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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1902
Page
4
Advertises low rate round trip excursions from Denver to Des Moines Omaha Seattle and California routes through Cr IP and P stations. Dates in September October 1902 include conventons and lodge events with details to contact agents for full itineraries and booking.
An unreadable regional notice mentions ticketing limits for an event in Burlington and Cedny Napids, with instructions to contact Mr. Joo at a Gotham address for copies of a book titled Under the Turquoise Sky. Names and details are garbled but imply a public sale or admission constraint and a publication request.
An early 20th century style advertisement extols Wine of Carddus as a cure for poor health and unattractiveness. It claims blood vitality, brighter mood, and external beauty through strength of internal organs, urging women to try the product to gain favor and confidence.
Advertisement seeking agents for a biography of T. DeWitt Talmage by his son Roy and Frank DeWitt Talmadge and associate editors of the Chicago Herald. Claims endorsement by the Talmadge family and rapid profits for successful agents. Address Close & Co. 222-8 4th St Philadelphia Pa. mention this paper.
W H Watrats of Arlington Iowa announces candidacy for County Superintendent pending decision by the Republican county convention. He states his qualifications and asks for party support as the meeting approaches.
Minnesota lawmakers urge creation of Leech Lake National Park at the headwaters of the Mississippi. The land houses Chippewa Indians who would stay on reserve and guide visitors. Bishop Whipple and Miss Sybil Carter fostered native crafts. lacework and textiles became valuable. Forest game includes moose, caribou, deer, bears, elk, wolves, foxes, mink, otter, and diverse birds. Park supporters expect success. lumbermen oppose.
A reflective piece discusses how women face disadvantages from limited social geography knowledge. It argues women hide weaknesses behind charm, notes society judges by strengths, and suggests faults are often intellectual rather than heartfelt. It concludes womanhood is a privilege with compensations outweighing grief.
A newspaper excerpt compares early motor cars to a dangerous beast, noting women fear their sudden approach and the panic they cause. It describes how drivers’ speed and unfamiliar danger unsettle nerves and provoke alarm, with one woman likening her reaction to stepping in front of a train.
For children especially fruits in their season are an ideal dist and should be conscientiously insisted upon. A small bill for the doctor would buy fruit for a long time. Professor Allén says if meat and bread were reduced to allow room for fruit, the death rate among children would fall and their bodies be better formed and healthier.
A fragmentary report notes a birthday celebration for Shakespeare at Walmar featuring enthusiastic remarks. Heétz Von y Poscatt, manager of a Bavarian theatre, delivered a lecture on Seanery with illustrations from Shakespeare’s era.
Prospective buyers are urged to inspect fertile farming and dairy lands along the line of the Obidigo, Rock Island and Pacific Railway in northwestern Iowa and nearby regions. Round trip excursion tickets will be sold on the first and third Tuesdays from June to October, with sale dates at principal stations and low rates to various territories. Contact nearest ticket agent for dates and ensure tickets read RL & P Ry.
Travel deal to Boston for the Brotherhood of St Andray Convention with round trip tickets via O R IGP Ry October 9 12. Tickets available at ORI P stations in the territory. Good opportunity to visit the east with a potential three to four day return limit. Steel RI P agents provide details.
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