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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 27, 1898

Page

8

Happy mothers and healthy children endorsed by Mrs Pinkham

Letters from readers praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for fertility pregnancies and postnatal recovery. Mrs M Saggar reports initial weakness followed by a healthy three month old. Ella Duncan credits relief from leg pain and delivery sickness. J W Pruerr notes improved health for mother and baby. another reader from Lexa Wyoming Iowa cites full recovery after months of weakness. A wide chorus claims the remedy aided many women.

Lydia Pinkham J. W. Pruerr Medford Oregon Lydia E. Pinkham Mia Joe Lexa Wyoming Iowa Thad

Inbound Freight Station Planned for Baltimore

Receivers of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad have adopted plans to let a contract for a new $100,000 inbound freight station in Baltimore. The six story building will be 600 feet long and 42 feet wide, to be built on the current site between Hutan, Camden and Barre streets. It will include a basement cold storage and upper level warehousing with wagons loading and unloading under cover and tracks capable of handling 75 cars at once.

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Baltimore Hutan Street Camden and Barre Streets

Pirates Treasure Hunt Off Cork Coast in Dinworley Bay

An Irish coast salvage effort near Cork aims to recover treasure from sunken pirate ships. Divers have raised about a dozen guns and gold coins, with further exploration and possible blasting planned. historic artifacts include William III coins, ivory heads, and an officer’s sword recovered from the L Orient aftermath.

Spall Dinworley ‘Bay Cork Armada Galleona Bandon Patrick Colling Colling Lisbo Coina J. Mulcahy I. R. Holland Collins Puffin William III Wy. A. Gorman Henry ‘VIII Mary Rose Toola Viga Bay L’orient

Cut Up the Wrong Hat by a Scotch University Professor

A Scotch university professor, upset by hats and canes left on his desk, warned that the next such item would be destroyed. A student secretly retrieved the hat, placed it on the desk, and the professor returned to find it, then used his knife to cut the own hat to pieces, masking a small triumph. The incident left him in a bad temper the following day.

Scotch University Plitaburg News Bis

Insect With Oars Uses Legs as Paddle

A water boatman insect carries a regular pair of oars on its legs and uses them as paddles. It swims on its back to reduce resistance and move efficiently through the water.

Fragmented overheard snippets of social banter and quips

A collection of brief, garbled exchanges and witticisms featuring characters like Miss Gusherly Mrs Murphy and Ada. The dialogue touches on fossils boating Shakespeare and marriage plans with feigned insults and playful misunderstandings.

Major A. Q. Bishop Advocates Deep Water Route

A Detroit Free Press profile highlights Major A. Q. Bishop of 716 Third Ave. as a veteran civil engineer and staunch supporter of a deep water route from the Great Lakes to the ocean. He served as assistant engineer on the Hudson River Railroad in 1880 and since then led major engineering projects, establishing a wide Detroit network and prominence in his field.

Detroit Free Press Great Lakes Ocean A. Q. Bishop Third Ave Detroit Hudson River Deetroit Lee

Fragmented health notice hints at influen ce concerns and building blocks

Partial OCR reads like a health advisory about influenza and a community effort to build defenses, mentioning doctors, vaccines, and public action. Details are incomplete but imply a medical response and preventative measures.

Fire alarm dispute sparks heated Chicago exchange

A fragment from the Chicago News describes a courthouse squabble over a fire alarm. An individual reports an 801 entry into an office and a phone call to a contact who then hurled harsh insults for delaying the alarm.

Deafness Cure and Patent Remedies Ad 1906

An array of early 20th century patent cure ads claim to reverse deafness via constitutional remedies for catarrh and inflamed Eustachian tubes. Boosters promote Brahettarh Cure, Cancareta Candy, and Mire. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething and Piso’s Cure for Consumption appear amid testimonials and sensational health claims.

Dro ‘A Ara Creney & CO Toledo Drugalats Boll

Treatment of Spanish Captives and a Market of Remedies

A fragmentary column discusses Our Treatment of Spanish Captives, noting unusual mercy in defeat. It references stomach bitters and liver remedies, touting digestion aids and blood purifiers as popular cures. The text includes garbled quotes about calling people friends and women.

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