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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1903
Page
6
An advertisement from a nurse named Mother Gray promotes a children's remedy named Pandera for ailments including feverishness, constipation, upset stomach, and headaches. It claims to regulate bowel movements and restore health, targeting over 80 ailments and marketed for home use.
In a perilous street episode a carriage lurched from side to side as frightened occupants, an elderly woman famed for parsimony and her refined niece, clung to the reins. The younger woman fainted as the horses swerved and the vehicle lurched, Aunt Caroline quipping she would pay a dollar to exit the danger.
Quick Results report from W. Z. Hi of Concord North Carolina, praising Denny TMidney Pills for kidney and back pain relief. Secretion clarity improved, back ache disappeared, overall health up significantly. Tooster Milburn Co of Buffalo stocks at 50 cents per box.
In a brief business vignette, Stringem notes a man earning about 260 dollars daily yet always seems downcast. Nibleton asks why, and Stringem answers that his low mood matches his pay as a dentist.
Fragmentary OCR yields stray quotes and names about a supposed automatic cure and a chemist in Chicago. The text also mentions a carpet claim and a note asserting Mosul as the origin of a name. Unclear context or coherent report in the readable portions.
New York reports indicate mixed effects for farmers and industry amid weather and market shifts. Grain and cotton prospects show potential gains, while iron and steel idle capacity grows. Rail freight and export markets show cautious improvement, with widespread activity in rail and lumber sectors, but cautious demand for finished metals and heavier projects.
The snippet lists commodity prices across Chicago markets and others, including hogs 4.50 to 5.15, sheep 2.23 to 3.76, wheat No 2 red 4.50 to 5.50, corn No 2 4 to to 42, oats 8e to Be, butter 18e to 21e, eggs Le to Baker, potatoes 68e to 0Be, and related values for St Louis, Detroit, Milwaukee, Villeto, Chicagoan cattle, hogs, steers, and staples across several cities with mixed ranges.
In St John on November 18, Dr Dimes says a boy, son of Mr and Mrs William McBride, suffered malignant scarlet fever that nearly killed him. After paralysis and epilepsy-like spells, Dodd's Kidney Pills were said to cure him within a week, ending seizures. The parents and Dr Tessa Limeslina swear to the statement.
An angry man contends with an ally over a sly ploy. The other asks for clarification and names a betrayed creditor as the possible target, revealing tension and mistrust between characters.
A column urges the public to buy original Yokeline Vaseline from the Chesabrough Manufacturing Co. Imitations are said to be of little value or harmful and not safe to use. The piece notes true Vaseline is harmless and calls attention to Capsicum Vaseline advertised elsewhere.
A short dialogue shows a son pressuring his father about poker. The father admits occasional play but explains that the family cannot sustain more than one poker player due to limited income.
An OCR fragment references Hall's Catarri Cure touted as curing mucous surfaces and blood conditions with a price of 7 cents per bottle, plus other ad lines for medicines and remedies. It includes testimonials and names like F J Cheney and Toledo druggists, with scattered lines about etiquette and remedies for colic and teething.
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