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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1905
Page
7
Simeon Yord recounts an amusing tale about a generous woman who visits a convalescent boy with fruit. The mother, bluntly, explains the boy liked the gift but ate only the main item, saying he and she prefer plain, substantial fare like pig's feet. The story ends with a wry moral on simple tastes.
In a playful row Mrs Peckem frets that her husband aims to force a seaside month away, while Mrs Neighbors questions the motive and whether she will join the trip. The exchange hints at tensions over an upcoming seaside sojourn.
A testimonial from Stella Blocker of Leander Louisiana describes persistent headaches, weakness, fever, and organ involvement cured by Dr Williams Pink Pills. She reports rapid improvement after three boxes and credits the remedy with restoring health after years of decline. The ad promotes the pills as a permanent blood purifier alongside other listed conditions.
In San Diego harbor the gunboat Bennington's boiler exploded killing or maiming many aboard. The blast, due to a weak boiler, ripped the stern, tore decks and sent bodies and wreckage into the water as rescue efforts began. Captain Wentworth witnessed bodies hurled high, and crews fought floods and flames to save shipmates while nearby craft joined the effort.
The father's servant returns from the wedding with a blunt verdict. He says the bride is beautiful, wealthy, and clever, but adds with a wink that beauty may be a sin she cannot answer for. The tale emphasizes blunt humor over refined sentiment in afixture.
The Star notes Odette Trier Tyers famed actress Odette Tyler endorses Donn's Kidney Pills in a grateful unsigned testimonial. Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo ships the remedy at 50 cents per box, sold by all dealers.
In a comic vignette a penniless but hopeful suitor asks Clara Mise Gotrox-er-Clara to marry him. She questions love’s depths while he insists it is true, set against a backdrop of marriage skepticism and odd dialogue. An advertisement for Dr Caldwels Syrup Pepain promises relief from fear of death and digestive woes with a money-back guarantee at 50 cents to 1 dollar.
In Jer sey a high school principal halted classes to praise George Washington. He claimed a theft of a bust and threatened public confession as punishment, then the janitor confessed moving the dripping bust to protect it from rain, prompting a quick dismissal.
A Iowa clergyman recalls his wife’s severe vomiting linked to coffee. After stopping coffee and adopting Postum Wood Coffee the symptoms vanished, and nine years of use brought health. He credits Postum with their good health and urges reading The Road to Wellville in each package.
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