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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1897
Page
4
Readers are urged to subscribe for wood on credit and receive receipts for partial payments. Classifieds tout Karls Clover Root Tea and Shilohs Consumption Cure with testimonials of nervous relief and improved digestion. The Weekly Dispatch advertises a special free sample for non-subscribers and promotes stock feed and garden products from local merchants.
An extensive public notice outlines excursion ticket sales by the Central Route from Chicago and Illinois stations to northern western and southern points, with dates in spring 1907, pricing one fare plus 2 dollars for round trips, and details for agents and travel plans. It also includes medical claims for Shiloh's Vitalizer and Shiloh's Cure with endorsements from local physicians.
An old advertisement for Shilohs Cure promotes a cough remedy to stop a neglected cough. Sold by W. U. Finkw at address 18. The notice emphasizes urgency and retail availability.
An assortment of local ads including Shilohs cure and catarrh remedy sold by W H Finke, cheap remedies and a promise of satisfaction, and a four room house in Clermont, Iowa, offered for sale by Mrs Eines Frozaenaup. Also mentions West Union contact and a Clover Root product.
An eighty acre farm three miles west of Ruin with 43 acres under plow and balance in pasture and timber. Good louse and out buildings. Running water and good well in place. Sime de offered for sale very cheap. For further particulars call or write Ada Partenson, Bruinurd, Iowa.
A lengthy feature by William George Jordan surveys sixty years of Queen Victoria’s reign, tracing advances in art, science, social reform, and civilization. It highlights Britain’s monarchy, national growth, and the era’s global impact, framed in a period-voice reflection.
An eminent English doctor warns that poisons can infect households in summer as germs spread. The piece argues disease threats target the weak and thin while the healthy resist illness, urging readers to maintain a healthy weight to catch health rather than disease.
A concise notice states an item is available at all druggists for goo with a price of £2 0s 8d. The wording implies a standard sale term and broad availability through druggists. The fragment hints at a commerce notice but lacks a clear product or date.
The Des Moines Daily News now available to farmers at 1000 dollars per year or a fast ball price. Labeled as the nofergiest and most popular Daily at the State Capital, the offer reflects low fram proikers prices. The News is promoted as a bright concise newspaper for busy people from Des Moines Iowa.
Meeting notices announce B G de Noe Ry agents offering Round Trip tickets at ONE FARE for travel to St Louis on May 6 with sale May 5 and 6 and final limit May 12 Offers include Special Chair Cir with seats free Tickets and prices for Elgin Mill products and other listed goods, with orders via Port office or Mil L Y Ennuen listed as agent for information
A damaged ad offers high grade playing cards for sale by B C RG N agents. Prices listed include 15c per pack, five packs for 250, and $1.60 per dozen. Orders accepted by money order or stamps, with postage or express paid by buyer. Turds will be spent unclear. Mowron GP T A Cuda Rapids Ta.
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