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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1905
Page
6
Fragmentary note accuses daily neglect of women leading to suffering. Mentions “how, many women” and repeated phrases about feeling unwell, a sense of ongoing pain, and a plea to recognize the issue. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR.
A Woodbridge woman writes about uterine troubles and pain, praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a life changing remedy. She urges others to obtain a bottle and seek advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Mass.
An ad style item features John A. Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin promoting Earliest Green Onions and new money making gardening tables. The dialogue references a young woman and a penniless speaker, framed as a light social exchange.
An old notice touts a seed catalog promising large quantities of vegetables for a small postage fee. It lists Cabba Bea, Turnips, Celery, Lettuce, Onions, Radishes, and Floware with thousands of plants. The missive includes dates and a promised large free package if responded to.
An incident on a street shows a water wagon clipping a car and sprinkling passengers. The driver fell, the motorman was soaked, and bystanders joked about the splash as the sprinkler novelty dumps a shower onto the crowd. Nearby ads mention Dodd's Kidney Pills and Dr William’s Pink Pills amid assorted notes.
Mihe weekly review notes a slower gain for the month with declines in futures and mobility. Severe cold and snowstorms hinder distribution and marketing of grain while Western railroads show earnings declines. Manufacturing advances, heavy machinery demand rises, and lumber and building materials activity increase as New construction plans expand. Bank clearings rise 12 percent from last year amid fluctuating regional conditions and continued supply pressures.
Illinois and neighboring markets report varied commodity quotes. Chicago oats and rye show mixed futures, while corn and wheat hold around standard No. 2 grades. Livestock prices span cattle hogs and sheep with broad ranges, and regional notes from Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo New York reflect cross market activity.
The article discusses inventors opportunities in turning waste into substitutes for costly materials. It highlights rubber, paper fiber from cotton seed waste, and affordable paving materials as promising avenues. It calls for cheaper power, new fuels, and efficient motors, urging innovation in metalworking and energy use.
Excavations unearthed letters of credit, bills of exchange, and sight drafts from 700 years B C indicating a Babylonian bank with substantial business. The finds show sophisticated capital use in industrial pursuits centuries ago, predating modern banking systems.
A temperance woman recounts how coffee fueled her illness and how switching to Postum improved her health. She describes nights of restlessness, asthma relief, weight gain, and renewed vitality after adopting Postum, praising a physician who notes good coffee preparation.
Public speaking exposes the throat to catarrhal affections. Breathing crowded air and night exposure during preaching makes catarrhal issues prevalent among clergy. Peruna is noted as popular among them for health and vitality.
Peruna is touted as a prompt and pure remedy for coturrh with many preachers crediting it for meeting engagements. The article notes numerous letters of recommendation praising Dr. Hartman and Peruna, promising readers a sample of the many endorsements on file.
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