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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1920
Page
8
A promotional piece touts Cascarets for quick overnight cleansing of a torpid liver and sluggish bowels. It asserts removal of indigestion and sour fermentation, promising a bright, alert morning and contrasting with other laxatives that “sicken” or inconvenience. It uses period advertising language and names a Mr. Rose character.
An old newspaper fragment promotes Boschee's Syrup for coughs bronchitis and lung troubles emphasizing restful sleep and morning expectoration. It also mentions Cuticura for clear skin and Garfield Tea as a natural remedy. The clipping ends with a brief poem and a joke about treating with herbs.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes for dyeing wool, silk, cotton or mixed fabrics to a new fadeless color. It claims directions in each package and suggests using the Diamond Dye Color Card to match materials. The text ends with a quip about a man’s character and reputation.
A narrative tracing Illinois as a slave controversy center from 1820s contests to the 1858 Lincoln Douglas debates. It highlights Coles against kidnaping, Lovejoy, the Kansas Nebraska act, Dred Scott, and the pivotal duel of Lincoln and Douglas that shaped a nation. Lincoln’s rise, the Civil War, Emancipation, and Douglas’s death close the arc.
An advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as fast relief for colds and grippe. A dose every two hours up to three cures nasal congestion headache and body discomfort, with a pleasant taste and no quinine, costing only a few cents at drug stores.
The ad declares catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine taken internally, claiming it purifies the blood and soothes mucous surfaces. It cites the product as a blend of tonics and blood purifiers with testimonials and mentions Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio. Also notes marital distress as a separate line.
An early 20th century Bayer advertisement urges aspirin use only as directed on Bayer Tablets of Aspirin packaging. It touts the “Bayer Cross” as a symbol of authenticity and lists common ailments treated, including colds headaches toothaches and rheumatic pains.
A long standing Hawaiian practice of child fostering through adoption, meant to foster peace among tribes, persists as children are spoken for by relatives or friends. A woman with eight adopted children laments the superstition, and a princess has made her baby the grandmother's daughter through legal adoption.
A humorous exchange questions what costume the female lead will wear in a film nominee says a dimly lit gown is likely. The dialogue hints at fashion expectations and stage proprieties of the era.
In Savanna Illinois Mrs Jonnie Correll credits Favorite Prescription with preventing serious illness during a difficult pregnancy and recovery period. Carrie La Pier endorses Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pallets as a mild safe laxative, recommending it for constipation and headaches.
The passage recalls socialist lecturer Ired Warren leaving home for a speaking engagement amid steel and coal strikes and widespread unrest. Mrs Warren quizzes his fifteen years of world-saving efforts as she notes the era of profiteers and discontent across communities, with the Fort Scott Tribune cited.
A $5,000 life policy was taken on a Port land hen exhibited in Portland Oregon. The White Leghorn belongs to Doctor Tan cred of Kent Washington. She set a world production record by laying 880 eyes in 865 days ending September 16, about four times the average hen production. The owner agreed to exhibition by a poultry feed company but required insurance.
A humorous exchange features a barber claiming a product named Ilves as a cure for baldness. The joke hinges on wordplay linking Ilves to hair restoration while presenting a mock buyer asking for a remedy.
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