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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1907
Page
6
A widow and mother of six recalls long illness with night sweats and weak appetite. After various medicines and attempted surgery, she credits Dr Hartman and four months of Peruna treatment with full recovery. She invites other women to write for details about her case and expresses gratitude.
In the exchange the lawyer presses for proof on the charge while the captured crook concedes but notes a week or two before proof. The defendant argues the alleged felon remains jailed, delaying resolution of the case.
The article explains cigar box terms for shape size and quality with terms such as conchas and fines. It notes joven descriptions and color grades like claro colorado oscuro and madura. An odd lemon flavored product is advertised at grocers for ten cents in lemon chocolate and custard. A stray humor bit follows about a watch and a few names.
A Texas teacher reports quitting coffee and switching to Postum Food Coffees, noting relieved nervousness, clearer skin, and cured indigestion. She claims friends also switched after learning proper preparation, noting no headaches and a pleasant taste.
A scattered chronology lists key historical moments from 402 Columbus voyage and early colonization efforts to 1877 Hallin's fishery decision, Alaska statehood push, and naval battles. It includes scientific discourse by Sir Oliver Lodge arguing against mortal immortality, asserting mind and consciousness do not vanish and may persist conceptually through forms of energy and matter.
The transit across the sun on Nov 14 prompted careful observations by astronomers with varying success. William J. Brooks of Hobart College Geneva NY noted a diffused ring suggesting an atmosphere. A white spot near the center appeared, seen in earlier transits, and many photographs were taken.
A couple from 101 Boston presented themselves at a local church and sought to be married as the minister finished a service. He could not comply immediately but promised to perform the ceremony after the hymn 416, Mistaken Souls that Reach for Heavens, concluded. The lovers remained in the church until the end.
G W Winney of Medina invites kidney sufferers to write for cure details after claiming Dow's Kidney Pills healed him from eight hospitalizations and severe pain. He cites dramatic weight loss from 143 to 102 pounds and a complete cure after 10 to 12 boxes. Sold by all dealers 60 cents a box FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY.
A garbled scene shows an Italian fruit vendor muttering threats and a policeman reacting with a suggestion to punch a Baldwin. The exchange ends with a vague reference to a judge and a provocative reply from the vendor, all in a distorted, uncertain dialogue.
Mrs Henry Porter of Albion Nebraska reports skin sores covering head and neck, about penny sized, lasting six months. After failing with doctor remedies, she used Cuticura products and in three weeks was fully cured, seven years prior, on August 25, 1906.
Miss Bowry complains about loud soliloquy at a church social while Miss Broadway notes the humor of a traveler in a subway setting, implying no one could hear the performance.
An advertisement proclaims a one hundred dollar reward for a cure of catarrh. It lists CHENEY & CO of Toledo and WALDING KINNAN MARVIN as endorsing parties, promotes a tonics claim that Catarrh Cure works internally, and notes price at 73 cents per bottle with other products marketed by druggists.
A fragment cites a critic blaming the President personally for shutting off his railway presses, highlighting tensions between the colony and the administration and suggesting heated political disputes during a period of press restrictions.
Winnipeg correspondent notes Western Canada soil proves highly productive with strong yields despite late planting and frost. Cites 1907 Craik Saskatchewan report of Dublin oats thriving in 80 days, plants 4.5 feet tall with abundant blossoms as evidence of favorable conditions and homestead opportunities in Western Canada.
An article cites Prof. Rauther of Bonn via the Philadelphia Record asserting that a strict lean meat diet may boost strength but dangerously tax the liver and kidneys by reducing the body's safety margin. It warns that even minor illness, cold, or surgery could trigger fatal organ failure or death under anesthesia due to this diet's impact on toxin elimination.
A clipped line from Smart Set humor references a man asking to see someone about yesterday's printed material. The other party replies that the matter has already been addressed, making a visit unnecessary. The passage highlights media satire on retractions and printed errors.
The Norwegian Legislature approved limits on selling real estate along rivers and coasts to foreign buyers. Similar restrictive measures are under consideration across many European nations, signaling broad action on cross border property ownership.
A Herefordshire family owns a large clever jackdaw famed for quick wit. One night the bird secretly substitutes a frog in the stew pot, taunting guests with lines like That’s mine. When the cook discovers the swap the jackdaw claims the meal and wins the dinner, shocking the amused visitors.
Tests recently reported for a medical preparation called 4 ML O by M. Zaegel of Sheboygan Wisconsin claim cure for rheumatism backache and wounds. Zaegel, a Philadelphia College of Pharmacy graduate and chemist, offers free treatment to those who write to his laboratory at 606 Main Street Sheboygan.
An orator is defined as one who makes people smile and feel. The genuine speaker combines humor, pathos, and dignity to persuade many, embodying earnestness, enthusiasm, and eloquence as he moves toward the home of the Idea.
The Virginia plover performs a migratory feat described as its most wonderful fight, leaving its haunts for North America and traveling down the Atlantic to the coast of Brazil in one unbroken flight of fifteen hours. It covers over 3,000 miles at about four miles per minute. Filled with wonder, this account notes the bird’s extraordinary endurance and navigation.
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