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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 13, 1917

Page

6

The Agra rian bank heist and Kingston legacy

Hilary Kingston leads a daylight robbery gone wrong as two hundred ten thousand dollars are stolen near the Record building. He is killed, Ward emerges as a hopeful rector, and Elinor inherits a tangled fortune as Borodny and a Russian associate plot further moves amid church, money, and danger.

Henriette Borodny Hilary Kingston Agrarian Bank Messenger Saint Jude's St. Louis Boroday Clearing House Record Office Hilary Record Building

Beautiful Elinor King Stone and Friends Face Exposure

Elinor King Stone and her companions confront exposure concerns as they navigate a tense social scene. Details remain unclear in the fragment, but the event centers on reputation and public scrutiny involving the group.

Serious Conse Quences In A Suburban Anarchist Tale

In the village of Woflingham Hilary Kingston, wealthy father, lives with his daughter Dinner in a grand hilltop home. Kingston heads an anarchist band including Huff Boroday Nalbot and Lethbridge who rob the rich and aid the poor. Olu Allury is shot dead, changing the daughter’s fate.

Hilary Kingston Woflingham Kingston Huff Boroday Nalbot Lethbridge Olu Allury

Assistant rector leads hill as news travels after Hilary’s death

An excerpt follows the death of old Hilary and the news travels from the city on an early train. The assistant rector of Sabnot Jude's comes up the hill on that August day while the rector is away on a deferred fishing trip.

Mr.Ward Hilary Kingston Mr. Ward Saint Jude's Boroday Ward Hilary Miss Kingston Borodny Sabnot Jude's Old Hilary

Freezone Delivers Pain Free Corn Removal

A Cincinnati man named Freezone offers quick relief for corns and calluses. Apply drops directly to tender areas and the sore skin disappears as the corn loosens and lifts off without pain or irritation, with retailers selling small bottles.

Cincinnati Adv

Right in Line. Society and secrets in Kansas City

A Kansas City Journal piece muses on social ambition and marriage markets as a woman fears memory loss and reveals secrets. It notes that love is often tainted by money, while a daughter marries a cabaret dancer and a son becomes engaged to a chorus member, signaling society’s bent.

Kansas City Journal

Milk as an economical food in diet

The article argues milk is a fairly economical food with high digestible nutrients and no refuse. It notes the water content is high relative to nutrients, so even at a high price per quart milk should be used as a staple diet article.

Soothes Itching Scalp With Cuticura Routine Ad

A collage of old advertisements and quips. The Cuticura promotion urges using Cuticura Ointment and Soap for itchy scalp, then daily use, offering free samples by mail from Boston. It includes humorous remarks about ancestors, a Rome joke about Nero, and a note on George Quinlan, county highway official and major in the engineering corps. Also promotes corset sales by Walter J. Skeets for Benjamin Corset Co. in Meadville.

Culburn Dept. Ly Boston George Quinlan Missouri Rolin

Reverend Ward Links With Robber Gang Members

The Reverend Mr. Ward makes notable discoveries and is described forming new associations with members of a robber gang in the next installment.

Mr. Ward

Soybean Oil Studied as Culinary Oil Alternative

A study by the office of home economics reports soybean oil compares favorably with common culinary oils in assimilation, based on a series of experiments.

Office of Home Economics

Unsure Outcome Bias Affects Winners and Losers

The remark notes that the unsuccessful blame bad luck for poverty while the successful credit personal skill. It frames judgment as a bias where attribution differs by outcome, suggesting a common cognitive pattern in evaluating fortune.

The Easier Task and the Wild Whimsical Meet

A boy named Sonny and his playmate Ethlyn explore a neighborhood tale. Ethlyn fears wild whimuls while her mother urges asking Sonny about hippopotums. Ethlyn jokes about asking Diog and moving to a safer judgment by appearance.

Sonny Ethlyn

Froving His Innocence and Grace in a Light Romance

A fragmentary exchange between Froving and Grace reveals a playful flirtation about love and memory. The dialogue hints at jealousy and romantic tension, with mentions of blue eyes and fair hair as the pair tease each other about past affections and current feelings.

Grace Puck

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