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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1923
Page
6
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a kidney liver and bladder remedy. It claims purity strength and excellence in every bottle and notes availability at drug stores in medium and large sizes. Readers are invited to send ten cents to a Birmingham New York address for a sample.
Shipping losses mount as multiple vessels suffer damage or sink off Virginia and New Jersey. Mobicenisio and other craft drift 160 miles offshore. crew of thirty faces possible death while Friendship sinks near Virginia Beach. Manhattan stand disabled and towed to New York. a cutter races to aid. United States de Panama reports further distress.
Washington Feb 16 Representative Harold Kautsen Republican whip spoke in the house declaring that military operations to France are mainly to blame for farmers inability to move a large surplus of foodstuffs He urged the United States to take an active role in settling the reparations issue.
Washington February 16. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing will soon issue the largest bonds in finance history. When signed by British authorities they will represent the 4.6 billion dollar debt of the British government to the United States.
Parla votes a loan of 400000000 francs or about 25000000 dollars to Poland to bolster its financial and economic standing and restore its role in the European concert. In Dusseldorf the German occupation forces face rising nationalist resistance as officials warn civilians against aiding armed acts in the Ruhr.
Washington reports complete ICC returns show class 1 railroads earned more in 1922 than any year since government control. Big Meat Office saving planned. Post office officials propose a standard lighting system for post offices nationwide to save millions, submitted to the Postmaster General.
A jumble of ads and anecdotes: misused courage, a note on burns from Washington tar, a motor driven lawn mower, and inexpensive gelatin desserts. A New York Sun item recalls a man avoiding a dinner invitation after a groggy Saturday and eating in a nickel to the plug place, with a grouch over stale milk.
A downtown employment expert coldly rebukes a flapper seeking work. She urges modest dress with real sleeves and neat hair while warning that rouge and a revealing hat may trigger misjudgment. The exchange shows social pressure on women seeking jobs.
A state city prison tale unfolds with mention of attorney notes on re thought of rights. Edward Shubert, captain of police, rejects an appeal for release on own recognizance of a craps shanter. A lawyer pleads but Shubert directs action to another captain. Locals discuss plans to flee toward Oklahoma amid rumors and confusion.
A Birmingham Age-Herald excerpt contends that a deep intellectual bond between a man and a woman, though meant to inspire, often ends with a lawyer or court official delivering the final word, highlighting a clash between personal connection and legal authority.
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