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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1921
Page
3
Mrs Nancy Sharp of Los Angeles says Tanlac restored her health after twelve years of indigestion and stomach trouble. She credits six bottles with restoring appetite energy and sleep and says the medicine is the grandest on earth.
A man claiming to be a Russian nobleman was arrested in Brooklyn while attempting to dispose of a diamond necklace valued at fifty thousand pounds. Police say posing as a taxi driver or Steve Doré could have avoided their suspicions.
An old advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a leading cure for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It claims gentle healing effects and quick results, urging readers to buy bottles or send ten cents for a sample by mail from Dr Elmer Co of Binghamton New York.
A fragment from Carson's Weekly mocks musicians as conceited and loads of girl talk, noting intolerance in tastes and social behavior with a sharp, satirical tone. The brief item reflects era humor and social caricature.
Cold In the Head an arote fance of Nagel Catarrh. Those subject to frequent colds in the head will find HALIS CATARRH MEDICINE builds up the system cleanses the Blood and renders them less able to colds. Repeated attacks may lead to Chronic Catarrh. Internally taken it acts through the Mucous surfaces of the System reducing inflammation and restoring normal conditions. Circulars free. F. S, Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
In a local meeting residents argued over infrastructure safety measures. Knicker claimed a rod was installed to shield the light, while Barker countered that a telephone line was added to shield against thunder. The exchange highlighted concerns about urban protection methods.
An old ad promote Cuticura Lotion and Ointment to clear pimples and treat pimply faces. It advises washing with Cuticura Soap, using hot water, and continuing daily toilet use to keep skin clear. The message also suggests Cuticura Talcum for daily use.
In a provincial drama, Beulah Harris reveals her engagement to the jailed Travers as police uncover a western land scheme gone awry. Harris accompanies Sergeant Grey to the cell, Gardiner to be summoned at the inquest, while Harris recalls their risky purchase of a coal mine investment, the fatal shots, and Allan’s mounting peril. Harris details a Faustian plan with New York capitalists, Riles’s fatal pull, and a night of danger that ends with the coroner probing Harris’s confession and the betrayal among neighbors.
The coroner questions Allan Harris about a fatal shot fired in self defense or murder in a Manitoba shanty. Mary Harris recalls years of isolation and fear in the prairie, linking trauma to the shooting as the room darkens and the tale continues.
The inquest team, including coroner and a White doctor, six jurors, and local officials, along with Gardiner and Travers, arrived at Arthurs ranch amid dust and greetings. Grey noted no formal charge against Travers yet as the inquest looms, while Gardiner offers aid in arranging legal support and probing Travers character and whereabouts on the night of the tragedy.
A full Egyptian orchestra comprised about twenty harps, eight lutes, five or six lyres, six or seven double pipes, five or six lutes, one or two pipes rarely used, and two or three tambourines seldom employed. If vocals were added, they would total about three fourths the harpers.
The finest and most abundant growth of the sugar maple is found in the New England states, New York, northern and western Pennsylvania and westward throughout the Great Lakes region to Minnesota. In the southern Appalachians it grows well where climatic conditions resemble those farther north.
A practical farmer demonstrates superior crop yields versus theoretical agricultural claims. The report highlights hands on methods, soil management, and seasonal practices that translate into measurable gains for local farms.
A fire destroyed the home of William Lindsay near Oskaloosa, resulting in his death. The blaze origin was known, and authorities are investigating. The report notes other local incidents including robberies in Des Moines and a pending tobacco sales bill in the Iowa legislature.
A New Yorker seeks ancestral ties by visiting a rural Maine village. He questions an old man on a porch about a relative, who reacts with a sharp memory, calling him the cussedest fool and recalling a six horse circus wagon incident.
Dr Julien Bourget of Paris, famed for rebuilding noses damaged in war, visits America to improve noses that lack proper shape. He aims to share techniques to restore appearance and function for those with facial injuries.
An old advertisement warns consumers to look for the Bayer name on packages or tablets to ensure genuine Aspirin, noting its safety and physician use for ailments such as colds, headaches, neuralgia, rheumatism, earache, toothache, and lumbago. It touts small twelve-tablet tins as inexpensive and mentions larger packages sold by druggists under Bayer trademark.
A biography of Eugenie, famed Empress of the French court, notes that she refreshed her wardrobe twice yearly. The account attributes today’s fickle fashion to her habit of renewing frocks, a pattern women later slavishly followed.
Women are urged to use "Diamond Dyes" with each package containing simple dyeing directions for wool silk cotton linen or blends. Warning to avoid poor dye lots that spot fade or ruin fabric by a dyed look and to buy only Diamond Dyes via the druggist color card.
A humorous exchange on taxation and exemptions. First Taxpayer questions marriage and family status, while Second Taxpayer comments that exemptions prosper, noting the costs of appearance versus actual benefits.
A fragment notes a clever or budding genius resilient to cold and related to a phrase about true blue in a tern not applied to milk. The text reads as a cryptic observation rather than a full news item. No identifiable people or organizations are present in readable form.
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