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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1898
Page
4
The Cedar Rapids Konto high grade playing cards are offered by agents of the Dh Gs H WN Ry at listed prices. Orders from agents or individuals should be sent to J. Morton O P T A Cedar Rapids Indiana for dispatch by positive or express paid delivery.
Rates announced by agents of the association for the Omaha Trans Mississippi Exposition. One fare plus five percent for the round trip, tickets on sale until October 31. Also includes Cedar Rapids Route cards, Havana and Cuba maps, and world map visuals. Advertising includes Shiloh’s remedies, subscriptions for wood offers, and Karl’s Glove Tonic promotion with multiple medical and household products.
A reflection on Boer heritage and pride in South Africa. It recalls a daughter spared from domestic servitude, a poor woman withdrawing her son from office, and a railway worker who resists lending help to a passenger. The piece notes land loss, rising poverty, and the fear that land will pass to strangers, forcing work or starvation.
The article explains pearl naming by size from paragon to pleco and dual pearls, noting oval and long varieties, and bads misformed baroque types. It discusses market pricing, with small dust pearls around 5,000 per troy ounce and a single paragon weighing an ounce potentially priced from $30,000 to $200,000 depending on quality and market conditions.
The Weekly Dispatch of St Paul Minnesota offers a remarkable seed promotion for subscribers. May & Company seeds guarantee freshness with offers on vegetable and flower seeds. A free sample copy is advertised for non subscribers to request by mail.
An old advertisement touts Bhiloli's Vitalizer as a positive cure for indigestion constipation dizziness and loss of appetite. It lists sale by W H Finke with brief product claims and placing details.
A historical advertisement notes Shiloh's Cure as the best cough remedy. It warns neglecting a cough is dangerous and urges immediate use, with the product sold by W. HB. Finke as of 18th century trade.
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