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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1910
Page
6
An old newspaper fragment promotes Munyon's remedies with claims of vitality and nourishment, noting offerings in 106 and 26 cent sizes. It invites readers to write for free medical advice and lists Munyon's Philadelphia address and several products including a cold remedy and rheumatism treatment with quick-acting promises.
An advertising feature extols Alabastine as a rich soft and velvety wall coating that adheres without rubbing off and can be tinted easily. It offers a home color plan stencil book and samples of color effects, free from the Alabasting Company of Grand Rapids Michigan. a separate note mentions Miss Mary Garden praising corsetry at a Philadelphia tea and recalling a Sunday school anecdote about unity through corsets.
A week in Congress saw limited Senate business on Friday with pension bills, while the House adjourned in memory of Rep Perkins. Calhoun statue ceremonies dominated Saturday, and debates on the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill continued. In the Senate a Hawaii prohibition referendum and race-tongue questions moved forward, as Cummins opposed interstate commerce changes. The House faced a fierce rules battle led by insurgents to oust Cannon, ending in filibuster and an undecided result.
Agricultural scientists warn farmers that much of last year's corn is unsuitable for seed. Early October frost frozen kernels before ripening, and winter frosts damaged stored corn in eribas. Seed quality depends on testing. untested ears may lead to a seed shortage next fall and regret for neglecting this precaution.
The commission form of government passes in Jola Kansas and is rejected by Spearfish South Dakota. Wellington Kansas adopts it by 425 vote margin. Orders for 10 100 steel cars valued around 12 million dollars placed at Pittsburg. Rice expert Lancy Evans advises using low grade rice to feed cattle. J Pierpont Morgan Jr funds a Long Island country home costing over 250 000 dollars. Dorchester Nebraska farmer Jacob Kohel shot dead by his son John while father drank. Westinghouse storage battery plant fire in East Pittsburgh destroys department with about 76 000 dollar loss. Merger plans aim to control about two thirds of the lithograph business from Cincinnati. National Farmers Union President Charles S Barrett calls national convention in St Louis May 3 to 7. Secretary Knox, eloped, now works in Providence Rhode Island as an automobile agent.
President Taft visits Chicago delivering eight speeches across venues including the American Red Cross Society, Newspaper Club, Hamilton Club and engineering gatherings. He greets crowds with his signature broad smile, pauses for a shave, and moves between the La Salle Hotel and Auditorium Theater amid fog and festive crowds.
A Chinese placer miner Ah Kat in Placer County opened a rich gold strike. He drove 200 feet into a hill and found an old river channel, yielding $204000 in coarse gold in a few months.
A Tennessee minister Reverend A J Fletcher of Rutherfordville Rutherfordton? relates his recovery from indigestion using Caldwell Syrup Pepsin priced 60 cents to a dollar. The ad touts safety purity government tested and offers a free trial bottle prepaid by writing Dr W B Caldwell Monticello Ill. George W Vanderbilt at Asheville dinner comments on Americans’ freedom and a visitor’s hiss over a keep off the grass sign.
An old advertisement touts a syrup and whiskey tonic claim for rheumatism. It urges mixing syrup of Sarkaparilla and Toria compound with whiskey and taking a tablespoon before meals and at bedtime. It claims fast cures and notes druggists can supply ingredients.
The ad proclaims a $100 reward for any Catarrh Cure failure and touts Hull's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy taken internally to attack the disease. It promises testimonials, lists Toledo Ohio makers, and notes sales through druggists at 75 cents. The page also mentions Wall's Family Pills, Mother Gray's Sweet Powders, a joke about old garments, and a cold remedy in one day with Quinine tablets. It closes with herring season data from Yarmouth to Iowa.
A garbled note hints at a supposed Davis mayoral arrest and related controversy. The fragment mentions a figure named Davis and a risky accusation, while a separate line offers safety advice about candle blowing to avoid greasy spills.
Free to Our Readers, Write Marine Eye Remedy Co. in Chicago for an illustrated Eye Book. They offer advice on proper application of Marine Eye Remedies for individual eye trouble. The Drugeist claims Marine Believes Bare Elves Strengthens Weak Myeg Soothes Eye Pain and sells for 50 cents. Try It In Your Eyes and In Baby's Eyes for scaly eyelids and granulation.
A fragmented list assigns presidents to religious groups: Reon ot Dew? Deebdenta notes Malacopatian presidency with Washington Madison Monroe Harrison Tyler Taylor Pierce Arthur. Congregationalists include John Adams and John Quincy Adams. Jefferson and Johnson reportedly nonchurch. Presbyterians: Jackson Polk Buchanan Lincoln Cleveland Harrison. Reformed Dutch: Roosevelt Van Buren. Fillmore Taft Unitarians. Garfield Disciples. Methodists: Grant Hayes McKinley.
An advert extols Cuticura Soap and Ointment for skin scalp hair and hands with emollient antiseptic claims and free Cuticura Book. The piece also includes a Henry Baderle Andel quote praising women’s devotion as religious and duty like.
A fragmented page notes a philanthropic visitor at jail and a prisoner recounting how reading confessions of a burglar inspired him to start burgling. It also advertises Dr Martel's Female Pills, Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for constipation, and a quip about prices.
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