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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1924
Page
6
A fragmented verse centers on a poetic youth and a taboo kiss motif. The snippet hints at yearning and social restraint, weaving imagery of private longing with a distant, unfulfilled romance in a lyrical tone.
Mrs. C. P. Tapley of Washington recounts a harsh soap caused a sore skin reaction she could not touch water to. After using Resinol Soap and Resinol, the skin healed overnight and the face became softer and fairer, prompting thanks to the product and its directions.
Jermain and Al Other Foreign Bonds advertised for sale with request for prices. The listing lists Jamén ba Atkinnan, Rector Street, New York City as the contact point.
Newly hired London Underground workers are shown four films titled Courtesy Always Paya. The ship captain on the vessel holds power to perform a marriage ceremony if the moment arises, reflecting a unique device for onboard unions.
A farmer named Bassett decides to send his son to college and chooses a practical training routine. He meets the president and insists John does not need elaborate setting-up exercises. If any effective getting-up exercises exist, he urges trying them, noting John is late but open to a solid routine.
For years druggists note the remarkable record of Dr Kilmer Swamp-Root the kidney liver and bladder medicine It is a physician's prescription and strengthens the kidneys liver and bladder It has stood the test of years Sold by all druggists on merit It should help you Start treatment at once or send ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton N Y for booklet
A man asks a doctor if there is a cure for absent-mindedness. The physician jokes about the question and the man reveals his wife confuses purchases, handing him a twenty to buy shirts while he ends up with a hat and shoes for her.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment for itching scalp with gentle rubbing, followed by Cuticura Soap shampoo and hot water to achieve clear skin and soft hands. It urges daily use as a toilet preparation and ends with a quip about a wise man and a friend’s good looks.
A bare planet without atmospheric shielding would receive relentless shooting star impacts, exposing the surface to high-speed space debris and increasing surface erosion and potential life-habitability challenges.
A state roundup notes 44 percent higher enrollments at Coe College, Woodbury County celebrates a 3.5 million paying program, Appanoose county advertises coal campaigns, and a 500-student regimental review honors Maj. Gen. Matt Tinley. Iowa rural economy faces late corn packs and poor harvests. Des Moines hosts WCTU leadership elections with Ida Wise Smith reelected. Library association offices chosen in Boone. Health crusade shows reduced defects and $1.2 million annual savings. Magisterial county truck farming suffers. Canasville and Cantalupe crops falter. potatoes fair. Dairy Cattle Congress highlights Holstein and Guernsey wins across counties. Only 1.3 million of 4.6 million veterans have applied for the federal soldier bonus.
An Iowa report states that every man woman and child in the state holds more than 4000 dollars in wealth, nearly double the national average. It asserts no similarly sized territory worldwide matches Iowa’s level of riches.
Massachusetts statesman Channing H. Cox lauded the American Legion at the state convention in Pittsfield for rallying patriots, rescuing Patriot Day activities in Boston, and showing a strong posture on Armistice Day, urging Legion leadership to conserve national patriotism.
The Union Veteran Legion plans its national convention in September at Altoona Pennsylvania. American Legion leaders, noting many members are elderly Civil War veterans who served three years, offer to assist to ease the burden of organizing and allow the veterans to enjoy the gathering without undue stress.
Governor Pat M. Neff urged American heiresses at the sixth annual Texas Legion convention to value American Legionnaires over empty European titles. He said he would prefer to marry an American Legionnaire of modest means than a duke with no real claim, highlighting patriotic sentiment over aristocratic marriage.
A grand ball at the state convention of the American Legion in Pittsfield Massachusetts drew many notables. Attendees included Gov Channing H Cox Major James M Curley Senator David F Walsh Maj Gen Clarence R Edwards Commander Ham G A R Mrs Elizabeth OBrien department president American Legion Auxiliary Congressman Allen T Treadway Congressman Louis A Frothingham Rear Admiral de Steihner USN Commissioner Richard Flynn and about five hundred leading citizens.
A humorous quip from the American Legion Weekly contrasts the term milestones with French markers for kilometers, noting slang reflections on wartime terminology and language. The exchange plays on pronunciation and regional dialects to poke fun at metric versus traditional measures.
Reports from Prof. Fritz Saragin indicate New Caledonians in the Pacific near Australia resemble the Neanderthals in chin formation nose structure and primal traits while still being among the oldest savages. The French anthropologist notes some differences but a striking resemblance overall. More than 50,000 people work in Amsterdam diamond polishing offices.
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