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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1909
Page
6
An advertisement recounts a Boston man’s severe eczema on hands up to elbows with itching and raw blisters. After three months of suffering, he uses Cuticura Remedies and is cured in a month. Also includes assorted humorous clippings and product promos from the era.
A garbled ad and local chatter mix in this fragment. It includes an old drug testimonial for Hall's Catarrh Cure, a sample of a political club message, and a humorous police station exchange about a pocket pickpocket incident.
The article lists Hitchcock born in Ohio to Ashworth, a Columbia Law School graduate in 1891, noted as the “card index man” in the Post Office Department under Cortelyou during Taft campaigns. It also briefly notes Joseph Pulitzer’s world ownership, Sir Oliver Lodge’s fog-dispelling plan, and profiles Kiami Pasha and Adolf Deucher with assorted biographical highlights and positions.
President Fallieres and aide s were strolling near the Seine when Jean Mattix 24 a Savoie native struck from behind and tried to seize the President s beard. Detectors restrained him and found royalist documents on his person. Mattix boasted of duty and conspiracy linking to royalist groups. further evidence is inconclusive.
White House announces a proposed plan for a North American conservation conference to be held at the White House on February 18. President Roosevelt has sent letters to the Canadian governor general and premier and to the Mexican president, with invitations delivered by Gif ford Pinchot, who will also visit Canada and Mexico to extend the invitation. The conference aims to share knowledge on natural resources across borders and coordinate mutual conservation efforts.
Racing at San Antonio reports a one mile feature amid a card delay. The Australian Davis Cup team defeats Wright and Alexander. Myron Curtis resigns Carleton football coaching to pursue business. Harry Stover cites no winter racing legislation in Montana. Jem Driscoll defeats Charley Griffin in a Boston boxing showcase. Iowa versus Minnesota football contract talks stall with venue demands. Iowa high schools prepare for their annual meet as Doa Maines aims to win. Umpire bribe allegations surface after New York versus Chicago finale. National League probes possible prosecutions.
An illustrated Peruna testimonial features Mrs. A L Wetzel of Terre Haute recounting relief after taking Peruna. The ad notes endorsements from Mrs. Wetzel, Mrs. Chase of Washington, and claims the product is manufactured by The Peruna Drug Mfg Co in Columbus Ohio. Includes call to ask druggists for a 1909 Peruna Almanac.
At a New York dinner, Champion Hayes of Mingation Cue boasted about a future win as he claimed the next face he enters will prevail. A puzzled guest asked if he had walker experience, prompting Hayes to reveal the man’s owner had spent two years with an 80 dollar second-hand motor car.
A columnist notes a shift from older customs as brides now pay for their wedding outfits and even contribute to starting a new home. He argues modern girls, unlike twenty years ago, earn money and reduce family burdens, praising the improvement in brides over past generations and even comparing the modern young man.
A Louisville woman recalls severe coffee induced illness nine years ago. After stopping coffee and tea, switching to Postum and Grape-Nuts, she recovered to perfect health and motherhood. She credits Postum and Grape-Nuts, and notes continued charity work and club involvement.
A young boy is sent to his aunt’s cottage with a parrot named Polly. Early on the fourth of July he lights crackers, causing chaos as Polly and the aunt scold him. Polly’s plea for a cracker and Billy’s defense reveal the lesson about obeying a lady.
William White of Three Rivers Michigan credibly asserts his kidney problems from a railway collision improved after taking Dean's Kidney Pills. He says a lifetime of doctoring yielded little, but two months of the pills brought marked recovery, with family noting his strength returning. The ad notes the pills are sold by dealers and lists Forsiter-Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
Uncle Allen Sparks argues it is unfair to call members Ananias in an implied sense. An Ananias club membership issue is discussed with caution about eligibility and honesty amid light humor. Pazo ointment promises pile relief in 6 to 14 days or money back.
Uncle Allen mocks a statesman who treads a middle path between radicals and conservatives. The fragment hints at public skepticism toward political moderation amid a verbose era, with aside remarks about quack remedies and everyday market wisdom.
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