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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1910
Page
6
A Black Duck Minnesota reader reports recovery from a retroflexion after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad extolls the tonic value for women, urges safe non surgical care, and invites letters to Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for free advice.
A humorous exchange contrasts European life with returning home after 25 years. The speaker notes the biggest change is that the U S vice president now appears in the papers as often as a baseball star or lightweight prizefighter, highlighting media emphasis over time.
A witty exchange reveals a clash of grounds for disapproval as a woman jokes about men’s noses, noting styles shift to keep men busy, while contrasting how a woman hates her enemies longer than she loves her friends.
Broad notes on farm waste feeding for poultry and livestock, dairy records, parasite control, cow care, beekeeping, and practical tips for hogs, horses, and potatoes. Emphasizes clean housing, proper feeding, calving, and breeding decisions to boost milk, meat, and fruit yields.
Boston saw author John Townsend Trowbridge, 83, arrive from Arlington to witness aviation progress. He, famed for the poem Darings Green and his Mying Machine, expressed wonder at modern aircraft motors and the potential for passenger airplanes, praising advances by Curtiss and others.
In Lexington Kentucky a cemetery memorial to Henry Clay has been struck by lightning twice. The first statue toppled in 1903 after a public effort to repair it, and a new statue was placed last summer before being struck again. The event is framed as mirroring Clay’s interrupted rise to the presidency.
In Japan a funeral procession is kept inside the back gate or through an arch of bamboo at the front if no back gate exists. Two men hold the arch while the bier passes through. Afterward salt is sprinkled on the threshold and the house is swept clean.
On exhibition day at No 3, the dullest pupil Jack Grady prompts the teacher by miming a question about Charles I. The trick ends with Jack blurting that Charles I of England died of cholera, as parents listen in the room.
D. M. Castle of Philadelphia endorses Resino as a universal ointment for skin injuries and daily irritations. He says it promptly cures rashes and scratches and is kept in every family. A separate quip notes a contrast between frugal lunches and extravagant hat purchases.
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