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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1900
Page
3
Edward Hughes narrates a boyhood in Oxfordshire with foster parents and Mary, then a London departure as his father reveals danger. A murdered stranger, cryptic cards, and a torn past propel Jack Tremayne toward a distant quest to uncover his fugitive father and a hidden crime.
London Daily Mail reports Hogarth, director of the British school at Athens, has returned from Crete with details of a cave sacred to Zeus high in the mountains. He notes offerings from some 3,000 years ago found behind stalactite formations, including weapons and items for Zeus and his mother Rhea. Women collected the treasures using tweezers and received pay. Hogarth expects seven years to study and classify the finds.
A Chicago Tribune item describes a candidate running for a country office who also runs a saloon. In a single evening a constituent asks him to help release Bill Vognt from jail after Bill allegedly struck his brother with an ax during a family quarrel. The candidate’s response implies inaction, while threats of mob action on election day surface.
An Austrian prince asks a lazy painter to copy a farm house. The servant reports the work is finished except for one chimney. The prince visits and finds the artist still on the chimney, explaining he reworked it many times because it smoked.
A quip in the Indianapolis Press ponders the couple’s path to marriage with witty doubt about who led whom to the altar. The columnist questions if the groom or bride had the stronger hand in the union.
An Alaska overview notes vast reindeer herds, imported by the government, and ongoing growth under U S protection. It highlights thriving crops like large strawberry beds near Big Stone, raspberries, and tomatoes, and confirms abundant wildlife yet warns deer are scarce while moose and sea otter edge toward extinction. It cites a London sea otter skin value of up to 1200 dollars and mentions traveler C F Periolat with notable moose heads.
The London Express notes the east end season just starting with a variety of amusements. Billiards, skittles, egg eating and shove ha'penny draw crowds while music dominates with "Arry and his donah" drawing long crowds. Publicans profit from singing matches and mouth organ contests as champions are cheered in diverse events.
In a Rome sermon Bishop Spalding of Peoria urges giving the best education to women as they are mothers and key educators. He argues that ignorance breeds coarse religion, and equality in learning is essential for progress and virtue, noting souls have no sex.
Nearly 16 000 tons of potato starch are produced annually from small and injured potatoes. The text notes that sixty bushes yield 2 barrels of starch, reflecting the efficiency of using imperfect crop parts in starch manufacture.
A woman visiting fashionable people grows angry as her husband mocks what he calls real people. The remark reveals tension between stylish social circles and middle class values in a small community.
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