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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1925
Page
6
A 22 year old Ean Jackson appealed to a Wichita church congregation to pray for deliverance from evil after confessing sin and penance drew tears and a $25 collection. While worshipers listened his outside partner looted parked motor cars along the street. The event unfolds amid a sermon on Christian virtue.
A humorous ad touts Dave's Mentha Popsin as the cure for gastritis indigestion and dyspepsia. It claims the first bottle is a perfect medicine and offers a full purchase price refund if it fails. The copy cites testimonials and urges readers to try the product for gas heaviness and stomach discomfort.
A lengthy meditation on the Mayflower women, the Pilgrim Maid, and the DAR memorial at Plimoth. It contrasts Puritan and national identity, praises the resilience and common sense of the Mayflower women, notes witchcraft trials, cleanliness, and the origin of pumpkin pie as a symbol of Thanksgiving.
A luncheon scene ends with a playful marriage proposal as a suitor asks a woman to wed amid light banter about meals. Nearby South Portland reports mackerel schooling into a Maine canning factory, aiding harvest before fishermen return. A South African scientist uses a microphone on an apple to hear worm growth.
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