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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1896
Page
2
An old advertisement promotes Earl y Glover Root Tea as purifying the blood and improving the complexion. It touts claims of clear skin and beauty, mentioning angel by W IL and Pinks among the sold remedies.
The fragment discusses Gorman holders of large farm titles in Town and other states, and how questions of defective land titles affect anxious inquiries. It mentions influential Gormans continuing to one America while Emperor William may use soldiers to aid colonization in South Africa, reflecting imperial interests.
The Iowa supreme court recently decided Green v Wilke affirming that an innocent holder of a note and mortgage sold before maturity cannot be bound by fraud in the origin of the papers. Louis Wilke, a young farmer, was induced to sign a $1,000 note and mortgage to Furth, later sold to Green who claimed innocence and value without notice. The court reversed Judge Hindman, dismissing Green’s petition and holding no equity in the foreclosure.
The article notes German alarm as many citizens emigrate to the United States avoiding the Kaiser's control. It mentions government officials warning against competing with pauper labor and concerns over land titles being fraudulent. The piece suggests Emperor William may have to accept the flow of skilled workers and capitalists leaving Germany.
Henry Klock died at his Fayette home after an illness ending in November. Funeral services were held May second conducted by Rey Sneden with interment in Fayette Cemetery. Born April 18, 1884 in New York, he moved to Iowa in 1863 and operated wool mills in Waverly Elgin and Fayette. He married Rosana Burrough in 1858 and left five children. Known for honesty and neighborly kindness, he was a familiar figure in Elgin and northeastern Iowa.
Frank Sova promotes Spirit Lake with fresh troceriea boots and dry goods. Hotel Orleans advertises fishing season May 16 and summer season June 25, noting improvements and new attractions. A halftone circular of Spirit Lake and the hotel will be mailed by manager Q. S. Avell. Orleans P. O., Dickson Co. In. No 18, Mad 9. Also an unrelated medical ad for a patent remedy appears at the end.
List of forthcoming conventions with travel fare notes for Epworth League Endeavor Baptist groups and Republican Democratic gatherings in Iowa Kansas Illinois Missouri and Wisconsin. Also promotion of Me Bree Wine of Cardus claiming relief for women with menstrual cramps.
The article discusses McElrey's Wine of Cardus as revolutionizing women health care by arguing most female disorders do not require physician examinations or surgeon surgery. It promotes local private treatment as essential, claiming nine of ten cases need no doctor.
A worried young mother says physical training helps mental balance after childbirth and that her baby's health improved. A medical note on mint inhale therapy for pulmonary tuberculosis reports mixed success but notes uncertainty about attribution. An ad promotes Shilo’s Vitalizer for indigestion and constipation.
In Fairgnove Township Reverend Robinson and Nathan Sherman report a striking sight as dozens of garter snakes six inches to a foot long hang from apple tree branches with small vertical perforations. Most snakes are dead. farmers claim more were knocked down. Robinson doubts human involvement and suggests a bird, possibly a woodpecker, may be responsible, a view echoed by the Pioneer’s snakology note.
A terse dialogue features an inventor announcing a long awaited patent gino while a gun dealer questions improvements. A wary exchange follows as references to a loaded weapon prompt caution, and a woman urges restraint while hints of future action and Senate precedent surface.
Fragments show a barter scene where a man asks for medicine and the other replies with counts of bottles. The dialogue hints at illicit distribution or exchange of pharmaceutical items across a rural setting.
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