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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1919
Page
8
Vintage puff parodies a foot care remedy Freezone with dramatic misquotes and garbled dialogue. It touts a tiny bottle costing fifty cents to relieve hard corn and callus instantly, promising painless removal and a bold, humorous line about predicting income after marriage.
A discussion cites that the average heart beats about 36 million times per year, multiplying across 8,000,000 men. The piece uses vivid analogies to compare heart energy with large weapons and ships, then notes a Georgia town's backyard pig production of 85,000 pounds in 1918 under pig club work with state and U S Department of Agriculture cooperation.
A vintage medical ad argues infant mortality is high in civilized countries and claims Castoria can prevent deaths by replacing narcotic syrups. It asserts Castoria contains no opiates or narcotics and carries the signature of Chas. H. Fletcher. The piece warns against teething drops with opium.
Three hundred pigs on a San Francisco wharf waited for a scow. They bolted their drivers and leaped into the bay, scattering sailors during a boat drill. The pigs swam off toward the sunset as they pulled several sailors overboard.
An old advertisement touts Othine double strength to remove freckles claiming rapid fading of spots with one ounce often sufficing. It promises a money back guarantee if freckles persist and urges asking for double strength. A separate note reports Ensign Van Court using planes to locate swamps along the North Carolina coast to identify mosquito breeding grounds for drainage projects.
A short dialogue explores golf talent and improvement, with a speaker admitting limited skill yet optimistic about future progress. A brief aside touches on romance economics and social remarks, including a Boston Transcript quotation and a casual comment about Brown’s new suit and his wife’s finances.
Henry Lord Brougham argues that true oratory comes from consistent practice and self-control, not raw talent. Persistent effort, self-possession, and fluent delivery elevate any speaker, while genius without preparation remains merely ordinary talk.
An advertisement touts Cutioura Trio soaps ointment and talcum at 25¢ each, noting a refined face care line with powder and perfume claims. The piece shifts to Japan bean oil exports, highlighting growth from 1914 value of $724,284 to 1918 value of $3,480,488 with major buyers including Australia England and the United States.
A bridegroom asks the parson about fees after a ceremony. The minister quotes half the wife’s worth, the groom leaves with the bride and a sealed envelope. The envelope contains a quarter dollar, while the era’s beauty is blamed on cosmetics. A fitness note jokes about a clenched hat.
An ad-like fragment promotes a kidney health treatment claiming it boosts New Life and strength, cleanses poisons, and delays aging. It warns of improper kidney function causing premature aging and urges early use before illness advances, mentioning a product and health benefits.
U S Department of Agriculture warns of a continuing Hessian fly outbreak likely to damage wheat and barley this fall and into winter. The poster explains control methods as the pest remains a major threat, with potential losses of large wheat acreage in bad years. The insect originated outside North America and arrived in the 18th century, named for Hessian mercenaries.
The flaxseed fly deposits eggs on leaf grooves of wheat, larvae move to roots, and two generations occur yearly. Overwintering is in the flaxseed stage. It harms mainly wheat, with barley and rye affected less and oats immune. Range spans North Africa to North America, from Canada to Georgia, and along the Pacific coast from Puget Sound to central California.
A brief ad-style notice promises to eradicate Canada thistles by regular cultivation. It claims ongoing work will pay off with big returns and offers payment, urging manure to be deposited in soil to yield large interest.
United States Agriculture officials announce thrasherman schools to teach operation, adjustment, repair, and maintenance of separators and engines. About 250000 machines in use. Minnesota tests show avoidable losses of up to 60 bushels daily. The program aims to reduce waste, extend machine life, and boost grain conservation.
The United States Department of Agriculture provides farmers with multiple publications answering “Shall I Buy a Tractor?” These farmer bulletins share user experiences from Illinois, Eastern farming, the Dakotas, and the Corn Belt.
The common toad is a gardener's friend, living on small insects that trouble crops. A few toads in the garden can help keep it free of insects.
A notice warns that receptacles containing poison bait must not be left where children, livestock and chickens can access them, stressing safety and proper disposal to prevent accidental poisoning.
The article notes debate over the exact date nine men don straw hats yearly, with the Pacific coast seeing May as typical but Alaska bucking the trend. It cites April 26 as an early straw hat moment, referencing Seattle and the involvement of Commissioner Robert Sheldon amid a wave of new clubs and social scenes.
An old advertisement extolls Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a physician’s prescription strengthening medicine for kidneys liver and bladder. It claims durable results and urges readers to request a sample bottle by mailing ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co. Binghamton NY. The clipping also includes unrelated humorous dialogue snippets.
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