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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1917
Page
8
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine as a solution for dandruff and hair loss. It promises immediate, noticeable improvement including lighter, fluffy, wavy hair with lasting luster. The ad urges readers to buy a 26 cent bottle from any store to prove hair can become more pretty and soft.
A cheerful speaker argues the world is improving amid a European war, unsettled Mexico, and Cunha’s revolution attempt, yet Valentine’s Day sales fell to an all time low.
An advertisement touts a new drug named freezone discovered by a Cincinnati chemist. It claims to remove all hard and soft corns and calluses by shriveling them without irritation or burning, and urges readers to ask their local drugstore to stock it. It promises quick relief with minimal cost and even suggests asking wholesalers if a store lacks it.
Quote from Broncho Bob in the Washington Star mocks prohibition by noting Crim son Gulch will be dull without temperance orator inducements. The remark highlights sentiment in a Western setting about liquor laws and public debate.
A 1916 testimonial from T. E. Bradshaw a Indiana pharmacist praising Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a superior kidney remedy for liver rheumatism and bladder inflammation urging readers to send ten cents for a sample plus a booklet. Bottles priced fifty cents and one dollar available at drug stores.
A brief prison exchange references a young inmate from Star of Hope and Sing Sing Penitentiary. The dialogue contrasts perceived unfairness with a warning against judging others while pursuing one’s own fortune.
Iowa officials discuss moving all state taxes to spring to end the appropriation period with a working balance. Lawmakers may raise the levy, citing deficits after two legislatures failed to balance the budget.
Land should be properly prepared by thorough plowing and harrowing. One-year-old roots are recommended for starting an asparagus bed. Planting can occur fall, winter, or spring. spacing and soil covering details provided. field can last for years with proper cultivation and weed control. manure or fertilizer advised.
The article argues that a silo is a sound, economical investment for stock or dairy farmers. It claims silage from one acre of corn yields 50 percent more milk than fodder corn and that savings repay building costs within two years. It notes farmers once opposed now erect silos, citing a progressive farmer who shifted to silage after advocating against it.
Instructions detail hygienic butter preparation for market: from churn to packaging, salt addition, wrapping in parchment, boxing for display, and thorough cleaning of equipment. Emphasizes avoiding contact with hands and preventing greasiness, with steps to rinse, scrub, and air dry equipment.
Diagram shows hay shrinkage and settling rates over 140 days. Average height 14.6 feet after three days, taken as 100 percent. Hay loss reaches 11 percent after 36 days, 14 percent after 60 days, 17 percent after 146 days, with settling nearly finished by the last 77 days.
A brief on hog mange describing a microscopic parasite that lodges near hair follicles around the snout eyes and forelegs. It causes thickened rough skin and pustules with condemned carcasses possible if severe. Transmission to other hogs is easy and treatment is difficult, raising concerns about hog cholera links.
Spray, spray, and forever spray to save fruit, orchard, field and garden. Labor of men and women is lost and ambition blighted due to unchecked pests and disease. Spraying is vital, yet adoption remains slow and half the crop is sound when harvested.
Alfalfa requires substantial lime to develop well, with most soils east of the 95th meridian needing liming for optimal alfalfa growth.
Lowell Massachusetts woman Margaret Quinn writes of relief from three years of change of life symptoms through Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She notes improved nervous condition, headache relief, and overall well being, urging others to seek her remedy for suffocation hot flashes and related complaints.
Kerrville Texas resident Mr 5 FB Benton recalls years of kidney and rheumatic troubles. After using Dodd's Kidney Pills he reports improved health at age 64 and straight posture again. He urges others to choose DODD'S for diseased or deranged kidneys.
A playful exchange compares power in the egg business to the oll king who can regulate demand by cutting supply. A messenger boy appears as a novelty in moving pictures. Love is noted as having many lives, perhaps more than a cat.
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