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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1919
Page
8
An old advertisement notes instant relief from stomach indigestion with Pape's Diapepsin tablets, claiming rapid end to gas acidity and heartburn. It also mentions forest service collecting ladybugs in Oregon to release in wheat fields to combat aphids, and promotes Cuticura products for itchy scalp and skin care.
A witty exchange between Mrs Justwed and Mrs Longwed in the Boston Globe hints at marital power dynamics. The wife asks what she would do if her husband disagreed with her judgment and the other replies that she never had the chance to find out because he never dares to differ.
Governor Harding seeks state aid for home ownership modeled on federal veteran plans while English only schooling is urged. A state food price commission, higher teacher wages, and a legislative reference bureau are proposed. The 38th assembly ratifies the national Prohibition amendment swiftly as sessions begin with a record roll call and military presence in Des Moines.
Thousands seek farms as millions of acres available through railway and private owners. Government offers guidance, travel discounts, and information on Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Prospective settlers urged to inspect land, compare options, and plan settlements with government assistance.
In Detroit on March 18 Sir John Fraser warned a German offensive would strike the side taking the initiative. On June 20 Detroit News correspondent Junius B Wood reported German prisoners heard officers say the war would end July 18 and some would stop fighting if it did not. Then on July 18 Generalissimo Foch launched the counter offensive that helped win the war.
The piece argues weapons evolve in war from hand to hand to ranged, noting the Roman short sword as deadlier in ancient battles like Namur where Caesar claimed 60 000 Nervii fell. It contrasts modern longer-range combat with fewer deaths per weapon and adds quips about gas saving and loving one’s work.
A dated advertisement touts Gold Medal Haarlem oil capsules as a remedy for aging related bladder and kidney issues. It asserts relief from backache rheumatism and various pains, promoting the capsules as odorless and easy to take, with claims of purifying the blood and warding off serious kidney diseases.
A collage of humorous bids and ad blurbs including a reading teacher lamenting lack of cups, a garbled herb laxative promotion, a Wombat bridge joke, a poet asked to write on Our Daily Bread, and Cole’s Carbolineaire claiming instant burn relief with a drugstore push.
An odd advertisement touts Cure pimples headaches and bad breath with Doctor Pierce's Plement Poliety. The fragment hints at medical claims and humorous lines about witnesses and cross examination, with a brief allusion to polishing eyeglasses and a U. S. news service tag.
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