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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1919
Page
3
An advertisement touts Danderline and Danderine as miracle cures for dandruff and hair loss claiming ten minute scalp relief and weeks of new hair growth. It asserts cloth application improves hair texture with brilliance, soft lustre, and abundance, urging readers to buy Knowlton's Dandeline at local drugstores.
Before the war France housed 206 sugar factories producing 700000 to 800000 tons annually. Now about sixty factories remain outside the Invaded regions, producing 150000 to 290000 tons of sugar.
A crude ad style notice touts dubious health claims by a Dr Vierce. A separate quote shows a Newark/Snco woman resisting a clock change enforcement. A city report notes eighty New York soda fountain proprietors fined for serving drinks in dirty glasses.
An orphan lad Barton Baynes goes to live with his uncle Peabody Baynes in a small town by the Rattleroad around 1826. He meets Sally Dunkelberg amid mixed class tension, learns about Silas Wright, and endures mockery over his new breeches as family and neighbors share stories, reading, and a tense homecoming.
In feverish weeks after a chill I lay near death as Dr. Clark from Canton visits. Mr. Wright stays by my bedside through the night and plans to return, while relatives praise his fortitude and generosity. Aunt Deel urges Canton worship, saying Wright is a grand man who travels far to help the sick.
Barton becomes aware of a mysterious power called Money and learns what Ita possession may accomplish. The reader is encouraged to await the next installment for further details.
Fragmentary and obscure text offering a brittle maxim on speaking to women. The source provides no clear event, names, dates, or place to anchor a factual item.
An old advertisement-style text urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs for sick restless children with coated tongues. It promises quick relief from constipation and stomach issues, touts pleasant taste, warns against counterfeits, and directs to confirm genuine product by the California Fig Syrup Company.
Doctors report widespread influenza cases causing kidney weakness with back and urinary troubles. Advert shows Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a remedy, claiming quick kidney support after grip. Kilmer Co. offers sample bottle for ten cents and urges readers to mention the paper.
A collage of old ads and a notarized oath references Garfield Tea perfumes and Cuticura products. It includes a claim that Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures all cases or money back, signed by Frank J. Cheney in Toledo with a public oath and witness. The language mimics period promotional copy and legal attestations.
A historical note claims Japan has about 54 million people living in territory significantly smaller than the state of Montana, presenting a comparative population density observation.
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