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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1908
Page
6
A testimonial promoting Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a cure for female ailments. Bertha Muff of Louisiana Mo credits the remedy and Mrs Pinkham’s advice with restoring her health after twelve years of suffering and multiple doctors. The feature extols roots and herbs and frames the product as a standard remedy for women’s ills.
The idea first arose with French chemist Appert in 1827. Seven years later evaporation in varied air prevented boiling. In the United States, about six factories now process 20,0000 pounds annually, valued at over $12,000,000.
In Ohio court Justice Brewer struggled with a witness named J. Curtis Greene and quipped about his middle initial. The exchange included the judge pressing for the full name Julius Greene with an emphasis on proper pronunciation. The moment highlights courtroom decorum and the humor found in testimony.
In Cteinnath Ohio a man calling himself Prank Elsalnget lured four women with promises of mistress roles and marriage, using a Walnut street mansion priced at 40000 dollars. He duped the brokers, delayed payments, and failed to close the deal, leading to the collapse of the scheme as the women and real estate firm learned the truth.
A testimonials heavy piece recounts a Tipton man cured of a lifelong severe eczema after eight months using Cuticare products, with a supporting endorsement. It also shares a Mark Twain anecdote about philanthropy and vanity at a church plate, illustrating how a small coin can influence crime.
Ask Your Degree for Alen's Foot-Enace A powder to shake Into your shoes. Cures Corns Bunions Swollen Sore, Wet Callous, Aching Swetting and Ingrown Nails. Allen's boot-Mase makes shoes easy. Sold by all Druggists and Shoe Stores, 25 cents. Staple mailed free, Address Allen & Olrusted, Le Boy, N.
Senator Rob Taylor recounts a Tennessee governor’s courtesy involving an inmate letter from Missouri. The Missouri pen letter addressed to a cousin sought release with a cheeky endorsement asking the governor to show favor. Taylor notes Bob Taylor’s possible gain from the gesture, but he never learned the outcome or received thanks.
Reading is distorted with names and phrases like Arebbichor and Byfle mH Lippince. Ryan was passed over for a current position amid confusion over big cupsint and delayed paper notices. A friend pondered the document and offered quiet grace as they prayed.
The piece recounts a scheme by National Lead Company to label substandard mixtures as Pure White Lead with a new mark the blow pipe test and a free testing kit to reassure buyers. It notes readers can protect themselves by seeking the test outfit and booklet from National Lead Company at Woodbridge Building New York. It also shares a humorous English wedding invitation misunderstanding from the New York Sun about abbreviations like P T O.
Kingwood Ward recounts the life of James McGrew born in Brandonville Preston County West Virginia who at 96 in September will be the nation’s oldest living former congressman. The veteran statesman, active in politics and business, keeps abreast of affairs and recalls his early service opposing secession, aiding West Virginia statehood, and his terms in Congress. He credits longevity to open air living, temperate habits, and frugal living, and notes his long marriage to Persis Hagans, their 54 years together, and his faith, family, and duties remain central to his quiet retirement.
Rudyard Kipling wrapped up a recent address to McGill students by attacking smartness. He advised guiding clever peers toward higher pursuits and shared a story of a dry goods store owner who misinterpreted a clerk's remark about rain, illustrating misread cleverness.
The famed writer O Henry failed to deliver a short story by promised Mondays. An editor warned of kicking him downstairs if the piece arrived by noon. Henry replied with a witty note saying he would keep promises if he could fulfill them with his feet.
A reader describes years of indigestion and nervous weakness after peritonitis. After trying medical care and losing faith, she credits Grape-Nuts and Postum with restoring strength, sleep, appetite, and overall health, and she and her husband remain loyal customers.
Kalamiz os, Mich accoranged Theodore Fenker Norman English a Chicago man is the hero of a remarkable fish story involving the capture of a 93 pound muskellunge at Gunlake English says Penker made a catch which has them all beaten for the novel manner in which the fish was landed He was trolling for bass Getting a strike Mr English began hauling in his line and faced the fish about 10 feet from the heat when a mammoth muskellunge grabbed the small bass which had eaten the spinner and then ensued in hard struggle Finally the big muskie was brought to shore and weighed 93 pounds Just above the spinner which Mr English was using he had placed a lead sinker to give weight to the lure The muskie in seizing the bass got teeth tangled in the line and the lead sinker prevented the fish from pulling away so muskie sinker and spinner were all safely landed.
A Baltimore court slander case features a quirky moment as the witness refuses to repeat the defendant’s words. The attorney urges the witness to whisper the statement to the judge, highlighting the melodrama of the scene.
Old portrait believed to be a young George Washington, once in Dinwiddie’s private collection in England, has resurfaced in Glasgow. It was torn from walls, later labeled the Unknown Young Washington, and is now hung in Mount Vernon’s banquet hall between a window and a door. The painting is two thirds life size and bears similarities to Washington’s later looks.
A seaman aboard the battleship Dreadnought at Malta fell asleep while clearing a propeller. With divers ashore and a missing worker feared, the crew watched via telegraph and wire. He woke to find others amused, receiving punishment for sloth after a comic underwater lapse.
The piece defends a fixed personal philosophy guiding daily choices from major career decisions to minor habits. It argues stable character comes from consistent principles, not momentary impulses, and notes a Yale professor’s view as recounted in Leslie's Weekly. A humorous anecdote about a Carnoustie visitor and his caddie illustrates consistency in action.
The Well-Informed demand a simple pleasant liquid laxative. California Fig Syrup Co presents Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a known value laxative, safe for family use. Buy genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product from leading druggists. price fifty cents per bottle.
An article explains dairy cleaning challenges from residue and bacteria. It praises borax as a cleanser and preservative, recommending a mix of one tablespoonful per quart of water and endorsing 20 Mule Team Borax for dairy use. It also mentions a free Jingle Book offer. A brief humorous exchange about a theater opening follows.
A playful verse exchange about train wrecks caused by bad brakes and a ball mishap, followed by Oliver Herford’s light verse about satyrs and cherubs. The pieces blend humorous anecdotes with mock moral reflections and end with a dated note from The Aug Century.
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