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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1910
Page
6
The piece laments billboard nuisance and vacant lot filth, urging strict ordinances to enforce cleanliness. It argues neat, healthy surroundings boost city beauty and resident character, noting unclean towns deter progress and young men.
An advertisement touts Munyon's Paw-Paw Laxative Pills as a fast remedy for constipation indigestion jaundice and biliousness. It claims the pills release concentrated virtues of Paw-Paw fruit and offers free sample by mail from Munyon's Homeopathic Company of Philadelphia. Also included is a note on funeral flowers tracing ancient Greek and Roman customs and their influence on modern practices.
A Newark area man Charles Foster describes six months of severe back pain and weight loss from kidney issues, then credits Doan's Kidney Pills with a complete, lasting recovery. The piece also recounts a Bronx zoo Lost Child episode, ending with Joey found safe at a police station.
The Senate and House clash over the railroad bill amid sharp exchanges between Speaker Cannon and Rep. Shackleford. Key actions include the long and short haul amendments, franking privilege probe, and passage of the administration bill with changes. Debates cover post offices, District of Columbia legislation, and the Payne Aldrich tariff defense. The week also notes royal death in Britain and various telegraphic briefs.
An old Black Duck column features a Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound testimonial and a quip about a steel trap. The piece promotes health advice for women and includes a joke about a talkative boarder, reflecting period commercial and social humor.
An England exam posed as a humorous look at opinions on women voting and everyday curious questions. Pupils offered breezy answers about Parliament, kettle singing, C C D initials, and bicycle puncture repairs with playful misdirections.
An elderly uncle defines a man’s drive as the definite purpose and overmastering impulse to push forward, while the nephew counters that he has all those traits but only possesses a sixty horsepower automobile. A woman overhears a disagreeable remark about a man she knows and embellishes it in private.
An advertisement-style claim asserts Postum provides gluten and phosphate energy to energize body and brain, linking the beverage to vitality and quickness. It portrays the drink as a stimulant for activity and mental alertness through its nutritional content.
A motivational note urging control of temper and worry to maintain energy and focus. It counsels forming original thoughts, avoiding imitation, and relying on one’s own steadiness to achieve productive results, echoing a Success Magazine voice.
Mrs. Egbert Shaldon of Litchfield Connecticut recounts a year and a half battle with severe sores on her son’s face arms chest and body. After two months of Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment the wounds healed and the child recovered fully.
A long-winded piece on English American debates over summer school boy care prompts the Grand Trunk Railway to publish practical tips in a guide titled What shall a Boy do with big Vacation. It offers vacation camp as a solution and notes where to obtain a copy in Chicago.
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