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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1923
Page
8
A vintage advertisement touts Cassarets as relief for liver issues and digestion troubles and references drug stores selling the product. A quoted line notes the value of German marks, praising an expert accountant and a lightning calculator as needed to judge worth.
Senator Lodge cited Webster’s prophecy as President Coolidge connecting Plymouth Rock to a transcontinental celebration. The 1920 tercentenary reflections tied the Pilgrim landing to national progress, with Cal Coolidge and Governor Stephens exchanging thoughts from Boston to Sacramento.
A long survey of Forefathers Day centering Plymouth Rock and Massasoit, contrasting Pilgrims and Puritans, tracing celebrations from 18th century Plymouth and Boston to nationwide observances. It notes Webster's Plymouth Oration, shifts in ceremony, and the differing church state views and social makeup of Pilgrims versus Puritans.
The article describes sand blasting and hot air polishing for metals, noting rapid high quality results. It explains centrifugal drives, directed air from pipes, and wet metal drying simultaneously, with emphasis on packing for even exposure. A separate dialogue snippet shows Tony asking for a day off to marry, with the foreman reacting with humor.
Several days after a steel worker asked for a day off to attend his wife's funeral the foreman again faced the request. The article notes ongoing tensions between laborers and management amid hardship.
A fragment reports a newborn connected to Wolgon and Wolgon’s family, with a tense exchange about the infant’s fate. The brief suggests uncertainty about whether the baby died, clarifying the child was born last Tuesday and alive.
Radio telephony may play a key role in future colliery rescue operations with base command directing crews underground. Experiments at Ashington Colliery show success in speech and music transmission underground. A Carl pit team descended 20 feet and heard clear reception through a single headset. Depth tests reached 300 yards with plans for 1000 yards.
Hendrick Van Loon draws from the Library of Cornell University to recount witchcraft lore. The book notes the mass persecution of innocents, with Salem Massachusetts as a prominent example where witches were tortured, illustrating cross religious cooperation in the zeal.
Bargama notes a feature at the department store with a counter titled remnant day. A store employee confirms the display is placed near the canned goods section and indicates overall progress is fairly steady.
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