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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1919
Page
6
The ad touts Pape's Cold Compound as a fast, simple remedy for colds and grippe with doses every two hours, claiming relief from congestion, runny nose, headache, feverishness, and sneezing. It emphasizes low cost, no quinine, pleasant taste, and independent action, noting it helps with fatigue and general discomfort.
A Tokyo dispatch notes Japan ratified the peace treaty. The Star Opera Company abandons plans to sing opera in English in New York. Deaths announced in Tokyo include Gen Motojiro Akowal. Ella Wheeler Wilcox dies at her Broadford, Conn home. President Wilson’s condition prompts no further daily bulletins. The U S Army transport President Grant with 5000 troops bound for Coblenz arrives at Brest. London backs Lloyd George with no opposition. Laborites abstain. Secretary Wagon elected permanent president of the International Labour Conference. A railway telegraphers strike vote is ordered in St Louis for 28,000 workers. Clashes in Alexandria, Egypt leave two dead and many injured. The Moses amendment to the peace treaty is rejected by the Senate. Paris supreme council demands full reparations from Germany for Scapa Flow. Delaware high school football player Raymond Kelsey dies from a neck injury. A provisional 800-strong battalion of First Division veterans heads to coalfields in West Virginia. Chicago workers at Quality Pants shot robbers flee with payroll. Suspected radicals in Cleveland held after explosions. Senate endorses supporting administrations to avert coal strike losses. Mrs Russell Sage’s estate valued at 49 million with brother Joseph Blooom set to receive over 7 million. Executive order fixes maximum coal prices. prepared sizes range from 4.60 to 2.00 net per ton.
A kaleidoscope of local notes from 1919 covers diverse topics. Plans for new headquarters move and business incorporation in Polk County. Red Cross roll call launch in November. Warren County corn crop contribution. cattle breeding growth in southwest Iowa. Polk County judging team heads to Ames for the state contest. Telephone system alignment with Bell. Algona asks for 10,000 booklets on local resources. languages rise at the University of Iowa. Iowa Farm Investment votes to raise stock to 3 million and start a farm loan department. Rural housing, wages, and tenant housing debated. Guthrie County courthouse honey storage noted. Draft horses remain scarce. pork trade waning as farmers shift to sheep and cattle. Mary Gregg leads canning efforts. Marshall County girls clubs preserve thousands of quarts. H S Fain builds a $16,000 steam heated hog house at Emmetsburg with advanced ventilation. Disease risks rise in Marion County cattle with cholera and mad itch. vaccination underway for a 23 head herd.
At daybreak the bodies of two crew members were found clinging to the barge Homer Warren of Toronto, revealing the loss of the vessel and its eight crew. Wreckage lined the shore as rescuers searched the lake.
Mayence reports prohibition of drills in public schools in the occupied German area. Market prices listed for flour corn and rye, oats, hay, cattle, hogs, and sheep with various quality grades and regional notes. Prices include corn nour, spring wheat, hay mixtures, prime heavy steers, yearlings, butchering hogs, and western lambs among others.
An ad warns buyers away from cheap imitations of Triner's American Elixir of Bitter Wine. It touts an 80-year reputation, calls for scrutiny of packaging and name, and urges purchasing only Triner's products through Joseph Telner Company of Chicago.
In a brisk exchange, Mildred proposes a beauty nap while Maud responds with skepticism urging a long sleep. The dialogue hints at social games and quiet rivalry in a parlor setting.
Bayer insists on the label Bayer Tablets of Aspirin in a Bayer package with proper directions for colds pain headaches neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism. The name Bayer signifies genuine Aspirin prescribed by physicians for nineteen years. Handy tin boxes of 12 tablets cost a few cents. Aspirin is a trademark of Bayer Manufacture of Mono acet ic acid ester of Salicylic acid. There is no effect without a cause except when a woman changes her mind.
An advertisement touts Danderine as a cure for hair loss and dandruff. It claims applying a small amount to the scalp stops shedding after several uses and makes hair grow thick, soft, and glossy. Mentions gold found in Sumatra, the Celebes, and Dutch possessions in beach deposits.
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