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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1908
Page
8
The passage questions Peruna as an effective chronic catarrh remedy and cites the United States Dispensatory on ingredients like golden seal and corydalis formosa. It notes Peruna’s claimed benefits and invites readers to request a free testimonial book while including a humorous anecdote about a thoughtful bride and charity shoes.
Mary KH EH Rouse of Cambridge Massachusetts recalls a long illness with kidney ailment after a fall. She describes back and hip pains, weakness, and disordered kidney secretions, then relief after using Dorans Kidney Pill. She claims a full recovery and advises the remedy sold by Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY at 50 cents a box.
A stylish woman sits in a large red car on the street while a bulldog lounges beside her. A second fashionably dressed woman exits a department store and, amid murmurs, pats the dog and kisses its nose after a comic moment witnessed by passersby.
A New York American summary asserts the Phoenician alphabet gave rise to all European scripts and those of Persia India and Amibia, noting they borrowed some hieratic signs from Egypt but denying this diminishes the invention’s Yankee origin.
A rambling testimonial from Battle Creek endorses Postum as a caffeine free drink that replaces coffee. The letter claims Postum avoids headaches and stomach issues, praising its consistent taste and palatability.
A collage of curious items covers education policy in China, Philippine finance, and a golfer tending a curiously behaved trespasser. It describes open air gymnasiums in towns, a Swiss German manuscript find, wallpaper washproofing, a Canadian pulp water slide, a highly secure bank safe, and notes on a slow southern railway.
A condensed timeline of notable events across centuries including Continental Army movements in 1775, Long Island defeat in 1776, 1808 British victory in Portugal, 1814 Washington burning, 1818 Savannah steamship, 1840 New Mexico annexation, 1847 Liberia inaugurated, 1850s–1900s notes on explorers, railroads, treaties, and political changes. Includes references to leaders, battles, discoveries, and inaugurations.
The proposed boxing match between Battling Nelson and Joe Gans scheduled for Labor Day at Ely was canceled due to failure to secure favorable railroad rates between Salt Lake City and Ely. A remarkable 20 inning baseball game at Buffalo Lake saw Olivia defeat Buffalo Lake after 43 strikeouts. The Central States Rowing Association awarded the grand prize to South Side Rowing Club of Quincy with a duplicate to Mound City Club of St. Louis. Olympic coverage praised American medal hauls and superior performance in London and Athens competitions.
An article explains how borax solves dairy hygiene problems by removing milk and butter taints, preventing bacteria growth, and easing milking. It promotes Borax as a universal dairy cleanser and sweetener used in utensils, teats, and wash water, with a free color book offer to mothers.
Mrs Napolean Duceppe from Montreal testifies that her three daughters suffered severe eczema with head eruptions until using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. After washing and applying the ointment they recovered completely. She notes another child with neck skin injuries improved after a single application and claims the cure by Cuticura.
The piece presents overheard remarks about heat and appearance, a light brown complexion comparison, a quip about abandoning lecture duties for marriage, and a reference to a Japanese wedding rite burning discarded toys of the bride, all conveyed in a fragmented newspaper voice.
A garbled clipping references Gen Corbin with old clothes and shoes from a past Phillipines trip, a line about a general giving a suit inside you can have, plus a quip about banking and a joke on a depositor. Also mentions a box sold in 1807 and a list of sellers.
A garbled Cleveland Leader fragment notes a somnambulist ad for vestry needs and mocks a preacher. It mentions TLewis' Single Binder Se cigar as top 10c quality and a venorial tablet placed near Henry Fielding and his sister in Bathing land.
A garbled OCR item mentions a Fraier Wag trial, terms like terminological inox attitude, and a string of place names including Philadelphia and Lancaster. It also quotes Mrs Winalow and notes on children toothing, wind colic cures, and street health observations. The fragmentary text mixes police, health, and crime references without a clear narrative.
Mrs A Gregory of Denver writes that after six years an invalid, operation, illness and worsening condition she used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and recovered full health. She urges women with backache bearing down pains and periodic aches to try it. Mrs Pinkham invites sick women to write for advice from Lynn Mass.
A vintage advertisement extols Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a reliable laxative. It notes the product cleanses and relieves internal organs without debility or dosage increases, praising its pleasant natural action and physician approval. The text urges buying the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product through leading drug stores.
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