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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1901
Page
8
A farmer columnist denounces the sugar tariff, argues raw sugar relief benefits the poor and costs taxpayers, and urges readers to write their congressman to repeal the duty. He insists cheaper sugar helps all, including beet farmers, fruit growers, and consumers, and calls for public action.
A brief Chicago Record Herald quip discusses Ferguson and a fire accident from childhood. It notes an odd question about car ownership and remarks on his facial appearance, reflecting a parlor rumor tone of the era.
A list of patents granted to inventors including Orson Buecklin of Marietta Minh.rope achine John Caldwell Minneapolis inn feather-stretching machine Martin Erickson Waubay 5 D power hammer Andrew J. Hoban with half assigned to J P Bercham St Paul Minn John Peterson St Peter Minn manure gatherer and tender William Sherd Belview Minn milk pall holder and patent attorneys Lothrop & Jonson 11 f& 12 Pioneer Prose Bldg St Paul Minn Also includes unrelated ad copy and quotes from periodicals.
A Philadelphia Press quip rebutts a remark about Guzzler. The remark claims Guzzler lacks self restraint and fails to know when he has had enough. The exchange highlights a humorous contention over restraint and appetite.
The fragmentary OCR yields scattered lines about Piso's Cure and foolish beliefs. It references W Grien at Think Ave in Minnespolla and Jan 6 1000. A Boston Transcript quote contrasts credulity in beliefs with mistrust of obvious truths, and mentions Green, croquett es, and mince pie.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions various topics including a drug note about Bronzo Quinine Tablets, early American industry like the first iron forge in Raynham in 1852, silk worm mulberry leaf feeding, and aphorisms on love and charades. The text reads as a miscellany of historical and cultural snippets with no single cohesive story.
Walter B. Stevens, long associated with the Globe-Democrat, was sent to write a quick street observation for a column. He produced a thoughtful essay titled The Passing of the Man Carrier after observing an unfinished street scene and engaging a contractor near a new building site.
American women face a balance between fitness and grace, with concerns about excessive athletics. The Neiss sisters, led by 20 year old Hermine, are cited as proof that strength need not ruin femininity. They maintain hearty meals, regular exercise, and modest diet, using red wine with meals but rejecting any need for supplements. Chicago News
The piece recalls Guizot born 1787 amid revolution era turbulence. His Protestant parents faced peril with his father an advocate who spoke for persecuted Protestants. A gendarme arrested him, a brief escape attempt, then Guizot died on the scaffold days later as Swan kc later remembered his father’s imprisonment.
The new railway connecting Valparaiso with the Rio de la Plata is projected to be completed in five or six years. The remark notes that the left hand is the place of honor.
A fragmentary article recalls Frederick Temple as bishop of London and later Canterbury. It describes a satirical scene where a student exam leads to a bizarre joke about an artificial larynx displayed before the Academy. The vignette names unnamed observers and includes a quip about spelling whisky. It closes with a small humor note about a farmer and his son Josiah amid cabinet offices.
An OCR mosaic shows patent remedy pitches for Airs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain and a Deafness Cure claiming catarrh causes deafness and promising $100 if cured. It includes product mentions Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hojli's Family Pills, with unrelated quips about mountain whisky and stagecoach chatter.
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