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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1923
Page
6
An OCR fragment from a newspaper page shows health product advertisements and generic moral notices. It mentions Bayer aspirin claims and cautions about imitations, along with miscellaneous remedies and promotional slogans for Allcock's Plaster Cole's Carboli salve and other items.
The Kankakee post relieved 250 transient cases, prevented fraudsters from exploiting charity, and oversaw hospital visits and care for disabled veterans. It protected compensation claims, provided comradely support, and offered Christian burial, displaying a model of national and state service.
Oklahoma veterans in penal institutions will be interviewed by the Soldiers Relief Commission focusing on mentally abnormal cases. The effort mirrors a national Legion push, with data to aid federal compensation and vocational training. Programs include libraries and rehabilitation assistance. Also noted is a stalled plan to distribute captured war trophies nationwide, awaiting congressional action, and a Patchogue park proposal to house a loyal American Legion post and city offices.
Veterans in Harrison New York back a campaign to raise 18000 for a memorial home for all wars. Led by the local American Legion post the drive follows Independence Hall Philadelphia plans and honors soldiers from 1778 1812 1845 1801 1888 and 1917 18 with major support from the Legion post members.
George Washington post uses a novel beacon system to summon American Legion members. A ten foot high beacon atop the clubhouse cupola signals meetings, with a colored electric beacon lighting to alert members when a meeting is called.
More than 90 450 bonus warrants mailed. 12 500 claims remain. Iowa farmers study cooperative grain handling. veteran C H Hamilton claims 59 years as Mason. October labor data show satisfactory employment. hog cholera down. New 1924 auto license tags arriving. fines up for fish and game. Carrall county boys husking corn. bankers to educate on finance and welfare. Wheat surplus handling plan cited by Henry C Wallace. Church bugs may be burned this winter. Only 20% of corn huskers demands met due to labor shortages. Local farmers boast high corn yields. tuberculosis seals to Polk schools after Thanksgiving. Home economics courses for homemakers. Good road work in northern Iowa. Manon City to Algona paving noted. Buy Iowa farm land timing endorsed by locals. Sanitation costs low compared to health gains. domestic sanitation aids advertised with free guidance from Portland Cement Association.
Engineers draft plans for a 1200 foot high concrete tower to serve as a wireless station. The project aims to provide enhanced communications infrastructure and could influence regional tech development.
A vintage ad touts California Fig Syrup as a gentle laxative for babies and children. It promises easy digestion without griping and notes no narcotics, urging mothers to insist on the genuine product with proper directions.
An old advertisement touts Brandreth Pill tablets as cleansing the system and purifying the blood. A quip notes a married man preferring his own home when his wife’s relatives visit, reflecting period humor.
A county wide guarantee promotes Allenrho as the cure for rheumatic pain. Druggists offer refunds if the full pint does not stop agony, reduce swelling, and end rheumatic twinges. Inventor James Allen asserts strict money back terms and urges mail orders to Buck & Rayner Drug Stores in Chicago, Illinois.
In a Boston Evening Transcript reading, Mrs. A. and Mrs. B. discuss economizing by skipping visits. The exchange highlights that telephones enable socializing with friends and relatives without the costs of entertaining and feeding guests.
A harmless vegetable butter color named Dandelion has sold in drug and general stores for fifty years. Bottles priced at eight cents. A man is briefly detained by police, prompting a wary mother to shield her son from possible misidentification as his father.
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