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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1926
Page
8
A jumble of classified ads and testimonials from middle aged women and various buyers. Annie Kwinski of Milwaukee and Adams of Brewton endorse Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. many ads offer farms, real estate, dental gold buyers, beauty products, and opportunities. The piece mixes personal endorsements with numerous commercial notices and ads.
A London Evening News man salutes Lord Phillimore on reaching eighty one. He attributes long life to hard work, fresh air, and domestic happiness, adding that a bicycle stays upright as long as it runs, and that idleness is fatal in human life.
An advertisement touts Tanlas as a remedy from Mother Nature using roots bark and herbs in a famous Tanlas formula. It claims to improve weakness, sleep, digestion, and energy, urging readers to ask their druggist for Tanlas Vegetable Pills for constipation.
A Soviet led sale features 406 items from the Hermitage with Russian, French and Czechoslovak experts valuing the jewels at about 264 million dollars, a sum exceeding Russia’s US debt. The memorial pieces include imperial gifts, scepters and crafted chains reflecting pre Bolshevik honors.
The Soviet Union signals turning imperial crown jewels into American tractors and farm machinery to fund reconstruction after grain export receipts fall short. Officials note other assets could be used, while gems valued at billions attract bidders as the auction proceeds.
A fragmented summary notes an astronomer Dr Fluble publishing photographs and measurements of distant stars and nebulas with claims of immense distances and travel times. It also cites Royal revenues in Britain since 1700, detailing incomes of the king, queen, duchies, and royal family, alongside a brief remark on South American wound treatment practices.
The passage explains the sailors phrase Davy Jones locker as the ocean floor and death's realm. It cites Stwnellett and a 1771 book printed by Robert Bell noting the long use of the term and Blackstone’s Commentaries remaining in good condition in a Livermore library.
Howell argues overproduction is costly and Powell contends that raising two children is not cheaper than one. The dialogue centers on parenting costs and economic inflation in family planning.
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