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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1923
Page
3
An advertisement claims Allenrhu conquers rheumatism with a money back guarantee if it fails to relieve pain. Druggists in the county are authorized to refund purchases, citing years of trials and Mr James H Alten as the discoverer who suffered from acute rheumatism. An art crank quip follows the ad.
The Dryad luncheon fades as Ratcliffe reveals to Skelton he intends to marry Jude, Satan’s sister, and plans a honeymoon on the sandspit. Skelton, alarmed, urges restraint, recalling a brother’s ruin and the need to avoid social disaster. Ratcliffe’s lifelong bravado meets grim caution in this tense exchange.
Skelton and Ratcliffe confront a looming marriage as Ratcliffe plans to wed Sarah with a priest and Skelton grants leave to proceed. The Dryad sails past a satin harbor as the two men exchange a final, tense farewell amid calls from crew and a wedding present in the form of a dinghy.
In January 1851 about 19 prospectors moved toward the Kiamath River area near the Chesapeake. Adventure Magazine notes the region yielded pure gold along the Rea Shore without digging. Headlines in San Francisco hailed gold finds, then confusion emerged as gold was found mixed with black and gray sands, tempering initial excitement.
The hoax could not be separated from the sand and the sea washed through large piles of collected sand, returning none of it. The so called Gold Bluffs promised gold but the mining reversed, leaving the ground empty and the decade’s excitement fading as the thrill ended.
A soldier, fond of reporting illness, is told by a doctor nothing is amiss. The man retorts he would not visit in civilian life, to which the soldier replies he would then send for him. Copper highlighted as a leading product from Canada in the text.
Rural life notes report geese farming, duck hunting near McGregor, and bank consolidation in Emmetsburg. Iowa teachers convene in Des Moines as farm and home club work expands. community build drives near Malvern near completion. State health, postal and missionary activities outlined with new health plans and cups for school health work. Agricultural progress praises corn, oats, hogs, horses and rural wealth, while a horse industry revival appears likely as breeding slows.
Thousands of women suffer kidney or bladder trouble and may not know it. Kidney health affects other organs and overall vigor. Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root is promoted as a remedy, with sample bottles offered by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer & Co.
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