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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1909
Page
8
The piece lists Partian almanac offerings for 1909 with astrology, lucky days, and Benavances, plus druggist remedies and a string of humorous exchanges from the Chicago Tribune. It includes satirical dialogue about politics and a note on postal literacy in Spain.
The Senate discussed the postal savings bank and the omnibus bills with limited progress. An amendment capped deposits at 500 per person and set 2 percent interest, while the urgent deficiency bill passed. The House considered District of Columbia legislation and a tribute to wireless operator Jol R. Binns. The Senate also voted to purchase an oil portrait of Senator Allison. A tense House exchange attacked Cromwell and Obaldin, as the post office appropriation bill neared passage with large funding. The week closed with executive-session pressure over Canadian waterways and a lengthy debate on census funding and private printing. The weather house article describes a Swiss contraption where a cutgut and string cause a man or woman to appear at doors based on moisture.
Reports note heavy sheep losses in the Red desert of Wyoming from severe cold. A hay storage house in Touston Lexis owned by W L Edmundson burned, containing 45 000 bales. J I Brook, a British explorer, reportedly died at the hands of natives in Mibet. Several New York women were swindled by a Parisian scammer selling fake lace. Levi P Morton offers to gift to West Virginia a property valued at 150 000 for public benefit at Red Sulphur Springs.
B A Rippy of Depot Ave Galintin Tennessee recalls fifteen years of kidney disease and gravel attacks with severe back pain and blood passages. After four boxes of Dou’s Kidney Pills his condition improved rapidly and he claims he is cured with no relapse. Sold by dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y. Anticipated Sorrow: May argues with Ina over peanuts causing tears at a birthday visit.
Charles T. Bauer of Volant Pennsylvania reports twelve years of eczema on hands arms and feet with swelling itching cracking and peeling. After failing many salves doctors he used Cuticura Remedies and saw rapid improvement with healed hands and feet and no further trouble. March 11 1908. Potter Drug and Chem Corp sole props Boston
In a Chicago Tribune style gag, Timnibal plans to cross the Alps with Levaane. His chief asks how to move the baggage, and the great general grimly replies that they will carry it in the trunks of the elephanta, an ancient joke.
An early 20th century advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure promising cure for catarrh and claims testimonial support. The text lists J. Cheney & Co of Toledo as sellers, offering one hundred dollars for a cure and urging purchase through local druggists. Also endorses Hall's Family Pills for constipation and references other wellness remedies.
Readable fragments note a Mecca pilgrimage caravan from Constantinople numbering around 40 000 pilgrims. The page also promotes various patent remedies including Garfield Tea for constipation and Murine eye remedy claims. References to courts, cigars, and fashion experts provide a mosaic of 19th century advertisement copy.
A settler letter from Cannangay Canada extols Southern Alberta Western Canada as a robust land opportunity. It details homesteading near Clairabolm, wheat yields, livestock counts, and rising land values with claims of railroad proximity. The note praises Canadian government treatment and urges relocation.
A historic ad touts health through right living and timely remedies. It promotes the California Fig Syrup Co. syrup as the one perfect laxative, urging readers to buy genuine Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna from leading druggists.
A Houston reader recounts how Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured three years of female troubles and liver issues after trying doctors. Mrs Bessie L Hicks credits the remedy for restoring her health and urges other women to试 it, asserting honesty of testimonials.
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