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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1927

Page

8

Night of Forbidden Passion in Peace Valley

Claude Dobbs recalls a tense final night with Polly, a dangerous, awakening passion that tests trust and restraint. He narrates how their relationship reshapes his view of marriage, family, and his late father figure while he contemplates a fresh start with Polly under wary eyes.

Claude Hi Fe Claude Dobbs Ned Polly Peace Valley Rutgers Mom Ale Pop

Polly Johnston secrets and a vanished match of love

A tangled tale unfolds around Polly Johnston and Claude as Polly leaves with money, a split home, and a hidden divorce question. Ned, Mary, and Mrs. Johnston confront money woes, a possible jail spell on a broker, and plans to save face while mounting family strain.

Polly Claude Ned Misa Johnston Dabbs Wally Teace Valley

Nature's storeroom hides coal seam colors from prehistoric jungles

A National Geographic Society Magazine excerpt notes a Guatemalan Motago river jungle once rich in tree life that formed coal seams, some as thick as 66 feet. As sun heat and color were stored in ancient forests, chemists in the last 60 years found color in coal tar, inspiring vibrant modern fabrics.

Motago Guatemala Nature

Early Church Bells and the Irish Name Clog

The text notes the Irish term for bell is clog while French is cloche and discusses missionaries who carried books and bells to Gaul for religious service in early centuries, mentioning a practice of using bells for devotion.

Gaul

Cam Compensator for Uni Control Radio Sets

A Washington inventor proposes a single dial cam compensator to vary circuit wavelengths in radio sets. The device uses a cam driven lever to adjust condenser capacity and inductance, enabling synchronized tuning across multiple circuits and reducing cost for low-priced sets. The concept includes a vernier like auxiliary tuning element and notes manufacturing tolerance compensation for consistent resonance.

Washington Boston Globe

Careful Rosin Flux Use in Soldering Receivers

advises careful soldering to ensure quiet efficient receivers. Emphasizes clean surfaces, proper flux use, and hot irons. Rosin flux preferred by large firms for insulation safety, with heat control to avoid weak or crystalline joints.

Radio Broadcast

Converting Wave Lengths to Kilocycles in Radio

The article explains turning wave length in meters into kilocycles per second. Kilocycles equal thousands of cycles per second. It shows approximate methods by dividing 300 by meters or 300000 by kilocycles and gives examples such as 100 meters about 3000 kilocycles and 300 meters about 1000 kilocycles. For precise conversion use 20 820 instead of YOU 000.

Polly Claude Melnotte Rochester Lamps Mom

United States Leads In Number Of Radio Stations

The United States has about 600 radiocasting stations while Europe totals around 110. Europe shows varied counts by country with Germany 20, Great Britain 21, France 12, Italy 8, Spain 13, Netherlands 4, Ireland 2, and others ranging from 1 to 8 stations.

United States Europe Flemand Norway Sweden Holland Belgium Irish Free State Great Britain North of Ireland Germany France Spain Portugal Switzerland Italy Austria Hungary Czechoslovakia

Children Cry for Gastoria Castoria

The advertisement touts Castoria as a trusted remedy used for over 80 years to relieve infants and children of constipation, flatulence, wind colic, and diarrhea, easing feverish symptoms and aiding digestion for natural sleep without opiates, with the genuine signature line.

Diuretic stimulant to the kidneys

Browning of Mulberry Grove Illinois writes of eight months with rheumatism bladder inflammation and swollen limbs He suffers joint stiffness and nervous fatigue with sandy deposits in urine His head aches and he grows exhausted after exertion He reports Dodd's Pills helped him and he recommends them He bought boxes at 60 cents each from Dodd's Medicine Co Buffalo New York.

Ape Browning Mulberry Grove Ill Dodd's Dodd's Medicine Co Buffalo

Whiz and Irma Clash Over Richards Happiness

Alma notes Richard's happiness after acceptance, while Irma counters with a mistaken image of him treading on the air rather than what was present at the moment.

Alma Richard Irma

Bell-Ans Digestion Aid Advertising Claim Summary

An old advertisement extols Bell-Ans as a non laxative remedy for indigestion. It promises quick relief from belching gas headache heartburn nausea and bloating and notes proven value over thirty years. Claims the product is harmless pleasant to take and offers free samples from Tell & Co Inc Orangeburg N Y.

Tell & Co. Inc Orangeburg Ady

Pipe Visitor and Mrs Michquid Exchange Banter

A brief interlude shows a pipe loving husband provoking sentiment and a sharp counter from Mrs Michquid. The exchange reveals domestic humor in a tidy, period voice as readers glimpse playful banter over habits.

Favorite Prescription Praised by Mrs Galladay

Mrs Mattie Galladay of Indianapolis credits Dr. Pierces Favorite Prescription with restoring her health from youth to middle life. The ad promotes the remedy as a woman's friend available in liquid or tablet form and offers a trial tablet package by mail from Buffalo New York.

Indianapolis Ind Dr. Pierce Mattie Galladay New York Pierce Invalide Main St Buffalo N. Y

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Margaret Turnbull Margaret ‘Turnbull M Bervice Johnstons Chapter Mrs. Johnston Mary Polly. Johnston Mother Mia. Johnston Rittenhauser Mra, Johnston Mra. Pulsifer Maury Pepes ZO National Geographic Society Magazine SLATE Bell Gujlatin Valey Montana Govland Easterma Fo W. Leckliter Boroman Mont Boschee’s Syrup
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