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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1905
Page
6
An 19th century style ad extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a universal female remedy. It alleges cure for ovarian troubles, leucorrhea, uterine tumors, menstrual irregularities, nervous debility, and backache, inviting readers to write Mrs. Pinkham for confidential advice.
A St Louis Globe-Democrat letter recounts a weeklong fishing outing from St Louis to Freeburg near Gasconade. Four men caught 126 bass and 84 jacks totaling 88 Fish pounds largest bass 84 pounds jack 414 pounds cat 2 pounds. They shipped their catch to Marshal the next day.
A church quip on poor collections hints that sermons influence giving. An ad-like blurb promotes Dr Caldwell's laxative Syrup Pepsin for babies with a money back guarantee. Cordelia and Gertrude exchange barbed wit about a rejected proposal as practice makes perfect.
An old advertisement offers a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease powder by writing to Allen 5 Olmsted Le Roy New York It claims to cure tired sweaty hot swollen and aching feet ease tight shoes and treat corns and bunions Also mentions drugstores selling the product for 25 cents and includes a testimonial about Pisa's Cure for Consumption and a light joke about ghosts and donkeys.
A collage of satirical and opinion snippets from multiple papers cites pacifism, naval costs, and political quips. It parodies American identity in global conflicts, mocks leaders including Cleveland and Hyde, and notes Russia Japan hostilities, battleships, and public figures while weaving in jokes about trains and governance.
LASTING RELIEF a W Walls Superintendent of Streets Lebanon Ky says nightly rest was broken by irregular kidney action with back and kidney pain and painful secretions before Doan's Kidney Pills. He reports quick lasting relief after use and endorses the product for kidney disorders. Sold by druggists for cents per box.
A garbled discussion blends a legal dispute over arson with a critique of the picking industry profits. The piece cites Census data on gross margins, noting packers’ profits lag behind millers and suggesting dissents about trust patterns. A stray verse from Success Magazine ends the excerpt.
Mrs. Davis of Carmel Maine recounts four years of monthly misery from irregular functions and severe pains. After trying five doctors and numerous remedies, Dr Williams Pink Pills eased her symptoms within weeks and she regained strength and vitality. The ad urges women with similar issues to consult their pharmacist.
An eccentric exchange at a boarding house features a landlady harshly speaking to a servant and directing milk delivery as a cow is chased. The dialogue includes misheard words and a humorous tone about supplying oatmeal.
An old health note extols Mull’s Grape Tonte as a hot weather tonic. It claims the remedy cleanses the system of impurities, strengthens digestion, and prevents heat prostration and summer stomach troubles. The text emphasizes high grape content and its use to combat constipation and debility in hot months.
A testimonial from Mrs Aidle Eaton of Bellevue Michigan describes relief from five years of intense itching bleeding eczema after using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. The letter invites doubt about the cure and mentions the belgians as the greatest potato enter a world and the Irish come weond.
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