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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1920
Page
6
An advertisement promotes Danderine as a scalp tonic to revitalize hair health, restore color and fullness, and prevent thinning. It also markets Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a internal treatment claimed to cure catarrh via the bloodstream, touting testimonials and a Toledo company as makers.
A vintage advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a safe laxative for children, emphasizing a fruity taste and clear dosing on each bottle. The copy urges mothers to choose the product for gentle stomach and bowel relief, noting the name California on the package.
A home remedy to halt water loss and darken faded gray hair uses Bay Rum, Barbe Compound, glycerine, and ox or alcohol. Apply twice weekly until the desired shade, costing little. will not color the scalp, leave a sticky residue, or rub off, and can be prepared by a druggist or at home.
A compact remark notes a woman’s fondness for a lavish turquoise cloak described as her favored wrap. The comment highlights her bold fashion choice and public perception of her style.
A special election in West Waterloo approved a $600,000 bond issue for a new high school by 1,164 to 67. The article notes farmers forming a national association, corn test winners, and county agents promoting sunflowers, wood fuel, and cooperative shipping as local rural priorities.
Former Premier Paderewski will depart Warsaw for Switzerland on January 17. The Sobranje in Sofia ratified the peace treaty with the allies. The Senate in Washington passed the water power bill by 52 to 18. Berlin denied reports of a Soviet agreement. An armored train clash near Lake Baikal left three wounded. Robbers seized bonds and stamps valued at $50,000 from the Pleasantville bank in Indiana. The Paris supreme council drafted a note seeking extradition of the former Gorin emperor. Francis Marton Gray, a 77 year old former Michigan banker, died in San Diego. Batney Ordonez was wounded in a sword duel in Montevideo. Germany started evacuating the Schleswig first zone as required by the peace treaty. A naval force of 638 ships was recommended for the House Naval Committee. Judge Jareck of Chicago set a record holding five youths on robbery counts. Shipping board vessels earned about $100,000 each in 1919, with 1,200 ships operated. London railway workers accepted government wage settlement. Occurrences of plunder in Oberhausen, Germany. Influenza cases at Great Lakes naval station reached 292 this year. The U.S. was urged to supply Poland with surplus military supplies. United States and railway clerks’ union agreed to a national labor pact. Ex-Kaiser Wilhelm reportedly in semi-prostration over Allied plans to try him. Berlin riots left about 50 dead, 160 wounded. Ukrainians, aided by Galician forces, entered Odessa, per Ukrainian press dispatch.
Flour and hay prices vary with grades from white wheat to Timothy hay. Cattle values show prime heavy and good steers, yearlings, cows, and veal calves with wide ranges. Hogs, sheep, and live poultry list assorted weights and prices, reflecting market diversity and regional demand.
A reader praises Triner's American Tonic of Bitter Wine as the best cleaning remedy for indigestion constipation and related symptoms. A customer from Oakley Michigan affidavits long-term satisfaction and recommends Triner's Twiniment for stiff muscles while noting the full stock at Joseph Winer Company in Chicago.
A wry exchange reveals a domestic dispute over bread in the home. One party complains that the bread topic weighs heavily while another retorts that it sounds like taking his wife’s biscuits. The fragment hints at family tensions and humor in daily life.
The ad cites Cuticura Soap for hot baths and Cuticura Ointment to relieve red itching skin. It adds Cuticura Talcum fragrance and touts a trio of Cuticura products as indispensable for well being. A rural prosperity sentiment concludes with McIntosh, and a note jokes that a deaf man rarely misses an invitation for a drink.
An advertisement touts Bayer aspirin as genuine and safe, claimed by physicians for nineteen years. It highlights the Bayer Cross branding on packages and tablets, lists common ailments treated, and notes affordable twelve tablet packets and larger bottles sold by druggists.
Minnesota illustrator Herbert Johnson recounts a New York luncheon remark where laundries are deemed the most sensitive trade. He recalls a two column attack in a trade paper ridiculing his shirt jokes and a note about gentlemen not tying their own ties.
A Chicago Tribune item recounts a diner miscue where a hostess confuses weak coffee for tea while a maid serves ten, prompting a mortified reaction. The anecdote ends with the narrator nearly dying of embarrassment as the hostess corrects the drink.
At a conference in Christiania, directors of the mints of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden discussed replacing silver with nickel in small coins due to high silver costs. The change requires approval from the legislative bodies before taking effect.
A WWI unit of the Seventy-eighth division presses under shell-fire to the Moust-Argon sector. Under orders to dig in, a roughboy lies motionless with rifle raised. A lieutenant orders to make a hole while the doughboy quips about contractors as a German prisoner digs nearby. The Home Sector.
A schoolmaster rebukes a pupil for being slow to answer questions. The pupil replies that if he knew all the questions his father would not send him to the school. The exchange mocks exam demands and parental expectations.
A terse line notes that the jailed man hides from traffic as truth remains firm yet people fear to reveal it, suggesting social embarrassment over admitting facts tied to the case. No concrete names or places appear in the fragment.
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