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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1900
Page
8
Column lauds William J. Bryan after his Kansas City nomination acceptance. It praises his directness on imperialism, attacks McKinley as a cipher, and quotes his lines on trusts, currency, and labor. The piece frames Bryan as fearless and principled, contrasting him with a wavering rival.
An altered excerpt quoting David Starr Jordan on four enemies of man aristocracy militarism slavery and imperialism. He argues imperialism erodes liberty and warns against admitting nonliberated peoples. He cites history including Britain France Spain and Napoleonic wars to support self government and cautions against global conquest.
The piece portrays Republican leaders distorting issues as they claim no trusts, no imperialism, no militarism, and no gold standard. McKinley Roosevelt Gage defend positions while the public is kept in doubt by shifting sands and a chorus declaring political tricks.
President McKinley’s letter of acceptance argues that Republicans protest a real evil’s existence while denying it. He claims opponents conflate Republican government with colonial rule in Porto Rico and the plan to impose it on the Philippines, asserting the public is misled.
Kansas City Times reports on a debate around flag furling in Pekin under Mr McKinley linking it to territorial ambitions of England governed by the Hannaites rules. The item reflects a controversy over American flags and imperial policy.
A compact summary of assorted fragments notes the question of China’s future amid foreign power quarrels and the broader theme of health and humor. It mentions dyspepsia and stomach issues, advocates Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, and includes a mock dialogue about jewelry and fashion. It closes with CASCARETS Candy Cathartic as a health aid.
In Cleveland, officials say there are no longer any cells at police stations. The exchange notes that the substitute is professional bondsmen, signaling a shift in handling detainees or custody arrangements.
An old advertisement extolls Swanson's 5 Drops as a quick absolute cure for rheumatism neuralgia sciatica and many ailments. It claims instantaneous relief and calls it the best and cheapest medicine for home use. Personal testimonials from Thomas Readick and L R Smith praise relief from rheumatism neuralgia and headaches.
A jumble of old ads and quips appears, mentioning products like Alien’s Foot-Ease powder, Putnam Face Less Dyes, and assorted marital and social witticisms. The text blends catalog blurbs with light humor and promotional lines, reflecting retro newspaper filler and commerce notes.
A Mr. Blank trains his new groom Patrick to mail a letter with two cents. Patrick returns the money to his employer, claiming he watched the oldLat ic back behind the windy and slipped in. The tale, presented in Harper's Magazine, quips at deception and pride in a comical exchange.
A notice lists patents inspected this week including an agar beet seed planter by Hessenstab Young America Minnesota. car axle by J T C Knapp Minneapolis. farm gate by John I Smith Parker. draft equalizer by Lothrop Johnson patent attorneys at 912 and 12 Pioneer Pros Bldg St Paul Minnesota.
Dialog shows Mr Corntossel and Mr Meddergrass debating a theater troupe's claim of livelier action in The Black Vow of Vengeance. They question why the play advertises life and hits sixteen people in the first act, highlighting skeptical American audience expectations.
You can get Allen's Foot-Base free by writing to Allen 8 Olmsted Te Roy New York for a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease powder. It cures sweating damp swelling itching feet and makes new or tight shoes easy. It helps with corns and bunions. All druggists and shoe stores sell it. 260
Tess and Timrus exchange awkward words as he declares his love and asks for a kiss while Tess notes his slow, awkward manner in a parlor scene described by the Philadelphia Press.
Avery farmer should read the Osorno Co.'s small advertisement in this paper. The Paris congress awards 5000 francs offered by Moscow in 1887 to the author advancing medical science to Senoramon y Cagai of Madrid, per Lisbon Journal de Commercis.
A brief exchange unfolds as a practical citizen extols the secret of permanent roads while a paying contractor interrupts with a frosty smile, reflecting satirical tone from the Chicago Tribune.
A fragmented exchange questions necessity of operations and practice surgery. The Philadelphia North American blurbs reference a discussion about medical procedures, with a remark that a certain esewan needs no description and a quip on the usefulness of a needle’s eye. Named entities include Philadelphia North American and White’s esewan.
An old advertising page taints with claims of Wy Cheney and firms offering a one hundred dollar reward for cures of Cibo using Hulls Cure. It lists testimonials and various patent medicine notes from 19th century catalogs, including Grain-O coffee substitute and Mrs Winslow’s soothing syrup.
A testimonial notes Mrs. Rosa Rice of Chelsea, Wisconsin, cured after two years of bearing down pains, headaches, and fatigue by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad claims the remedy relieves pain, fainting, low spirits, and tiredness, urging women to write for advice to Lydia E. Pinkham, Lynn, Massachusetts.
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