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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1905
Page
8
An elderly passenger disputes a conductor over a four dollar five cent fare on a Columbus avenue car. A woman passenger verifies a five dollar bill and pennies, then offers to cover the amount, triggering a brief scene as others watch. The incident ends with the woman maintaining her claim to the change despite the conductor’s gesture.
A famed society figure, called to her bedside, is advised by a doctor to wake at dawn, eat sparse meals, and avoid leisure or social activity. The exchange ends with the woman retorting and the physician replying that she is an elderly woman with no stomach.
A fragmented readers letter extols Cuticura for curing severe facial sores after months of suffering. It cites immediate relief after first application and full cure after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, and mentions other testimonials including Piso’s Cure for coughs. The text also alludes to a gravehead in Grimaton, Nor th, and a local blacksmith’s grave marker.
Regional market summary lists cattle hogs and sheep pricing in Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee and Buffalo with varied no 2 wheat corn oats rye and hay values and New York readings for cattle hogs wheat and corn plus dairy and eggs offering a broad snapshot of late period commodity values across several cities.
A promotional piece urging mothers to guide daughters through puberty using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It cites letters from young women and mothers praising the remedy for regulating menses, easing headaches, and restoring health, with requests to contact Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for free advice. The article positions the product as a trusted, rival-free cure for female ailments.
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