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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1898
Page
4
Notice lists prices for high grade playing cards offered by agents of the Illinois Central Railway. Packages priced at 14e per pack, two packs per dozen at 1.50, with orders to divest from agents and stop money orders. guards will be assigned.
Mrs. 8. A. Sweet of Stratford Connecticut states she was dreadfully nervous and constipated and after using Karl's Clover Root Tea her nerves quieted, system cleansed, and health rapidly returned. Sold by W. I. Pinko.
A fragment from a window display lists oddities and trades including a music teacher, egg merchant, and parish dark pig killer. It mentions red herrings raigins parasoled and pistols, strings, flour, tripe dubbing, and hardware as items for sale, with a reference to Scottish Nights.
An 1898 travel and train fare advertisement outlines low rates for the Tri-Nional Conclave of Tihights Templar in Pittsboro Oct 10 14 with tickets valid 80 days. It lists routes through Washington Baltimore Gettysburg Norfolk Old Point Comfort Fort Monroe and East Coast states with Cedar Rapids departures and several rail lines. Also promotes Trans Mississippi Exposition tickets to Omaha, B R N Ry agents selling packs of playing cards. Includes Shilohs remedies and Karl's Clover Cough Cure product mentions.
The page promotes free seed samples from May & Company via the Weekly Disputek of St Paul Minnesota and The Dispatch of Poul Minnesota. It touts fresh seeds from a known house, urges subscriptions, and mentions a nine seed offer for vegetable and flower seeds.
A diary style health notice promotes Shiloh's Vitalizer as a remedy for indigestion dizziness loss of appetite and yellow skin. It lists a seller W N Finke and provides a price point and contact details for purchase.
Ad calls Shiloh's Cure for coughs as a safe remedy from W H Fidku 18, urging buyers to stop coughing and prevent danger from neglect.
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