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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1905
Page
8
The fragmentary notice references Carrie El wife of GE and hints at suffering from kidney and liver pain, backache, and headaches. It mentions Pernow and a June date, with a garbled address at Darlington, Aly, offering no clear outcome or action.
Mrs Minnin Wi McAllistar of Minneapolis writes that years of back and right side pain interfered with daily life until a friend suggested Peru na. After a week she improved, and seven weeks of treatment left her entirely cured, praising Peru na as restoring perfect health and relief from pelvic catarrh symptoms.
The text blends a lovelorn dialogue with a maid and a flirtation, then shifts to rail policy noting railroads under Interstate Commerce Commission jurisdiction and car mileage legality. It mentions Ana G I Watt honoring heroes with tablets in Postman’s Park, and notes John Wunterworth, oldest engine driver, died at Preston England at age 81 after a long railway career.
8100 Reward, 100. The readers of its paper WHS be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all alagon, and that ia Outierh. Hell's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known to the med ical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease requires constitutional treatment. Hulls Catarrh Cure is taken Internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces, destroying the foundation of the disease, and fortifying the patient. The proprietors offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for testimonials. Address J. CHENEY & CO. Toledo, O. Hold by druggists. too. TDC, Halls Family ite are the best.
A Baltimore physician, described as prominent, recounts a late night comic incident. After losing his key and riding in the cold, he rings a bell and imagines a chloroform plot until his sister answers. He then reveals he wants to see the doctor and get in.
An intrepid look at Chicago’s underground transit system reveals a far reaching network of tunnels under the Western Metropolis. Twenty eight miles laid with extensions planned, allowing freight trains to run unseen and mail to flow through pneumatic tubes and chutes, promising cleaner streets and faster service.
The Patterson jury could not reach a verdict in the murder case of Caesar Young. Recorder Goff discharged them after a second mistrial push, remanding Nain Patterson to the Tombs as prosecutors consider next steps.
The article recounts Orm Atterson and Oneonar Young murder case trials from 1904. Ina Enda Patterson faced three trials for murder, with juror illness in the first, a deadlocked jury in the second, and the defendant fainting in court during the second trial. The prosecution alleged Young was killed as he prepared to sail to Europe while the defendant claimed he shot himself to flee.
A garbled summary notes tensions with Russia and comments on Castro, Taft’s stance on Venezuela, Japan’s handling of Tort Arthur, and public faith in the beef trust indictments. It mentions Hyde’s disappointment and Iyre meeting, with farmers paying high flour prices but good wheat prices.
The article discusses the federal investigation into the meat packing industry led by Garfield and the Commerce and Labor Department. It argues that no definite charges have been proven, notes farmer benefits from packing industry expansion, and emphasizes the value of by products and international markets while defending the packers from broad condemnation.
A damaged passage presents a Sunday school scene where a pupil named Toby is prompted about being an angel while another student, Trustany or Thracker, describes a baseball pitcher in a non sequitur. The text shows garbled OCR with misread names and phrases.
Extracted from an old rail fare notice listing multiple routes with round trips and prices including Asbury Park Baltimore Buffalo Niigata Philadelphia and more. Dates of travel span May to September with diverse itineraries and stopovers. contact Geo W Vaux for full details at Grand Trunk Railway Chicago office. The page also contains humorous bits and medicinal ads from the era.
Mrs Marthe Rohiman, Newark, writes from Philadelphia about recovering health after years of female troubles. She cites Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a trusted remedy, claiming rapid improvement and urging other women to seek her advice. The letter extols the product's cures and endorsements by many doctors and specialists.
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