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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 21, 1899

Page

8

Modest Golf Player and Patent Notices Mixed in Globe article

A St. Louis Globe-Democrat item mocks a modest golfer while listing last week patents invited from Northwestern inventors. Names include Agness Amess and M A Powlison of Perth North Dakota for bicycle stand, and others like Martin O Arnegaard Hillsborough ND and Walter M Thibor Valley City ND for farm tools and mowing gear.

St. Louis Globe-Democrat Jol D. Wilcox Pine Miuu Murwin Lothrop & Johnson Pioneer Press Bidg St. Paul

Local Doctor's Death Noted Before Unexpected Marriage

Somerville Journal reports a young doctor who opened nearby years ago faced severe trouble and death by his own action, while rumors of a marriage later swirled in the community. The item reflects small-town chatter about misfortune and personal life changes.

Somerville Journal

Advertisers Offer Amusing Bargains in This Publication

Read the advertisements for bargains and amusement. The notice urges readers to rent ads to enjoy the publication and mentions Fellatie as sending what they advertise.

Fragmented Advertisements and Humorous Snippets

A collage of old time ad style and jokes including patent medicines like Allen’s Foot-Ease for new shoes, Cascarets Candy Cathartic, and quips about poetry and a dentist. The tone mimics a small town newspaper page with terse product pitches and light humor.

Up-to-Date Agriculture Notes on Poison Plants and Ladybird Roles

The column details American False Hellebore a poisonous plant with many names, its distribution from New England to Alaska, and dangers to livestock and people. It also explains ladybird beetles as plant pest controllers, and contrasts larval and adult appearances across species, noting their predatory feeding on soft-bodied insects.

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Fertilizers for Wheat Boost Nitrogen Need

The Ohio Station reports clover cannot supply enough nitrogen for a full wheat crop. Experiments show fertilizers with a small percentage of ammonia are more economical and effective than those relying only on phosphoric acid. Readings indicate soluble phosphoric acid enhances growth, while plain acid phosphates are cheaper but less productive.

Ohio

Cow Peas in the Orchard Discussion at State Convention

A condensed farmers’ dialogue discusses sowing cow peas in orchards for four years, then pasturing with hogs. Riehl and Stanton share experiences of soil, mice damage, mowing, and harvesting cow peas for hay, noting no fixed rule but focusing on tree bearing and weed control.

Armers Stanographia Imnols Stataorticultural A. W. Stanton

Our Friend the Eadybug Ladybug Fly Away Home

A playful note explains the ladybug as a garden friend aiding plants by feeding on pests like plant lice. It emphasizes the bug’s beneficial role in protecting the gardener’s labor and notes natural insect enemies help balance the ecosystem.

Beech Hedge and Forest Fires Across Scotland and America

A tour guide report highlights a 100 foot beech hedge in Perthshire tied to the 1745 Jacobite rising, then shifts to forest fire dangers, showing how surface fires persist underground and are halted by trenches or rain. It covers Macaroni wheat plans in the West, pig feeding practices for steady growth, Maine apple crop prospects, Bermuda lily bulb exports, and French defense spending in New Caledonia.

Heech Hodges Scotland New York Tribune Marquis of Lansdown Monkiour Perthshire Prince Charlie Culloden

Nation's Greeting to Dewey Planned for Washington

A national welcome to Admiral Dewey is planned in Washington during the first week of October. The event centers on presenting a sword voted by Congress and a night parade, with a White House reception and dinner by President McKinley.

Washington Admiral Dewey Congress Manila New York Dewey White House Mellnley Secretary Long Capitol Mr. Mckinley Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

Parrot Helper Cracks Paris Criminal Tale

In Paris Victor Chevalier, famed for a clever crime, used a chatty parrot to mislead investigators. A loquacious pet led police to Montmartre to track him, and after a week he surfaced at a house where he appeared to bond with his bird.

Wiles Victor Chevalier Paris Montmartre

Reflections of a Bachelor and the Woman Question

A New York Press opinion remarks on gender, desire, and performance. It jokes that women cannot fully understand themselves, notes jealousy as a chosen instrument, and contrasts reactions to male advances with the unpredictability of women.

New York Press

Phoverbs By William Blake Poem Fragment Card

Fragmentary OCR style lines cite Blake with phrases on poison standing water imagined progress and pestilence. The items present resemble a poetic quotation sequence rather than a news item or public notice. Contains names and phrases but lacks coherent newsworthy event.

Best breed or best man in flock management confusion

In Rural World guidance, the best breed depends on the keeper and conditions. Market quality varies by size, flesh, and egg-laying traits, with feeding and management shaping outcomes. Heavy pruning harms trees, wounds never fully heal, toadstool growth signals decay, and clean-up of debris prevents disease and pests.

Tseless Ag Inyers

Grasshoppers threaten crops in Algeria and costs rise

The report notes Algeria facing serious crop damage from clouds of grasshoppers moving north. Ten thousand francs allocated to start control plus 200,000 more sought. Camels aid egg destruction near Bisera 3,200 have been used to transport inflammable material while workers plow and destroy egg deposits across colonies. Italy exports butter and cheese. 1897 figures show most sales via overland routes, with Britain importing small quantities from Italy. England records remarkable sheep fecundity including a Chester-le-street ewe with seven dead lambs and a Penlan ewe with several offspring sold or alive.

Algeria State Department Kansas Bisera Italy Great Britain Belgium United Kingdom England Chesterlestreet Durhamshire John Davis Penlan Wales

Keeley Institute Keeps Remedy Secret Despite Fraud Claims

Dr Keeley asserts eleven years of work on the remedy and vows secrecy to protect it from uneducated doctors and frauds. He praises the Minneapolis Keeley Institute at Ninth Street South and Park Avenue and invites informed inquiries to 629 Tenth Avenue South, Minneapolis.

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