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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1899
Page
8
A courtroom exchange involves Miss Oldmayde stating her age as forty seven years, six months, and seven days while a lawyer questions her. The snippet reflects a humorous or satirical tone from various newspapers and ads, including references to dropsy cures, Kipling, and a cryptic query about green goods.
A garbled collection of old ad lines mentions Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pains and Dr Seth Arnold's Cough Killer as a remedy. It also mocks barbers opposing Sunday openings and includes stray quips about a battle a bad tooth and a cross woman.
A collage of quips about dining and politics, a description of Roseby’s Rock in Marshall County West Virginia, and an advertisement pitch for Hall’s Catarrh Cure. The item weaves stray dialogues, a 19th century rail inscription, and a medical patent remedy with period tone and regional notes.
A town man with a pen behind his car questions a young man’s work ethic. The reply suggests the youth shows little effort to avoid tasks when assigned. The excerpt captures a casual, opinionated remark from the Washington Star style.
The Chicago Great Western Railway offers round trip Homeseekers Excursion Tickets for one fare plus 2.60 to a wide list of states. Valid for return within 21 days from sale with stop overs allowed on the outbound leg within Homeseekers territory. Agents provide details on routes and times. F H Lord is named as general agent.
The article highlights a premier Chicago to Washington route via Monoy Line with through sleepers leaving Chicago at 2:45 a m and arriving Cincinnati 11:20 a m Washington 6 47 a m and Baltimore 7:50 a m, touted as the most comfortable Eastbound service. It also mentions an electric helmet device by a French doctor claiming to cure nervous headache and induce sleep through a vibrating steel strip motor at 660 rpm.
The fragmentary text parodies cartoonish lines about extremities and small feet from the Chicago News. It mentions a dubious remedy titled A Single Doxe of Five Drope't claiming to cure ingrippe with a few days of use and promotes testimonials in another column. It also cryptically notes poetry returning on the perpetrator and a misread line about love in the dark and a girl striking a partor match.
A Texas A&M Agri cultural College expert outlines dairy utensil care, steam sterilization, rust removal, and clean design. The piece covers washing with lukewarm water, alkali soda use, drying with steam, avoiding rags, and keeping utensils airy and smooth surfaced to prevent fermentation and germ growth on milk. It also warns against wooden pails, emphasizes minimal seams, and notes grit needs for poultry and ducks as well as manure management for sheep.
A Poultry Hota column favors farm papers over books for everyday poultry guidance and notes that grit availability affects egg yield and digestion. It argues that poultry journals suit fanciers, while farm papers offer practical, wide-sourced experiences. Grit, not just books, is essential for fowls, ducks, and geese, especially when grazing.
The Poultry Keeper advises starting with fine breed specimens rather than high scoring birds bought at premium prices. He warns that top scores do not guarantee best breeders and recommends purchasing birds already bred up. Beginners should invest in proven stock or pay for proven breeding work instead of attempting to raise quality from low grades.
Thirteen cows competed in the Geelong Show butter production test with stark contrast between morning and evening milk. Morning milk yielded 11.43 pounds of butter from 357 pounds, while evening milk produced 14.21 pounds from 309 pounds, showing evening milk over twice as rich as morning. The test, overseen by Mr. R. Crowe of the Agricultural department, notes overall 22.18 pounds of milk per pound of butter with 31.23 for morning and 13.84 for evening.
A list of patent issues notes several Northwestern inventors and their creations including a sheet adjuster for printing presses, a draft equalizer, a car brake, rotary steam valve, mud guard for vehicle wheels, automatic threshold, heat equalizer, and related devices. Inventors include George Doping Morrin Minn Ernest B and A. T. Gesehe Bingham Like Mint Randolph Gillette Little Falls Minn Charioa Sowden Basin Mont Charles Noelt Moor head Minn Merwlh lasthrop Tulinsem Lolina Aton toys WLU Panoer Pram Multding St Paul Minn.
A Washington Star reader urges readers to study naval warfire and equip battleships, noting how ads offer amusement and bargains. The piece promotes reading advertisements to enjoy the publication and find excellent deals from advertisers.
In a humorous snippet from Indianapolis Journal and Health for Ten Cents, a playful exchange unfolds about a story a father claims to tell his young son. The comic exchange reveals a forgetful narrator and a lighthearted moment amid quirky ads for remedies and speaking misfires.
A fragment touts Loaxotive Bromo Quinire Tablets with claims of curing colds in a day and refunds if ineffective. It warns the genuine tablets bear L B Q on each pill and hints at a gambling and stock betting commentary about reckless spending and gambling habits.
A clipped puzzler quote from the Cleveland Plain Dealer riffs on superstition with playful misprints and wordplay. It notes some men think or guess about omens while others rely on fancy or reckoning, concluding with a curious line about an eight dollar moon sighting for a left handed man.
A short, playful exchange unfolds between the potential quarrelers the aw key the Cranberry and the Turkey in a Pip of whimsy, ending with a crusty laugh from the Pumpkin Pie as Tiarper's Bazaar hosts the scene.
A distressed wife describes severe moodiness and irrational behavior linked to uterine problems. The letter from Lydia B. Pinkham’s advocate highlights a six month flow, then cessation after using the recommended vegetable compound. The piece urges suffering women to seek guidance from the learned adviser.
A playful exchange contrasts optimism and cynicism as a cheerful citizen notes Christie’s annual arrival while a dyspeptic retorts that misfortunes strike twelve times yearly, highlighting a wry view of timely events.
The asulino throne room at Constantinople is described as a beautiful sight with gilding unmatched in Europe. A Venetian chandelier with 200 lights casts a sunlike gleam, four corners hold tall candle aras from blue glass, and the throne is a large red velvet seat surrounded by pure gold. A pair of quotations from readers follows about schooling and winter activities.
A fragment describes a character named Mrs Good My poor man questioning marriage and a chaotic scene. The wording suggests a satirical or dialectal exchange with a police judge chasing a suspect while noting there is no cure for Itoz'vese, a dubious ailment.
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