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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1920
Page
6
An advertisement touts Freezone as a quick cure for hard and soft corns and calluses with a tiny bottle sold by druggists. It claims no pain or irritation and credits the ether discovery to Cincinnati experts. Alt text references a medical humor exchange about an eye clinic.
Chicago May 15 A former postal clerk Horace Walton held up five postal clerks on the Illinois Central New Orleans limited near Kankakee stealing 80000. He killed a policeman and wounded another before barricading in an apartment where a major gun battle with Chief of Detectives Mooney and officers ended with Walton dead. Policeman Roberts died later. Kendrick was wounded. Walton’s mother Mrs. Walton of St Joseph sought his location through M C A official W Sims.
Claims can cure catarrhal deafness by affecting the mucous lining through the blood. States that inflammation of the Eustachian tube causes deafness and that only a constitutional remedy can restore hearing. Offers one hundred dollars for any case not cured and lists price and address for circulars.
An odd transcript describes Willie crying after losing part of his engine. Mrs Billups explains he yells because she won’t share her false teeth for a cowcatcher.
An Oklahoma reader extols Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for change of life symptoms. The letter cites personal experience of menopause, praise for the remedy, and an offer to write for confidential advice from the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
An old advertisement touts Eatonio as a universal cure for bloating indigestion sour acid and gassy stomachs claiming over half a million sufferers found relief. It promises acids and gases are expelled from the body once the cause is removed and offers a money back guarantee through a local ideoguist.
In New Orleans on May 14 Acting Mayor Hicks led a city wide event to promote the Wearer and Patcham clubs by showing threadbare coats and resoled shoes to urge business leaders to join. The campaign, begun at Tulane, aims to lower clothing costs through organized efforts. Hundreds of businessmen presented themselves in donated old garb at their offices.
Hoboken New Jersey May 14 Two men wanted by police in the murder of Iritz H Rueckert a wealthy metal manufacturer escaped in an automobile when a pursuing detective car struck a stone pile the axle broke and detectives were thrown and bruised In memory of Bishop Vincent Chautauqua May 14 school children and citizens honored his memory with a vesper service at the institution and at Portville the community stopped work during his funeral bow
A collage of items notes May as a sweet month with fragrance from stars and birds, then promotes Triner's medicines for stomach issues, digestion, and cough relief. It also mentions government rewards for wild beast destruction in India and includes a Victorian joke about dancing etiquette.
The text argues that music boosted morale during wartime with song leaders at camps, widespread entertainment, phonographs, and records aiding soldiers. It notes veterans returning with musical skills, shaping national listening and education, and implying heightened public engagement with music.
An old advertisement touts Cuticura Soap for shaving and bathing claiming double razor efficiency and skin health with one soap for all uses. It promises no irritation even with twice daily shaves and emphasizes purity and germ removal.
The Kansas City Star quotes Professor Pate declaring the only thing that returns from the tomb is a stubborn burial character while Bestua jokes about a widower planning to marry again. The fragment suggests a wry, literary exchange on death and memory.
A tribute to Lewis Edson Waterman and Waterman’s Ideal Fountain Pen traces the company from a small wagon shop in Kankakee to a world renowned enterprise. It credits growth through New York and Chicago roots, expansion to five factories, and the planned Newark factory, highlighting family leadership and the Waterman way of high standards and steady sales across countries.
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