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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1902
Page
8
A collection of kitchen guidance covering okra with rice, stuffed peppers a la Champlain, green peas ball mash, stuffed mushrooms, okra stew, a Birthday Cake, and Peach Trifle. Recipes include prep steps, ingredient lists, and cooking times for each dish, with notes on serving and garnishes.
Washington dispatch notes United States Geological Survey findings by E W Parker on coal mining hazards in 18 states and territories for 1901. Total fatalities 1 467 and injuries 3 642. Average tons mined per life lost, 188 668, with Pennsylvania bituminous losses about double anthracite. 485 644 workers averaged 216 days. anthracite 146 209 workers 196 days, bituminous 340 235 days.
A Christian Endeavor World discussion critiques shorthand reporters for presenting legislative remarks. It argues reporters omit or misjudge importance, failing to convey a speaker’s true meaning, while suggesting that only members can judge what is important.
Reflections of a Bachelor laments defeat as victory and critiques restraint and social expectations. It cites a fat woman shrinking clothes, innocence and talk of beaux, and mentions a cook adapting to changes as a mistress. From New York Press, Davenport Iowa.
The Han over district in Germany shows rapid growth in farm electricity use. 48 villages with 97,500 people are linked to railway mains. Power is mainly for threshing pumps and farm machinery, with limited profit for new systems due to sporadic demand and early light usage. Nearby systems serving trams or factories meet some demand. Senator George F. Hoar is praised as a leading classical scholar in New England, devoted to medieval writers.
A grand power house to serve the underground railroad is mapped between Eleventh and Twelfth avenues and Fifty-eighth to Fifty-ninth streets. The Stanford White design envisions a 580 by 200 by 115 foot structure costing about 6 million dollars with notable architectural features and several novelties. It is expected to be ready for railroad operation by early 1904.
Cornelius Vanderbilt and his family will form part of the winter colony in Washington this season. He has taken an option on a handsome site in the new Willard and will reside there until real estate men find a suitable house. Three firms are retained to assist in his house hunting. The piece notes a contrast between spending money in bars and giving to church plate.
Prof. Milton Whitney reports on farm abandonment across regions due to soil salinity, stone clearing costs, and the lure of industrial centers like Lowell and Providence. He notes South and Central regions face similar issues, with reclamation possible through scientific soil treatment and chemical changes to restore fertility.
Hans serves seven years for wages of a lump of gold He trades up his burden with a horse cow pig and goose and gains a whetstone grinder's bargain He finally frees himself from heavy stones by dropping them into a well and returns home to his mother contented
Edward S Holder of Cambridge City Indiana trains ten pigs to perform military style maneuvers and tricks. The pigs respond to discipline and reward, with each animal having a distinct skill from kneeling to riding a rocking chair. Holder expands to cattle tricks after mastering swine.
A noted French author, fatigued from writing, discovers eye relief by focusing on colorful scraps and striped silk around his ink stand. After experimenting, he finds that looking at bright colors refreshes his tired eyes and restores vision for a short period.
In the Lords a guards officer and House member Lord Evelyn Stuart entered with a long mustache. A minister quipped about adding the mustache to the peace establishment, to which Lord Evelyn replied he might not, and advised the minister to put his tongue on the civil list.
Windmills in White side county are being replaced by gasoline engines after about 100 two horsepower units were introduced. Farmers call them water lifts and use them for stock water and household supply, noting engines work in all weather while windmills depend on wind and storms can damage the setup.
A column discusses how minor distractions threaten women’s lives, urging discrimination and moderation to balance new ideas with housework and daily duties. It notes Miss Isabel Haguer, Mrs. Roosevelt’s social secretary, has inherited property and may announce an engagement to Navy Paymaster Thomas H. Hicks after mourning.
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