporate influence.
In Vienna the Reichspost launches a sharp attack on United States Ambassador Frederic Courtland Penfield for presenting a note to protest the slow trial of Samuel Altman, Canadian Pacific railway’s Austrian general agent, accusing Penfield of trying to influence justice.
Boston on May 11 reports New York attorney Francia H. Griffin and his wife were arrested for using the mails to defraud. U S. officials say fraudulent representations netted about $500,000 for the couple and accomplices.
In Jacksonville May 11, the United Confederate Veterans held a reunion parade featuring veterans of the Confederate cause. The event drew many spectators as the parade showcased the former defenders under the familiar banner.
A report notes a new league in Germany advocating women’s emancipation with 30 000 members. Separately a Greenwood Indiana reader recalls cosmetic woes from scalp itching dandruff and pimples, praising Cuticura Soap and Ointment after years of failures. A clergy tea incident ends with a senior calling a junior a donkey amid startled laughter.
A fragment discusses laughter aiding digestion, citing Hufeland and old customs of laughter at table as based on medical ideas. It also includes stray phrases about eye inflammation and an OS basket arrangement remark, with minimal coherent context.
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