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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1902
Page
8
A jumble of 19th century advertisements and anecdotes tout Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound, Allen's Foot-Ease, Putnam Dyes, Carholisnvy, and various patent medicines. The clippings include endorsements from California readers, notices from Brooklyn Life, and claims of cures for ailments, with playful quips on charity, beauty, and domestic life.
Nurse Eliza King reports constant use of St Jacobs Oil for outward applications such as sprains bruises and neuralgia and praises its effectiveness in pleurisy when rubbed in suggesting households should keep it. Sister Canouina of St Andrews Hospital also attests to gout sprains bronhes and general praise and notes doctors order it regularly.
In Far Northland, Mrs. Eimy C. Byald, wife of Rev Carl A. Byald of Chicago, prominent at the recent Congress of Woman Suffragists in Washington and drawing notice from President Roosevelt. Her Swedish Lutheran ties and church work underpin her suffrage stance, while she noted Sweden granted church voting rights as early as the seventeenth century. The piece also recounts the Danish Angmagolilik station’s trade and missionary activities on Greenland’s east coast and Captain Holm’s exploration of the Angmagalilik Maquimaux.
Dr Heath Werner Berghe a former Minneapolis resident with radical views in religion and politics lived in Michigan recently married Margaret Tavelyn Herron sister of Prof George D Herron and plans to reside in Columbus Ohio. He faced clashes with authorities in Finland and Sweden and reportedly was exiled or relocated to avoid further trouble.
Beidrad Syrin announces that G. Biz Rayndal the first president of the Northwestern Stagerr ngaociation will attend the sungerfest at Sioux Calla next July. Ravndal, a royal enthusiast of music and Haingerbroder, travels from Beirut where he serves as United States consul. The ten year old association plans a memorable decenary celebration and worth sacrifices to make the journey worthwhile.
The central organization of the Danish Peace Society decided to prepare for the annual convention next summer with a resolution urging the government to join with Sweden and Norway in declaring absolute neutrality in all foreign conflicts. The resolution also calls for a reorganization of the military in accordance with the resolution.
Norwegian press hails Tueen’s masterful Peer Gynt at the national theater in Christiania on Feb 97. Bjorn Bjornson directs with high skill, Er. Wang’s film work praised, Maltden Christiansen leads a strong cast including Aase shy awity Larvane and Angot in notable roles.
A Swedish inventor F Malmros at Gothenberg has developed a locomotive lubrication system. It uses intermixing oil and steam from a central lubricating apparatus to lubricate piston rods and guides with specially designed bushings, improving efficiency and economy. This method replaces old wick-fed lubrication and allows better sealing with metal packings.
The report mentions civic events in Minnesota with notes on the Hauge Norse meeting in Heart, and census figures for the Faroe Islands showing a population near 30,200 with a 7,000 rise in eleven years. It also covers political shifts with Vigra Ulimann as governor candidate, a church withdrawal in Dexter, retirement of lawyer Carl Fischer-Hincon, editor John Storg returning to Lake Milla, and Nordic business ventures like Nordveste Handelattning. plus mentions of Lieut Col Rate’s outdoor sports feature and a campus invitation for repeats.
A letter from Congressman J W Ogden of Louisiana praises Peruna as a fine tonic and effective catarrh remedy. The ad urges spring treatment, noting that early use in favorable weather leads to prompt, permanent relief. Readers are invited to write Dr Hartman for personalized medical advice at The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus Ohio.
A fragment from a Town rand Country item notes opinion on hobby riders and road usage. The passage implies tension between enthusiasts and general road access without detailing participants or outcomes. No clear names, dates, or organizations are present to identify.
Fragmented notices describe Salzer's lightning cabbage claim as a coveted novelty and note plans for large seed orders. The page includes assorted ads and stray lines about farmers, gardening goods, patent attorneys, and remedies, with numerous misspellings and garbled phrases.
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