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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1911
Page
6
A 19th century newspaper notice offers Munyon's Paw Paw Pills as a medical laxative from Munyon's Laboratory at 58d and Jefferson Streets Philadelphia. It extols liver stimulation, non harsh cleansing, and claims to improve digestion, blood richness, and bowel function without calomel or strong purgatives.
The excerpt offers practical guidance for poultry, sheep, and pig husbandry, emphasizing early chick care, air and sunshine, mash recipes, and housing. It notes breeding practices, feed mixes, and seasonal care, plus crop cultivation, energy on farm layout, and the value of green foods and careful calving. It also mentions late hatch marketing and non-sitting poultry breeds.
Practical guidance on poultry, sheep, pigs, cattle, and crops. Topics include incubation, litter care, feeding mixes, broodiness, housing, and pasture management, with notes on lambing, hay quality, soil conditioning, and market prices for lambs and porkers. Emphasizes balanced feeding, clean water, and careful husbandry for better returns.
A satirical description mocks a fictional region called Matrimony, noting its borders with humorous contrasts and listing population, broom sticks, and late nights as chief products. It credits Adam and Dive with discovery while joking about a Northwest passage and tropics of housekeeping.
A New York City man details severe December to March itching and skin eruptions. After using Castile soap and other products with no relief, he tried Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Within days he improved and was fully cured, praising the remedies and urging others to try them. The letter is dated June 2, 1920, and promotes Cuticura sold through Potter Drugs Chem Corp. Boston.
N C Goodwin the comedian condemns a new comedy at a New York dinner. He says it is a climactic false and unsatisfactory piece. Rowndar returns late, his wife reproaches him, and he replies that he does not ask for sunshine after dark.
A ragged specimen advert blends timber, farm land, and neighborhood details across Wisconsin. It touts 400 00 foot of hardwood saw timber, 10 000 something of wand, a brick tom well, and a good dairy country near St. Paul, with prices per acre and references to local services, markets, and a timber mill. It also includes health product ads and promotional lines for various tonics and remedies.
A West Philadelphia couple separates over a quarrel sparked by a wife buying a $20 hat. When asked for the cause the husband said the wife asked his opinion of the hat and he gave it, ending the matter.
An assortment of short, fragmentary snippets and ad-like lines. Mentions Spohns remedy for distemper and pink eye with price notes, a free book offer and agent solicitation. Includes quips from fictional stories about a guardian angel, Garfield Tea health line, and a cigar plug.
An old age friendly laxative claims wide age efficacy for Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. The ad touts constipation relief, reduced headaches, bloating and fatigue, urging free sample requests from Dr W B Caldwell at Caldwell Building Monthello WL.
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