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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 10, 1914

Page

6

Goodyear Tires Offer Prewar Prices Amid War Costs

Goodyear announces no new price rise for its tires, claiming prewar pricing due to secured rubber supplies. It explains sourcing from London, Singapore, Colombo, Mingapora, and Para to maintain stock and quality. Dealers are promised steady supply and antebellum prices for now, with emphasis on superior rubber and top-tier Goodyear tires.

Patten Escapes War Through Belgium From Carlsbad

James A. Patten former Chicago wheat operator and his wife fled Carlsbad on August 2 with a Red Star liner Finland voyage back to America. They describe arrests at Nuremberg, delays at the Belgian border, and a perilous overland trip via Herbesthal Liege Verviers to Liege and Ostend aided by a peasant cart and Belgian engineers. They recall bombardment and mining activity as 3,000 Germans were reported killed near Liege.

New York James A. Patten Chicago Red Star Finland Germany Mra. Patten Carlsbad Herbesthal Liege Nuremburg Mr. Patten Nopples Cologne Peanant Verviers Liega Ontend

One Argument Is Your Car a Good One

Discriminating people choose them says a glib automobile salesman. More of our cars stolen than any other make. Choice In Divorce Maud Would you recommend the lawyer who got you your last divorce Beatrix Well his charges are reasonable but I’ve enjoyed more notoriety with others Life

Sgalesman Maud Beatrix

Must Know Human Nature: Parker on Writers’ Functions

The article cites Sir Gilbert Parker praising the writer as possessing the highest duties. Parker argues a novelist must study human nature more keenly than politicians, uncover hidden causes behind visible symptoms, and detect subtle signals that reveal character. He envisions the writer as a recorder of society’s moral and mental currents.

Sir Gilbert Parker Parker Bays Gilbert

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