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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1920
Page
8
An old style ad urges bilious or constipated readers to take Cascarets for a gentle cleanout. It promises relief from headaches stomach upset and skin dullness without harsh medicines or groggy aftereffects. The copy emphasizes ease of use and low cost while claiming the product works while you sleep.
An art dealer touts Daub-Neigti’s Portrait of a Lady as the perfect addition for a new mansion. A recently wealthy man balks at paying a hundred thousand dollars, exclaiming he doesn’t know the sitter.
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as pure and safe for kidney liver and bladder relief. It highlights vegetable ingredients non stimulant nature and non addiction while offering samples and three bottle sizes through Dr Kilmer Co of Binghamton New York.
An ad asserts truth as the core advertising principle embraced by the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World. It promotes Triner’s American Elixir of Bitter Wine for indigestion and stomach issues and notes other Triner remedies adhere to the same truth standard. The notice lists dealer confirmation and provides the Joseph Triner Company address in Chicago.
Ethel recounts Jack's betrayal of Mariel by selling her old love letters to a sun newspaper for old paper. She reveals he used the money to buy an engagement ring for another girl, sparking Grace’s disbelief.
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications, as they fail to reach the disease. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken internally to act through the blood on mucous surfaces. Composition includes tonics and blood purifiers. marketed by Bdey & Co. Toledo Ohio for 7 cents.
Fragmented quotes describe grievances about Grubb and domestic tensions, interwoven with odd ad style lines. References to Garfield Ten and druggist promotion appear, while a brief line mentions competition and a character named Dalthwore Aniwrlean.
Across the world, Britain France and Japan maneuver in Syria Persia and the Black Sea area as Bolshevik threats pulse. Allied leaders discuss peace blockades, mobilize troops toward the Caucasus, and press for Holland to extradite the former emperor amid domestic political storms.
World happenings report a mosaic of wartime notes: honors to Mino and Réjane of Pavia, deaths including Albert W. Bublard and others, a railway collision near Selmeldemuhl with casualties, and executions in Vienna. It notes air travel experiments, political shifts in Ireland, and a 80 to 88 Senate vote on revelations, while reporting protests, aviation grants, and martial law in Italy amid railway strikes. The Paris government faces a confidence vote, with governors chosen and legal battles over prohibition in Rhode Island, plus Japan’s policy in Siberia and Czech troops.
A Duluth man identified as a farmer four miles south of Cloquet reportedly wintered his wife and two children before their deaths. The fragmentary notice notes a tragedy tied to a rural residence near Cloquet with limited readable details on the individuals involved.
The Chicago markets report mixed commodity prices across grains, live stock, and poultry. Corn softens while wheat and rye see modest gains. cattle and hog futures show varied levels with prime steers and butchers noting notable price ranges. Live poultry prices list turkeys, fowls, and ducks with small per-unit adjustments.
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