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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1898
Page
8
An elderly man collapsed from a stroke like paralysis and lay near death. He later regained movement after taking Dr Williams Pink Pills, which his granddaughter procured. The tale is presented as a testimonial praising the pills for numerous nervous and circulatory ailments.
The Washington Star quotes a magazine editor criticizing a contributor for not fastening the essay with the due ribbon. The contributor replies that harmony forbids it, insisting the piece was tied with red tape as it covers war management.
War time efforts reveal quiet charity by the American Tobacco Co. providing tobacco to U S soldiers and sailors. Headquartered in camps and hospitals, they supplied Battle Ax Plug and Dukes Mixture, along with fifty thousand briar wood pipes. Sixty thousand dollars spent, serving thirty ships and all camps and hospitals nationwide.
A list of patentees and items from Northwestern inventors includes potenta innued pipe potato planter toaster and combination tool among entries from Minneapolis Butte St Peter Reynolds and Austin. Ads invite readers to claim free lands in Montana milk river valley with immigration information and railroad hearings while cautioning about excuses being worse than the offense.
An OCR fragment advertises a guide titled Chats With Mothers offering a household medical handbook for mothers to treat various throat and stomach ailments. It mentions cures for croup measles scarlet fever diphtheria and other conditions. Also notes free dropsy treatment and a claim of cure for constipation. The text includes scattered names and locations and marketing claims.
A discussion on managing soil clods in stalk fields, cattle grazing impact, and violet house culture. Advice covers plowing, harrow use, disking, and plod reduction, plus ventilation and watering tips for violets with temperature and covering guidance.
A fragment warns that blaming overfeeding leads to guidance to stop overfeeding when hens suddenly die or flocks quit. The terse note reflects a caution against official blaming and urges careful interpretation of poultry losses.
In 1882 total meat shipments reached 1,707,228 pounds and by 1896 rose to 122,576,644 pounds. New Zealand sent about 9,000 cattle carcasses in 1382 and roughly 130,000 of mutton, with Australia supplying half as much. Advances in cooling and freezing plants allow ships to maintain near minus 70 degrees where meat remains permanently frozen.
Agriculture education gains momentum as elementary textbooks modernize teaching for country schools. With two thirds of pupils remaining on farms, the subject should be tailored to farm needs, noting rapid changes in agricultural understanding and schooling.
The page illustrates two individuals of the Dartmoor breed. The Live Stock Handbook notes that modern Dartmoor sheep are large long-wooled animals rivaling the Cotswold Lincoln and Romney Marsh in size. They result from crossing the original Dartmoor with Leicesters and Lincolns, and do not convey a forest or mountain race image.
The article contrasts soil clod formation with plowing methods and farmer choices, noting dry versus wet soil pressure shapes clods while a careful approach hides clods in the root zone for protection. It then shifts to poultry care, arguing overfeeding harms layers and that hens should forage and work for feed to prevent obesity.
New Zealand's frozen meat industry has grown rapidly since 1882, driven by private enterprise and a fleet of ships linking New Zealand to England. The U S consul notes potential impact on local trade as distant nations build up the European market, with London imports beginning around 1881 and a sizable but still growing export program.
A damaged excerpt shows voices debating wartime effects on social bonds. References to a parlor scene with Lieut Striplings and Annis imply personal relationships during the conflict. the text suggests broader claims about people drawing closer as the war continues.
The piece argues that a US England alliance would reduce enemy advantage. It also cites Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a tonic that stabilizes the liver, steadies the nerve, and boosts appetite to resist disease. The tone blends political wartime rhetoric with a health tonics pitch.
A Philadelphia North American comment reflects a casual wartime remark about an American army officer marrying a Spanish girl. The line calls it a "crushing victory for the Dons" in a terse, editorial tone.
An advertisement extols No-To-Bac as a wonder cure to quit smoking and chewing tobacco forever, claiming it gives nerve, vigor, and ease of quitting. It targets druggists and stores, pledging reliability from the Biothing Remedy Co of Shlonzo, New York, with a sales tone dense in benefits and testimonials.
An old advertisement text touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething babies. It claims the remedy calms a sick child, relieves crying, and eases pain, asserting broad cures and that it is sold by druggists worldwide with a price of twenty five cents per bottle. The language reflects 19th century marketing style and medical authority.
A brief note from rail way notes columns in local papers quotes a snappy jab about Chicago transit. The remark mocks Chicago terminology and hints at city newspaper rivalry without detailing any specific plans or actions.
Odd printed aphorisms mock wealth and love with surreal phrases about buying sympathy, Cascarole candy, and a claim that druggists refund money if remedies fail. A writer ridicules artistry and fragrance, weaving nonsensical lines about constipations and painted flowers.
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