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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1912
Page
12
A dialogue about spelling names differently, debating whether to let one person’s spelling lead others, with questions about pronunciation and accuracy in June. The exchange emphasizes how a name’s spelling can affect perception and fairness in names.
A long, dated list of farm management tips covering crops, livestock, and equipment. Emphasizes training calves, proper feeding for horses and cows, breeding strategies, manure and pasture management, poultry care, seed selection, and disease control. Also notes on machinery, barn practices, and economic considerations for farm efficiency.
The long discussed tunnel under the English channel, first proposed by French mining engineer Mathieu, saw renewed attention after 1867 with multiple plans and a projected cost around 50 million dollars. Preliminary boring occurred before the Franco Prussian War, negotiations resumed in 1874, but a 1882 funding failure halted progress. Now improved relations renew interest.
An old testimonial from Mrs Emma Patterson dated 1911 praises Cuticura Soap and Ointment for scalp disease and hair regrowth. The ad claims rapid clearing after three washes and mentions free samples and a skin book. It references a Blaine schoolhouse turning storeroom in Mars Hill and its bell.
Reverend Edmund Heslop of Wigtown Pennsylvania suffered dropsy with swollen limbs and weak heart. After taking 65 boxes of Dodds Kidney Pills the swelling subsided and he recovered strength. He confirms continued faith in the remedy and invites correspondence via Dodds Medicine Co Buffalo NY for waste for household hints music and recipes, all free.
A fragment from a Detroit Free Press item contrasts wealth with trivial boasts about coal in the cellar. It promotes Cole’s Carbollealve as a remedy for catarrh, touting availability at druggists for 25 or 50 cents. The piece closes with a grim note about men seeking easy fortunes and risking death.
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