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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1923
Page
8
An old advertisement touts Cuticura products to ease itching scalp and skin. It recommends rubbing with Cuticura Ointment, washing with Cuticura Soap, and using hot water daily to achieve clear skin and white hands, framed as everyday toilet preparations.
An old advertisement promotes a catarrah medicine claiming to cure deafness caused by inflamed Eustachian tubes. It cites experience dating back forty years and lists Chaney & Gos of Toledo as sellers, asserting the treatment’s success and spring timing.
Drugstore testimonials praise Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a healing remedy for kidney trouble. An insurance examiner notes many applicants are rejected due to kidney disease. The ad offers sample bottles and two bottle sizes for purchase. Also includes two light ad bits about jelly desserts and a quip on dental visits.
A dated feature provides home cooking guidance with old fashioned recipes for Bour milk biscuits, Spanish beans, oysters on toast, Thousand Island dressing, and chicken mousse. It blends practical meals with a moral push to work hard and lift, plus hostess tips for elegant entertaining and make ahead courses.
The article explains that motion pictures combine still images. It notes that if wheel spokes advance differently between exposures, motion may appear forward, backward, or vanish, depending on the progression of spoke rotation.
Mrs Simms reports Harold and Bobby fighting, Mrs Sharp declines discussion. Mrs Simms agrees to send Harold home on a stretcher within an hour. Boston Transcript notes the exchange as a cautious resolution of a child quarrel.
In a humorous exchange from the county seat Gap Johnson of Rompus Ridge reports little real news. He mentions some fights, shooting, marrying and dying, a few runaways, and an agent for something, but otherwise nothing notable has occurred recently on the Ridge.
A humorous Life magazine piece extols the ideal mother-in-law who times visits perfectly, brings cheer and help, manages meals, and maintains health and youth. It notes harmony with in-laws, skill in gifting and finances, and hints at fate for those who marry repeatedly.
A chronic bronchitis patient visits a famed physician who, after questioning, says the ailment will respond to treatment. The patient notes the doctor’s experience, and the physician reveals he has suffered bronchitis himself for over 15 years.
The speaker notes concerns about the country while a card game anecdote unfolds. He laments women’s independence after a partner’s cunning play during a trick, claiming diamonds were trumps and hearts trumped his ace. The fragment hints at views of women shaping fortunes and public perception.
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