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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1911
Page
6
A farm woman aged forty five praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from backache and pain during periods. She claims it keeps her strong and notes her daughter’s irregularities improved. She also recommends the remedies to others and cites their safety from narcotics or harmful drugs.
A New York City East Side school principal mishears a pupil reciting Vom Dugan and asks where the fire was. The boy answers with a scrawl. The snippet also shares a Pennsylvania German anecdote about a man who rides instead of walking and a Scotch woman who jokes about choosing a straw bonnet.
A fragment from Yonkers Statesman shows a dialogue where a child fears facial disfigurement and asks to greet papa, while the parent hesitates to have a photograph taken tomorrow, signaling a domestic scene with unresolved plans.
C W Warburton reports oats rank fifth in farm crop value in the United States, with the 1909 crop around 1.096 billion bushels, about 22 percent above the five year average. The article details state leaders, global production, and shipment patterns, noting oats thrive in cool moist climates and remain largely home fed.
A Pennsylvania farmer’s new horse, worn from town fire service, mistakes the farm dinner bell for a fire alarm. When the bell rings, the horse bolts toward the house. On a day when the farmer hitched the horse to a light wagon, he rang the bell to summon his wife, triggering a dash that left her produce scattered along the road.
A report argues that spreading manure on corn fields, even in spring, boosts growth and yields. An on field test on a slope showed deeper color, faster growth, and weed suppression where manure was applied, with several bushels more per acre in the treated area.
In Philadelphia two men have been sent to prison for selling eggs unfit for food. One is an egg dealer and the other a commission merchant.
The article discusses monthly manure hauling to fields as preferred over barnyard storage. It highlights the manure upreacher as a useful aid that speeds unloading and promotes even distribution across acres.
Mrs. Z. J. Horton of Katonah New York describes chronic finger nail inflammation and pus outbreaks lasting years. After home remedies and doctors failed she used Cuticura Ointment nightly, with soap, noting nails improved in weeks and fully healed with one box. A follow up letter on Sept 21 reports no recurrence.
Fragmented ads and quotes mix in a noisy snippet. The text references a man who only helps himself, postal cost ideas, a wizard named Wromlins, a cure with laxatives, and various disjointed lines about rents and sales in Sioux City.
A fragmented dialogue shows Wobbies pressing Binks about a chicken operation and a large offer, with Binks replying that he has “out of it” and naming a figure of ten thousand. The piece contains stray ad-like lines and excerpts from periodicals such as Harper’s Weekly and Success Magazine, reflecting a collage of historical clippings.
Fragmentary text mentions Castoria a safe infant remedy bearing the signature of LSE and references to Dustin Stax in a tale about labor and diamond necklaces to opera singers. Includes scattered quotes about a show glamour and a hall of experience from Harper's Bazar.
Health Hints and Questions and Answers address a common question about relieving constipation. Dr Caldwell, a renowned stomach liver and bowels expert with four decades in practice, advocates Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a leading remedy for stubborn constipation.
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