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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1906
Page
2
A 1906 community page blends advertisements from Finke’s and Muehlenthaler Bros with farm notes, shop updates, and a marriage license. It reports a warehouse labor strike, students entering universities, a Dakota move, and local residents buying hogs, plus humor and rail transport remarks.
An odd advertising note touts Bee's Laxative Honey and Tar as a cough remedy made from pine tar, claiming safety for children and offering a free trial via Stoehr's Pharmacy. The piece also derides the beef trust, mentions Austin Hall's barn fire with $1200 loss, and urges change ad copy by Tuesday noon.
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