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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 28, 1909

Page

3

A Tragic Blunder In A Rented Love Triangle

Lord Netherville and Rupert face gossip and jealousy as Irene Garland is set to wed Joseph Taunton, while Agatha frets over a rival in London social circles. Irene revisits her past at Chatswell cottage as Taunton buys her a wedding present that may bind her fate to a buried home.

Chapthor Agatha Lord Netherville Migs Garland Rupert Natharville Carroll Irene Miss Garland London Netherville Aho Misa Garland Joseph Taunton Garland McGillup’s Taunton McGilup Chatswell Jasher Mr. McGillup Chatawell Upper Thames Gardena Mr. Taunton Joe Waa Req Frederick Garland Miss Carroll Aggie

Cafe Fornos Closes Leaving Madrid A Town Fixture

The Cafe Fornos in Madrid has closed its doors forever, ending a landmark that opened around 1870 on calle Alcala. It was a gathering spot for society leaders, politicians, journalists, and tourists, known as the center of Madrid life after calle Sevilla widened. King Amadeo frequented it, linking the venue to key political history anecdotes. Rising rents and changing nightlife allegedly sped its decline, cutting off a famed late night hub.

Cafa Fornos Madrid Fornos Calle Alcala Paria New York Herald Calle Sevilla el Imparelal Congresa Amadeo Spain

Gypsy Smith Storms Forts of Chicago in Demo

Gypsy Smith led a massive evangelical demonstration in Chicago with an army of at least 29 000, starting after a Seventh Regiment Armory meeting attended by around 10 000. The event included two additional large meetings and overflow sessions, drawing widespread excitement and opposition.

Gypsy Smith South Side Jeven Chicago Beon Seventh Regiment

Gypsy evangelist stirs red Wehr district crowd at Alhambra Theater

Paraders and religious fervor sweep through a district famed for dives as an evangelist commands an audience in the Alhambra Theater. Marchers sing with fervor while behind blinds onlookers smoke, laugh, and scoff at the spectacle.

Alhambra Red Wehr Whale

Typhoon Sweeps Across Luzon with Heavy Losses

A severe typhoon roared over northern and central Luzon Sunday night causing extensive flooding and heavy property damage. Telegraph lines to Dagupan and beyond were cut, detailing limited. a report from Sap Fabian claimed considerable loss of life. Torrential rains wrecked the railroad and washed away a railway station. ships and coastal vessels suffered damage along the Chinese coast.

Ieavy Luzon Dagupan Sap Fabian

Just an Deserving Poem Note From Washington Blar

A brief exchange notes a young Mr. Guffsum writing a poem meant for Maymie. She admits it touched her but calls it not a good neem and critiques the effort versus Shakespeare. The remark is attributed to Washington Blar.

Mr. Guffsum Maymie Washington

Quebec Riverfront Fire Destroys $650000 in Property

A blaze in Quebec started at the Canadian Pacific Canadian Northern elevator about 9 p m Saturday. Strong winds driven flames across warehouses and customs buildings along the river. One fireman lost his life. the Canadian Northern elevator valued at $300000 and holding 135000 bushels of grain was destroyed. The Empress of Ireland, damaged earlier, was towed to safety.

Quebec Capadien Northern Railway Company Canadian Pacific

Insurance claim dispute quoted in a satirical exchange

A dialogic quarrel over an insurance claim unfolds with an agent insisting the policyholder cannot be sick without prior benefit while the patient asserts promised coverage. The exchange highlights tension between insured expectations and agent assurances in a terse vignette.

Puck

Three People Slain Near Kansas City Kans City Wife Sister

Police probe a triple murder as Alonzo Van Royer and his wife Rosa McMahon are named. The slain include Mrs Van Royer and her sister, found shot in a Kansas home kitchen. Authorities pursue the husband after locating his body nearby, bearing gunfire injuries.

Kansas City Kan Alonzo van Royer Rosa’ McMahon

Cautious Caler I Seek Clarification in Boston Transcript

A brief exchange in the Boston Transcript captures a cautious speaker asking whether the listener is a customer or a bill collector. The dialogue centers on identifying the role of the respondent in a tense encounter.

Caler Boston Transcript

Poultry Tips From Farmers Home Journal and Notes

A compilation of farm notes on roosting boards and roost design, green feed for hens, laying year round, and preventing heat and crowding. It includes duck-raising experiences, egg preservation methods using water glass, and general poultry care for summer health and profit.

Farmers' Home Journal Farmers’ Home Journal

Grand Old Hen Delights and Declines in Farm News

The Post Express laments gloom in farm poultry with various breeds languishing from Leghorns to Plymouth Rocks. It notes Uncle Jimmy Tama Jim Wilson, Secretary of Agriculture, may retire in December and praises his influence, poetry, and long cabinet service on poultry encouragement.

Post Express Chanticleer Ie Plymouth Rocks Jimmy Wilton Tama Jim Mr. Wilson D. Coburn Petrarch Laura Jimmy

Porto Ricans See First TB Exhibit Across Island

In Porto Rico the Spanish exhibition of the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis drew decisive interest. Twenty-two sites visited, about a third of island towns, with over 100,000 people viewing the exhibit. Poor transit slowed moving the display, likened to a traveling country circus on ox carts.

Porto Rico National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tsland

Visiting man claims kissing is safe despite germs

In Atchison a young traveler declares kissing is harmless and has kissed hundreds of girls. A bystander asks what about the girls, prompting the exchange reported by the Kansas City Journal.

Atchison Kansas City Journal

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