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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1907
Page
6
Governors of the New York Stock Exchange order no running on the floor and pursue reforms to temper noise and hurly-burly. Brokers fear the change will strip the exchange of its most picturesque, lively traditions.
Unta Hegax 2 feet long oats from John A Salzer Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin are promoted as a sensational cereal hay food. The catalog touts the remarkable length and declares the new variety the greatest ever sown in America.
A public notice promotes a free 148 page seed and tool catalog for intending buyers. Send Ge in stamps to Sizer Seed Co., Box C, La Crosse, Wisconsin, and receive free samples of new oats and cereals. Kilkenny Castle is described as one of the oldest inhabited houses, with rooms preserved from 800 years ago.
Two San Francisco carpenters and brothers in law, parting fifty seven years ago at Montgomery and City streets, reconnected when one, 76, returned to a new temporary structure at the same site. The meeting revealed not only shared work histories but a long latent family tie as the men exchanged memories and surprised recognition.
A fragment from the Houston Post presents quirky lines about a popular song and a girl from next door. The text reflects casual newspaper chatter and playful mishearing rather than a clear news event.
The Senate and House debated and passed multiple measures including agricultural appropriations, foreign affairs and naval matters. Key actions included postponement of seed distribution, passage of the international Sunday School Association bill, river and harbor funding, and confirmation of appointments while addressing tax and labor issues and postal commission extensions.
A vivid meditation on tree resilience inspired by a Provence laurel tree clinging to a sheer rock face. The narrative traces how roots seek water, how the top bends toward the gulf, and how the trunk finally arches to support its leafy crown amid harsh conditions.
Mrs W Davis of Groesbeck Texas reports relief from back pain dizziness and headaches after using Denus Kidney Pills. She says gravel stones dissolved and her back and health improved. Foster Milburn Co. promotes the remedy with a dealer network across the country.
A New York Sun item notes a woman seeking a blue ship soap but the clerk explains it is made in yellow, white and green. She buys another brand in the tint, while the clerk jokes that many women pursue color matching home furnishings with soaps. Manufacturers now offer soaps in many tints, blue being most common.
An 19th century advertisement extols glycerin in Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery, claiming it boosts medicinal effects of native remedies like Black Cherry bark and Golden Seal root, aids digestion and flesh building, calms coughs, and supports recovery in consumptive or ulcerated stomach cases with antidote-like properties. It cites Dr Tinley Ellingwood and other authorities, noting glycerin as nutritive, antiseptic, and demulcent.
Michael Stelmman of 7 Bumper Ave Brooklyn writes of twelve years of infant eczema spreading despite doctors. After using Cuticura Ointment, Soap, and Resolvent he reports his son’s skin cleared and now remains smooth. The letter dates April 10 1905.
A fragmented exchange frames political drift and resilience as an ex-office holder laments lost influence while a practical friend urges one last pull toward shore. In other items, a forest fire blaze destroys vast acreage and a health ointment claims quick relief for piles.
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