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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1897
Page
4
An old advertisement urges subscribers to renew for wood, offering receipts for non-subscribers. It promotes various patent remedies including Clover Root, a laxative, and Bhilolts Consumption Cure, touting quick relief and pleasant taste. Sold by W. H. Finke and W. I. Finke.
An elderly customer from Hartford, Conn., writes that Karl's Clover Root Tox eased nervous tension and strengthened her nervous system after constipation and bowel issues. She reports rapid health restoration and endorses the remedy, naming W. H. Fink as distributor. The ad mentions Elijoh's Vitalizer and stock-raising tips about feeding whole grain, with references to mills and local merchants.
The Diepateh of St. Paul Minusoty markets frea seeds with rival weekly papers and promises nine offers from the house of Stuy & Company. Advertises a guaranteed trust, weekly concerns, and public attention to their seed varieties amid contest claims and subscription notes.
Advertises train tickets and excursion routes across Illinois Wisconsin and Iowa with connections to Centralia and Chicago appearing. Mentions round trips from May, pricing, and ticket agents, plus a health remedy claim for dyspepsia and consumption with urged personal testimonials and sales by local vendors.
A fragmented old ad urges readers to try Shilohs Cure for coughs and colds while promoting millinery by Mrs ME McCann of Glermont Iowa. It notes assorted tonics, clover bone powder for constipation, and a money back guarantee if not satisfied, with sellers W. I Karl and W. UL. Finke named.
Four room house in Clermont Iowa offered cheaply with good timber price listed. Address contact Mus Extra Firaauann Clermont Iowa for details.
An advertisement touts Shilon's Catarrh Remedy with claims of a clear voice and breath after use. It mentions a free nasal injector and notes the product is sold by W. H. Finke.
Residents recount a fatal event at a rural homestead with husband and wife found dead and a possible secondary shooter. Theories swirl around motives involving alleged affairs and jealousy. Police notes discuss tracks, timing, and conflicting accounts, while one man asserts a separate killer behind the killings.
An exchange asks why men who own a pup are careful to keep it at home at night yet neglect their boy or girl. The writer argues this is wrong and predicts the man will learn his mistake too late.
The piece notes that Brown barbers will push a bill at the next legislative session to require barber licensure, similar to Minnesota. It warns that practicing without a license may incur a $169 fine and up to three months in jail.
On Monday Judge Hobson sent three men to Ananjosa for two years each for larceny. The condemned were Robi and Stendel of Eldorado and Hasbrook with Taylor. They were taken down that evening by Sheriff Wockings and D O Smith.
Fidelity Insurance Company, based in Des Moines, emphasizes local Iowa focus, strong growth, and state-only operations. Incorporated in 1898 after starting business in 1887, its $100,000 capital and growing surplus underpin policyholders' security with losses of over $199,000 paid to Iowa residents.
The Des Moines Record praises a young insurance firm noting its plain policies, prompt loss payments, and fair business methods. Leaders John Capper, D. Menning, GC Moore, CB Wright, and N. I. Collin are cited as trusted figures in the Capital City. Local patron Jans Keiser reports growing popularity and easy business relations under liberal policies.
Mig and Rorer advise reducing artificial heat during hot months and cooking early to lower daytime fire use. Bare floors beat carpets, water spray cools grounds, and a breeze through rooms helps. Ice tubs in centers absorb heat, rotate water nightly, keep cellars dry, whitewash with lime to stay fresh.
The piece discusses a Diamond Jubilee reception where Queen Victoria allegedly allowed the wife of U S special envoy Whitelaw Reid to kiss her hand. It remarks on morals, lineage, and national progress, noting perceived inequality and cultural standards through a satirical lens.
The article emphasizes maternal care for infants during the second summer, noting that fat babies sleep and grow. It advises increasing fat intake if the baby does not prosper or gain weight, suggesting dietary guidance and attentive care as essential to infant health.
A speculative essay questions why American women marry British men and whether such unions are justified by broad social good. It weighs road quality, country life, and English manners, pondering if Britons’ steadier temperament or personal charm drives marriages. It also considers American cleavages between urban aspiration and rural life.
A Women’s Home Journal summary explains balanced daily rations: in cold weather eat more carbonaceous foods like fats and starches and more bulky vegetables to support repair and energy. in heat, emphasize vegetables with salts, and pair main dishes like beef with potatoes or mutton with rice.
A New York Academy of Sciences meeting discussed major rail improvements reducing track roughness two thirds. New rail designs and manufacturing methods cut per mile inequality from six to seven feet to eighteen inches, with residual dents. Heavier locomotives longer trains and higher speeds are now feasible.
Announcement touts Toronto as finest city in Upper Janaday for the Epworth League Conference of the Worls attracting thousands in July. Cedar Rapids Route offers very low-rate tickets to support travel. Wite J. Morton, G. P. & {.A. of Catlar Rapidy, Towa, provides further particulars.
Des Moines Daily News advertises a special rail trip to San Francisco aboard the Fuscian Endeavor, with fares from Cedar Rapids and Des Moines. Return tickets go on sale in San Francisco on several dates between July 1834 and August 9, with a $5.40 berth rate. Reservations via B R B & NS agents or J. K. Morrow, G P T A Cedar Rapids.
Advertisement fragment lists travel fares for round trips to Detroit Indianapolis and Cedar Rapids areas, with dates in 1807 and 1897. Mentions National Young People's Christian Union and Republican League of the U.S. alongside ticket agent contact details and pricing on playing cards and groceries. Contains numerous OCR errors and scattered product names.
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