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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1902
Page
8
A playful verse depicts distant cheering on shore and a mock coastal battle near Norman's Woe. It narrates lookout reports at 4:20 am, action cries, and a fanciful duel where fighters retreat sea-ward, ending with invites for a drink aboard. The piece riffs on strategy and mock combat, ending with Boling Will being revived.
Griggsby, a seasoned X Y Z railroad conductor, becomes obsessed with Lucy Simms in Thomaston. He escorts her to church and social events, then spirals from affection to lunacy while hiding her picture in his watch. Lucy, a gray eyed beauty, holds mystery and restraint as her mayor father observations him.
Griggsby, a railway man, ignores a Dallas style trap after Lulu warns him of a planned hold up aboard the No. 16 southbound express. He mobilizes staff and riders, a brush of gunfire erupts near the X.YZ siding, but no one is injured. The next day papers note a wedding and the mayor’s sling in the flour mill accident. Griggsby becomes division superintendent and believes his wife is unique in the world.
Gunners prepare as the chicken and duck season opens with talk of chokes cylinders pumps and nitros. Hunters seek missing gear while dogs and lines of meat dogs are scarce in Iowa and southern Minnesota. Chickens thrive in the north with good yields in Winnebago Emmet and Kossuth counties, while hot weather has decimated young birds in Belmond Hampton Humboldt and Pocahontas. A New York hospital grafted dog skin to repair a boy’s leg, but the skin now pakes easily.
In a Birmingham Alabama Herald anecdote Uncle Bill laments his share of misadventures after a rough ball game and a tooth pulling. The editor consoles him while Bill drafts a final verse for a headstone reading I’ve had my share. The tale ends with his quip and a sobering note on lingering aches.
A nursery tale recalls a hundred years ago when General Washington, visiting a Northern mansion, forgot dinner to amuse a roomful of children. A baby rode a foot, songs about the Derby played, and the children bade him good-night thanking General Washington.
One hundred dollar reward offer for catarrh cure. Firm endorsements from West TRuax and Walding Kinman Marvin of Toledo. Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised as internal remedy affecting blood and mucous surfaces. Tealimoninia (likely telegram) sent free. Price one dollar per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Hall's Family Pills recommended.
The New Orleans Picayune notes that despite federal vigilance counterfeit currency persists. Coron reportedly serves as a counterfeiter’s paradise due to government nickel coinage efforts and deliberate import of nickel. The British vice consul cites regular market quotations classifying counterfeits by quality.
Advertises quick money by buying Consolidated stock at ten cents per share. Directs all orders drafts and correspondence to The Consolidated Mineral Co at 208 Lyceum Bldg Kansas City Missouri.
A satirical catechism mocks 19th century mores and moral pretensions, lampooning views on money marriage charity and social behavior. It skewers hypocritical aims and self serving attitudes with witty Q A exchanges and sly references to antebellum manners in New Orleans style phrasing.
Snippets note Charles N Herreld as South Dakota governor nominee, Roman emperors' deaths, and quips from Philadelphia Record Ohio State Journal Pittsburg Chronicle and others. Items touch on barbarian questions, social manners, wealth distribution, and a veritable collage of anecdotes.
A fragmentary note advises avoiding open contradiction even when confident, refraining from intruding on friends private matters, and resisting belittling others for what they lack. It reads as a dated personal guidance piece with incomplete end.
Onlooker argues massive blackmail drains New York annually and urges a comprehensive defense plan. He cites police and officials as complicit, estimates up to 50 million dollars wrong from citizens each year, and warns of a town doomed unless a reform method is adopted. The piece echoes Stratford as a metaphor for urban corruption.
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