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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1900
Page
8
A collage of early 20th century ads and quips including Walter Baker & Co. Ltd. recipes, price notes for houses, Allen’s Foot-Ease for foot ailments, Plao's Cure for Consumption, and Mrs. Winnow's Noothing Syrup. The page blends product pitches with social snippets, reflecting period consumer culture and home remedies.
Federal officials prepare for the twelfth census to count pure-blood and grade livestock with June 1, 1900, as the reference date. Breeders are urged to settle purity status, as accuracy hinges on reliable responses, with thousands of cattle already registered. Poultry notes describe European fattening spinners and warnings about cockle seed in wheat screenings, plus Polish goose fattening methods using patties and rapid growth.
European markets push large goose livers through extreme confinement and specialized feeding to maximize liver size. Belgium Denmark and Holland use soaked corn fed in narrow stalls, causing many geese to die before market size. Liver weights range from one to two pounds. Canada supports pure-bred stock with favorable shipping rates. Also notes a proverb about a wife yielding to a husband’s views and mentions buff and partridge cochins among cochin breed varieties.
An 1880 advertisement promotes Allen’s Foot Ease powder to cure corns bunions and swollen feet. It claims quick relief for hot sweating feet and lists druggists and shoe stores selling the product for 26 cents. The piece includes a testimonial claim and a notarized statement by Frank J. Cheney about the product’s efficacy.
An advertising notice seeks 100,000 agents across the United States to sell Lekleo Scour ing Bonp and Lekkoene soaps with promises of big profits and a prize with each cake. It lists C. H. Marshall & Co in Chicago and references a factory address, urging quick response and caution against con artists. The text includes unrelated lines about remedies, a Philadelphia address, and miscellaneous product mentions.
An old advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the top remedy for female illness. It asserts testimonials come with permission and free advice from Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts, claiming millions healed and trustworthy guidance from a competent woman.
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