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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1922
Page
6
An advertisement claims thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder trouble often misattributed to other causes. It suggests Swamp Root restores kidney health, offering a sample bottle for ten cents and available medium and large sizes at drug stores.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dye as a simple kit for dyeing skirts dresses sweaters and draperies. It claims guaranteed color fastness and no running or fading across wool linen cotton or blends, urging buyers to tell retailers the fabric type. A closing gag notes a father with a dirty baby’s face.
Hes Humphrey McBride of St. Louis leads a push within the United States Veterans Bureau to expand hospital facilities for disabled veterans in District No. 8. He reports 1,148 beds in Missouri against 1,348 listed, cites 5,000 insanes and 492 in hospitals, and argues for two 1000-bed facilities east of the district’s center to cover urgent medical and psychiatric needs.
Jack L. Hamill of the Twenty-third Infantry, Second Division, marked a year and a day in Sacred Heart hospital in Spokane, Washington when Mrs. Lowell F. Hobart, national president of the American Legion Auxiliary, visited. She and Mrs. John K.R. Neely, department president of Washington, organized a ten day celebration or party for his anniversary.
During a June July journey through nine western and Pacific coast states Mrs Hobart visited more than a dozen institutions. Photographed at a party to souvenir Bamitl, she reported hospital auxiliaries welcomed by veterans and by authorities in charge.
A surge around Mount Kelyong draws 2,562 people into a tiny hilltop enclave and hundreds more at the base, as bidders vie for land amid prophecies by Chyong Kam. Believers flock to build what they expect to become a great city, convinced they are entering on the ground floor.
A Toronto doctor recalls a subconscious warning during two winters building an eighteen foot motorboat, revealing the peril of excavating the cellar to move the craft. Dean Herkel argues Austria’s aristocracy once barred common blood from court, condemning rigid noble prestige as cruel and stupid. A jagged clipping ends with a line about a frog and a shouts of indignation.
A humorous Kansas City Star snippet features Mrs. Johnson claiming Gabe Guinshal l cannot recall his marriage year while Gap Johnson from Rumpus Ridge mocks him. The exchange highlights memory lapses and playful banter about forgetfulness.
Tommy and Bob return from grandma's visit and claim they saved her work by starting peach baskets with a smooth effort. Their mother notes their patience and good nature help them handle life’s demands despite the small mishaps.
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