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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1902
Page
6
Jim narrates the collapse of Captain Near Bell and the captain’s death from a stroke after a violent night and a deadly blind man’s ominous arrival. The captain’s confession foreshadows danger as Jim contemplates the looming Black Spot and forthcoming judgment.
I tell my mother about our peril after learning from J and the two men Black Dog and the blind beggar. We face dangerous odds as booty from the dead man looms, and leaving for Dr Livesey would endanger my mother. We fear staying in the house amid ticking clocks and rising alarms. (Continued next week.)
A New York man recounts Roosevelt’s 1901 oath at Wilcox’s Buffalo home and explains why no photograph exists. He describes initial reluctance, then consent with stipulations, a camera mishap, and a missed historical image despite efforts, noting no secrecy was imposed.
McLennan County Texas resident SAAC BROCK aged 114 cites Peruna as the best remedy for catarrhal diseases and grippe. He recalls long life, climate trials, and credits Peruna for health, appetite, and strength, urging Dr Hartman to continue medical guidance.
An advertisement invites readers to write to The Peruna Medicine Co in Columbus Ohio for a free book on catarrh and to send a full statement of their case to Dr Hartman president of Joe Hartman Sanitarium Columbus Ohio for gratis advice.
Dawle continues to attract large numbers of followers despite ongoing disputes with co partners and court actions.
An advertisement claims catarrh is a constitutional disease not cured by local applications. It touts Jfatl's Catarrh Tyre taken internally to affect blood and mucous surfaces, claiming physicians endorse it and that a two-part remedy purifies blood and mucous membranes. Endorsed by J. Om eney & Co. Toledo Ohio. Priced 75 cents per bottle.
Boston Transcript notes rapid progress toward a great monument on Cape Cod to commemorate the signing of the Pilgrim compact in 1620. The proposed memorial would symbolize constitutional liberty and serve as a lesson to arriving immigrants, with Cape Cod Pilgrim Memorial Association life memberships noted as a hopeful sign for early work.
Nadeau Michigan February 3 A prosperous sixty one year old farmer Mr Nelson De Rosier suffers kidney trouble. After trying many medicines he uses Dodd's Kidney Pills and finds relief. He recommends the remedy to others with kidney issues praising its help to his family and noting cures for kidney troubles Bright's disease dropsy rheumatism lumbago and backache when used as directed.
A hard faced lady challenges a speaker who claims misfortune and laziness. Dawson concedes he has had nothing to eat for days, noting it has visibly thinned him. The exchange reveals tension and a harsh social dynamic in a rough, period voice.
Thirty minutes in all the time required to dye with PUTNAM SPACE LESS DYHS. Sold by Aruggtets. oO: teanth of ¢ ab! see OF Hain.
A note from a wealthy patron exhorts his heirs to live by a yearly act, urging small but steady deeds as a guiding principle. The line reads in archaic phrasing, blessing the children and urging them to give something meaningful each year.
A historical advertorial notes use by a nurse at a Children's Home in New York offering Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for remedies to sickly children. Claims include breaking up colds in 24 hours, curing worm issues, teething disorders, headaches, stomach trouble, and worms with a 25 cent sample by mail order from Allen Olmsted Le Roy New York.
A physician walking with two friends bought boxed novelty toys from a dealer named Jaker on Twenty third Street. Each package hid a brick and straw instead of toys, leading to a failed arrest as the party urged the faker be caught.
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