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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1903
Page
6
A heavily edited extract discusses the supposed impact of plantations on hygiene and the slave birth rate. It asserts a theoretical population growth of 26 million if conditions differed, contrasts with current figures near 80 million, and cites a Southern City example where birth and death rates match, attributed to Leslie's Monthly.
A farmer from Trenton, Missouri, recounts severe kidney cold leading to back and side pain, inability to work, and gradual relief after taking Donn's Kidney Pills per directions. Mrs Boyce bought a box at Chas A Foster's, and the cure was claimed to be effective. A trial offer via Tester Millurn Co. Buffalo NY. Sold by druggists at 30 cents per box. Also note: 130 Bewild Mowers found near Nome Alaska.
Mrs Frances Stafford of New York recounts her testimony beside hundreds of thousands cured by Lydia E Pinkham s Vegetable Compound and related medicines. Skeptics faded as the cure gained fame and the compound drew attention from scientists and physicians, boosting trust in the remedies.
Prolonged drought and lack of spring rains fueled vast fires across Maine New Hampshire Vermont Long Island and New Brunswick destroying timber land and camps. Thousands fought back with engines plows furrows and dirt to stem the flames as losses mounted into the millions, impacting individuals firms and state reserves.
The weekly crop report shows abnormally cool conditions from June 10 to 15 east of the Rockies with record low minimums in the central valley and southern states. Frosts widespread in the upper Missouri valley, light frosts to Tennessee, slow vegetation growth, rain sparse in central valleys, drought relief in New England, and a generally favorable outlook for spring wheat and corn in many areas. Cotton remains backward due to low temperatures, oats and hay yields vary by region, and winter wheat harvest progresses from Kansas to Virginia with mixed prospects and strong yields in California.
James M Beck aligned with a major New York law firm and joins the government circle, with a history as U.S. attorney general candidate and elder statesman in cases including Cuban postal frauds. Burton French is Idaho’s youngest congressman, elected after a hard statewide campaign. Mrs. Mary McKnight, called a modern Borgia, confesses to multiple murders tied to toxic poisoning over fifteen years. William Crooks rises from London labor roots to politics, while Robert Wynne leads postal fraud inquiries as First Assistant Postmaster General. George Gilie, aged 106 in Carthage, is famed as a vibrant nonagenarian who quotes Shakespeare. J G Porter of Pettis County, Missouri, shoots himself in Sedalia court, amid mental strain from illness. W J Idelman of Alaska faces embezzlement charges in a jail cell, with a bond set at 40,000 dollars.
New York Times notes that desks with secret compartments fascinate buyers especially women who crave mystery. Dealers say the hidden pockets tempt hiding love letters wills and keepsakes while ordinary desks offer no concealment for prying eyes.
A Sedgwick Arkansas reader reports Dodd's Kidney Pills cured a boy of severe dropsy after doctors gave up. The youngster recovered in eight days with continued doses. Also notes Colonel William Heckert of Toledo has patented a trimeter motor that blends a steam boiler with steam and gas engines, using crude oil and water.
Tickets to Boston and return in June July via The Lakes route with multiple return windows through August and September. Fares via variable routes, information at city ticket office 180 Clark St or from C B Daly Chief A G P Ay Chicago. Notes include stray quotes and miscellaneous references.
Complete External and Internal Treatment claimed to cure torturing disfiguring humours of the skin scalp and blood including scrofula and hair loss. Advertises Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills with stated successes in infants and children and claims global sale through retailers and physicians with price details and product line mentions.
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