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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1913
Page
6
Resinol Ointment with Resinol Soap claims instant itch relief and rapid healing of eczema rash ringworm tetter and scalp eruptions. The ad promises free trials and lists prices for Resinol Soap and Ointment while noting physician usage for eighteen years and urging readers to request samples from Resinol Baltimore Maryland.
In Iowa, Andrew Southerland of Waterloo and James Southerland of Wisconsin, separated as children in Albany after their mother died, met again after 68 years. The reunion followed by boosters for an electric railway between Fort Dodge and Spirit Lake.
The Iowa Senate defeated the Brockway bill prohibiting druggists from holding large quantities of alcohol, with a 48 to 28 vote after reconsideration. Amending attempts failed. the measure would have required physician prescriptions for alcohol via druggists, while other bills passed include state examiners for public funds and a $250,000 state office building plan.
Representative Solomon Francis Prouty of Iowa’s Seventh District is the sole House member who chews gum fervently. Aimed to curb smoking after doctors warned him, he uses gum as a substitute, recalling a single lapse last summer when he briefly smoked after meeting a farmer with a corncob pipe.
Mrs. Gallup, described as an estimable lady fond of house decoration, mistook red ink for claret while drinking. She alerted a doctor, who dryly warned that there is a limit to decorating interiors, noting no harm occurred from the mistake.
A brief quip notes that some spinsters are so timid they would react with fear or hesitation at a marriage proposal. The remark hints at social expectations and gender norms of courtship.
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