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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1903
Page
6
Holmes visits publisher James Melda with a manuscript, praising a proposed book as uniquely valuable and editible. Dr. Holtes, amused, reveals the surname Nat Nhayer’s checkbook claims wealth, hinting at a pivotal literary discovery in early Boston.
Valley City notices recount a Mrs. Matilda M. M. Boucher crediting Dodd's Kidney Pills and Diamond Dinner Pills for multiple health recoveries including dizziness, a rheumatic complaint, and sciatica with renewed strength after three weeks. Other items warn against cheap alum baking powders and praise Cream of Tartar brands for healthful, economical results.
A fragment notes Hasher’s appearance as age affects him and attributes it to long acquaintance with boarding house poultry. It mentions numerous heavy wagons in use in Lindow for hauling.
Dun and Company notes a quiet trade overall in New York with holiday goods in demand. Prices mostly down, but cotton, eggs, and dairy rise. iron and steel show steadiness. Manufacturing irregular, but optimism with fewer price cuts and better steel contracts. Retail demand rises with weather, holiday goods strong, mail orders expanding. grain and livestock figures given.
The item lists cattle hogs and grain quotations for Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Milwaukee and other markets with prices for cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats and rye. It notes Reverend Henry Parke Cochrane a Burma missionary visiting Indianapolis and mentions Willy W Cochrane also in Burma. Patronages those who advertise.
Admiral Schley, famed 19th century hero, endorses Peruna after a friend asked his opinion on the catarrh remedy. He notes Peruna has been used in his family and credits its merits, reflecting widespread public endorsements and belief in the product. The article urges readers to request free literature from the Pertina Drug Mfg Co in Columbus, Ohio.
An advertising item touts free Peruna Almanac for 1904 and promotes a tour of Mexico via the Read Campbell Mex excursion with the Winston Mountain Route. It highlights exclusive privileges, deluxe cars, dining facilities, and all expenses included, with agents listed in St. Louis and Chicago.
In a brief exchange, Mr. Crabbe refuses to buy an extravagant bonnet while his wife suggests a plain, cheap alternative. She mentions a widow's bonnet as her preferred option, reflecting a humorous domestic moment reported by the Philadelphia Press.
Fifty thousand enumerators in the United States, working in enumeration districts under three supervisors, are controlled from the Census Office in Washington. They collect information on schedules and transmit portfolios to the Census Office for examination and tabulation. In England and Wales the registrar general leads the census using the births and deaths registration system.
A clipped exchange, “A mand enemica seldom kick him when he's down” followed by “hats, right,” and a reply that “They stand aside and give his trends a chance.” The dialogue captures a jokey moral note about mercy or restraint in the face of failure.
An advertisement promotes a one hundred dollar reward for any incurable cane of catarrh, touts a line of nostrums including Chenin & Co, Marvin Wholesale Drug, and Mother Gray's powders. It claims internal cure via blood interaction and lists testimonials, price details, and availability through druggists. The note also mentions Great Britain’s annual poor-relief expenditure.
A March 20, 1901 letter reports Dr Edward Everett Hale calling for women to take up arms in pursuit of equal suffrage. It also includes a playful note about a baby show judge and a tongue in cheek remark from Mes Quear Tripp in Big Rock t.
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