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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1915

Page

6

Woman Recovers After Lydia E Pinkham Remedy

Philadelphia woman suffers misplacement inflammation and backache and reports six bottles of Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound let her work sleep eat well and feel no trouble. Providence woman credits it with relief from displacement bearing down backache and fatigue and recommends publishing her name. A physician links common female derangement to such symptoms and notes the remedy. Thousands of women testify to its virtue and urge others to try it.

Philadelphia Lydia E. Pinkham Lydia R. Pinkham Dounton St Nicetown Pas Providence Mia Abel Lawbow R.langer

Grow Sudan Grass For Winter Hay Demand Advised

The notice urges farmers to sow Sudan grass as it will yield strong forage and high hay demand next winter. An advertisement refers readers to another paper section for details. The fragment includes a humorous exchange about a printer relative and a remark on a ball game. It also reports Russia’s wartime liquor controls reducing vodka sales in Moscow in 1914 with exact figures across months and the early steering of vodka sales under prohibition in restaurants.

Sudan Advy Russia Russian Empire Moscow

Power From Food Why Grape Nuts Restores Health

A testimonial from a Western town woman describes long stomach trouble and heartburn until Grape-Nuts improved digestion. She gained weight, strength, and ability to work, claiming the cereal was the needed fuel. The ad promotes Postum Co. and reads The Road to Wellville and There’s a Reason.

Uttle Postum Co Battle Creek Mich Wellville Pkga

Zeppelin Destroyed After Air Battle Over Brussels

A German Zeppelin, with 32 aboard, crashed onto a convent after being attacked by Flight Sub-Lieutenant Warneford near Brussels. The British monoplane, nearly blown from the sky, escaped and landed safely. Warneford’s maneuvering and six bombs brought down the air ship during the nineteenth Zeppelin raid on the British coast.

London Brussels Warneford R. N

Teutons Evacuate Neuville St Vaast After Prolonged Fighting

Berlin reports Neuville St. Vaast, a town north of Arras, has been evacuated by German forces. The German war office says the last German houses there have fallen to French attackers, aiding efforts to push Germans from their labyrinth defenses southeast of the town.

Berlin Neuville St. Vaast Arras War Office Neuville Neuville St. Vasst

No Money Stringency Projections From Chicago Remarks

In Chicago on June 11 James B. Forgan states it is premature to quote figures but indicates there will be no money stringency this year based on current observations. He cautions the assessment may change with new data and highlights steady financial conditions.

Chicago James B. Forgan Gaya Canada Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta Ottawa

Captain Reginald Owen Transferred to Dardanelles War Zone

London June 12 Captain Reginald Owen of the Royal Engineers, married to Mrs. Ruth Bryan Leavitt daughter of W. J. Bryan, has been transferred to the Dardanelles where he is fighting against the Turks.

Owen London Reginald Owen The Royal Engineers Ruth Bryan Leavitt W. J. Bryan Dardanalles

Fire destroys ambulancces and vans at Park Royal

A mysterious blaze at Park Royal destroyed about 100 Red Cross ambulances and 20 motor vans meant for the war office. The loss is put at 400000 dollars.

Red Cross London War Office Park Royal

Teutons Capture Stanislau and Reach toward Lemberg

Berlin reports the capture of Stanislau, a key railway town from Bukowina to Lemberg, isolating the Russian force in Bukowina. General von Linsingen moved east of Lemberg toward capturing the city. Austro German troops took 4,500 Russian casualties in the Stanislau fall.

von Linsingen Lemberg Berlin Stanislau Bukowina Stanialau

Michigan Educator to Stanford English Philology Post

John H. P. Tatlock, professor of English at the University of Michigan, has been appointed professor of English philology at Stanford University California. Announcement states Tatlock will assume duties at Stanford in June.

Michigan California Stanford University Cal John 9. P. Tatlock University of Michigan

Union National Bank Closed in Monroe Louisiana

The Union National Bank of Monroe was closed by its directors on June 12. A statement says the bank is solvent and depositors will be paid in full. The bank’s capital is $200,000.

Louisiana Bank Monroe Union National Bank

Lynching in Johnston City After Wealthy Farmer Slaying

Sheriff appeals for aid after a Sicilian miner allegedly killed W. Chapman, wealthy farmer, and wounded his daughter. A riot ensued with injuries as mobs clashed with officers. Governor Dunne ordered three militia companies to Johnston City to quell the violence.

Illinois Johnston City Joseph Strendo Chapman Dunne Springfield Shand Shelbyville Benton Cairo

Public hearing on Great Northern Pacific Steamship case

Unusual public interest centers on the Interstate Commerce Commission hearing in San Francisco June 22 to decide if the Great Northern Pacific Steamship company’s Portland to San Francisco service violates rules against railroad ownership of competing steamships. Shippers fear loss of direct Northwest competition against Southern Pacific, affecting Portland Seattle Spokane and other points.

Washington Wilson McAdoo Treasury Secret Charles M. Schwab Bethlehem Ramington Small Arms Works Hartford Conn Cramp Works Philadelphia Schwab Metallic, Cartridge Company Remington Company Fore River Shipbuilding Company Massachusetts Union Ironworks San Francisco Canada Germany United States Great Britain Gregory Department of Justice Portland Ore Interatate Commerce Commission Great Northern Pacific Steamship Company Fiavol-Astoria Interatota Commerce Northwest Southern Pacific Railway Pacific Coast Shippers Seattle Spokane Montana Minnesota North Dakota California

Frank faces death penalty in Mary Phagan case

Atlanta reports Leo M. Frank must be executed for the murder of Mary Phagan unless clemency is granted by June 22. The Georgia prison commission declined to recommend commuting the death sentence to life imprisonment.

Atlanta Leo M. Frank Mary Phagan Georgia Prison Commission New York Firth of Tay Scotland Glasgow Firth Tay Bridge

Obregon Lost Arm in Battle of Leon Reported

A Vera Cruz cablegram confirms General Obregon lost his right arm at Leon while refusing to retreat until victory. The message says he is now out of danger after the injury and that a private warned him immediate surgery was needed to save his life.

Vera Cruz Galveston Tex Obregon Leon Cabiegram

More Canadians for France dispatch adds 25 000 soldiers

The department of militia announced that 25,000 additional Canadian soldiers will be sent to France immediately, bringing Canada's total force to 150,000 men.

France Niagara Falls Ont Department of Militia Dominion

German Admiralty Denies Baltic Sinkings Report

Berlin reports the German Admiralty denies Petrograd’s claim that three German ships were sunk in the Baltic. It confirms the loss of a collier.

Berlin Petrograd Baltic

Sudan Grass Forage Boom Driven By War Demands

- A Texas seed offer urges farmers to plant Sudan grass for high hay yields, claiming 3 to 10 tons per acre. - David B. Clarkson promises seed on credit terms, with hay payments used to settle seed costs and potential army contracts pending. - Contact from Robstown, Texas, for quick planting and limited seed supply of 20,000 acres.

Sudan Graas Agricultural Department Sudan Groga Frea State Experiment Association Ite Timata David B. Clarkson Box Robstown Texas

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