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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1900
Page
8
A Wabworth lad Thomas Ward missed no day in eleven years of schooling, earning an attendance prize after his eleventh year. His mother explained that illnesses were present but he kept attending, having come in every day. The piece also notes ads and a consumer tip about a cough remedy.
In a crowded shop scene a young shopper frets about asking for hip pads to improve her figure. Friends and clerks tease as she finally musters courage, fearing public embarrassment and scrutiny from onlookers. The piece also notes a botched lunar discussion and a product promotion, including Mrs Winslow.
An advertisement claims permanent cure for nervous disorders with Dr Kiine's Native Keato product and a free $2.00 trial bottle offer. The spoof makes a joke about fake editorials and a crowded streetcar brand in Chicago News.
In Nassau, capital of the Bahamas, a single colossal ceiba tree dominates the public square. Its massive buttressed trunk and wide wind-braced limbs shelter crowds daily, and its age is measured in centuries, with locals recalling it as the tallest at its base and the oldest witnessed by island memory.
W H Kinkadh writes from Alameda Canada to Mr B Davies detailing his twenty nine months there. He describes leaving Traverse County with $3.55, homestead farming on twelve acres, earnings of $478.10 in wages plus crop profits totaling $70.10, total receipts $548.10, expenses of $179.10 plus living costs, and net expenses of $109.00. He moved July 10 1899 and now has 32 acres ready for 1900 crops. He urges poor men to seek farming rather than high rents or hard wage work, and credits Davies for guiding his decision.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer brief notes a Liverpool physician has identified the bacillus of pinkeye in horses, a finding described amid other career chatter about Jane Gilroy and a physician who trained five years for a government post before marrying his first patient.
An advertisement extols Alabastine as the durable rock hard wall coating for plaster brick wood or canvas. It contrasts with lime based Kalsomines, touts hospital and public building use, claims non cracking non scaling quality, and urges readers to seek its proper tint cards and dealer guidance.
A story recalls a Scotch collie of refined blood who turned murderous killing chickens, biting horses, cats, and a peddler. Despite escapes, neighbors urged removal. The owner gave the dog to a butcher, where it lasted only a day after biting the butcher’s daughter. Indian apolis News.
A Cincinnati Enquirer tale recalls young William Lindsay plowing in his father’s field when a mule charged the plow. He killed the mule in self defense and fled to a store, prompting a quip that sparked a legal career. Lindsay later became Kentucky’s chief justice and U.S. senator.
In a Brooklyn saloon on January 20, Cuban cigar maker George Alamillo and Samuel Bagley joked over Cuba progress. Bagley jabbed Alamillo with an umbrella, wounding him. Alamillo later died from blood poisoning. Police planned to arrest Bagley to curb his dangerous prank.
The piece laments a restless, duty bound mindset where people exhaust themselves through ceaseless activity and fear rest. It notes that churches in Auburn, N.Y. have joined to combat this treating habit, urging balance and retreat from chronic overwork.
A mother from Macon Georgia writes of her nineteen year old daughter’s three month illness with continual flowing and weakness. She seeks the doctor’s advice and later reports rapid improvement after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits the treatment with regular menses, less pain, and improved ability to work. Her endorsement invites publication to help others.
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