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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1923
Page
6
A Boston Evening Transcript item reports on the high cost of living and a anecdotal note about a wife and husband named Richard with a baby who swallowed a quarter today. The snippet reflects concern over expenses and a domestic moment noted in the press.
An old advertisement promotes California Fig Syrup as a gentle laxative for babies and children, claiming it calms the stomach, starts the liver and bowels, contains no narcotics, and warns to avoid counterfeits by asking for the genuine product.
A fragmented ad item notes Allcock's Plaster as a quick safe remedy for focal aches and pains. It references a general sales pitch and includes other patter on marriage gags and products like Cole's Carboli salve. The source tone is promotional and jokey with multiple unrelated snippets.
A long running claim about a harmless vegetable butter color fed by millions for half a century appears in headlines. Drug stores and general shops sold bottles labeled Dandelion for 35 cents, while discussions link arithmetic theory to training the foot, noting remarkable successes.
A bipartisan plea led by five prominent American women urges women to champion organic chemistry at home and in communities. They argue that strong home science supports health, defense, and national resources, calling for education, research, and policy action to build an enduring chemical economy.
A New Jersey man boasts that Utah bites are nothing. He bets to strip to his shirt and endure ten minutes of mosquitoes. At nine minutes, the Utah man douses the New Jersey man’s back with burning glass, prompting a slap as he concedes the bet.
Gold was the first metal used by man and its arbitrary value, tied to supposed magical qualities, sparked a world wide search and shaped the course of civilization.
A brief science observation notes that pocket gophers today resemble fossil gophers from California around two hundred thousand years ago, with no appreciable differences detected. The report highlights evolutionary stasis in these burrowing mammals.
A jury reportedly found fault with a railroad company over a cow killed by a train. The verdict claims the train, bell, and whistle should have functioned, and attributes the accident to their failure, implying the cow's death would have been avoided.
A garbled OCR fragment hints at reference to Ovid and a strained phrase about a flaid growing tired by constant hilage. No clear events, dates, or named entities beyond these.
A Sioux City Knights of Columbus project plans a $100000 clubhouse while Colfax completes a $100000 paving program. Iowa farmers increase warehouse receipts financing and Dick Witte, 80, avoids guardianship. Des Moines hosts Chamber of Commerce event. Lincoln Highway detour removed between Tama and Belle Plaine. State teachers seek state superintendent appointed, Blue Sky Law questioned, and post offices debate. Estherville hosts a farmers short course with premiums over $1500. Woodbury corn yields exceed county and state averages. Public health consolidation eyed with $50000 request. Iowa road mileage ranks sixth. A new tuberculosis crusade cup is donated to state school children.
Brooklyn reader Mrs. Englemann credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with easing nervous troubles insomnia and appetite. The letter promotes the product to middle aged women citing fifty years of service and widespread endorsements.
Jud Tonking argues people should not have excessive money enabling quick divorce after minor family quarrels. The remark frames wealth as a factor in marital stability and social behavior.
Warning to buyers to insist on Bayer on aspirin packaging or tablets to ensure genuine Bayer aspirin approved by physicians for 25 years. Imitations may be dangerous according to the advertisement urging customers to say Bayer when purchasing.
In a police court a lawyer joked about a man's wife claiming an insult while the husband described the incident as the man placing his fish supper down her back and provoking the dispute.
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