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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1910
Page
8
Fragmented excerpts discuss orchard plowing timings, fertilizer rates, and cultivation methods. livestock, dairy, poultry, and beekeeping management. sheep, goats, and hogs profitability. soil humus, cropping, and manure as profits. plus notes on Samarkand’s decline and a pair of short magazine anecdotes.
The article notes Alaska coast Indians using wood shavings soaked in pepper as an after dinner smoke. It mentions farmers smoking tomato and potato leaves, rhubarb, beet, and sage leaves as substitutes. Moderation avoids harm, but excess causes stupor headaches and potential death.
The Washington heirs opened probate 107 years after his death to claim a larger share of land beneath Cincinnati. They allege a congressional grant to Washington as reward for Revolutionary War service, claiming possession of original ceded land documents once overlooked at his death.
A garbled advertisement touts hundred dollar rewards for Gaterrch cured by Hall's tarth Cura from Toledo firms J Cheney Co and Walding Kinnan Makin, with testimonials and cheap patent medicine lines. The text also mocks auto speeders and a village constable jokes about reading numbers with faulty glasses.
An advertisement touts a salve as a universal remedy for humans and animals, including horses and dogs, claiming equal effectiveness for domestic animals. W. P. Schmitz, a Hinsdale Mass veterinarian, endorses the product as suitable for many needs.
An ad promoting Dr Martel's Female Pills for women's ailments and noting Rookwood in Australia as the world's largest cemetery covering 2000 acres with 100,000 burials from 221 nationalities. Also promotes Allen's Woot-Hase for foot care, priced 2c, with mail-order address to Allen & Olmsted.
A fragmented cartoon caption suggests a political joke questioning Uncle Sam and the weather bureau. The text references Uncle Sam and a weather bureau in a humorous, uncertain exchange.
A seller touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup claiming it soothes teething pains and wind colic in children. The ad cites claims of quick relief and features a long product list.
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