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Newspaper

Algona Advance

Location

Algona, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 18, 1904

Page

8

Free Medical Advice To Woman From Lydia E Pinkham

A Meriden Connecticut reader reports relief from years of stomach trouble after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She carries her pregnancy to term and praises the doctor with a $5000 forfeit offer for proving authenticity. Appeals for other women to write to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for free advice.

Dean PornaAw Lydia E. Pinkham Tom Litte Frank Geren Second St Meriden Conn

Love and doubt mix in a Brooklyn life vignette

A chipped collage of dialogue and odd notices appears in a Brooklyn life page. It blends domestic squabbles about visiting guests with medical ads, potato seed selling pitches, poetry lines, and household tips. The Rochester Herald snippet about misapprehensions and the Rural New Yorker ad for Salzer seeds sit among dental cures, deafness appeals, and fashion care guidance.

The Rich Wagners Parsifal Feud Receives Sympathy

In the Parsifal production feud the oppressor label on Herr Director Cauried drew sympathy for a widow as the American staging faces hardship. A Boston Herald note mentions Piso's Cura for consumption praised and the London reader query about pronouncing Pepys.

Fiverybody’s Magazine Cauried Will ~ Aras

Many School Children Are Sickly from Patent Powders

An old ad claims Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children cure many ills including constipation, teething disorders, and worms. It touts quick relief in 24 hours and urges purchase from druggists. A stray line mentions a Princeton professor and body organs as a note on health, reflecting period medical claims.

Gmiy Gray New York Alden 8 le Ruy

Retail Druggists Endorse CASCARETS as Best Seller

Fifty thousand retail druggists across the United States endorse CASCARETS as the best and greatest seller of its kind after time-tested use and widespread favorable customer comments. The advertisement warns against fake imitations and urges reporting dishonest dealers to the Sterling Remedy Company in Chicago or New York. Each box is guaranteed and bears a blue metal cover with CASCARETS and the long-tailed C logo.

United Suey United States Sterling Remedy Company Chicago New York

Poor Holly Is A Sporty Stable Sage

A Philadelphia Ledger item notes Laphead as anxious to be seen as sporty. It quips he always carries the smell of the stable and is proud of it. The piece suggests that this may be the only kind of horse he will ever have.

Philadelphis Ledger Laphead

Old Maid of Rome Finds Love in Memory and Loss

In a dim Rome stairwell an old maid preserves a life split between poverty and aristocratic memory. A portrait, violets from Genoa, and a vanished Austrian officer fuse with her tale of 1848 love, parental authority, and a soldier’s heroic death, while neighbors misread her quiet happiness earned from enduring devotion.

Visage Toepfer Rome Genoa Wbey Ife Solferino Lfe

Docking of Horses Tails Prohibited by Army Order in 1904

Fort Sheridan Illinois reports General Miles issued a formal ban on docking tails mane or forelocks of army horses. The letter traces docking to British hunting fields and describes brutal methods and market pressure from horse dealers. It urges women to seek change through ballot and hints at penalties for docking under seven years.

United States Army Nelson A. Miles Army Fort Sheridan Ill London Talla Peters Tians Handy Me Chicago United States Gerald Aribery Corp

Judge Questions Reporter Over Murder Story Caliber

A judge scolds a reporter for a past murder story citing uncertainty about the firearm used. The exchange includes a quip about reliability and the caliber of the revolver mentioned in yesterday's report. The moment underscores press scrutiny in criminal coverage.

Meekison's Thirty Year Battle With Catarrh Ends

David Meekison ex congressman and founder of Meekison Bank of Napoleon Ohio fought a 30 year catarrh battle. He credits Peruna for relief and hopes continued use will eradicate the long standing ailment. The letter to Dr Hartman notes major political prominence and a rare health victory.

Nfoy David Meckison America Meekison Bank Napoleon Ohio de. E Hartinan David Meekison Congress

Peruna claims cure for chronic catarrh and cold

An advertisement extols Peruna as a universal remedy for colds and chronic catarrh. It explains catarrh origins and progression from head symptoms to nasal discharge, urges early treatment, and cites Dr. Hartman of Columbus as authority. Testimonials from A Snedeker of Cartersville claim significant weight loss and relief after using Peruna.

Peruana Mia A. Snedeker Cartersville Abs. A. Snedeker Dr. Harton Bartiman Hartunis Tresitento Harunia Sanitarium Columbus

Fragmentary Auction of Phrases Reveals Quirky Dialogue

A garbled OCR passage shows odd lines about having them and counting a family average. The readable names include Whyte and Le, while the overall sense remains unclear and fragmentary.

Whyte

Remarkable Seed Offer From Salter Seed Co

10,000 Planta for 16c. The John A. Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin offers a big plane and catalogue with enough seed to grow 1,000 fing broad cabbage 2,000 carrots 20 celery plants 1,000 lettuce and onions and more. Pay postage 20c and receive Berliner Coulifloner as bonus.

New Yorker Han Salzer Marty Wisconsin John A. Salzer John A.salter Seat Co la Crosse Wis Geil Cataogue

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