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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1906
Page
8
A fragment recounts a German soda fountain operator at Heckelmeyer’s drugstore who asks a patron to specify plain soda with or without vanilla or lemon. A stout Minn. customer is puzzled by the simple order as cultural notes enter the scene. The piece ends with a remark on long engagements in Russia and a groom’s expected gift to his fiancée.
Practical guidance on duck and poultry breeding, feeding, incubation, and housing. Includes duck production seasons, nest management, water use, and digestion of manure. Also covers egg color and size, breeding efficiency, and general farm animal care from hens to horses.
The article discusses mixing grasses at feeding or growing in fields, noting clover as a chief hay crop and Hungarian grass as a summer option. It explains a corn and cow peas intercrop, row planting, cultivation, and vines aiding forage, plus the value of variety for ensilage and winter stock, and soil adaptivity concerns.
Mrs. Rame Myers of 140 South Tenth St Ironton Ohio says five years of kidney illness left her weak bloated sleepless and unable to work. After four boxes of Donns Kidney Pills the pain and bloating disappeared and she remains in good health. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. Poor Weapons story follows about a man suing moth balls after damage to his home.
A letter to the Spiketown Blizzard editor alleges a wife snooped in the office, took a towel home to wash it, and vows such an action will never happen again, invoking the Lord for emphasis.
A fragmentary note mocks a conversation about a friend spotting someone in a new hat at church last Sunday morning. The speaker calls the other person sharp, spiteful, and a wretch, insisting the sight was only a kind impression rather than a sting.
A reader from Indianapolis describes severe skin irritation starting in July 1905 with intense itching and hair loss. After trying various baths and remedies, the Cuticura system provided dramatic relief. four boxes cured the condition and stopped hair loss.
The Chicago Tribune notes a trend of hat cleaning establishments appearing on nearly every block. Residents question the need as most hats only require cleaning every two blocks, reflecting a saturation clash with daily life.
A garbled advert from a 19th or early 20th century page touts a powder to shake into shoes to cure swollen feet and sweating. It cites Allen S. Olusited of Lethey, N as the distributor. The misspelled copy hints at a patent remedy sold broadly with regional contact details.
A damaged OCR snippet shows a crowd asking for a campaign contribution of $1 while a wealthy buyer offers 8 cents. Also appears is an ad for “Lingita Binder” cigars and a line about a local product promising relief for wind colic for children, plus a Winslow’s some product claiming to ease wart or stringent pains.
A hostess chides a guest about meat necessity for working people. She cites scientific experiments and examples like Japanese wrestlers and porters in Constantinople to argue for plant foods. The host interjects, teasing that the guest is under the influence of breakfast foods.
The recent death of Alfred Belt, a South African magnate, elevates him as possibly the world’s second richest man with an estimated net worth around 500 million dollars. The article lists twelve top earners including Rockefeller Carnegie Vanderbilt and others, noting even the exact sums are uncertain as the ultra-wealthy themselves do not know their wealth precisely.
A doctor questions the origin of the term wildcat bank and a professor explains that the name arises from its brief, risky tale. The exchange highlights the cautious view of speculative banking in historical discussions.
Advertises Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a liver invig orator and stomach tonic. Claims no alcohol or habit forming drugs, lists root ingredients, cites authorities as endorsements, and offers a free booklet by postal card request. Also mentions Pleasant Pellets to regulate bowels.
An old advertisement claims Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restores health after neglect and poor well being. It emphasizes women feeling tired and unwell, presenting the product as a solution and invoking a saintly narration about enduring illness.
An old advertisement claims Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound cures female disorders. It touts relief from backache, nerves, and irregularities, with a testimonial from Miss Kate McDonald of Woodbridge New Jersey praising its effects and urging others to seek Mrs Pinkham’s free guidance from Lynn Mass.
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