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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1921
Page
8
Circulars from Cheney & Co advertise cures for deafness claiming ear drum inflammation and fluid buildup cause hearing loss. The text warns against chronic conditions and promotes a medicine as a remedy, noting mucus and tubes in the ear as sources of deafness.
When Mr Coolidge , elected vice president , presides over the senate he faces the senate snuff box built into his desk for members to access. It is an old custom and part of the senate’s legitimate supplies alongside stationery and drinking water, though few use it.
The dialogue features constables debating a quick suspect and a petty looker in the back seat. Hum Bug remarks remind readers that appearances deceive, closing with a proverb about gold and silk.
The note asserts Gadfield.Tea will conquer dyspepsia, stating there is nothing heavenly about war or dyspepsia as the world outgrows the former and embraces the latter remedy.
In an Indianapolis News item a bachelor in Terre Haute visits a home to invite a man to a community meeting. The wife argues with her husband over the bachelor overhearing, sparking a comical exchange about being overly seen as henpecked. Bertram eight-year-old asks for coffee provoking a warning from his mother, who vows to slap him if he asks again.
Fort Worth Texas reports a search led by engineer BB Rees for a fabled honey mine said to hold enormous quantities of honey. Maps and cave diagrams accompany efforts to access a cliffside cavern linked to Mescalero legends and San Saba area honey caves. If found and distilled, the rumored stash could be worth about a billion dollars.
A New York City man, Alex Kobelinka, attempted to approach Mr. J C Mooy on a rural road near Dalits Texas. Mrs Moody and her brother fired a pistol at him as their car sped away. Sheriff Harston arrested Kobelinka on aggravated assault charges after the car pursuit.
A white supremacist group claims to operate in eastern Cedar County Missouri similar to the Ku Klux Klan. The band acts secretly and metes summary justice, with activities just beginning to be known. A Cedar County farmer was reportedly whipped after allegations he beat a three year old stepson.
Milwaukee makers Harsh and Chapling reveal direct factory sales to cut selling costs. Lion Brand Work and Everyday shoes priced lower, with No WW Brown Blucher leather options advertised. Catalog No 1 details direct-distributor terms from Milwaukee. Also includes unrelated ads and quotes.
Advertorial urges women to consider Dr Kilmer Swamp Root for kidney and bladder trouble. Claims back pain headaches and low energy stem from kidney issues and that sample bottles are available by mail order with a ten cent request. Includes instruction to buy larger sizes at drug stores.
Michael M. Schuster of 400 Dekley St credits Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery with easing stomach distress after other remedies failed. He also recommends Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for liver and stomach purification. He offers 10 cents for a trial package of any remedy from Buffalo, New York.
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