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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1920
Page
6
A historical entry notes a toilet treatment product advertised as the most popular and effective option for bathroom care. It references uses for either dry or oily skin care routines and claims strong performance in cleaning and refreshing the toilet area.
A fragmented dialogue shows Farmer and Mrs Spuds debating a concert. The farmer insists Chopin is being played, while Mrs Spuds disagrees and admits uncertainty. The exchange hints at differing tastes and a humorous domestic moment.
A garbled clipping mentions a teen, labels like danderine and fake hair, and stray phrases about a porch campaign. Farmers, including Gottes, discuss Miranda and grass in front yards amid ad hoc, unclear lines.
An old time ad touts Pape's Cold Compound as fast relief for stuffed noses and head congestion. A dose every two hours supposedly clears nasal passages, stops runny nose, relieves headache and feverishness, and costs only a few cents at local drug stores. The ad emphasizes no quinine and a pleasant taste.
An old style advertisement urges readers to take Cascarets for loosened bowels, claiming headaches fade, digestion improves, breath stays fresh, and skin seems rosy by morning. It targets both adults and children with prices of 10, 26, and 50 cents.
Fragmentary lines allege men miss chances without clear labeling and assert self-praise is readily believed while accusations against a man are dismissed. The text reads as a reflective aside with no identifiable individuals or events.
A compilation of wartime veterans, census figures, accidents, and local events. Items include a memorial plan by Ottumwa American Legion for Armistice Day, census data for Iowa and nearby states, Samoa Norman Hall’s Harper’s Magazine story, a truck collision injuring Clifford Tennyson in Mason City, a pair of hogs at the National Swine Show, a park crash injuring Clifford Tennyson, a fatal automobile rollover near Audubon, and a temporary injunction restraining Ottumwa Iron Works strikers from interference.
A sprawling, disjointed wire service digest reports political resignations and appointments in Washington and London, war dispatches from Europe, court rulings on prohibition, and crime confessions. It mentions Wilson, Shouse, and Peary related notes, Polish military movements, Argentina drought impacts, and a Chicago execution connected to the Cardinella gang.
Markets report mixed prices across grains hay and livestock with figures for hard spring wheat hard winter wheat and patent types. Cattle steers yearlings cows hogs and lambs show varied bids and asks across grades with brief delivery and packaging notes.
A playful schoolroom tale shows Tommy Smith challenging a teacher with a riddle about halves. He argues that half of the top of the digit eight is zero, while half of the eight stood sideways yields three, highlighting a comical misinterpretation of arithmetic and wordplay.
A clipped prose piece cites Professor dorgian on slang and children. It recounts two boys discussing memory, with Georgia noted for memory and Roger urging recall. The excerpt weaves in stray lines about time, work, and a modern child balancing chores and study.
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