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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1904
Page
5
A garbled OCR fragment references a gasoline incident and factory notes. It mentions an emigrant figure, hog cholera, a pious citizen, a daughter, and a sudden disturbance at a window with a cotton yarn thrust. The text is largely unreadable and lacks coherent events.
The ad compares children to plants, noting some grow strong while others remain weak. It claims Scott's Emulsion feeds the child, correcting weakness not by lack of care but by proper nourishment. The message pitches the product as a remedy for growth issues.
Last Friday the Will Gill Canning Co plant opened its season with machinery handling all tasks from sorting to labeling. The corn crop is strong this year with quality expected to exceed average, supporting a larger workforce and possible full capacity running to meet demand.
An elderly reader from Leenville Indiana endured agony before using Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption and throat illnesses. He reports instant relief and now sleeps soundly. the ad touts cures for pneumonia bronchitis coughs and colds with guaranteed bottles and free trial at drug stores. Howard county’s 48th year of organization noted amid local mentions.
At the Dikadler fair in Fayette county, local breeders from Mays atta to Durhant exhibited Poland China pigs and cattle. Judges awarded multiple first and second prizes to Hunsberger, Ash, Fayatts, Bunting, and others, highlighting strong county pork linage and livestock quality. A free 40 by 60 foot dance pavilion will host daily entertainment during the fair with West Union and Arlington bands performing.
Property notice reads four miles south of Elgin with a plow and uneven figures described. It notes a house available on reasonable terms and references a price or offer, but the text is fragmented and incomplete.
The clipping mixes scattered political musings on citizenship and the presidency with stray lines about a kidney medicine. It mentions Congress, states, and a mysterious tribunal while a testimonial touts El Bitters as a cure for liver and kidney troubles.
A fragmented column notes that high water cannot remove a mortgage, comparing it to a barn’s sturdy sills and sticks with a folk witticism about stubborn legal claims. It mentions a patent remedy ad for Archon Salve and a carrier pigeon experiment by Milward of Dalmaria with timing details and delays.
The Fayette County Republican Executive Committee calls a county convention at the court house in West Union Iowa on Monday September 28 at 1:00 PM to select nominees for county officers including County Clerk Auditor Recorder Attorney and Board of Supervisors. Delegates will be apportioned by precinct votes with totals listed for each precinct and a plan to ensure full representation and prompt seating of delegates. The committee urges every precinct to send its full delegation and directs the executive committee to oversee the convention process and pledge proportional representation.
A fragmented, dialect riddled piece references local figures and everyday village life with garbled lines about papers and subscription and a chorus of names. It hints at satire on press and townsfolk while invoking familiar local characters in a rough oral style.
Reads like an ad describing a laxative product Dr. King's New Life Pills. Claims cure via gentle, thorough action. Marketed as available at drug stores, highlighting ease of use and quick results to ease constipation headaches and digestive discomfort.
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