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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 15, 1909

Page

6

Pinkham cure testimonial from Camden and Gardiner women

Camden and Gardiner testimonials praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from headaches back pain fatigue and nervous weakness. Mrs Valentine of Camden and Mrs Williams of Gardiner describe recovery from female ailments after months of suffering and doctor concerns. The ad urges trials for uterine inflammation ulcers irregularities and related symptoms.

Camden N.J Lydia Ek Pinkhan Yale Pinkham W. P. Valentine Lincoln Avenue N. J A. WiLlians Lydia E. Pinkham

Stamp Swindle Involving Wine Merchant Letters

Paris dispatch reports three Marseilles residents and a retired judge faced with criminal proceedings for a swindle case tied to letters from a wine merchant. Each accused allegedly received stamps with vintages and kept the stamps, with police raids expected to locate the corpus delicti in their homes.

France Oliver Wendell Holmes Alexander Dumas Marseilles Paris Denver News- Tribune

Grape-Nuts Story of Brain Nerve Food Discovery

A brain worker, blocked by fatigue, discovers Grape-Nuts through careful study of foods that build the brain and nerves. The daily use renews strength, aids digestion, and reduces fatigue. Post signs each package and the book The Road to Wellville is promoted.

C. W. Post Wellville

Tramp Murders Four Near Rudolph South Dakota

A farmer J W Christie his wife and daughter aged 13 and a neighbor were slain by an unknown tramp on a Saturday. The killer shot Christie and then fired on the house occupants, killing the three inside. It is believed Christie kept a large sum of money at home and posses organized a pursuit.

South Dakota J. W. Christia Rudolph Christie

Man Who Knew Alleged Murderer Identifies Corpse in Morgue

A reporter asserts the drowned man found in the Hudson River is Leon Ling, alleged killer of Miss Elsie Sigel, based on appearance and hair. Others who knew Ling viewed the body at Fordham morgue, but a boy could not confirm, citing possible water damage and uncertainty.

Ling Leon van Wagener Carey

Fourth's Death Toll Smaller as Celebrations Curb Losses

Nationwide returns for the two day Fourth of July celebration show 44 fatalities by Tuesday dawn, down from 56 in 1908, with 2,361 injuries up from 1,899. Total losses reach 734,676 dollars, mainly due to a Spokane fire that caused 350,000 dollars in damages.

Spokane Wash

Crowds at C. E. Convention Opens in St Paul

The twenty fourth international Christian Endeavor convention formally opened in St Paul Minnesota with the United Society meeting at the Ryan Hotel. Trustees then held their annual session as delegates gathered for the first large general meeting. President Clark directed the opening in the Auditorium as crowds flowed from Union Station and reception officials guided delegates to their headquarters churches with instruction cards.

International Christian Endeavor St. Paul

Jewelry Heist Reported at London Regent Street

F Goldschmidt of Paris reports a theft at a Regent street restaurant in London. Jewel loot valued at 590000 pounds, stored in a handbag, includes ten pearl necklaces and numerous loose pearls and diamonds, stolen from the restaurant’s Ig natatory.

Regent Street London Scotland Yard F. Goldschmidt Paris

Congress Passes Tariff Bill With Income Tax Amendment

The House and Senate debated tax provisions and tariff details. The corporation tax was added to the tariff bill, with money and holding company provisions approved. The Senate adopt ed the Brown resolution to submit the income tax amendment to states. The Payne Aldrich tariff bill passed late Thursday night after lengthy debate.

Aldrich Hayburn Mughea Cumming Newlands Rayner Brandegee Root Sabaton Senate House Couden Montenegro Texas Committee On Appropriations Finance Tobcco Daniel Virginia Finance Committee Clapp Minnesota Customs Court la Follette Payne Aldrich Bradley Kentucky

Deer Kill Count in Louisiana Season Report

President Mil ler announces 6 500 deer killed in Louisiana during the recent season. Adolph Deutsch Sr of New York resisted a children's court order to whip his son instead of paying a fine of 2 dollars, paying under protest. A knife duel on the Colville reservation left Little Tom dead Bil Allen with a near severing of the head.

Frank M. Miller Louisiana Game Commission Adolph Deutsch, Sr New York Chilldren's Colville Washington Little Tom Bil Allen

The Pink of Propriety in a Dining Room Encounter

A scene unfolds in Mrs Poole's dining room where a stringed band plays an air from Meyerbeer. The daughter of the house asks a shy stranger if he is Mike Meyerbeer and he replies, I never drank a ginas of one of those lagers in my life, spoken with cold precision.

