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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1900
Page
4
Sir Walter Besant recounts a Sunday service at St Stephen's Walbrook in 1700s attire and gossip. He notes arriving early, servants arranging books, gallery seating, civilities, and loud talking during prayers. He contrasts with Hogarth’s era when singing began with a standing parish. He asks when customs changed and conversations ceased.
The government sends a commission to investigate alleged insanity among troops in the Philippines linked to a supposed Soudanese Fever. Reports suggest opium or heat may trigger a brain condition causing sudden bursts of violence, with comparisons to Malay amok symptoms and references to apoplexy–insanity in tropical climates.
The piece discusses pronoun capitalization across languages noting English capitalizes I and sometimes you, while French, German, and Spanish convey first person and second person forms differently. It cites examples of French ich, German nouns, and Spanish yo and tú, and reflects on English quirks.
Fragmentary reflection on how theory and practice must interlock, arguing that theory without practical application is idle speculation while practice needs theoretical grounding to animate it. The text references art and mechanics with opaque phrases and scattered terms, offering a philosophical musing rather than a clear narrative.
A New Orleans discussion on spectacles notes more people under forty wear glasses today than in the past. A physician argues improved lighting and books reduce defective vision while relaxation of sight failure earlier leads to more correction.
A fragment describes Empress Frederick of Germany embracing gardening, selling $1,900 worth of garden produce, studying horticulture in Berlin, and cultivating prize roses at Friedrichsthal castle. An anecdote notes her childhood gloves and a remark by the Queen about royal birth.
A report discusses ideas that electrical wires across potato plots could ward off blight, countering Irish beliefs that thunderstorms cause the disease. The piece notes that blight follows dry spells and thunder after rain creates favorable conditions for the fungus, arguing weather is the real factor.
Fragmented text describes a tonic claimed to cure agae pepsin ailments and nervousness. Mentions officers, club life, barracks routines, and health concerns from exercise and diet. The passage blends odd spellings and uncertain references with a note on an exciting campaign and foreign factors.
A historical account explains the dangers of the death cap mushroom. Phallin is the potent toxin linked to mushroom poisoning and resembles poisons from rattlesnakes and bacteria. It notes roughly twenty six U S. deaths yearly from eating the death cup and describes symptoms and dangers of handling or consuming it.
In Cambridge, England, butter is still sold by the yard as a long tradition. Dairy women wrap cylindrical rolls in white cloth and measure portions by eye with precise cuts, supplying university students at Wally Commons with yard sized pieces and accompanying wheaten bread.
Californian papers recount the arrival of Georges B. Greig, King of Fanning Island, with his second wife Miss Floreies Elith Armstrong. Greig, whose father ruled before him, governs islands between two and three days north of the equator with about 100 residents. The couple's voyage and bride’s Fiji upbringing are noted amid mentions of copra wealth and Brit ish education.
The Cremation Society of England reports rising public support for cremation as the preferred method of disposing of the dead. Through early years only a small number were cremated, with modest totals until 1892, and modest increases since. Notable recent cremations include figures linked to Grithof, Lord Harvier, Dordays, Thistows, Walden, and the Duke of Westminster.
Notice: W H Finke will apply to Fayette County District Court at West Union for a permit to purchase, keep and sell intoxicating liquors at premises on West half of Lot 7, Block 13, Fayette County. Hearing begins October 8, 1000. petition on file by September 1, 1000. Include a note of district clerk office location and date.
A fragmented notice discusses differences among oranges from the same orchard and even the same tree, noting how fruit varies with position and time. It mentions a local grower and hints at a regional market or publication focus.
A former ship captain recalls brutal encounters with giant sharks in tropical Pacific waters and near Mexican harbors. He describes wrecks, lifeboat capsizes, and crews devoured by feeding sharks as sailors face grim fates when overboard.
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