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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1924
Page
8
A man wearing a porous plaster on a hot day ignores social etiquette while passersby note the visible bandage and sun glare. The scene captures casual discomfort and public inquisitiveness amid sunny streets.
A public notice warns women not to be imposed upon by misleading packaging. The warning highlights that all package dyes labeled Diamond Dyes are fraudulent or misrepresented, urging consumer caution and awareness.
A quirky ad advises to ask for Diamond Dyes and refuse substitutes. It claims every 16 cent packet includes dye directions usable by any woman to dye or tint skirts dresses waists sweaters stockings kimonos coats draperies and more and instructs to pick any color at the drug store and to return if the name is not on the package.
The Iowa Legislature pushed the budget bill through the lower house unopposed, creating a budget director and board to standardize accounting across departments. Reports note hundreds of code measures remain in committees, with reforms spanning health, insurance, and state property protections, as sessions proceed toward adjournment.
The Hawkeye column highlights a mix of farm data including an 8 percent rise in milk cows over two years in Iowa, a $4,000 appropriation to women’s work by the Iowa Farm Bureau, varied corn and onion market notes, and a forecast of beet growing. It reports house ownership in Des Moines at 61 percent, seed corn tests, and discussions on agricultural cooperation.
An eclectic ad fragment promotes Heap Cole's Carbon salve for burns and cuts with a cheap price and Rockford catalog, followed by Allcock's Plasters pitched as invaluable for local aches. The quirky tone hints at a bygone period’s consumer culture and marketing quirkiness.
Mercy is cited as an attribute amid a boastful 90 year standard for Brandreth Pills. The advertisement touts the pill as superior for laxative and blood purification uses and claims worldwide use.
A compact critique notes that an average man overrates his own significance and judgment. It frames self-perception as flawed and suggests humility in assessing personal impact.
Cures biliousness constipation and headache with Cascarets. Drug stores advertise ten cent boxes and urge learning to labor while you wait for results.
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