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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1922
Page
8
A fragmented ad style note discusses how constituents should feel about English usage and business talk. It mentions a senator Seurtor Sorg ep and contrasts nuisance with grievance, then shifts to Cuticura for sore hands and hand care tips using Soap Ointment and Talcum as toilet staples.
A fragmented line shows a casual musings about dance versus a dawnce with a rough reference to four dollars, reflecting a quirky local voice and incomplete context from the page. The exact event, person, or place is not clear from the readable text.
The eéiclistag at Bertin voted con Acience in the government of Chancels lor. The vote 230 to 180. Fire destroyed a business block Broadway and Seventeenth street New York and caused $100,000 loss. Dr. James Martin Peebles died at Los Angeles aged nearly 100. Vex Ickard, fight promoter, indicted for criminal assault by New York grand jury. Ford offer approved to develop Musele Shoals properties. War department announces immediate reduction of 203 officers and 3,000 men in Germany. Two assassins shot John Gartler notary public on Chicago’s Princeton Avenue. Stock promoters to be stopped by federal and state plan. 19 individuals named. Six indictments in New York grand juries on Wall Street bucketshop ring. Immigration law life extended to June 8, 1923. Ritayuori shot in Helsingfors and died en route to hospital. Albert Beveridge announces Indiana Senate candidacy. Pope Pius to hold first consistory next month. five French cardinals likely. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley E. Clark killed in Michigan car crash. Gen. Antonio Pruneda shot by firing squad in Mexico City. Question of new commercial case continues.
A Lisbon dispatch says the United States will appear before the new economic congress convened at Coimbra. Reports of starvation among miners in West Virginia's New River fields are reportedly largely imaginary per a Labor Department summary released in Washington. Senator Kenyon plans to resign February 24 to take U S judge post for the Eighth circuit. A wide Danish lockout affects harbor workers and others, involving about 150000 employees. Cantigny transport returns to New York with 1056 troops and 270 soldiers buried in France reinterred.
New York broker Crawford Patten & Cannon, a New York Stock Exchange member, failed financially as announced at the opening. Market quotes show wheat, rye, hay, cattle, hogs, and sheep prices across multiple grades and delivery terms.
A fragment from a period piece features a grocer affirming the authenticity of eggs as genuine step-made while a housekeeper inquires about their country eyes. The exchange hints at regional dialogue and domestic routines.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as the lone easy home dye kit that can refresh faded garments from draperies to sweaters. It claims simple directions for wool, silk, linen, or cotton, guarantees no streaking or running, and targets first time users with reassurance to ask a druggist for material type.
A short dramatic note recounts a child’s bravado in the dark with his mother nearby. The piece focuses on parental concern rather than danger, highlighting a quiet domestic moment from a bygone era.
The family moved from gaslight to electric lighting. Baby Frenk, standing on tip toe, reaches two push buttons and delights in turning on lights. When darkness falls, he asks his mother if she is there, then reassures himself, insisting the night be lit.
The piece presents terse reminiscences about attributing blame for a lost venture and the impulse to seek credit. It notes that rising high in a social ladder can define a career, reflecting on ego and responsibility.
A brief note reports a romantic ideal faltering into sleepless nights as affection fades into personal restlessness.
For many years druggists have watched the remarkable record of Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root the great kidney liver and bladder medicine. It is a physician's prescription and a strengthening medicine helping the kidneys liver and bladder do nature's work. It has stood the test of years and is sold by all druggists on its merit. Send ten cents for a sample bottle.
In a humorous scene, the master greets Pat Murphy and jokes about his flirtations with girls. Pat teases back, claiming he met one of her father's totes, prompting lighthearted laughter and banter in the workshop.
The dialogue shows a tense exchange where a man pledges affection for a daughter but hints at possible consequences if she is unhappy. A father responds that the daughter will be cared for, noting most men threaten lawsuits but rarely act. an excuse is used when action is refused.
A fragment shows a woman lamenting insomnia and a man offering a curt remedy steep it off and sleep it off. The brief dialogue captures a restless moment with abrupt, old fashioned speech.
Mr. Peckton notes he does not always read aloud to Mrs. Peckton. He recalls reading a magazine claim that a woman's place is in the home. He replies with a quick retort, quoting an old joke from memory to illustrate his point.
Jones denies marriage, explains it's tough business and nerves. Defective shammacks cause many fond lovers to fall out.
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