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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1915
Page
8
Hon Ananiaa Munchausen recalls a remarkable hunt in Maine during the shoot season. He describes spotting a huge buck at about eighteen hundred yards, firing a single shot that failed to instantly stop the deer but kept pace for over a mile before the bullet felled the animal after a final sprint. The tale extols the buck’s speed and the hunter’s rifle performance.
An advertisement touts Cuticura products for shaving and shampooing in one ritual. It markets Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment as a complete grooming method, with a free sample offer and a postcard address for requests. A short joke about city noise contrasts a nervous man seeking country life with roosters waking him.
An advertisement notes Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. offers the beautifully colored Mother Goose Jingle Book free to all readers of the paper, mailing address 1304 Seasner Building Chicago. The Albany Journal quotes a skeptical view on charitable acts, and remarks on distrust of benevolence.
News from Montague New Jersey describes a rogue bear preying on cattle in Sussex County. A calf was bitten at Charles Jennings’ corral while Bill Cummings gave chase and climbed a tree before neighbors subdued the situation. The bear fled with the calf remaining unharmed.
R H E Burton of Colbert, newly married, took his bride to a Athens theater to shop then left to return home alone. He searched the building three times and, after missing her, rode the evening train home. The wife waited from four in the afternoon until the theater closed at eleven and spent the night with friends nearby.
Denver firemen at a five hundred bed downtown hotel rescued W A Tracy who crawled sixty feet along a seventh story ledge angry and drug crazed. A second rescuer from another department dragged him to safety while ladders were readied. In Connecticut councilman Henry A Hurlbut married Miss Hoxanna Spooner weighing 405 pounds while the bride weighed 99 pounds.
Miss Nellia Wright, a spinster in St Louis, killed her pet dog to “take it to heaven with her” and then died by her own hand, in a fatal act attributed to religious motive and despair.
In a social note, TI hinted to Miss Gladys that he was seeking a matrimonial match. Gladys replied indirectly, suggesting a formalParliamentary event before she would consider any commitment, indicating she would assess the proposal at a public gathering rather than privately.
A fragment from a seed company catalog extols Beaty Schroeder known as the Potato king of the Red River Valley. It touts his advice on planting when potatoes are plentiful, offers pricing for Schroeder’s Famous Ohio potatoes, and promises catalogs plus seeds of cabbage, carrots, cucumbers, lettuce, radish and onion among others from John A Salter Seed Co. in La Crosse Wisconsin.
A job applicant proves spelling skill during a boss interview for a stenographer position. Asked to spell essential, she notes three possible spellings and selects the preferred one, winning the job.
A reflective line notes that enduring influence does not always come from bearing the heaviest load, but from the marks left by one who treads the sands of time with purpose.
Oakley Kentucky resident James McDaniel describes ten months of backache, burning pain, sleeplessness, and rheumatic symptoms from overwork. He reports relief after using Dodd's Kidney Pills and claims permanent cure. Advertisment notes 60c per box and requests mail order for Household Hints and music. A closing quip about policemen and clubs appears.
A playful exchange centers on a soap manufacturer named Clare who buys a handsome automobile. The punchline likens the soap to a bubble, underscoring lighthearted wordplay about wealth and taste.
A vintage advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as an ideal laxative for children and all ages, claiming its pleasant taste safely cleanses the stomach and bowels. It urges mothers to use a teaspoonful when the tongue is coated or a child is irritable, feverish, or stomach upset, and notes a 60 cent bottle includes usage directions.
A skeptical observer muses on sketches from the front headed The Humane Side of War. He dismisses the idea of any humane aspect to war and warns against counting on lasting fame from a single victory.
A short joke exchanges asks how to spell aciasors and answers with four a’s. The line ends with a student repeating a misspelling of grammar. The playful exchange echoes schoolroom humor about language.
An old advertisement touts Ray's Hair Health to hide gray hair naturally without dyes. It claims the product restores youthful color, suppresses dandruff, and improves hair vitality with a money back guarantee if unsatisfactory. Presented as a drugstore offer with prices and dealer details. The copy also includes a humorous and dated lifestyle line about marital expectations.
Readers are urged to write to Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. Chicago to receive a color Mother Goose Jingle Book free. The ad encourages all readers to request the book, noting the playful lyric and Mrs Blinks’ remark about her husband’s smoking.
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