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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1913
Page
8
Gatun Lake waters flowed into the Culebra Cut marking a major step toward completing the Panama canal. Dynamite charges will weaken the Gambos dike on October 10 to permit full water passage, with final tests and open-ocean passage planned within weeks.
Report notes the locks are largely finished with only finishing touches and dredging left. Gatun Lake, formed by the Gatun dam, now holds 164 square miles of water and steers the canal system. The project, years ahead of initial plans, is praised as a monumental American engineering triumph.
The Bank of England pursues near impossible note security by concealing paper, watermark, ink, engraving, and printing processes. Mills guard paper strictly to prevent theft, with 1882 seeing a successful robbery followed by swift arrests as forged notes appeared.
A reflective note urges bringing something better than a moral book into the school of life to gain true benefit. It emphasizes the need for inner strength and influence to contribute meaningfully to communal growth.
Citizens notice a new small mosquito variety. Females cram through screens and bite indoors during late summer. Males stay outside since their mouths aren’t suited for biting, leaving women to confront the insect’s blood appetite as autumn nears.
A man in a lighthearted mood describes a morning ruse to wake his wife Bertha for breakfast. He feigns hunger after finding no meal, sneaks to wake her, and laughs at the moment she learns the truth. The scene ends with his jovial anticipation of her reaction.
A St Louis mother recounts her daughter's scalp illness with dry harsh scales and pus. After three months of treatment with no relief she used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. Within three weeks the sores healed and the child could attend school. The ad invites free samples and a Skin Book from Cuticura in Boston.
A mishmash of phrases from an old newspaper snippet mentions a conductor, a mother and awkward child, along with testimonial style lines about Dean's Mentholated Cough Drops and Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup. It also references US grindstone output and a proverb about self made men.
Authorities claim cancer is contagious and Doctor Odlar of the Geneve cancer institution reports finding multiple homes on a principal street with recurrence of the disease. He urges disinfection of every house that has housed a cancer patient as a preventive measure.
A wit in a satirical dialogue notes that unions push labor costs up. He jokes that after two clerks married last week, their wages rose, implying couples bargaining together raises pay. The exchange underscores skepticism about union influence on salaries.
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