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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1918
Page
6
A rustic spring health pitch touts March and April as revival months and urges using Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery to restore stomach and liver function. The ad promises renewed vigor and energy, claiming the tonic can overcome sluggishness and restore vitality with a trial package available via mail from Buffalo.
A quirky exchange unfolds in a fragment from the Borton Evening Transcript as villagers discuss family duties and children’s place at the table. A woman moving from town contemplates buying a Jersey cow while neighbors banter about propriety, pilots and need for a drink.
An old advertisement touts Wall's Tasb Medic Inh as a remedy for catarrh. It claims internal use through the blood and action on mucous surfaces, noting a long history and endorsements from J imor Bod of Cheney, Co, Toledo, Ohio.
A fragment reports a wife attending a mammoth pale event and humor about transporting it. A man worries about keeping the large item, and the undertaker handles the rest, hinting at a bequest or disposal.
An old advertising claim touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a longstanding household remedy for kidney and urinary issues. It describes symptoms warning of kidney and bladder trouble and promotes the capsules as safe, imported, and effective with a money back guarantee.
A jumble of quotes and asides references elites San Francisco bar scenes and a claim about Garfield Tea as a laxative. The text rambles on about cleanups and buildings seen on a car tour and oddly notes elephant tusks for billiard balls and a moonlight brightness estimate.
A New York Times style reminiscence notes Chinatown’s decline from the old slumming days. It highlights reduced violence, abolition of tong wars, modernization of Chinese residents, education gains, and the waning saloon scene with opium suppression boosting law enforcement efforts.
Thirty seven year old native Californian Joseph Costa of Placer county miner visits San Francisco for the first time. His employer, Placer Chrome company, pays his trip as a reward for faithful service. He is amazed by luxuries, the ocean, electric streetcars, high office buildings, fine theaters, and other city sights.
An entertainment block highlights freckle removal claims and skin care ads. It notes facial routines and products promising a clear complexion, with money back guarantees and free samples. Several jokes and gossip bits accompany the ad text.
A fragmentary newspaper item shows multiple old advertisements and quips. It mentions Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root for kidney and bladder issues, a test bottle offer, a mild laxative, Castoria for children, and a joke about a wife ruling the house, reflecting a patchwork ad page.
A collage of old advertisements and quips appears, promoting Boschee’s German Syrup for coughs and bronchial irritation, Pierce’s Pellets for digestive health, and a series of humorous lines about modern life. The items reference long-standing products and mischief, with a nod to Chicago magistrates sentencing auto thieves.
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