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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1899
Page
4
A garbled advertisement touts Karl s Clover Root Ten as a constipation cure and promises quick relief. It mentions W. U. Finke as the seller and claims a leading cough cure from Shilal s Consumption Core, urging homes to keep it on hand.
Twenty five full blood Partridge Cochin cockrels for sale at a very low figure. Suitable for poultry raisers. For details call A E G Marry Elgin Town. Also Shilohs Vitalizer advertised as a remedy for sour stomach and digestive distress. Sold by W U Finks Buffalo NY. Wood needed. subscribers may bring wood or receive subscription receipts.
A flood of early 20th century remedies tout Shiloh’s Cure and Shiloh’s Vitalizer. Local dealer W. H. Finke markets Ten for nerves and digestion, a cough cure, a cough suppressant, and related products promising swift relief and health restoration.
An advertisement claims Dr Henra's Ungold cures itching piles and various skin diseases with a 90 out of 100 success rate. It offers a 50 cent price, with a sample for 4 cents in stamps, and notes money refunds if未. The Toledo firm G C Bittner Co. markets it.
The Arlington News condemns Bloodgood as county superintendent candidate and urges standards and moral charter for the office. It argues the role should resist politics, set high habits, and maintain quality teachers, favoring no lowering of standards in Fayette County. Richard Mansfield set to perform Cyrano de Bergerac at Greene's Opera House May 20 with a large troupe and four baggage cars.
The Steger Co. piano factory in Steger, DL, claims superiority in quality and durability with fully guaranteed instruments. It advertises extensive facilities and machinery, inviting buyers to request a full descriptive catalog and offering free inspection upon application. Established 18th, Chicago, MI.
The Cedar Rapids Route high grade playing cards are offered by all agents of the B OC RR N Ry at one cent per pack with two packs for 25 cents or $1.50 per dozen. Order direct from agents or send stamps or money order to the undersigned and cards will be sent with postage or express paid. J Morro G P T A Cedar Rapids Ta.
Homeseekers excursions via BC RR and N By on April 18, May 2 and 16 offer round trip tickets valid 21 days at a fare plus 3 dollars to all points on this line in Town Minnesota and South Dakota north of Shell Rock and Abbott Crossing to Waverly. Tickets also sold to many cities in Alabama Arkansas Arizona British Columbia Colorado Florida Georgia Idaho Indian Territory Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Manitoba Michigan Minnesota Missouri Mississippi Montana New Mexico Nebraska North Dakota Oklahoma Oregon South Dakota South Carolina Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Washington Wisconsin Wyoming. For details contact BR agents or J Morton GP TA Cedar Rapids IA.
An epidemic of whooping cough last winter led to severe coughing fits in children. The advertisement credits Chamberlains Cough Remedy with curing croup and claims the cough is relieved and a complete cure achieved. The product is promoted by John B. Clifford, Norwood House, Norwood, N.Y., and offered for sale by Stouts Pharmacy.
Listing multiple regional meetings with dates and ticket sale windows. St Louis Elks June 20 23 tickets on sale June 19 20 good until June 24. Detroit United Society of Christian Endeavor July 6 10 tickets sale July 1 6 good until July 15. Richmond Baptist Young People's Union July 13 16 tickets sale July 10 12 good until July 31 with August 15 extension for 60 cents. Cedar Rapids Marshalltown Iowa Baptist YPUs April 22 23 tickets sale April 21 23 good until April 4. B C R N Ry agents in Iowa for fare details.
In Fayetter County Iowa a district court petition by Fanny Warford Mary Jane Knights William W Ridler Josephine Keniston Frederick J Ritter and Emma Lucinus Teague seeks absolute ownership of a South End Quarter of section 19 and other tracts. Defendants include unknown heirs of William Y Lovell and Lydda Preble Smith Prebble Minerva Cole with mortgage interests and claims to quiet title. Respondents must appear by noon of the second day of the next term in West Union to defend or default will be entered.
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