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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 10, 1895

Page

8

The Farmer's Garden and Spring Plowing Arts

Article extols home gardens as the best farm profit, urging gardens to lead farm work, with emphasis on planting, cultivation, and soil preparation. It covers spring plowing depths, subsoil, drainage, and weed control, plus corn cultivation, manuring, and methods to kill quack and June grass for future yields. It notes experiences of Brown Leghorn and Plymouth Rock stock, advocating pure breeding and hygiene in poultry houses.

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Catarrh Cure Firm Oath and Notary Public Record

Lucas County history note shows Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of F. J. Owens Eye & Co in Toledo with a declaration promising one hundred dollars per case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Document dated December 6 before notary W Gleabon. Followed by ad copy about medicines and a fictional dialogue with a cashier in a dull business scene.

ToLupo Lucas County Pasnx

Charity event changes stir Woman's clubs tone

A fragmented passage notes that women’s societies drop charity entertainments and ticket sales, opposing fundraising methods. Members fear attending meetings due to pressure to give money, with much debate over duty versus reluctance and the strain of requests. The text mentions nerves, fortitude, and health issues as factors in the social friction.

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Too Much for Endurance. Aimployment Agent-You did not stay long

Domestic-Or cudn't shtand that Woman's incultio' an' vulgar language. "In what way? 'ale anys opt th' conlhed,' instead fiy 'Plage, will yeh coudlecind to re punish th' anthacite yase' ". New York Weekly.

New York “Weekly

Old remedies fade as new laxative syrup rises

A compressed excerpt shows ad copy and casual dialogue mentioning Mquid Iaxative Byrup of Fige from the California Pig Syrup Co and other remedies. It also includes light humor about a street encounter and a reference to timber land sales by the Northwestern Bumbers' Co. in Eau Claire Wisconsin, noting agricultural yields and dairy profitability in a temperate region near cities with schools and churches.

California Wintonnia Bumbers’Co Eau Claire Wis

Curio Advert and Fragments From the Bowery Note

A collage of snippets includes a London New York quip exchange, a humorous dialogue from the Detroit Tribune, and a promotional seed offer from Salzer Seed Co. Ranging from onion seed catalogs to playful banter, the items reflect 1910 era miscellany and advertising culture with named entities such as John A. Salzer Lead Co and Danvers Globe Onion seeds.

John A. Salzer Lead Co la Grease Wis Danvers Globe The Salter Seed Co America

Hood's Sarsaparilla praised for nervous system cure

An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure for nervousness by purifying and enriching the blood. It claims the blood quality drives the health of organs and nerves, sharing testimonials of improved sleep, heart weakness, and general well being from users, including a Williamsport reader.

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Hood's Sarsaparilla and Balloon Voyage Oddities

A jumble of short items reports Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier, a Franco military balloon Albatross voyage over Spain with cold, hunger, and frozen provisions, plus quirky notes from Ipswich about a supposed U.S. senator, and a riposte joke about a marriage dispute. The fragments mix curiosities from science, travel, and humor with no single cohesive story.

Berlin Spandau Brille London Daily News

The Queen at Nice Chooses Cimlez for Holiday Scene

The QueenVictoria favors Cimlez near Nice for this year’s annual holiday, prized for its drier air and calmer atmosphere. The choice highlights Cimlez as a retreat from rheumatism and nervous strain, with Nice nearby as a contrasting setting.

Cimlez Nice Clmiez Hartford

Wamnon's Magic corn talve advertised at 16c

An advertisement touts Wamnon's Magic corn talve as guaranteed to cure or save money. It urges readers to ask their agent for it, price 16 cents, with repeated emphasis and garbled names suggesting a Newport location. A separate line references a Connolaseur and a Mrs Prim-Ara, with odd phrases about Newport and a port described as worthless after nine years.

Prim—Ara Newport

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