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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1924
Page
8
A fragmented ad style passage touts Dila mond Dyes as the guaranteed solution for successful home dyeing even for first timers. The text references Japan and its empire, noting total area, possessions, and population figures with a remark on uninhabitable land causing congestion in certain regions.
Fragmentary report notes on a harmless vegetable butter color labeled Dandelion Color A. Mentions a doctor’s skepticism toward a fake diploma and a reference to a crime implicating “Allman” with a price of three dollars. American Legion wheel appears as minor context in the fragment.
An advertisement urges buyers to look for the Bayer cross on aspirin packaging or tablets to ensure genuine Bayer aspirin. It emphasizes safety proven by millions and prescribed by physicians for 28 years, warning that imitations may be dangerous.
A newly discovered process in New Zealand cleans kauri gum used in varnishes delivering gum that is about 88 to 90 percent pure, higher than the 80 to 85 percent purity from other methods. The report notes the speaker’s failure to disclose certain awkward details.
A sweeping Iowa summary notes Stewart Brothers of Conrad leading in milk production with an eighteen average of 1,158 pounds. It reports fire at Denmark academy high school and a drop in bank robberies and murders per Don A. Davis. The piece cites large porker slaughtered at Clarkeville, 1,170 pounds, and 500 acres of beets in Kanawha proving a paying crop. It covers 1,667,000 attendees at Iowa Farm Bureau meetings, a new woman pastor in Des Moines, and various agricultural, legislative, and local notes across the state.
A familiar image from an advertisement promotes Cuticura products for clear skin. It suggests a regimen of hot baths with Cuticura soaps, cleansing pores, then dusting with Cuticura talcum powder to achieve a healthy complexion.
A Canadian engineer suggests building dams at the Petleodiae and Metam cook river mouths to connect via landbridges and generate 90,000 to 206,000 horsepower. The Bay of Fundy tides reach up to 45 feet, with a plan described as continuous energy potential. The ad promotes Cole's Carboligaive in the bones as a restorative patent medicine.
In a breathless notice Batk rushes to offer a round trip ticket while Auvent seeks guidance. The ad touts Allcock'n Plaster as the fastest safest and surest remedy for local aches and pains. Miss Cayetine notes friends fear she may not speak while claiming she has become a social leader via the telephone operator.
An advertisement extols Danderine as a refreshing hair tonic that tones neglected scalps, corrects dandruff, and revives thin or dry hair. It claims rapid restoration of strength and youthful color, with a non greasy feel and easy availability at drug stores.
A wrapping paper treated chemically with Bordeaux mixture is now used to protect stored fruit from fungal infection during storage. This method aims to extend shelf life by inhibiting mold and decay on fruit stocks.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets for liver and bowels priced at one box for ten cents. It claims relief from billousness constipation and sick headache and asserts learning improves mind while eye and ear reward the reader.
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