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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1906
Page
6
A promotional notice touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for girls entering womanhood. It cites Emma Cole of Tullahoma, Tenn., praising health gains after use and urges mothers to seek Mrs. Pinkham's free advice for guiding daughters through puberty and irregularities.
A fragment describes washing flannels with Ivory Koap dissolved in warm water, then rinsing in a second warm tub, using gentle rubbing, wringing by hand, and air drying in sun. Ends with a signature Eleanor Re Parker and a garbled closing.
The Buffalo Express notes Canada West is expanding with 4174 homestead entries in July, 1212 from Dakota and other Western states. Immigrants bring capital, knowledge of farming, and align with Canadian needs, while Britons and others also immigrate. The article emphasizes the welcome for American farmers seeking larger returns and freedom in the prairie provinces.
Berlin University officials deny claims that admission rules are meant to bar Americans. Any American graduate with passport and BA or equivalent degree will be admitted without questions. The new policy targets Russians lacking funds or failing academically, while some small colleges are not recognized.
The first official House membership tally shows Republicans with a 222 seat to 164 Democrat split. The clerk of the House published the Sixtieth Congress roster confirming a Republican majority of 58 seats over the Democrats, matching the pre election division and detailing current totals.
Paducah organizes anti child labor group and King Edward VII links to union advocacy. Reports show Great Britain engineers union totals reach 102,202 while U S and UK unions secure wage raises eight hour day contracts in Memphis and Des Moines. California San Francisco and Wilmington see increased pay and shorter hours. Virginia and New York push anti bribery and strike rules. UK cooperative wholesale sales top 30 million. Streator touted as highly organized. Formosa mining policy shifts allow Japanese and registered workers. Ohio imposes rest rule after fifteen hours. Albany streetcar plan ties bonuses to safety. Grand Trunk pilots a pension fund for staff linked to service length.
A fragmentary passage contrasts the irritations of continuous and unnecessary noises in a sleeper car with the calming drone of a radiator after the steam is off. It then shifts to William Henry Harrison’s remark after Tippecanoe, noting his belief in shaping Indiana’s future narrative.
An Ohio woman from Clinton street Napoleon reports years of agony from kidney trouble and related ailments. She credits Doan's Kidney Pills with quick relief and full cure, sold nationwide by all dealers for 60 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. Also mentions Mother Gray's sweets for children and urban life observations in a fragmentary note.
A reporter probes a new arrival about European heritage, the reformer hesitates, claiming a stronger European propulsion. The exchange underscores tensions around identity and immigration in a period of reform.
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