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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1922
Page
8
Hundreds of thin, run-down men and women across the United States and Canada are urged to try Tanlac, claimed to digest food better and restore vigor. Advertisers say the tonic has helped dyspepsia, indigestion, weight gain, and overall health, noting it strengthens digestion and enriches blood.
In a clipped exchange the London Answers and Washington Star quip about Ford's talking machine cow. Doc Braney weighs in on social tastes, arguing no need to cultivate low tastes to avoid being labeled unkindly as highbrow.
A Montreal fire at Standard Life Insurance caused 600000 dollars in losses. An Audson fireworks plant explosion killed two and wrecked one building. Influenza hit Uniontown area with about half the population ill. Debs sought a receiver for Columbia Graphophone in Willington. Canada’s January debt stood at 2372 million, down from December. Ulster raids and hostilities reported. US figures show declines in blindness. various political and industrial items noted.
The Supreme Court refused to review the conviction of Harvey W. Church for murder. He is sentenced to hang on February 17 in Chicago for killing two automobile salesmen. The report also includes a jumble of market figures and commodity prices.
An old advertisement describes Diamond Dyes as a universal home dye that can color sweaters skirts coats and more without spotting fading or running. It instructs users to specify material type wool silk linen cotton or blends. The page also includes other brief ads for Cutlers Soap and light humorous lines.
A vintage advertisement extols California Fig Syrup as the cure for constipation in children. It urges mothers to use the genuine product to avoid imitations, claiming a teaspoonful cleanses the liver and bowels and restores a sick child to health within hours.
A man pockets a dropped purse after a young woman trips in a car scene. An elderly observer warns him, then reveals the purse belongs to the sister of the man who spoke. The exchange ends with the sister thanking him for returning the item.
A fragment describes a beautiful young woman and a dark eyed stranger sharing a commuter seat. He asks for more room, a hint of romance and adventure, as their eyes meet and a sense of budding attraction rises amid the crowded car. The scene ends with his plea in hushed, eager breath.
A Boston Transcript snippet captures a social whisper about a girl, a man, and rumors of money and character. The dialogue hints at romantic entanglements and financial gossip without confirming specifics.
The Municipality of Vienna announced a new tax on all printed advertising. Rates start at ten percent for standard notices and rise to eighty percent for luxury articles and amusements.
Ireland’s status in the Union is discussed as a potential change in the British flag. The article traces the Union Jack’s evolution from St George to St Andrew and St Patrick crosses, noting how Ireland’s cross was added in 1801 and contemplating future adjustments amid peace efforts.
The Boston Globe hints at pronouncing Cannes with a Bostonian a as in dance to rhyme with aunts rather than ants, guiding readers on regional nuances in French city names.
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