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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1919
Page
1
An advertisement touts Freezone as a cheap little bottle to remove corns and calluses from the bottom of feet. It asserts relief from soreness and irritation after treatment and promotes easy lifting of hardened skin.
The London Mail notes the king purchased an old portrait of James II and links this to the romanticism surrounding the House of Stuart. It recalls Queen Victoria’s passion for Stuart relics, her respect for Mary Stuart, and her rebuke of Macaulay over James II’s memory.
Ady voices concern about social changes in a humorous note quoted from Gop Johnson of Rumpus Ridge. He recalls past times when seven dances occurred per fight, contrasting with current stricter rules reducing dancing events. The piece blends promotional copy with a local humorous aside.
Important to mothers, inspect each bottle of Castoria, the well known remedy for infants and children. Ensure it bears the signature, a mark of Fletcher’s Castoria in use for over three decades. Children cry for Castoria.
A fragment from a Birmingham Pend piece features a sultan questioning a caller about his daughter’s behavior. The dialogue hints at social scrutiny and imagined extravagance, with the sultan pressing for clearer proof beyond mere surmise.
An article fragment warns that physical fitness depends on maternal organs and kidneys, describing pain from crystals and potential health risks. It promotes a dubious remedy, GOLD MOAT, claiming refunds and direct import from Holland, urging purchase in sealed boxes of three sizes.
A boy returns home excited about a Sunday school lesson on the Midnighte and Gideon. He mishears the teacher explaining how Gideon fought the Midnights and knocked the dag ghta out of them, prompting a humorous exchange with his father.
Fragmentary OCR notes report a crime incident with a base ball reference and an arrest. Names and exact actions are unreadable, leaving key details and location fuzzy. The fragment suggests a detainee described in uneven wording with no clear outcome.
Synopals Thomas K Barnes a wealthy young New Yorker is lifted in an automobile by a mysterious attractive girl bound for Green Fancy. At Bart tavern he meets stranded actors led by Lynton Rushcroft and Missa Thackeray while a storm rages and he fears for his safety on the way to Green Fancy.
In a tense mountain town, a late night clash leads to a fatal shooting near Green Fancy. Barnes and Miss Thackeray aid a wounded NY man, King Me, as Putnam Jones and locals unravel the motive and suspect outsiders. The victim dies shortly after, leaving questions about the Green Fancy recluse and the trail of strangers.
In a rural setting, Barnes discusses travel from a farmhouse ten miles south and imagines routes toward Canada and Lake Champlain. The conversation shifts to the Balkans and the potential outcomes of German actions, with Barnes detailing his views on Bulgaria and Roumania while Mr. Jones absorbs the discussion.
Miss Thackeray confronts a staggered guest as he returns to his room after bidding actor friends good night. The chambermaid wears an extravagant rose gown and a towering hat, while her behavior reveals a bright, cheerful, but oddly inept presence triggering a tense, dramatic moment.
A fragmentary OCR text hints at a narrative about a person named Leon and references periods in life, nervous condition, and a person named Mrs Worthline. The readable portions are sparse and lack clear events or outcomes.
A fragment shows a quarrel over a Harner matter involving a fellow and an insult about securing a check. The terse wording hints at an argument would follow a counterclaim and accusation among involved parties. The piece lacks full names or places to confirm broader context.
A vintage advertisement extols Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as the supreme kidney and bladder remedy. It touts gentle vegetable formula with rapid, mild healing effects and urges readers to start treatment now, offering sample bottles from De Kas Co in Binghamton New York.
A fragment shows a grim exchange about mortality and a taunting claim that language could kill. The speaker jokes about a monopoly on dying young, hinting at a bleak relation or social satire in a historical context.
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