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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1907
Page
8
An advertisement touts Man a Lin as an excellent remedy for constipation. It recommends one or two doses during slight fevers flu symptoms colds and influenza. The Man a Lin Co Columbus Ohio USA backs the claim.
Montague A Holbein argues swimming should be taught in public schools to prevent drownings in sea, lakes, rivers, and ice. He cites London’s approach of dry land training and boarding baths by trained instructors as a model, noting swimming opens new pleasure and reduces fear of deep water. Dudley’s motto is critiqued as failing to match his actions.
President Roosevelt at Provingstown Massachusetts lays cornerstone for Cape Cod Memorial monument and urges Congress to enact a national incorporation law to control interstate business. He calls for stronger employers liability laws, federal scrutiny of trust receiverships, and limits on private power, stressing national sovereignty aligned with public welfare and open competition.
Advertises Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription as a remedy for female weakness with non-alcoholic ingredients. Claims to relieve headaches, backache, stomach distress, pelvic discomfort, and related symptoms. Invites sick women to write to Dr Pierce for confidential advice and notes Pleasant Pills as a laxative aid. Also mentions free correspondence with potential patients.
The notice notes a $1,000,000 payroll reduction to railroads handling mail. It mentions a 500 mile canal proposal to drain Florida swamps, potentially reclaiming 8,500,000 acres. India now has 4,000,000 school children, up from 150,000 fifty years ago. England's navy first cost about $870,000,000 with $390,000,000 spent in the last decade.
A compact sequence of historical markers notes battles, capitulations, royal appointments, explorations, and political changes. Key items include Blenheim 1701, Detroit capture 1812, Nelson monument foundations 1800, Niagara rope walk 1850, and Valparaiso earthquake losses. Notable figures include Marlborough, Brock, and Wolseley.
Dr Sir James Creighton-Brown spoke at the International School Congress in London on the science of first love, citing two cerebral causes and the awakening of dormant associations. He also addressed school diet, arguing phosphorus matters more than fish for genius, and urged balanced digestible meals and frequent small portions for brain workers.
A new company named Minneapolis to Gulf Line, the Minneapolis Kansas City and Gulf Railway Company, is incorporated in Oklahoma with 30 million dollars of capital stock to build a double-track electric line. The route runs from Minneapolis via Des Moines to Kansas City Wichita Guthrie Oklahoma City Dallas and Galveston. A Louisiana woman supports herself by growing mint and a Jersey City woman makes a living coloring signs.
A testimonial from Mrs. Florence B. Atwood of Chicago credits Cuticura Remedies for curing a severe three year eczema after three months use. Also includes a series of brief jokes and notices about housing ads, a crossing guard, and a quip about tobacco trust and daily liquid intake.
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