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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1924
Page
6
A vintage ad touts California Fig Syrup as the gentle laxative for infants and children. It promises no narcotics, warns against counterfeits, and urges insisting on genuine California Syrup. The note cites the city directory details for the Cohens and Smiths and lists thousands of similar surnames.
An advertisement promises Danderine repairs for neglected scalps improving hair with moisture and life. It touts quick relief from dandruff itching and describes hair as invigo rated with new strength color and youthful beauty. The ad is followed by a dialogue from a Seattle Post Intelligencer excerpt about an inconsiderate man and upbraiding comment.
An ad-like fragment warns consumers to demand Bayer aspirin and to look for genuine Bayer safety marks. It mentions concerns about fake packaging, urges purchasing only genuine Bayer products, and references extended safety testing and physician endorsements. The passage also contains unrelated notes about clocks and a Cuticura talcum advertisement amid noisy OCR text.
A noted novelist at a wedding breakfast tells the bride to endure, remarking that wives were made to suffer as years pass. The remark appears in the Boston Transcriber, reflecting old marriage stereotypes in a brief anecdote.
A fragment lists vintage ads and aims at humorous or cautionary notes. It mentions Dandelion Butter Color sold for 35 cents and other old time advertising lines, including health and home remedies, a Colorado note about tsetse flies and a Brandreth Pill laxative.
A proposal to jail first offense bootleggers in Iowa without fines is under serious consideration by intemperance committees in both houses. The session debates focus on strengthening liquor law enforcement as part of a broader code revision and budget system for state and municipal finances.
The chief forester of the Department of Agriculture warns that under current conditions the nations timber supply will run out in forty to fifty years. Pine timber is being cut eight and a half times faster than it is replaced, while hardwood is cut three and a half times as fast.
An Arkinsss man canvassed his hometown seeking money to finance a divorce action against his wife. The note hints at philosophy but emphasizes the need for funds to proceed with the suit.
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