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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1901
Page
8
A Chicago Tribune snippet shows a commercial traveler in a flirtatious exchange with Miss Phoske, the village milliner. He hints at seeking a wife and promises to return within thirty days with the same sample of a young admirer, testing resolve in a lighthearted manner.
A garbled OCR item presents a notary sworn oath for a partnership with F J Cl and a claim about a payment of one hundred dollars per cage of Gatard. It also includes a testimonial style note for Hall’s Catarrh Cure药 and Cheney & Co Dorado with druggist contact.
Fragment from Cassell's Journal records a bustling insult exchange in Edinburgh and London where a housekeeper questions a tramp about his energy, while the tramp defends himself amid a stream of clipped phrases and regional idioms.
An advertisement mentions the Gold Seal trade mark as a long established symbol of quality in rubber goods, promising value in any product bearing it. The piece includes a joke about Carnegie and a dental quip, then an Allen’s Foot-Ease ad claiming relief for tight shoes and foot ailments, with locations and prices.
Drooklyn Sept th Garfield Headaltin Powders gain right of way and offer samples upon request. The city cites various quoted lines from newspapers and a dialogue about painting and a prisoner. The text mixes advertisements with literary snippets and sports jargon for a local column.
A Philadelphia Record item praises St Jacobs Oil for curing a severe ankle wrenched injury, claiming rapid relief. The piece also recounts a conductor’s humorous observation about women preferring right-hand seats on streetcars, noted as left-handed passengers stand out.
In Bryant Missouri October report, Mrs M A Goss long afflicted with sciatica could not move or turn in bed for months. After trying many remedies, she found relief with Dodd's Kidney Pills. She reports renewed strength and no aches, claiming the pills cured her sciatica and suggesting others may benefit.
A quirky collage of clipped dialogue and regional speech, including a clairvoyant remark about luck with a menagerie at a back fence and a puzzled note on how Ohioans pronounce their state name. The item weaves humor through brief exchanges and a Boston/Ohio dialect motif, indicative of a late era newspaper filler.
Loulaville Courier Journal notes Sarah Bernhardt deems Romeo role a joke only, while admitting Maud Adams could perform Juliet in a staging.
A brief domestic exchange shows Willie asking how long to pray for his parents and Lita replying she hopes for change forever. Willie says he wants more indulgence from their father while Lita notes no change so far.
A Detroit Free Press account describes a young man using photography to win over his future father in law. He photographed the dad negotiating with a boy for big fish and threatened to publish the snap to ruin the man’s reputation unless he consented to the marriage. The plan succeeded after the picture exposed the bragging steps of the fisherman.
Souvenir cups in Kayser Zinn metal rise in the jewelry trade as a new fad begun in Washington and spreading to other cities. Imported from Germany by a few New York firms, they may spur American manufacturers to compete if demand grows. Cups feature various shapes, including a white tumbler and German beer stein with local designs.
A Philadelphia Public Ledger anecdote recalls a physician praising a patient who, after malaria treatment with four grain quinine capsules, returned the empty bottles saying he saved them. The doctor notes the patient could not swallow the bitter powder and plans to offer quinine in another form next time.
Archduke Leopold Salvator and his wife accompanied by their seven year old daughter and Princesa Theresa of Bavaria soared in the Meteor balloon from Vienna around 10 am. They crossed the Danube at about 6 500 feet and completed a safe descent about three hours later at Kornenburg. Berlin forms an International commission to promote ballooning for science and sport.
A historic text fragment reflects a debate on remedies to exterminate sparrows and calls for legislative action to pass a 65 game law protecting them. The stray dialogue mentions remedies like Citigen and a proposed remedy ready to be deployed, set against a backdrop of distant references to birds in Russia and Poland.
The excerpt condemns worn out overshoes and cheap rubber goods made from shoddy materials. It extols pure gum products like Gold Seal rubbers and urges buyers to insist on quality, suggesting reporting deceptive sellers to Goodyear Rubber Co. and quips from various old newspapers.
An 19th century advertisement collage lists Putnam Faceless Dyes sold by druggists at 100 per package, contrasts cloak prices at Smiths and Browns, and includes product notes for Wizard Oil, Allen’s Foot-Ease, and foot powder samples. It weaves in short witty exchanges about Philadelphia chickens and a Lonelville scene.
A clipped exchange shows Canane for Thankfulecan and remarks about someone named John Hag laying down arms. An old lady mentions hoping/fearing a safe return home. A curious herbal cure for consumption is noted from N W Saml, Oct Grove NJ. A sideline mentions Ursula Hope and Jack Timmid with teasing about her signing letters as U May Hope.
An advertising fragment touts the Garfield Headache Powders manufactured by the Garfield Tea Co. as harmless and effective. The note claims broad public confidence and promotes the product alongside other period ads.
A collection of humorous snippets from era newspapers. Mary advises washing a grease stained dress with milk and air drying to remove spots. A chatty exchange questions timing and trains. Uncle Archibald and others contribute small sums in a local fund.
A reader recalls a couple's marriage born from a picture in an advertisement. The woman decided the man was her future partner after seeing the image, then revealed she was not romantic. The ad claimed the business was realizing enormous profits. Casacl's
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