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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1910
Page
8
An old ad claims a winter remedy using two ounces glycerin half ounce Concentrated Pine compound half pint whiskey and water mix. One teaspoon to tablespoonful after meals and at night, shake well. Buys only genuine Concentrated Pine. bottle sold in tin screw-top case. Cited as fastest cure for colds and coughs.
An enormous young woman from Missouri asks for someone to show her. The dime museum proprietor obliges and displays her among other freaks, as recounted by the Chicago Tribune.
A Ridgewood Heights mother describes her two month old baby suffering severe eczema. After trying several remedies, she used Cuticura Soap Ointment Resolvent and so on the baby recovered. She lists purchases and dates April 80 may 4 1909.
A compact history traces the water pump from ancient Greco Egyptian origins to modern forms. It notes Ptolemy reign, Hero of Alexandria, and early German use, then seventeenth century advances like rotating pumps, Pappenham and Prince Rupert types, Morland plungers, and Dale Hira’s double acting pump.
A vintage advertisement touts Alabastine as a rich soft wall coating for walls and ceilings. It claims easy adhesion, insect resistance, no rubbing or flaking, and invites readers to obtain a free color plan stencil book and decorating guide from the Alabastine Company of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
A London Daily Mail anecdote recounts an eminent lawyer bested in cross examination by the plaintiff’s mother. He ends by telling the jury that even he seemed a child next to her wits, prompting reflection on the defendant’s presumed strength.
A brief stage-like exchange about placing a cook advertisement in four lines. A clerk rejects a three line format and offers four lines with four extra words. A dramatic prompt follows to insert the phrase Po Heeman stationed opposite corner.
The Senate, after a day largely devoted to the postal savings bank bill, passed the measure by party lines minus Chamberlain. Amendments allow investments beyond 2 percent bonds in wartime and permit deposit withdrawals on demand. House action on the post office appropriation bill continued with amendments, while the agricultural bill saw criticism from Senator Heyburn. The Senate and House adjourned, with ongoing debates over the railroad and embassy building provisions and numerous local measures.
A 10 year glance shows nearly 1.6 million new farms in the United States and an 18 percent total farm rise. Land value climbs 44 percent to almost 30 billion dollars, with regional gains from 13 to 68 percent. Farm production value nearly doubles over a decade, while exports in bulk fall slightly though value reaches 923 million. Also quoted are social snippets and a note on Allingtown women organizing fire protection efforts and a country fair to fund equipment.
Advertises Dr Martels Female Pills as a seventeen year standard remedy for women's ailments. Claims quick and permanent results and wide pharmacy availability. Mentions the Yarmouth and Lowe stoft herring season closing with 800, bead herring sold for 6000 dollars.
A-B-CLINIMENT is pledged for rheumatism and sore muscles. Your dealer promotes St Fishguard as a future stopping place for transatlantic passenger vessels, aiming to supplant Queenstown.
The Chicago Tribune recounts a joke about a figure named Washington crossing the Delaware River at Tranton in a frail boat. He mocks depictions of himself as overly dramatic and notes ice in the river is not eight feet thick. He then attacks the Hessians with ferocity.
A collage of vintage medical ads and notices notes a $100 reward for a catarrh cure and endorses Mall's Catarrh Cure, J. Cheney & Co. claims, and testimonials. It also mentions Hall's Comfort Pills, Dr. Pierce's pills, and various health items, plus a note on Oklahoma wage laws and local industry details.
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