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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 05, 1914

Page

6

Testimonial letters praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound

Readers are urged to trust genuine unsolicited testimonials claim relief from female ailments. Mrs Waters describes two years of nervous spells and kidney issues resolved in two months. Mrs Tinns Watuns praises weight and energy recovery. Mrs Many Ann Happoor notes prior weakness and backache improved after use. Question asks why a woman should not try the remedy first.

Alate Miebte Lydia E. Pinkham Mrs. Tinns ‘Watuns Knight Camden, NJ Pinkham Many Ann Happoor Utica Oklahoma Lydia E.pinkham

And He Did. Shimmerpate In Concert Hall Moment

Shimmerpate arrives an hour late and notes LT stopped in a concert hall for a fan moment. The music was intoxicating and Blamp it on the music is urged by his partner.

Shimmerpate

Mothers and cures touted in quaint 19th century ad copy

A jumble of patent medicine pitches and quips. Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children promises relief for delicate feverish kids, Worm remedies and sterilizing quotes appear, along with dubious remarks. The sales tone sells tonics and household wares with stray jokes.

Gray A.B. Olmsted le Roy N.Y Adv

Buffalo fish hauls and county game bids noted

In 1911 McGregor fishermen Adolph Larsch and Fred Worth hauled 66 000 pounds of buffalo, sold for 2000. A 1918 haul of 77 000 pounds sold for 6200. They guard 60 000 pounds more, aiming for 9000 to 10 cents per pound.包括 Boone county seek Hat Grove game preserve near Des Moines. Other items include parolee Floyd Robertson’s reformatory transfer, engineering society officers, Iowa State college lab plans, and various local civic notes.

McGregor, Ta Adolph Larsch Fred Worth Boone County Boone Des Moines Big Creek Floyd Robertson Mort Madison Anamosa Flown Association of Engineers and Highway Officers Councy Bluits W. G. Raymond Iowa City William HH Kimball Davenport Trenaurer 8. M. Woodward M. G. Hall Centerville J. B. Davidson Ames Soap Creek Moravia Payton Mechanical Engineering Iowa State College Iowa Stadm and Gas Engine Laboratory Iowa Wesleyan College Dlass George Huffman Minburn Ira Walls Oklahoma O. Walls Pittsburgh Mason City Swaledale Centerville Gypsum Company 9 Iowa Retail Hardware Dealers’ Association Southern Iowa Traction Company Guy E. Logan Fitrythird Regiment Jowa National Guard Frank Trunke Bima Mnesa Cooperative Creamery Mt. Ayr Lmits A. W. Rader Iowa State ‘Traveling Men's Association Rader U. CG. T Ellis J. A. Will Massena Milwaukee Railway Iowa Beef Producers’ Association Duimat Husbandry Own State College Marion Than Rock Valley Milwaukee W. J H. Mittlestadt Manchester Correctionville D. M. Heath Jackson County Mr. Heath Hine James Blake Guthrie Canter Blake Frank Nadolsky Nadoleky Burr Lynch Rainbow Waterloo Towa Arthur O. Reinhart van Horn Henry Rosecrans Oskaloosa Jacob HH. Bane Sibley I. F. Douglas Dysart Wv. W. Cannon Elma P. W. Shipman Holstein John R. Mattes Odeboit Wm. A. Keithley Springville Chan E. Lynch Yaucome Iowa Wholesale Weg, Butter and Country Dealers’ Association Clarmont Messrs. Larrabee, Appleman I. Mucei Missouri River Frank C. Pellett Atlantic National Waldo Norris Grinnell Norris Co. M. Phillips Milford Township Philips John Donbrosk Mort Dodge Gowrie Keokuk C. L Cephas Harrison Garrett C. van Werden Arthurs Bouton Bank M.S. Tracy Delle Maine Bull Farm Town Falls Eagle City Tracy Waukon Western Construction Company Town City

Polite boy mocks newspaper fortunes in car tale

A fourteen year old gives up his seat on a Wade Park car to a stout lady who notes a recent paper story about a boy who donated to a stranger and received a fortune in return. The boy jokes about other sensational tales, while the lady blesses those who invent such stories.

Claveland Plain Dealer

Poor Fellow Lydia Finds Father Reading Letter

Lydia discovers her father in the library as Robert calls, asking to marry him. The father recalls assenting in a puzzled way, telling Robert to write out his plans since he believes Lydia’s family can provide support. The scene captures a comic, arcane misunderstanding from Lippincott's Magazine.

Lydia Pather Robert Lippincott’s Magazine

What Displeased Her At The Sales

A dialogue at the sales reveals tension between neighbors. The woman asks why a servant girl left, and the neighbor explains she objected to how the work was done.

Grochy Ad Promises Quick Relief From Ailments

A fragmentary ad copy promotes Wright's Indian Vegetable Pille as a quick fix for grumpiness and general ailments. It also advertises Putnam Fadelesa Dyes with a boast of guaranteed satisfaction and mentions a witty remark about winter ice.

Wright Adv

Enjoyment and a Strange Dance Performance

A stout man of mellow years asked about enjoyment in dancing and then demonstrated in a wild sequence. He griped his partner firmly and moved through a rapid series of kicks lunges and retreats while a passing couple witnessed the spectacle.

Selaing

Face Breakout Solved by Cuticura in Three Weeks

Judd Knowles of Falls City Nebraska recounts a lifelong pimples problem starting at sixteen. After trying remedies, he used Cuticura Soap and Ointment with hot water washes and saw marked improvement in two days and full cure in three weeks. Sample items offered via Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston.

Falls City Neb Uttla

Rivalry over fortune sparks clashes in Houston Post excerpt

Casus Bell poses why rivals hate each other as they both seek the same fortune through marriage. The Houston Post notes their rivalrous courtship escalates beyond ordinary romantic competition.

Casus Bell Houston Post

Fragmented Ad Copy From A Historical Page

An OCR snippet advertises cough drops and drugstore sales with quirky phrases and misread names. It includes quotes about marriage and wealth, mentions self praise, and a few stray product mentions alongside odd spellings and garbled lines.

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