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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1897
Page
4
An 19th century line advertises Karl's Clover Tea as a pleasant laxative to ease constipation and boost vigor. It also promotes Shilok’s Consumption Cure as a leading cough remedy, available from W. H. Finke, with emphasis on quick relief and accessibility.
Thousands seek guidance on affordable travel and fruit gathering options. Readers are urged to contact the California Bureau of Information Box 572 Cedar Rapids IA for full details.
The notice describes Pullman Buffet Sleeper and Tourist Sleeper services from Chicago to the Pacific Coast via New Orleans on the Sunset Limited. It details round trip fares from January to May 1807, special excursion rates for homeseekers, and ticket sale patterns across Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Cedar Falls routes, with connections to Central Route lines and additional promotional items including local events and real estate.
A farmer’s note warns against feeding whole grain to stock as wasteful. It suggests grinding grain at Elgin Roller Mills for six and a cent per stick, promoting a cheaper, processed option.
A discussion on wide versus narrow wagon tires notes wide tires pack soft roads and reduce draft, while narrow tires cut and damage surfaces. It cites farmer experience, concerns over rut formation, and calls for laws to favor road-building tires. The piece also reports a stabbing incident in Mukwonago involving local youth during a dance.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette printed a humorous critique of Razorbacks calling them a peculiar pleasantry with absurd traits. It notes their surprising global reputation, then mocks their usefulness and curbside utility, praising their oddities while doubting practical farming value.
The report outlines two Waukon firms still selling cigarettes in rock form despite local restrictions. Dealers allegedly bundled, shipped, and unloaded tobacco in flour sacks to dodge Iowa and interstate laws, with express deliveries surreptitiously handling the contraband at depots and stores.
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