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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1905
Page
10
A fragment from a historical column reflects on maternity joys and the fear of childless, lonely old age for couples. It hints at struggles with fertility and the social pressure to produce offspring, portraying motherhood as a source of hope against generational hardship.
Mrs Anna Potts of 510 Park Ave Hot Springs Ark writes of suffering backaches offensive discharges irregular menstruation and displacement. After two miscarriages she used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and within a year bore a healthy child praising the remedy and Mrs Pinkham's guidance for would be mothers.
An incident on a streetcar ends with a middle aged woman and her child boarding. The boy hands a half dollar to the conductor for fare, the conductor pockets it, and the boy proclaims the conductor took the bad half dollar in a gleeful, if naïve, observation.
An advertisement-like spectacle touts Oniloura Sosy skin cure with Cutlonra products. It claims hair stops falling, crusts and dandruff vanish, parasites destroyed, scalp soothed, roots energized, and hair growth on a healthy scalp. Includes Cutburn Soap Ointment and Pills for $1.00. A sentence from a Chicago Journal clipping follows with a mock dialogue about time and value.
An early 20th century advertisement text promises a reward for catarrh cures with Hall's Catarrh Cure and Halls Family Pills, naming I J Cheney Co and Walding Kinnan Marvin. It includes testimonials, dosage claims, and a note about a Broadway musical star signing a large contract.
The Dun's Review notes November bank exchanges up vs last year with twenty-four workdays this year vs twenty-six last year. Industrial progress credited to selective channels, money value high though cheaper bids possible for wholesale needs. Grain, provisions, livestock show gains. lumber hides and leather up. Textile sector hit by cotton estimates and wool prices, interior spring buying compares well. Seasonal weather boosts distributive trade. holiday goods and footwear strong. Failures in Chicago district 22 this week, 21 last, 26 a year ago. Mild weather slows retail early. season closing outdoor work and building trades year’s peak. Northwest spring trade satisfactory but slow collections. Weekly business failures Canada 25. Broad Street Commercial Report.
The report lists current price ranges for cattle hogs sheep and grains across cities including Ghiengo Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo New York and more. Prices cover cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye barley pork and dairy products with per unit values and quality descriptors.
A San Francisco Chronicle anecdote recalls a Sunday school lesson on the prodigal son. A pastor highlights the elder brother and the rejoicing household as the banquet unfolds. A small boy answers that the “fatted calf” was the one absent from the jubilation.
A fragment from a 19th or early 20th century column describes Mrs W G Davis of Groesbeck Texas praising Dow’s Kidney Pills for relief from gravel stones after suffering backaches dizziness and headaches. The ad notes the price 50 cents per box and mentions Voster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y. A separate classroom vignette shows a teacher prompting a student joke about the animal with bristly batt.
A note urges mothers to wash baby clothes at home under maternal guidance using Ivory Soap only to avoid irritation from strong alkalies in washing soups. The advisory stresses keeping the process simple and controlled.
A Washington Star quip notes a cautious youth fearing fame. An adviser quashes grandiose dreams by juxtaposing ordinary effort against exclusion of real genius. The line satirizes the pressure to achieve accolades while warning against narrow recognition.
A fragment advertises laxative quinine products promising a quick cure for colds with refunds if ineffective. It mentions B W Grove’s box exchange and claims relief for asthma and consumption. Included are a farmer testimonial from Farmersburg Indiana dated September 8 1901 and a note about U S cotton production occupying three fourths of the world supply.
A humorous exchange from the Baltimore American notes a fast wedding march causing the bride and groom to almost dance down the aisle. The quip imagines the march as a two step as a lighthearted aside about wedding music. Other fragments reference cigars and a comic exchange about affection and returning it.
An advertisement extols glycerine enhanced extracts from herbs including Black Cherrybark Golden Seal and Queen's root as a remedy for chronic coughs bronchial throat and lung issues. It claims nutritive antiseptic and antiforment properties and promises free literature and confidential correspondence with Dr R V Pierce of Buffalo New York.
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