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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1904
Page
6
A quirky dialogue unfolds as Nor the housemaid contemplates what she would do if she could play the piano as well as others. Nora admits she would not be discouraged and hints at learning with patience while a keen youth probes for the secret of happiness and contentment.
A veteran carpenter recounts near-fatal illness in 1862 era with dizzy spells and nervous exhaustion. After taking Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People starting January 1803 he improves by February, returns to work by March, reports no dizziness and warm feet. Pills sold by all druggists worldwide.
A 19th century anecdote reports Justice of the United States being regaled by a Washington hostess who advocates a vegetarian diet. The exchange centers on beef and vegetables, with the justice arguing the rabbit’s herbivory and natural carnivory features as proof.
A Fond du Lac Wisconsin Presbyterian minister describes kidney disorder symptoms keeping him home for days. He credits Donn's Kidney Pills with relief and improved kidney function, endorsing the product and noting it is sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A curious mix of sales pitches and quips appears. A portable fire escape device is pitched amid humorous cautions about home use. An alleged Genuine Hair Grower offers trials via a 2 cent stump to Altenheim Medical Dispensary in Cincinnati. Observations note social gossip about a ballroom scene and a railed discussion on radium by Burge and Precht.
Dun's weekly review notes continued strengthening in Chicago trade and industry with resumption in the industrial sectors. Bank clearings rise to $187,198,107, while manufacturing gains and full employment expectations support optimistic outlooks despite some regional and agricultural fluctuations.
Price ranges for cattle hogs sheep and grains listed for Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo and New York plus bulk sale figures. Markets show mixed quality grades and varied no 2 and white oats declines and occasional high butter and eggs quotes across multiple regional exchanges.
Six doctors failed to ease kidney disease for J O Landeman of South Bend Indiana before he found relief and a complete cure after using two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills He reports general health improvement and urges others to try the remedy claiming thousands share similar experiences and that Dodd's Kidney Pills can cure a range from backache to Bright's disease, even Bright's Disease itself.
The scene presents Shay, a noisy partygoer, trying to speak through alcohol as a policeman interrupts. The officer declares that it is Shay’s conduct that matters, steering the moment toward an arrest or public order issue at the auction house.
A garbled ad touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for incurable cases. The text then shifts to Admiral Togo Ichizouemon, birth details at Kagoshima in 1857, Meiji era foundations, and samurai lineage. The rest includes fragmented rural quotes and barroom dialogue about drink and lodging.
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