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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 11, 1920

Page

6

Harding Leads Iowa As Returns Favor Republicans

Revived tabulations from Iowa precincts show Harding ahead of Cox by 17,507. Cummins leads Porter for US Senate by 167,884 and Kendall leads Herring for Governor by 135,650. Republican congressmen appear reelected. Kendall will be Governor with a GOP slate shaping state offices. The newly elected governor, native of Albemarle, is an attorney who has held multiple offices and was unanimously elected speaker.

Dea Moines Harding Cox House of the Laws United States Porter Kendall Herring Cummins Dein Denn Congress Ty Kopp Hull Sweet N. Haugen T. W. Good Esa C. W. Ramseyar M. Towner BR. Groan L. J. Dickinson Wlliam D. Boles Bt Albin Spreker Debs Messrs. Cox Roosevelt Sennator Chamberlain Oregon W. H. Stafford Texas HH. M. Wurzbach Carlos Ber Textminster Turleson Myer London Sycamore N. C Goldfogls Sealid Washington Marion Panama Sle Gulf Ile Luis Wuhu Reet Lodge Sutherland Utah Weeks Massachusetts Hiram Johnson George Christian Tiading Senate Judson Welliver Bred Starek Ohio Imehard Wasburn Child Cullier's Weekly

Frontier Riding Records by Tobin and Wirley

Frontier riders Tom Tobin and John Wirley set legendary speed records in early American wars. Tobin carried dispatches for Gen. Kearney in the Mexican War racing 800 miles in under 11 days on six horses. Wirley rode from the army camp near Salt Lake to Fort Leavenworth covering 1,100 miles in 17 days using four horses before an early abandonment near the end.

Tom Tobin John Wirley Tobin Kearney Wonte Kinley Salt Lake Fort Leavenworth

Look at that revolver comment at busy Boston fair

A wageish observer at the bench recalls a remark about a loaded revolver, then notices through the doorway a large merry-go-round filled with young riders and the cheerful center of the fun, the proprietor presiding over the scene.

Boston

Spaces Between Words In Early Writing History

The text notes that the custom of separating words by a blank space was not used until the tenth century, indicating how earlier writing ran with continuous strings of letters. It highlights a linguistic shift toward readable separation in printed and manuscript forms.

Harding Victory Redrawn American Political Landscape

President elect Harding pursues a vacation as amateur cabinet builders circle potential appointees. The GOP landslide reshapes Congress with 58 senators to 38 Democrats and over 130 House seats, while anarchic European affairs, strikes end, and foreign press weigh the shift away from Wilson’s League of Nations.

Harding Marding Coolidge North South Tennessee New Mexico Oklahoma Cox Wilson Senate League of Nations William J. Bryan Chicago Vicw Marshall Bryan Huching Mr. Bryan Lundey Times Warts United States Versailles Germany

Peterson's Ointment Promises Heal Big Ulcer

A Buffalo letter extols Peterson's Ointment as a miracle cure for a long lasting ulcer. The writer says a large box costs three cents, claims pain relief after one box and full healing after nine dollars of salve, praising the product and offering permission for its use in advertisements. She signs as Mrs. Albert Bouthcott of Medina, New York.

Peterson Buffalo Paterson Friand Albert Bouthcott Medina, N Mali Beterson Ointment Co. Inc Bufalo

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