25 Oct 1894
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1894
Page
1
Wealthy Prussian, Elin Geko, hosts country bull fights attended by friends. The court hears odd tales from St Petersburg to Paris with a Russian count, a ballet rival from London, and the king of Spain learning to ride. A sermon of court manners ends with a bishop’s joke about addressing the scullery maid.
An armless myth about the aspen’s shame is debunked by science showing leaf quiver caused by flat leaves. The article also lists North American women physicians by specialty, counting homeopaths, hospital doctors, professors, and experts in women’s diseases, orthopedics, and electrotherapy. It notes Canada’s single women’s medical school and ten U.S. medical schools in 1893. Charles Schartow of Omaha is invited by Emperor William to Germany, recounting his wartime bravery during the 1870 Mars-la-Tour assault and the capture of a mitrailleuse.
Fragmentary verse muses on living with memory and hope. The speaker questions meaning, merging past, present, and future with desire, regret, and distant visions. The tone is reflective, contemplating how to endure time and love’s pull.
A white cat born at a Cape Cod summer resort recalls a kittenhood of pink sunbonnets and seaside dreams. She rises to fame on a traveling show, performing the Lottie Collins act with a box and ornate costumes, winning audience praise, letters, and a marriage offer from a former pickled rats tongue dealer.
The speaker boasts a quiet marriage for status, living in a delightful Ontario villa, and describes running several charitable homes including Onte That Have Gone Wrong, Ash Barrel Kits, and Superamated Mousers. She leads the Midnight Mission of Merney, which handles stray cats with gentle force, and reveals four kittens, two white and two gray, as her offspring.
A Boston petition from Christopher Talbot Turner seeks a 14 year letters patent for an engine usable in trades mills and boats. It claims novelty over European and American discoveries and asks protection for sole use and improvement of the design in His Majesties territories of New England amid Andros's removal.
The old Dutch spoken in Dutch country districts blends with Heemish speech and English borrowings in South Africa. Its pronunciation differs from classic Dutch, clipping words and simplifying the s ch cluster. The Afrikaans tongue lacks native literature, relying on Dutch works in other languages, while English becomes essential for commerce and industry. A young Boer learns English as swiftly as a raw Scot, adopting clear southern English speech.
A global survey notes rising shortsightedness among students in many nations. French and German percentages run around 24 to 25 percent, with Britain near 20 percent. Investigations by M. Martin link lack of physical exercise to vision issues, noting improvements when exercise breaks are introduced.
An assortment of reminiscences on Indian tracking prowess from the Crook campaign era, a dramatic account of a remarkable rescued child in Gunnison valley, and humorous vignettes from daily life. It includes anecdotes of Apache trackers, a fever recovery in Africa, and brief sketches of humble folk amid frontier lore.
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