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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1897
Page
4
Local ad text calls for subscribers to supply wood on credit with promises of no receipt for non subscribers. It then promotes Will's Clover Root Tea for constipation and skin issues, Shilo’s Consumption Cure, Karls Clover Tea for nervousness, and a panoply of sold by W. H. Finke products, with testimonials from S. A. Sweet of Marton, Connecticut.
Thousands seek locations and guidance on where to go for fruit growing and affordable travel in California. For complete guidance contact California Bureau information Box 572 Cedar Rapids IA.
Announcement of Pullman Buffet Sleeper and Pullman Tourist Sleeper services from Chicago via New Orleans on the Sunset Limited to Los Angeles and San Francisco. Includes Homeseekers Excursions January to May 1907 with low round trip fares, specific travel days, and agent information for Central Route connections.
A harsh warning about the damage caused by spreading rumors about neighbors. The piece argues gossip blinds people, ruins character, and harms entire communities, urging readers to speak well or stay silent to avoid collective harm. It emphasizes humility and restraint in everyday talk.
A Davenport Republican correspondent argues for broad tires on wagons to protect country roads. He urges tax incentives or levies to phase out narrow tires, noting 14 inch wheels cause ruts, higher costs, and poorer hauling efficiency, and claims broad tires would reduce wear and improve road viability.
The Coming Nation argues for direct legislation allowing voters to decide key issues such as silver, greenbacks, Pacific railroad policies, mortgages foreclosures, and government telegraphs. It contends this system would reflect the people's will, eliminate broken promises by public officials, and remove reliance on elected leaders who may hold divergent priorities.
The Epworth Leaguers announce their upcoming International Conference will be hosted in the Queen City of Canada. Cedar Rapids is promoting affordable fares and travel details, with full information available from Cedar Rapids agents or J. Morton, G. Po& Cedar Pupil, Tawa.
The Dubuque Telegraph notes Japan's move toward a gold standard at 88 to 1 would require 50 to 60 million dollars of gold and could trigger contraction of silver coinage. The piece warns of higher money value, stagnant prices, and hurt to farmers, manufacturers, merchants, and workers if silver is demonetized. It cites Carlisle and Sherman on dangerous broader effects.
A Decorah Republican cites market figures showing lard and hog prices and argues bacon demand will drive future profits. He notes fat hogs flow into mess pork and hogs weigh for bacon. profits hinge on other products and shipping costs. He reflects on a poor lot sent to market and the challenge of selling shorn hogs.
Southern Tosva Tand curtain fruit growers and Coaigil Bluffs businessmen urge the New York legislature to permit liquor manufacture in the state. They argue a large wine industry could develop if loopholes allow the production of spirits. Prohibitionists resist and call for constitutional offset.
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