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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1915
Page
8
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a nightly, painless way to cleanse the stomach, regulate the bowels, and remove toxins with a ten cent box. It emphasizes no griping, sleeps through the night, and claims improvements in headaches, indigestion, and constipation while contrasting with harsher laxatives. The piece ends with a gag about repaying a loan after a joke.
An advertisement touts Hay's Hair Health as a harmless, effective hair dye with 25¢ to $1.00 pricing, promising gray hair restoration, scalp cleansing, and shine. It includes a druggist guarantee and Newark based PhiloHay Specialties Co contact. A short magazine excerpt features humor and a George M. Cohan article snippet on stage profits.
A woman declares coffee made her sick and wrecked her nerves and rheumatic symptoms. After quitting coffee and starting Postum, she reports relief, steadiness, and weight gain. The testimony, attributed to Postum Co. of Battle Creek, promotes Regular and Instant Postum as affordable beverages with similar per cup cost.
President Wilson told Germany he will use influence to curb sale of dumdum bullets and other dangerous ammunition by American companies to belligerents in Europe. He said action will proceed even if not required by law, pending evidence that any firm manufactures or sells cartridges for use by contending armies. If evidence exists, he will press to stop such sales.
Allied forces have entered Steinbach Alsace after a week long pursuit and will tighten lines at Cernay as French guns batter Altkirch. With Steinbach and Cernay under control the path toward Muelhausen opens three to eight miles away, threatening the city from west and south.
A cigarette discarded among rubbish by a waiting passenger sparked a fire in Camden New Jersey on Sunday destroying the Atlantic City railroad station the ferry slips twenty one vestibule coaches four Pullman cars and другие facilities along the Delaware river. The blaze tied up the entire Atlantic City railroad system with 129 firemen injured or overcome by smoke and several narrow escapes reported. Albert Brown of Longeldaia listed as missing.
Washington reports the British government will consider payment of damages for the injured and the family of the deceased in the Fort Erie shooting incident. Secretary Bryan quoted the British embassy and noted Britain had expressed regret over the incident involving Walter Smith killed and Charles Dorsch wounded by Canadian troopers.
Berlin reports multiple artillery actions along the western front and repulsed infantry at St Monehould with French losses. In North Poland at Borzymow on the Vistula, German forces seized a Russian position, took 1,000 prisoners and six machine guns, while failing counterattacks suffered heavy losses. East of Rawka, the attack continued. Russian claims near Snowlodz denied with heavy losses on both sides. activity ceased Saturday.
Washington hosts the third annual convention as delegates from nearly every state gather. Mrs William A Cullop, president, calls the meeting to order while Speaker Clark extends welcome. Commissioner P P Claxton outlines how Democratic women can aid in educating youth and Comptroller Downey also speaks.
In the North sea on Thursday two steamers were sunk by mines. The Danish steamer Shingolf lost 17 crew. The British steamer Alfredia sank off Scarborough with nine survivors and 13 missing including the captain, presumed dead.
Springfield Jan 7 The Forty-ninth Illinois General Assembly opened with a House deadlock as 63 Republicans failed to agree on a candidate name while Democrats halted talks. In the Senate no organization steps occurred due to vacant seats from the eleventh and twenty-third districts and Governor Dunne's failure to issue an election proclamation.
Washington reports 252 to 76 House vote striking out Senate amendment that would ban all black race members from the United States. Other briefs note Prince Franz of Bavaria named Major General in command of Third Infantry brigade in Berlin and Italy demanding reparation from Austria over Belgrade hostage arrests.
Washington reports the department of commerce estimates December exports exceed imports by 110 million dollars though some returns remain. In Vera Cruz, General Obregon announces the capture of Puebla city, the capital of Puebla state, prompting celebrations across the region.
Chicago January 7 The Federal league asks Judge Landis to declare the National Baseball commission a trust and void all its acts and contracts with players in a move to challenge the governing body of baseball.
In a Detroit Frese Press note, a couple stops at a jeweler window where she adores engagement rings. He reluctantly indulges, tests a ring on her finger, and the moment triggers a playful, sudden spark as she exclaims Sigourd while the man protests Peruke.
An Eskimo ad extols Cuticura Ointment as a versatile hair and skin emollient with free samples by mail. A joke follows about a Swede hired as a green hand who cannot plow straight and resigns to let the field be plowed by the land itself.
A warning promotes reducing meat to prevent kidney distress and backache. It advises taking four ounces of radSalts daily as a remedy, claiming it cleanses kidneys and urine, neutralizes acid, and prevents bladder irritation. The ad touts Jad Salts as a safe, enjoyable effervescent drink used by millions.
A governor style employer jokes about a staffer wanting marriage and proposes a five dollar weekly cut to deter him. The exchange ends with the mentor predicting the decision will be thanked someday.
Fragmentary text discusses engravings and a designer of Uncle Sam’s twenty dollar gold certificates. Names Grubbs and Stubbs appear, with odd references to remedies and a question about the reader’s favorite artist. The content blends poetic or clipped phrases with potential historical relics.
In Tama Indiana the afternoon at Wilsons home turns dark in the Chautauqua pavilion as Strickland Gillilan lectures. A passerby woman in the back complains about the lighting then jokes about the speaker's face. The moment captures a wry remark by an audience member.
A humorous exchange reveals the office boy tricked the boss into ducking out of the office yesterday afternoon. The boss accuses a wife as the reason, while the boy reveals that was indeed the motive.
A fragment from a dialogue shows a speaker pledging thrift and intent to save by buying less, indicating frugality or budgeting as a theme.
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