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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1921
Page
6
The piece notes U S pressure on Mexico to sign a treaty guaranteeing American property rights in Mexico, warns of retroactive confiscation risking international wrongs, and outlines parallel world events. It also covers reaction to Irish questions, naval and army policy debates, and Pueblo flood relief efforts.
Iowa items report traffic ordinance arrests in Towa City and Cedar Rapids teen Harold Kohl missing after school. A Clerton girl dies from meningitis after a fall. Wind, rain, and tornado-like damage hit Shell Rock Greene and Buck Grove, with fatalities and property losses. Other notes cover a Capitol extension contract, Sam L Moore’s death, a Naval Academy appointment, and several local incidents including fires, drownings, and a bank of misadventures.
An old advertisement describes Bayer Aspirin with directions to take only as labeled and claims physician approved dosage over 21 years. It touts the Bayer Cross on tablets for relief from colds headaches neuralgia rheumatism earache toothache lumbago and notes inexpensive twelve tablet tins and larger packs sold by druggists.
A playful exchange from the Boston Transcript contrasts culinary and medicinal language. Cultured Wife corrects pronunciation of recelpt as recipe while Husband defends usage, noting the pudding is a dose in a humorous exchange on wording and translation.
The article surveys Rome’s hills along the Tiber and key monuments. It notes Palatine for Romulus Urbs Quadrata, Hadrian’s mausoleum at the castle of St Angelo, Caligula’s circus site now near St Peter’s, the vast Vatican complex, the Pantheon rebuilt by Hadrian, and notes on Roman architecture and sites.
The piece discusses linoleum flooring with a tip to use felt padding to reduce noise, improve warmth, and limit expansion. It mentions the potential benefits of padding and then pivots to a whimsical line about a man paddling his own canoe and sailing a steam yacht. A final adage notes that a long title without achievement is merely a calendar of numbers.
An old advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a pure vegetable medicine for kidney liver and bladder troubles. It claims consistent purity strength and quality with a sample offer of ten cents and bottles in two sizes.
A witty anecdote about an art critic who cannot choose between two paintings. The artist, hidden nearby, tells her it does not matter which she prefers, delivering a quiet rebuke to overconfident judgment.
Antique advertisement touts Outburn Talcet Trip line including soap ointment and talcum powder. Claims Powder freshens skin leaves perfume scent and acts as economical convenient cosmetic for face body and baby use. Ads declare other perfumes rendered superfluous.
A Louisville Courier-Journal snippet recalls a Sunday marriage retort with lines about old blue laws and penalties. It notes no husband faced charges under those laws, reflecting historical controversy and the era’s strict Sunday conduct.
An advertisement touts Allace Foot Haae powder for shoes that pinch and feet that echo. It claims to ease friction and relieve corns bunions and swollen tired feet. Ladies can fit shoes one size larger by shaking this antiseptic healing powder into footwear.
A diary-like scene describes garbage trucks in San Jose with vultures circling the open wagon and perched along the rim. The narrator notes how clean streets result from scavenging by birds, humorously crediting them with keeping the city tidy and reflecting on the strange sight.
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