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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1910
Page
6
A commercial traveler recalls a man on a train pretending to be ill after a sandwich. The man borrows a porter to fill a hot water bag, warms fried steak in the bag, cuts it with scissors, eats with sugar tongs, pours coffee from the bag, and keeps the grounds inside.
An ad style fragment touts DK Martel female remedy Seventeen Years the Standard for women’s aliment with claims of quick, permanent results. It mentions drug-store availability and secrecy guarantees, plus a humorous exchange about a new automobile and a clock warning before it strikes.
Miriam’s mother cautions her about Percy Plaxham’s offers and family ties as the young woman vows to rebuff any overstepping. The Chicago Tribune quotes a brisk exchange about boundaries and possible deception in a social match.
A vintage prospectus from the Grand Trunk Railway for the Lake of Bays Ontario region markets the resort area and a new hotel at Norway Point called the Wawa. The pamphlet touts scenic travel by horseless wagon and smokeless powder powered gear, with verse on modern progress and leisure.
A New York factory owner recalls a boy in his employ who proves a clever con artist. The boy once sold homing pigeons to a Brooklyn man, then the same birds returned to his window, and another Brooklyn buyer saw them reappear. The financier fears the boy may target his own factory next.
A dialogue notes Ruggles spending heavily on his daughter's voice training while also teaching her French. The exchange hints at broader parental concern for her linguistic and vocal development.
The return of former President Roosevelt drew the largest public demonstration yet seen for a private citizen in Amelén. A 300 strong reception committee greeted him in New York, with Taft cabinet members and governors attending as crowds along the Battery to 68th Street joined Archibald Butt in bearing a welcome letter.
Col Roosevelt returns from Africa amid feverish public interest as ships greet the party at quarantine and a grand procession through Manhattan honors the former president. A naval parade up the Hudson and a land pageant along two miles of avenues showcase the nationwide attention. Time and place attract spectators from across the country.
The steamship Boothic chartered by Harry Whitney of New Haven and Paul J. Rainey of New York left South Boston carrying trin kets and gumdrops for the Igloo and a hunting expedition in the Arctic.
The Senate debated direct elections for U S Senators and postal savings bank amendments while approving charges against Lorimer and moving on to investigations. House and Senate pass arid land reclamation bills, the public buildings bill, and a $6 million deficiency measure, amid intense obstruction by filibusters and conference bids.
Telegraphic items report the Town State Dental Society backing a measure requiring dentists to inspect student teeth. A former public administrator in Kansas City, Reuben Crohn, shot himself amid alleged thefts of $60,000 from an estate and died. A wage rise of 1 to 2 cents per hour affects over 2,000 Cincinnati Traction Co workers. English employers spent $10,000,000 in 1908 on workers’ accident insurance, with payments handled by insurance companies under the compensation acts.
The article recalls early express firms with a New York office and two horses a frisky colt and an old nag. It notes a tradition of an old hogs room for unclaimed deliveries and a peculiar office culture surrounding speed and patience. Also mentions Cuticura skin, hair remedies by Potter Drug in Boston and a free Cuticura Book offer.
The author of The Sabbath in Puritan New England notes a church custom where deacons walk aisles after services to give or withhold a mental check for communion. At Communion Sunday they ensure each communicant possesses the check before receiving bread and wine.
Mrs Ida Finch of Newton Iowa reports severe back pain kidney trouble swollen feet and many near fainting spells. After doctors failed she used Deans Kidney Pills and improved, saying they saved her life. Ad copy for Deans Kidney Pills and other products follows.
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