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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1902
Page
4
A Washington mother explains how her ten month old Algernon keeps quiet by picking feathers from his hands with his toes. The child sticks feathers to his palms and spirits them away, a plan the mother claims calms restless babies but may test parental patience.
The Washington Star reports a treasury official says plot machines remove worn-out dimes from circulation. Mutilated and smooth dimes are accepted into state funds, aiding telephone businesses. Some criminals reportedly prefer worn coins to maintain a ready supply for telephones.
The note lists prominent meetings and travel deals for the fall season. It touts low excursion rates via the ORI and P lines to Seattle Omaha and California and mentions a Boston Brotherhood convention with a one fare rate October 0 12. It also advertises Wine of Cardui as a health beauty product for women.
Advertises agents needed for a religious book associated with Talmadge family editors of Christian Herald. Offers substantial profit for quick responders. Provides contact at Clark & Co., 2228 4th St, Philadelphia, with instruction to mention the paper.
A summer travel promotion offers round trip rates to Colorado with tickets valid through October 31. Readers may contact any company ticket agent or write to Joo G Fore ver G P TA B ORN KY Cedar Rapids Iowa for the booklet Colorado under the Turquoise Sky.
A gale on Fifth Avenue blew a woman's hat into a street wagon wheel as crowds watched. Men kept moving, while several women chased the hat. ultimately the owner reclaimed it and walked on, leaving observers to ask if courtesy or fear governed the men.
A newly rich visitor in a Twenty third Street fur store argues over a faux skunk tail collarlet. The clerk insists the tails are real and one piece, prompting a heated exchange as the shopper boasts of skunk shooting from Iowa barns. She grows flustered and exits the shop.
A veteran lumberman recalls a New York Press anecdote about a northern lumber camp commissary feeding 150 men with dough made from cornmeal and sawdust. As groceries ran out the sawdust ratio rose to three parts sawdust to one meal, producing a bizarre result where a hen laid twelve eggs and eventually woodpeckers and a wooden leg chick hatched.
A kitchen wagon adopted by the Russian army promises great comfort for marching troops. A large iron boiler sits on a wagon with a chimney and firebox beneath. Water, meat, and vegetables are prepared en route and heated to serve hot soup and boiled meat upon arrival, with hardtack and rations largely unused.
A woman reporter at a predam gathering in Buffalo recalls attempting to obtain an obituary from a widow whose husband hanged himself. The widow, a friend of the editor, avoids discussing the hanging while a playful exchange about a “Very placid weather” starts the faux page. The widow’s reply reveals family envy and implied art talk as the reporter’s remark unfolds.
Notléste declares this day that Gordon Green is given his tithe and thereafter the author will not be held responsible for him or any debts he may contract or collect. Dated at Elgin Iowa September 22 1902. Onde B Green Elgin Ia.
Artist Mr. Hayes of Surbiton reports a transparent jeweled hand appearing near Flemish tapestry in daylight at Hampton Court Palace. The visiting hand, moving between stages and pointing downward, inspired a hurried sketch showing a brilliant marquise ring. The incident appears linked to Catherine Howard in the palace's lore.
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