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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 15, 1897

Page

8

Pariodical Sick Headaches and Dr Williams Pink Pills

A sketch from the Herald-Democrat of Huron recounts Mrs. J. W. Kelley enduring long illness and severe headaches. After trying Williams Pink Pills, she reports relief and endorses them for various nerve and blood disorders. The ad promotes the pills as a universal remedy sold by Dr. Williams Medicine Co.

Herald-Democrat Huron J. W. Kelley Boron South Dakota Osceola Iowa Huron City Familly Mra. Kelley Thia Ives Kev B. If Burtt Congregational Church Vera Rod Dr. Williams’ Medicine Company Schenectady

The Hurry Process Takes Toll On Country Goods

A New York Tribune view quotes rural voices lamenting fast modern production. Home made preserves drop as factory goods rise, shop shelves replace farm products, and country crafts like candles soap and knitted wear fade. Generational shifts in beer and brushes highlight broader losses.

New York Tribune Snd Tush Barry New England Bose Russia Europe Chicago Kan

Hog byproducts and the rush meat industry

A fragment discusses the hog industry, noting rapid fattening in the country yields young animals with tender bunaties when processed into various products. It cites the inventive American finding uses for almost every hog part except the grunt, with bristles limited to soft brushes and toothbrushes due to the rush system cutting pigs short.

Iene

Famous clown Benhamo falls from grace in Paris decline

The famed Parijane showman Benhamo rose from riches to ruin in Paris decades ago. Once celebrated for a sensational double somersault over horses, he later begged the Champs-Elysees commissariat for help, identifying himself as Louis Dilaud after a failed suicide attempt and life on the streets.

Benhamo Herald Paris Avenue de l'Alma Fortune Avenue Des Champs Blggees Seine Bortmen Louis Dilaud M. Trelat

The National Civil Service Growth and Removals

A United States civil service commission report shows classified service at about 87 000 positions, up from 43 000 at the start of the Cleveland administration. Unclassified service holds about 91 000, with 72 000 classifiable and 66 000 postmasters of the fourth class. Dismissals are easier in the classified service, but new appointments require competitive exams, and over four years only about 3 percent of classified employees were removed versus about 60 percent in the unclassified.

National Civil Service United States Civil Service Commission Maile Cleveland Commission

New Trade Pact With Japan Grants Immediate Patent Rules

A new treaty with Japan, ratified by the Senate, gives immediate effect to a provision that US and Japanese citizens enjoy mutual patent and trademark protection in each other’s territories, circumventing subpar imitation and cheap labor pressures before the 1899 start date of the prior agreement.

Japan United States Senate

Value of the Church as a Country Meeting Place

Rey M W Reed notes half the value of the country church is social, serving as a meeting house and country clubhouse where families meet, shake hands, and exchange notes. He recalls seeing gatherings on foot, horseback, and lumber wagons, highlighting its community role.

Austrian Life Insurance Claim Rules

A man who loses both hands in an accident may claim his entire life insurance payout, arguing loss of ability to support himself. If only one hand is lost, the claim is reduced to between 70 and 80 percent of the total.

Austria

Jewelry and Trinkets Featured In Antique Goods List

Reeded glass jugs with silver tops and covers for elarot are shown alongside pie dishes with antique silver mounts and china linings. Crystal marmalade pots rest on silver trays. Seal rings for women come in garist lea of bicodatones. Dresden-handled chocolate spoons with silver bowls, onyx and Jasper pieces appear. Child’s sycon knife fork and napkin ring in cases. A rabbit’s foot mounted in gold seems a popular charm. Engraved trays with pierced borders are in demand in neverdl nizos.

Dresden

Patents Issued List Includes Minneapolis Inventors

A list of patents issued features Leroy Bullington of Minneapolis for an apparatus to burn fuel, Henry Glosser of Minneapolis for a pants leg guard, Lewis Jobson of Willmar for an eye separator, Charles Nichols of Mandan for a piston, and other inventors including St Paul and Vermillion names. Also mentions a Duluth rod packing for air brakes and a patent lawyer based in St Paul. A separate notice touts Krause’s Liquid Extract of Smoke as a modern method for smoking meat without a fire, claiming advantages over traditional methods and offering printed materials for interested readers.

Northwestern Leroy Bullington Minneapolis Minn Henry 7 Glosser Lewla Jobson Pridhind Willmar Ming Charles 1 Nichols Mandan N. D St. Paul Samuel M Kraausers Whiting

Odd Quotations From Fractured Scrawl

Fragmented OCR text references Pattherly Pride and Young Joycy with remarks on a newborn and travel payment from New York. Mentions Nor ways vaccination and voting rules for unvaccinated persons, unclear context, no clear event or date.

Salzer's German Coffee Berry Promises Savings

A letter from Mr. Goodtunn of Williams County Illinois touts Salzer's German Coffee Berry claiming 200 pounds of better coffee from one package at 30 cents a pound. The note invites 15 cents stamps for a seed catalog from Salzer Seed Co La Crosse Wisconsin and hints at local trouble over an engagement ring purchase.

In Confidence Uncle Bob Head of Your Class

Fragmentary dialogue shows Uncle Bob reacting to a student bragging about being top of the class for a week. Johnny Marmna and Puck appear in the exchanges with uncertainty and anticipation about future actions and expectations.

Uncle Bob Wiele Johnny Marmna Puck

Catarrh Cure Ad Warns Against Mercury-based Ointments

An old advertisement cautions against using mercury containing catarrh remedies and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills. It stresses internal use, authentic Toledo production, and urges patients to seek prescriptions from physicians to avoid damage. The copy claims no mercury in the product and urges buyers to ensure genuineness from F. J. Cheney Co.

Hall F. J. Cheney Co Toledo J. Chaney Co Price Ike Ner Hall

Boston Leads In Use Of Prolonged Health Reforms

The piece argues Boston exceeds other cities in reforming habits through steady regularity. It claims lasting health improvements come from gradual changes, not abrupt methods, and promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a leading remedy for dyspepsia, a stubborn disease.

Hostetter

Counterfeiter Caught in Syracuse Operation

Police arrest Harold Marquis of Othc New York after he posed as Dr Williams Medicine Co representative to procure plates for forged Pink Pills for Pale People. Investigations uncover forged equipment, illicit drugs, and a planned nationwide counterfeit scheme. Marquis awaits examination in Byrocude jail as authorities pursue charges.

Syracane Harold Marquises Othc Byracuss Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co Marquis Ace Syracuse Dr. Williams Home Office Byrocude Tribte Utica United States Jong Dr. Willams

Progressive euchre prizes in Atehigon Kaon all Bible gifts

A local euchre party in Atehigon Kaon offers Bible prizes. An elderly building owner instructs an architect to use only Alabastine for wall finishes, noting distrust of other brands and insisting on durability. A wedding toast quips about a groom taking the daughter away while the bridegroom comforts the father.

Atehigon, Kaon

Fragmented Quotes on Body Image and Curvature Theme

The text presents fragmented dialogue about eye alignment side effects and curvature of the spine. It references social perceptions and concerns about others' opinions. The source lacks coherent context and complete sentences.

Park Patrol Pushes Carriage Through Crowd

A garbled scene in the park shows a policeman ordering a carriage to be pushed along. A nurse girl and a thug-like figure are described amid a tense exchange, reflecting a rough confrontation in the early spring setting.

Caretaker’s Confinement Sparks Orchard Injury Case

A former resident of Stangfield Ontario suffers eye injury after a wood splinter strikes during a task. The mishap leads to a total blind outcome and hospital care after an accident this evening.

Stangfield Ont Totel Beth

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