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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1906
Page
8
In a hazy retrospect an old wagon road winds through sunlit earth and woodland. The lane remains graveled and straight as wildflowers and clover heal the scars of a former journey. Nature encroaches with brambles and webs until the path becomes part of the forest’s quiet domain.
A social scene around a wealthy young woman shows how her engagement sparks attention from college men and gossip among friends. She fends off advances with charm while secretly enjoying the status, as companions discuss futures, romance, and the pressure of public perception. After a summer of flirtation and letters, she contemplates a revised future regarding a diamond ring and family expectations.
A young woman realizes her fiancé’s passion masks distance then tears her two carat ring from her finger. She packs a dark-green box with a small gift and mails it to a Colorado man as the stage departs for town. The crowd waves goodbye, sealing the bittersweet separation.
Indiana educator Dr. R J Aley urged that life’s true barriers are self imposed and habits, ignorance, fear, and pessimism. He called for courage, reform of capital and labor relations, and ethical civic action. The talk cited historical figures to prove potential beyond handicaps.
The tale says the kingfisher started gray, flew west toward the setting sun, and was blue on its back from the sky while its lower plumage darkened by sun. Its dried body was used as a charm against thunderbolts and moths and hung with its bill pointing to the wind.
A Baltimore American mock exchange questions progress in future study as Sam investigates whether cut-talla belong to the same family as pusky willows, highlighting a playful, unnamed debate about classification and naming.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a confusing exchange about a person named Coppom and a turning point as he left, with references to bad to worse behavior and a lack of return. The text resembles a sports or social tidbit clipped from a historical page, not a full article.
Charles Neal of Bagley is found dead with a bullet hole in his head near his home. Friends fear murder, bloodhounds are sought, and the coroner orders an inquest as relatives cite illness and melancholy. No weapon is found at the scene.
An explosion at the Clinton paper mill fatally injures Howard Kraecher aged 23 who dies within hours from abdominal injuries. Also injured are Verne C. Smith, foreman and general superintendent, with head and facial wounds. Andrew Behensee, machine tender, eye injuries. and Warry Deyo, thrown against a wall with bodily bruises.
Prominent Logan attorney Chovlea R Boller reportedly killed himself in his yard with a pistol after a string of personal blows including his wife’s illness and the death of an infant. Neighbors found him within hours after the shot, and he had earlier threatened to take his own life and handed his keys to a brother.
The Iowa State College faculty organized a first annual flag rush between freshmen and sophomores on the athletic field at Ames. The two-hour night event under electric lights ended with the freshmen victorious and only minor injuries reported.
In Iowa near Dubuque two teens Frentress and Tul Kiten wade to aid a friend and are pulled into the river by a large fish. They manage to drag the creature ashore with others helping, while a nearby case in Marshalltown seeks to challenge city authority on veteran preferences. A spate of deaths follows: Natph Bolding dies by suicide in Des Moines after a note cites a troubled love life. Anne Sproat vanishes from Oxka Joosa, leaving a note about not returning. Tina fears a similar fate from a love affair. In other reports a man is shot by Anguat Krueger in a separate incident. John Payton shows an inverted stomach after surgery. Mrs. Fox donates funds to a veterans' university project. Carl Walter dies from a vaccination wound. Frederick Bulew found dead in Clinton. several others die by suicide or unknown causes including a man found dying on a stairway and a man strangled with wire found in Minion.
An article reports union of two women's organizations in De Molinos and Town into one body after sixteen years apart over a dispute about affiliation and rules. It notes a constitutional pledge of abstinence and mentions past revolutions and the handling of child murder cases.
Beht Year old Woy Jn sentenced to the reformatory at Didora until age 21 after a jury found him guilty of murdering 12 year old Frank Adams last December. Oscar Napier, the elder brother, was visiting a neighbor when a shotgun was left outside and Adams was shot. The State proved the shooting was intentional at trial. the boy broke down sobbing when taken away.
Farmer Frank Blint, a Lee County grower, discovered a chest buried in a cistern on a recently purchased farm linked to pioneer Courtwright. He found about 47 000 dollars in gold after cleaning the long-unused cistern, a cache thought to be buried by the early owner Mick Courtwright. The farm sits near West Point and distant kin had sold the property.
William Loeg and H. Pintt were seriously wounded in a saloon raid at Berlin by a crowd opposing Honest dealers. Rev. Mr. Pint, with Rev. Mr. Underwood, sought closure of I. Gramm's saloon. A pistol and shotgun exchange frightened bystanders.
A morning fire at about 1 30 in Iowa City destroyed Chester Park house and nearby pavilion with unknown origin flames. The vaudeville theater burned, contents including an electric piano and soda fountain were lost, total damage about 2500 dollars with partial insurance.
A tramp poisoned four children in Town City. Emily Wallen and three others, ages 9 to 2, are in critical condition. The assailant fled. Separate reports note a collision injuring two near Chicago. a burglary at Fort Des Moines. a finder’s death in Davenport. a suicide attempt in Irving. and various local incidents including a fatal threshing-plant accident near Plainfield.
October trading shows expansion across bank exchanges, production and distribution of goods. Wholesale and jobbing markets stay strong in textiles, footwear, furniture, and hardware with high orders from interior points. Manufacturing and building materials firms report robust output. rail and shipyard activity rise, while pig iron prices climb.
The report lists mixed commodity quotes from cities including Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee St. Louis and New York for cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye barley butter eggs and clover seed. Prices show wide ranges with cattle commonly around 4 to 6 dollars per unit hogs 4 to 7 dollars per cwt and wheat at about 70 to 78 cents per bushel depending on grade and market. Continuous variation across regions reflects regional trading conditions and product quality.
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