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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1918
Page
8
A fragment describes tame regulation green edges and figures representing America and France. It features pasteboard dolls with painted faces wearing paper hats, labeled Co Finke, and Belgium, Italy, and Serbia, with tiny figures mounted on strips of board to serve as place cards or ornaments.
A fragment describes a small fire involving a wooden frame support for a tent. A tiny wooden rod forms a front support with a flag, paper gold figures, and a wooden cannon. The text mentions assembling an outfit to guide a boy’s imagined military career, with tents easy to assemble and soldiers cut from printed paper.
Hand knit turquoise zephyr sweaters with white bands at wrists and collar appeal to women who value cozy craftsmanship. Available in rose and white, pala green, or yellow with white accents, these garments reflect a cherished, artisanal fashion sense.
A brief note describes a shopping bag of navy blue taffeta silk with red taffeta accents. It features celluloid mountings matching the red tassel and is suspended by a navy strap, suggesting it would please the recipient.
A collar box a bag for brush and comb and a pad of shaving paper will please men's friends whether they travel much or little, but the traveler will be thrice grateful. Made of heavy unbleached linen the kit is embroidered with colored fleas and can bear a monogram.
A DIY note describes making book ends covered in tapestry and filled with felt. Foundations of thin metal are padded with blotting paper, then tapestry, sewing, and a cord edge finish. Bed room variants use cretonne fabric and dark tapestry colors.
The week’s notices name Erastus Suny Pleasantville Diagonal and many others across Story and surrounding counties as killed in action or wounded. The report notes campaigns, bond drives, coal price enforcement, and local wartime measures, including Camp Dodge, tax collection, and the closure of a Des Moines coal store.
An advertising snippet touts Danderine to remove dandruff and hair loss within ten minutes, promising hair becomes fuller and downy after weeks. It urges readers to moisten a cloth with Danderine and comb through strands for immediate shine and sway, then asserts dramatic hair growth.
An old medical ad describes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as internal treatment for nasal catarrh and chronic catarrh risks. It claims to cleanse the blood and strengthen the system, with testimonials available by mail from Cheney & Co. in Toledo Ohio. Also notes a moving electric fan patent and a Chicago woodyard opening, and mentions twelve year old girls in Japan working long hours.
Spanish influenza information outlines symptoms and non curative treatment, stressing bed rest, nourishment, and hydration. It notes low fatality but warns against complications like pneumonia. Home remedies include VapoRub, hot towels, and steam inhalation to ease breathing, with emphasis on preventing contagion and avoiding colds.
A wagonload of wine donated by King George V to the Red Cross was sold at auction for 9500 dollars in New York. The brief item notes a historical compilation on the fate of the 18 heroes and references the last English warship, the Great Harry, launched in 1487.
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