Deans Kidney Pills Help Sufferer From Backache

An Ohio man credits Deans Kidney Pills with relief from backache headache and dizziness tied to kidney disease. Ad promotes the 60 cent box sold by Yester Millburn Co Buffalo NY and cites a testimonial urging readers to remember the brand. A second humorous note recalls a fortune telling episode at a county fair and a comical calamity caused by a guest.

de- Tayla Mia John FF Riley Walnut Hamilton Ohio Dean Dean‘s Yester-Millburn Co Buffalo N.Y

History rewrite warns of future despotism

The piece recalls King George III reluctantly allowing the American colonies to go and warns, with a Churchillian tone, that a future monarch could be ten times as absolute. The Chicago Tribune is cited as noting Aldrich.

George III Mr. Aldrich Chicago Tribune

Getting Hack Captain Exchange On Boat Start Time

A brief Chicago Tribune item captures a humorous exchange aboard a vessel. A passenger asks when the boat starts, and the captain replies that it starts when he gives the word. The passenger thanks him, realizing a misbelief about the start signal.

Alover Chicago Tribune

Eggs Longevity Question Sparks Lively Counter Remark

A casual lunch counter customer asks how long eggs keep as a dark grim man nearby swears he has seen eggs stored for not less than two years. The exchange captures a vivid urban chat from a Chicago Tribune page.

Remini Chicago Tribune

Rivers Quotes in Quiet Study Amid Competition Theme

A fragmentary dialogue shows Rivers and Brooks musing on competition and nature. The exchange hints at a familiar quotation and a focus on striving, with Rivers nibbling a pencil as he speaks.

Rivers First of Nature Promptef Brooks

Allen's Foot-Hair Advert Claim By Mrs Holtert

A Providence reader praises Allen's Foot-Hair for tired feet and urges purchase from local druggists. The note claims the product eased long weariness after extensive use and extols its benefits for feet. Also mentions a church in China growing from six to sixty thousand converts since 1900.

Allen Matilda Holtert Providence R. 1 All Drugelets China

Indian Reservations Open Registration and Drawings

Registration runs July 1 to August for three reservations Missoula Coeur d'Alene and Spokane. Each offers a 180 acre farm with three chances to win. Cost to register is free. prize valued from 1,256 to 7 per acre. Rail fares from Chicago to Missoula and return 39. to Coeur d Alene 55.10. to Spokane 63.50. July 20 travel dates. agent A Miller handles bookings.

Fathead Missoula Mont Coeur d’Alene Coeur d'Alene Idaho Spokane Wash Chicago Minwau- Ken & So Path Ratuwary Kallapell

Ruskin Throws Quarto At Critic In Rome Dispute

A Vinorona Critic in Ruskin once hurled a large quarto at A Stodart Walker after he questioned Michelangelo s Moser proportion in Rome. Ruskin then insisted no one should judge artworks without daily viewing for six months and hinted that Walker had not used his eyes properly.

Ruskin Chambers’ Journal Stodart Walker Michelangelo Rome

Dreadful Dandruff Cure Advertised by Cuticura

A 1908 testimonial from Mrs J A Darng of Carthage Ohio praises Cuticura Soap and Ointment for removing dandruff and mill crust on her daughter and baby. She notes a missionary husband in the Southwest and claims the remedies left the scalp clean and free from dandruff, calling Cuticura a blessing. Potter Drug & Chem Corp Sole Props Boston.

Ruby Cutiura J. A Potter Drug & Chem. Corp Boston

Touch and Go in a Foyer Exchange

In a Chicago Tribune vignette Glasapy, an inventor, meets Washobaugh who claims county rights to a new illustrated edition of works. The dialogue shifts to a light note about a play and its star arriving late, reflecting a stage-side street scene ambience.

Glasapy Littte

A Man Seeks Exactness In Almanac Error

Mr William shows a zeal for precision criticizing the almanac for stating the world’s age as seventy-two million years both last year and this year. He argues it should read seventy-two million and one, to be exact, sparking a light domestic exchange with his wife Jane.

William Jane

Metal Hine Sparks With Iron Additions In Fuel Mix

A zinc alloy concept describes a metal named Metal Hine that, with 70 percent cerium and 30 percent iron, emits a shower of sparks when struck lightly by a steel wheel. It has been used to light gas burners, miners acetylene lamps, and cigar lighters, and may power autoignition in gas engines and headlights.

Fragmentary Quip From Guest and Hostess Exchange

A reader notes a garbled dialogue with a visitor asking where to scratch a marsh ps. The hostess stammers that her husband always—under the mantelpiece—underlines a quirky domestic moment.

Chicago Tribune

Sunor Fox Chila Rednoge FuSammation Item

A fragment notes a 25 cents bottle item labeled in garbled form. Details are unclear but indicates a small sale or listing with a price and product type. Entities are not clearly identifiable due to OCR errors.

Munyon Msn Sunor Fox Chila

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