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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1909
Page
8
An old advertisement claims Sloan's Liniment relieves sore throat, chest tightness, hoarseness, and cough by penetrating to the trouble spot. It touts instant relief, a proof from users in Fredonia Kansas, and mentions drops on sugar stopping coughing and sneezing.
A young girl, fresh from England, recalls an old Berkeley custom where auctions begin with a lit candle. Bidders shout as the candle burns, and the final bid before it fades wins. She notes it is slow and not American, yet keeps a curious charm.
William Gibson of Greenup Kentucky recounts three months in bed from advanced kidney disease. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills with gradual recovery after a hopeless diagnosis, noting relief from painful secretions and facial puffiness. The ad promotes the remedy at 0 cents per box from Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
A sprawling chronicle lists dates from 1760 to the late 1800s and beyond, noting governors, conventions, elections, and notable events. It mentions Henry Dilie leaving Georgia, Lincoln’s marriage, Lincoln’s presidency, Civil War milestones, and other political and scientific items, plus a discussion of pure food congress conclusions and Earth's pole variations.
Canada marked Thanksgiving later than the United States with a bountiful harvest. Prairies provinces Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta saw record wheat and oats yields, weather was ideal, and labor demand was high. The Toronto Globe lauds Providence and urges unusual enthusiasm for the season.
A period advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh and promotes Spohn's Distemper Cure for horses and dogs. It includes testimonials about I J Cheney, Toledo wholesale druggists, and the Spohn Medical Company with pricing and order offers.
A fragmentary note reports an unusual caput rar event with ambiguous details and a cryptic reference to bartlos. No clear names, dates, or locations are discernible, leaving the core event ambiguous in this partial OCR read.
Advertising copy asserts the California Fig Syrup Co offers a laxative with pure, uniform production. It claims genuine product uses figs for flavor while medicinal benefits come from plants with approved methods. Sold by leading druggists.
The Chicago Tribune notes a boastful booklet from February claiming no mosquitoes within 600 miles of the Eumiter resort. The proprietor insists the claim was printed and will be proven, asserting the absence of any mosquitoes at that time.
An old newspaper fragment touts Mrs Matilda oltwert praising a foot remedy and claims by Dr Blunt for a rheumatic remedy with a free sample offer. It references a uniformed streets scene and notes German offices lagging a decade behind American labor-saving devices.
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