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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1915
Page
8
A Shelbyville Sage hawks a book for two dollars as the price of real wisdom. Joking anecdotes follow about a girl who should say presume, a bride discovering her husband became a raw foodist, and a mother’s admonitions in a voice of light satire.
A curious household note notes that when sliothera fail to please Try Denison's Coffee, domestic troubles rise as a married man risks hunger without a wife skilled at can opener manipulation.
Russians burned the Chopin birthplace at Zelazowa Wola near Warsaw leaving only rubble. The country estate and the monument in the castle park were destroyed, with the park statue reduced to broken stones.
A humorous note compares a lazy man to someone who would rather have others steer his course. It hints at desire for control without direct effort and uses a light, wry tone to reflect on personal agency.
A wide survey of Iowa notes its dominance in field corn and canned sweet corn, citing that one fourth of world corn products are produced in Iowa. The piece also covers local farm tiling near Arlington, legal questions on repeal law, and various rural and civic updates across the state.
Albert Robbins of Kearney receives a brother Harry Robbins in Worcestershire England describing life near the front. He notes a shrapnel wound to the forehead yet he carries on amid bombardments and shells while detailing a dug-out dinner of Chicago canned meat biscuits and a water with Candy’s fluid to kill germs.
An old advertisement extols An Improved Quinine with no nervousness or ringing. It promotes Laxndlye Bromo Quinine as safer and head friendly, urging readers to seek the full name and signature of E. W. Grove at Hills Stand. The piece also includes a dialect exchange about prayer meetings and open letters to law.
In a dialogue between Genevieve and Gertrude a decision on gifts for Jack during his convalescence is debated. Gertrude suggests religious books but Genevieve resists. The judge notes Jack’s illness and contemplates suitable reading material.
A vintage medical ad explains uric acid as a toxic buildup linked to backache rheumatism gout and related illnesses. It promotes Dr Pierce’s Anuric tablets claiming high potency and urges readers to order pamphlets or trials from the Invalids Hotel Buffalo NY noting Dr Pierce’s long standing medical reputation.
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