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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1912
Page
3
A digest of events from around the world as Congress debates tariff shifts on dyes, and President Taft faces cabinet reshuffles. A. Platt Andrew resigns over friction with MacVeagh. Taft, Wilson, and Roosevelt factions maneuver in national conventions. Thaw and Quimby cases unfold. deadly accidents, balloon disasters, and strikes shock readers. naval moves and legal notices fill the balance of power and public notices.
The piece argues for Iowa’s temporary tax commission to reform taxation equity, comparing the state’s levy to Kansas and urging better assessment supervision to attract investment. It also outlines Iowa Geological Department summer projects, fruit crop figures, Rural Life Week activities, and various state notices on insurance, patents, road laws, and milk commission recommendations.
The platform favors lower tariffs, income tax, direct election of senators, and strict enforcement of anti trust laws. It denounces Taft administration tariff bills, advocates federal supervision of interstate business, campaign finance reform, presidential primaries, and regulation of railroads and communications. It also supports banking reform, rural credit study, flood control in the Mississippi valley, and a single presidential term.
A fragmented clippings collage jokes about constipation remedies and a costly potato joke from Harvard Lampoon. It promotes Paxton Toilet Co. medicines at 260 a box postpaid and references the Paxton ad feature in Pleasant, featuring Winter humor and a note on crops.
An advertisement touts Murine Eye Remedy for watery irritated eyes with claims of quick relief. The copy highlights gentle formula and ease of use, urging readers to try the product for eye comfort.
Mrs Edward R Hewitt president of the Woman's Municipal league spoke in New York on the cleaner streets movement. She asserted that women's influence is pervasive and urged trust in it, adding that few men would reach the top without their wives steadying the ladder.
A Florida tale recounted at a luncheon recalls two Black families living near a shared water well. After a fence was moved ten feet, Eliza tripped on the shallow wall and cried out in shock, asking who moved the well. The story centers on suspicion and the unusual setting.
A fragment describes a deaf and mute woman who talks aloud by using her hands to converse with her left hand when no one is present. The passage notes she is garrulous despite her impairments and includes dialogue about whether she is talking.
A Michigan woman claims coffee worsened her and her husband’s health including bladder catarrh and heart palpitations. After switching to Postum, she says symptoms improved in weeks, stomach trouble cleared, and children benefited. she notes long boiling improves taste and cites The Road to Wellville book.
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