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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1923
Page
6
An old advertisement touts Hair Groom as a greaseless non sticky product for all hair types. It claims a natural gloss, easy combing, and a soft pliable feel without residue, urging readers to invest in better appearance today.
Reports from Washington and abroad describe massive fiscal projections, treaty-era tax talk, and Cabinet inquiries into foreign cartels. Notable items include Frank Mondell's retirement remarks, Hoover's commerce probe into rubber nitrate and fiber imports, Mellon treasury offerings, and diplomatic shifts affecting ships, labor, and industry.
Treasury estimates show 1922 income tax returns approaching 400 million dollars with quarterly gains and signals of broader prosperity. New York Chicago Boston and Philadelphia centers hint the annual 1922 collections may exceed 1.5 billion, while back tax settlements continue to net about 82 million monthly.
The March 16 report says Germany's new reparation proposal to France was delivered to a French emissary in Switzerland. It questions whether Swiss economist Leopold Dubois supplied the intermediary and notes the offer totals over 40 billion gold marks, far above Chancellor Cuno's Paris proposal.
Washington March 14. The British government turned over to the Federal Reserve Bank in New York four million one hundred twenty eight thousand eighty five dollars seventy four cents, first payment under the new funding agreement for the debt to the United States incurred during the war. The total paid to date reaches about four billion.
New York March 16 C A Bedford chairman of the board of directors of Standard Oil Company of New Jersey believes only water has invaded the Mexican oil fields to such an extent that American oil companies face collective losses of at least half their original 500 million investment.
Helena March 18. The sterilization bill for congenital deficiency and insane confined in institutes was signed by Governor Dixon after passage by the legislature. The measure requires guardians and custodial authorities to oversee sterilization decisions.
Shipping figures show exports to 53 countries as Maryland March 16 reports a cer tian trade data note. William Carter dies in Baltimore March 14 at age 63 after arterio sclerotic illness. Also mentions a $75,000 payment to a U S president in relation to Grands Trans Sar arbitration.
The item notes a traveling man receiving a polite but blunt critique from his firm about expense accounts, followed by a plan to mail a scathing note. It then pivots to an ad for Cuticura Toilet Trio and ends with a short story about bureaucratic circumlocution where a minimal exchange yields the word Nothing.
A tiny booklet tucked in every box of Miymouth Rock Gelatine promises choice recipes for puddings made without eyes or milk, and guidance to transform left over preserves or fruit juice into desserts. Advertisement.
A driver caused momentary blindness to a traffic cop at a crossing. The officer halted traffic with a raised hand, spoke at length with the driver, then returned to duty. A woman remained at the wheel during the exchange and the driver proceeded on.
A short maxim warns against those who always borrow and those who have nothing to lend. It lauds deeds from the heart that reach other hearts, underscoring prudence in lending and generosity as moral guidance.
A witty exchange shows a campaign manager urging more speeches while Senator Sorghumy recalls a warning against talking too much after a speech. The cartoonish dialogue captures political nerves and the push to communicate, paired with wary counsel about cadence and impact.
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