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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1912
Page
4
A crowded notice describes visits and travels among residents of Elkader West Union and nearby towns. It lists visits by H B Kerr Fred Wenger Chas Doty Ida Wenger Mae Fritz and others plus illnesses funerals and a dog bite incident. It notes traffic to Michigan Cedar Rapids Portaville and Selah Wash and mentions community events and a life-health product advertisement.
To Mothers And Others. Bucklen's Arnica Salve cures eczema rashes tetter chafings and skin humors as well as cuts burns bruises and accidental injuries with perfect safety. It heals boils ulcers and sores quickly. Available at The City Drug Store for 25 ers.
Lansing reports indicate Fellows shows slow improvement. W. J. Ainsworth attended Dubuque on legal matters earlier this week. H. P. Hancock and C. B. Hughes pursued legal business at Oelwein on Monday and Tuesday. Mr and Mrs W. T. Gruver departed Friday for Port Wing Wisconsin after a brief visit with relatives. Walter Arabb returned Saturday from Maquoketa after a break.
The column lists numerous community mentions from Cheery Valley and nearby areas. Residents Mrs A L Butikofer and others visit relatives, while several Baumgartners Meyer and Lehman families are noted as sick or visiting homes. School term openings and German school success mark the week’s events with many social calls and farm help recounted.
Five years ago two doctors told Malachite Col. Stillman Green he had only two years to live from consumption. He began using Dr King’s New Discovery and says he owes his life to this throat and lung remedy. Suffering with coughs and lung troubles is unnecessary. try the safe cure. Price 50 cents to $1. Trial bottle free at The City Drag Store.
Mrs. Robert Wilson suffers with grip while Ed Conner visits from Forest City. Robbie Wilson’s children are sick and many neighbors visit. George Wilson to move from Ed Conner farm. Harvey and Mae Howard welcome a baby boy. Multiple visits among Wilson, Brabham, Holzer, Shaffer, Bennett and Cook families occur. Archie Howard very ill under Dr King care. Emily Anderson to depart for Forest City with friends giving a surprise send off.
Dr J T Curtiss of Dwight Kansas reports using Electric Bitters to cure eczema in his patients and claims personal success. The tonic is described as a blood purifier beneficial for eczema tetter ulcers salt rheum boils and running sores. It supposedly stimulates liver kidneys and bowels expels poisons aids digestion and builds strength. Price 50 cents with satisfaction guaranteed by The City Drug Store.
Washington, D. C. 150+ women testified before the senate judiciary subcommittee opposing a bill to ban liquor shipments to dry states. Mrs. Dornhoefer of New York argued temperance differs from prohibition, warning the law would spur illicit indulgence and curb personal liberty. She cited census data claiming drier states see more drunkenness due to forbidden fruit effects.
Forty-eight prominent Iowans were elected to membership in the State Historical Society during the Board of Curators meeting in Iowa City on Wednesday March 7. D. D. Murphy departed Monday noon for Des Moines on a business trip and will return today noon. L. C. Muschewske of the Guttenberg Press was in Elkader on business last Friday and Saturday.
Mr. Stone received notice that the United States Patent Office allowed his application for a governor for internal combustion engines. The matter had been pending about four years and Stone had nearly given up hope of allowance. It is hoped to prove practically beneficial.
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