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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1919
Page
6
An advertisement extols Green's August Flower as a long standing household remedy for constipation and digestive issues. It claims benefits for liver trouble nervous dyspepsia and related symptoms, describing it as a gentle laxative available through druggists worldwide.
Reports from Alaska say salmon catches are disappointing with the coast’s most successful locations yielding far less than normal. Several principal canneries have ceased operations and a large plant with 125,000 case capacity produced only 3,800 before closing for lack of fish. Rivers Inlet and Fraser River packs are also said to be exceedingly freight this year, signaling a record-small canned salmon supply for many years.
A fragmented exchange centers on Annabel and Archibald, with Archie purportedly making changes to quit cigarettes. The speaker laments unrequited love and dismisses the notion that misery attracts company, framing a wry view of affection and self-improvement.
In Broad Ripple a crowded streetcar sees numerous men surrender seats to women and a mother with her young son. The boy, noting delays and road conditions, ultimately offers his seat to others, while the piece also cites Dickens and the term red tape to describe public delays.
The piece notes that speculators in 101 percent Java sugar faced losses from falling prices and costly freights to Europe. It jokes that some workers who take a day off require a month to regain their footing, implying a broader comment on economic strain and costly disruption.
A string of brief items notes Mrs. David Lloyd George launching a dry campaign in Scotland, the death of racehorse owner John Harrigan, Dr Edward Meyer inaugurated as Berlin rector, and a British French squadron arriving at Riga. Also reported are naval losses for France, rail strike penalties debated in Washington, and arrests thwarting a Camp Grant heist plan.
Advertisement promotes Freezone as a painless corn and callus remover costing only a few cents. A tiny bottle is applied with drops to the corn or callus, quickly stopping pain and allowing the corn to lift out root and all with no soreness. The ad ends with a light humorous exchange.
A long mixed clipping promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a tonic for kidneys and organs, claiming relief from fatigue and various pains. It touts a $100 reward for catarrh cures and extols constitutional treatment, with testimonials and slogans. Also mentions cheap herbal remedies and a joke about revenue cutters. Other fragments note puppies, Melbourne deaths, and Atlantic depth estimates.
Bayer insists on genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin with a Bayer package and directions for colds pain headache neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism. For nineteen years Pandy tin boxes sold in cartons of 12 cost a few cents. Aspirin is Bayer’s trademark from Bayer Manufacture of Monowcedencedester of Salicylic acid. A diplomat is a man who shuts up when he has said enough. The largest pineapple canneries in the world are located in Honolulu.
An advertisement touts Vader-Balm as a safe nose application to destroy airborne germs and treat catarrh and coughs. It claims superiority over $25 prescriptions, offers free samples by mail, and advertises price and ordering details from W. Vacher, Inc. in New Orleans, recalling high demand last winter.
Gen Ludendorff reportedly refused to appear before the parliamentary commission investigating German leadership for the war. Sessions are expected to begin early next week in Berlin with the inquiry focusing on responsibility and accountability for decisions during the conflict.
Chicago markets show varied movements with steel and grain futures listed and prices for corn flour rye timothy and clover products. Cattle and hog markets feature prime heavy steers, choice cuts, and butcher weights with fluctuating bids across grades.
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