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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1923
Page
6
The article notes USDA efforts expanding meat markets, highlighting fresh pork shipments to the Netherlands and new access alongside the English market. It reflects broader push for agricultural trade, plus a quote from Senator Sorghum on political caution.
Towns teachers praised for appearance while a Des Moines milk test ranks the city market high. Iowa farmers report strong corn yields in Jasper county and a record egg laying by a White Leghorn. Burlington voters approve a high school expansion bond. Armistice Day passed without ceremonies but was reflected in sermons. Private housing in Des Moines soars with 1 048 homes built from April to October. Cigaret tax funds support inspectors per state Attorney General. Des Moines marks sixty one years since Iowa City founded the state capital.
Exquisite lifelike roses are crafted from crepe paper placed in millinery foliage. Several rose shades used with careful petal shaping. A bud rose makes a lovely gift. Toilet-water bottles are painted in color blends with sealing wax and tape flowers for stoppers.
The prettiest new lamp and candle shades use plain and picot edged satin ribbon. Strips of bold ribbon are joined with narrow beading to form shallow plats finished with picot and plain ribbon ruffles. The lamp standard is covered with ribbon in neat stitched rows, creating a dainty elegant gift for boudoirs and dressing tables.
In the article instructions describe shaping toys from heavy yarns with millinery wire as the skeletons. The frames are padded with cotton before wrapping with zephyr or coarse yarn. Eyes are created with beads or buttons, and a horse, jockey, and dog are illustrated.
Mr. James H. Allen long suffered rheumatism and concluded that uric acid deposits must be dissolved and expelled. He developed a prescription named Allenrhu that allegedly banished all signs of rheumatism, shared it freely, and advertised that if the first pint bottle failed to prove recovery, money would be refunded.
Rampage Oklahoma dealer banters with Sand Storm Smith who says he would rather buy a second-hand car that has been broke to drive than a new one. The exchange highlights a downbeat view on new vehicle purchases in a lighthearted rural scene.
An old fashioned drug advertisement promotes California Fig Syrup as a gentle laxative for sick babies and children. It claims to relieve bilious and constipated symptoms without narcotics and urges asking druggists for genuine California Fig Syrup to avoid counterfeits.
A dated ad voice touts a vegetable laxative Brandreth Pilla with a doctor’s bedside manner cautioning against excess cake and candy. It promises a harmless daily use with a tongue check and a perkily speaking character named Bitte Bess.
Professor Pate cites a newspaper report alleging a member of the old German aristocracy has turned to burglary as a regular business, provoking skepticism from gnarled J. Fuller Gloom about the source and phrasing.
An OCR fragment advertises Cuticura Soap Ointment and Talcum with odd phrasing about dry rub and tissue removal. It promotes using all three products for toilet purposes and includes a warning about get rich quick schemes from a merchant.
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