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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1920
Page
8
Fragmented excerpt lists sale pitches for Halls Satarah Medicine and other remedies. Mentions a $100 offer for unrecoverable cane, Greek dialogue, and a hair darkening recipe. Includes ad style lines and a proverb about youth and folly amid scattered phrases.
In a cable to President Wilson, Frederick William Hohenzollern offers to surrender himself for trial in place of 900 Germans held for extradition. He writes from Wierlingen Island that forcing surrender would unleash eternal hatred and revenge, urging the Allies to take him instead. Germany prepares a list of alleged war criminals for counter-proposals.
Warsaw reports a definite decision has been made for Marshal Foch, commander in chief of the Allied armies, to travel to Warsaw to confer with Polish military authorities on the Bolshevik menace, as announced by the French Journal de Pologne.
London dispatch reports Northern Korea evacuated of Japanese troops as six thousand Korean forces move from Chinese territory. Wireless Moscow quote cites OMSK message on the population rise and allied troops involvement in the fighting.
Secretary of the interior department Lane tendered his resignation. It was known he planned to resign when convenient, ending his tenure in Mab. Washington.
Military training becomes compulsory in Chayanne public schools. The exchange rate with America risks triggering turmoil in Kingston Jamaica. The Atlantic fleet includes thirty-one destroyers and four tenders near Cristobal. Rome Cardinals request higher salaries. Lloyd George eyes Irish home rule bill. Cincinnati begins its fourteenth census enumeration. Speaker Gillett faces labor-linked political rumors. Berlin earmarks 1,000,000 marks to cut milk prices for the needy. January 1 marks the official end of the war with Germany. Kalinin’s death reported from Moscow. Thirty-three naturalization applicants denied for pro-German acts during the war. Edison’s anniversary celebrated by Grange mayor. Secretary Lane resigns as interior secretary. $30,000 payroll stolen in Tampico. messenger killed. Chicago teachers receive pay raise and faster promotion. First US-Mexico trade conference opens in Mexico City with 140 delegates. King George urges Parliament on economic issues. Virginia rejects federal equal suffrage. Hoover not declaring candidacy. Coal officials urge permanent use of 14% wage increase. Robert Underwood Johnson named ambassador to Rome.
An advertisement promotes Diamond Dyes with a direction book and color card to dye coats, dresses, blouses, stockings, skirts, children's coats, and feathers in rich fade resistant color for wool, silk, linen, or cotton. It promises guaranteed results and instructs to consult the Diamond Dye Color Card.
The Chicago market pages show futures for corn and rye with May and July contracts, plus quotation details for flour, hay, cattle, hogs, sheep, and live poultry. Prices range from corn around 128 1/8 for May to rye near 1.64 for May, with extensive grain and livestock quotes including hay quality grades, cattle primeness, hog weights, and live poultry prices across multiple lines.
At an afternoon tent event a woman misidentifies a small blue hat as her friend's. While the narrator tests a Dew hat, a stranger watches and later wears the same small blue hat, causing momentary confusion in the hall.
An old advertisement touts Boschee's Syrup as a remedy for colds influenza bronchitis and throat irritation. It claims the product eases coughs aids sleep and improves morning expectoration and notes its long U S usage and wide household acceptance.
The Birmingham Age Herald excerpt shows a town figure dubbed the tayor of Tondvine discussing a letter from a French man. The schoolteacher translated it, asking whether Hank Puckett is fit to worry his daughter. The judge contemplates a reply as a prior arrest for hog stealing and possible moonshine exposure are noted.
Tobacco pipes are now crafted from Australian woods, rivaling imported high quality pipes in appearance and finish. In a Melbourne factory, all work is performed by disabled Australian soldiers, with employment reserved exclusively for them. Better general health is expected from using the natural herb laxative Gardfold Tea. It corrects constipation.
The article describes decisive border controls in central and eastern Europe where miles of frontier zones are patrolled by soldiers and security checks delay trains. Fixed bayonets, guarded fences, searches, and rigorous passport visa rules are common as authorities aim to keep insiders in and outsiders out, affecting business travel and crossings.
A shopper and companion discuss the effect of a hat purchase as the price tag is shown to the husband. The exchange highlights a focus on cost and decision in a retail moment.
A Columbus boy riding with his mother spots pumpkings in a field. He wants one, but the mother explains they belong to the owner. Seeing a pumpkin detached from a vine, the boy jokes that it is not tied and that they may take it.
Miss Marie Lahr recounts a maid who unexpectedly wished to resign. The girl confirms the reason is not private but relates to being "serant" denobilised, prompting surprise at the disclosure in a public tale.
A fragmentary quote explores why many youths leave home to study magic. It suggests a natural impulse and notes family members in a household prefer not to be bothered by ongoing practice. The text hints at daily life around aspiring magicians and the strain on home life.
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