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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1926
Page
6
The article warns whooping cough is a leading child’s disease with 6800 deaths reported in one year. It praises Dr Drake’s Glemace as relief for violent paroxysms, claims shorter duration with regular use, and notes pharmacists sell the remedy with a satisfaction guarantee.
Mrs. Roy Griffey of 1225 W Tay for Street reports severe headaches back pain and nervousness eased by Pierce’s Prescription. She had tried various remedies without success and finally felt much better after starting the treatment, stating it made her a different woman.
The article discusses widespread push for cheap electrical power for farms and homes, led by figures like Nikola Tesla and Guy Tripp. It outlines the growth of a centralized, interconnected power system, expanding rural distribution, and rising rural electric rates. It notes substantial investment to reach 1.5 million farms and map rural districts, with expectations of improved farm life and potential urban decentralization.
Government experiments show explosive energy in dust is wasted until a new fuel derived from dust scoured from various materials is proposed. W A Noel of the Bureau of Chemistry says the method could provide cheap factory fuel usable in steam or gas engines and reduce fire hazards in plants. Aluminum dust is noted as highly powerful, with grain dusts most abundant.
During a test of a combined radio and phonograph device with headpiece and speaking tube, pupils at the American School for the Deaf in West Hartford, Connecticut, who had never heard a human voice before heard not only the speaker but their own voices as well.
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