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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1919
Page
10
An article reports that science and sanitation ended yellow fever in Guayaquil Ecuador after a long struggle. U.S. experts who battled the epidemic helped bring it under control, with no cases in the city for about three months.
Triner's Wall Calendar 1920 showcases Civil ization and Hygeia Welcoming the League of Nations with a procession of color pictures. It features the national flag of countries of birth among a dainty display of fifteen images, plus a peek into Triner's American Elixir of Bitter Wine and other remedies from herb picking to export. Send 10c for mailing expenses to Joseph Tuiner Company Chicago.
An old advertisement promises rapid transformation of dull hair. Using a small bottle at a drug or toilet counter, a cloth is drawn through hair to instantly double its beauty with softer, glossier strands. It claims dirt removal, scalp refreshment, and growth of long thick hair.
A Yonkers Statesman fragment shows a business man and his friend discussing wait regulations at a restaurant. The friend asserts the cook is careful, citing an instance of brushing dust from a custard pie with her apron, implying strict cleanliness.
The Bayer name signifies genuine aspirin used by physicians for nineteen years. Bayer Tablets of Aspirin come in small tin boxes of 12 at a low cost, with directions for colds, pain, rheumatism, neuralgia, lumbago, and ache relief. The brand is the trade mark of Bayer. Also includes a political exchange where Senator Sorghum debates the difficulty of delivering a speech and keeping arguments balanced.
Ad copy claims relief from a severe cold with the first dose of Pape's Cold Compound. A dose every two hours, up to three, supposedly clears nasal congestion, stops runny nose, relieves headache and feverishness, and costs only a few cents at any drug store.
Mrs. Bacon notes the Cedar Walls IA baby show judges tried to please all entrants by giving every contestant a prize. Mr. Bacon jokes there were many booby prizes awarded.
An old fashioned advert touts Green's August Flower as a gentle laxative that regulates digestion in stomach and intestines, cleanses the alimentary canal, and stimulates bile flow. It claims broad use in thousands of households worldwide for indigestion and related issues and urges readers to try a bottle with no substitutes.
Webster county leads Iowa in farm machinery with 600 tractors in use, well above the state average of about 100 per county. statewide total nears 9,000 tractors across 99 counties. Boone County hosts Farm Bureau efforts December 15 to 20, aiming to lift membership from 600 to 1640 or 2000, with 17 state organizers and 15 members per township aiding the drive. Local farm news notes big farm sales, furbearing markets, wool marketing, and orchard spraying demonstrations, highlighting community centers like the Danish Lutheran church near Coulder that hosts a large homecoming for soldiers.
A jumble of reports from New York to Washington to Billings details a deadly stove explosion near Dubuque, a graft case in Oregon, wage and tax debates in Minneapolis, and a London Paris summit note. Also noted are a rising import bill, a rush on pensions andInsular shipments to Seattle, plus a Manila trade route allocation and a Danish energy policy hint.
The market page lists prices for flour, hay, hogs, sheep, and cattle with earnings in various grades and weights. Figures include hard winter and spring wheats, hay grades No 1 and 2, steers, yearlings, cows, heifers, hogs by weight, and lambs, reflecting a generalized rural commodities snapshot.
An old advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a safe laxative for children with a fruity taste. It urges mothers to give it without fear and hints at beneficial effects on the stomach liver and bowels.
A fragment from the Birrainghaum Age Herald presents a debate about truth and the paper’s editorial stance. A speaker asserts the paper is a temple of truth while a rebuke distinguishes the office devil from editorial policy.
Advertisement touts Cuticura Talcum as antiseptic and fragrant dusting powder for skin and babies. Claims economical use and convenience, noting it as part of the Cuticura Toilet Trio with Soap and Ointment. Renders other perfumes superfluous.
A discussion note critiques Sir Walter Raleigh's claim that Shakespeare drew no complete hypocrite due to a free childhood. The piece cites Gloster and Iago as hypocrisies in the plays, while suggesting some readers may disagree with Raleigh's view on the dramatic portrait gallery.
A carriage travels through a rugged route noted for holdups. Passengers, uneasy about highwaymen, are reassured by a pompous old gentleman who proclaims he anticipated risk and produces two revolvers stored in his trunk.
A compact reflection on the talent of success linking thoughtful aim to diligent work. It asserts that success comes from clear thinking about what one can do well and then doing it without seeking fame. The proverb-like piece echoes Longfellow’s flavor.
Help Yourself to better health with Dr. Pierce Golden Medical Discovery a tonic and blood builder praised by users in Savanna Indiana and Toledo Ohio It claims to aid liver health blood vitality and digestion while the Pleasant Pellets are cited as a regulator for constipation stomach liver and bowels Oral endorsements describe improved health and ongoing recommendations to friends.
A fierce forest fire threatening vast destruction in Southern California was finally contained after 14 days of intensive volunteer work. In Pomona district alone more than 1,000 fighters toiled to halt the blaze as fires were steered by inspections, sparing most resorts and summer homes. Pasadena’s waterworks will gain a giant firebreak built by U.S. Forest Service crews.
A man asks for a room for the night but is refused by a hotel clerk who says no rooms are available. He is directed to a nearby movie theater offering continuous performances as an alternative sleeping option.
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