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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1920
Page
8
An advertisement touts Freezone as a painless corn remover. A tiny bottle costs a few cents at drug stores and is said to dissolve hard and soft corns between the toes and calluses without soreness, claiming instant relief and easy removal.
A desert site in Africa is cited as a popular destination for children and families with estimated sand depths ranging from 40 to 80 feet. Local guides note the unique landscape draws visitors seeking play and exploration opportunities.
An advertisement extols Boschee's Syrup for coughs bronchitis colds throat irritation and lung diseases. It claims a good night’s rest with easy morning expectoration and notes the product’s long American-made history and wide use in homes worldwide. The piece also asserts public schools teach speaking English but environment shapes language.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as guaranteed to color wool silk linen cotton or mixed fabrics with a new rich fadeless finish. The package includes a direction book for diamond dyeing over any color and a Diamond Dye Color Card for matching materials.
An old advertisement offers $100 for a cureable catarrh case and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as acting through the blood on mucous surfaces. It claims forty years of sales by Cheney and Co. Toledo Ohio and features a separate quip about bachelors.
An old advertisement touts Jad Salts as a cure to “excite” and cleanse kidneys and urinary tract. It urges high water intake and a lemon grape lithia drink to keep kidneys active, claiming rapid relief from backache and irritation. The piece ends with a dubious claim of a poet's wealth.
Edward W. Pickard reports on political battles over the Prohibition Amendment and Volstead Law as New Jersey moves to legalize low alcohol content beverages, Massachusetts and Vermont swing wet, and concerns grow over Supreme Court rulings and presidential maneuvering amid party splits and international tensions.
The report covers Iowa farm activity including 12,000 tractors and a farm-per-16 ratio, realty transfers totaling 622,249.00 since March, and leading sweet corn production. It notes new and planned farm clubs, a Traer municipal plant upgrade, boundary changes for a consolidated school in Tama county, Dairy Cattle Congress plans in Waterloo, and farmer stock plans near Shenandoah and Essex. Also mentions Rev. George Hugh Birney leaving ministry for evangelism, Benson Cow Testing association, highway paving defeats in Webster county, Keosauqua State Park expansion to about 1300 acres, and a push to train telephone workers in 16 cities.
Knoxville reader writes of constant backache and fatigue eased after taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Liver Pills and Sanative Wash. Letter touts hundreds of testimonials and urges others to try the remedies for female troubles.
An old advertisement extols Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney and bladder troubles in women, urging readers to obtain a sample and mention the paper. It also includes other small ads about Garfield Tea for constipation and a brief joke about painting cheeks red.
In letters from readers, testimonials claim Dr Pierce products restore nervous breakdowns and rundown health. They cite Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery as effective tonics and blood purifiers. A case notes a child's scrofulous sores healing after use, and Anurie is praised for kidney back pain relief.
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