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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1907
Page
8
A historic health advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a long standing remedy for female complaints. It highlights Mrs Pinkham’s free advice from Lynn Massachusetts and notes her lineage aiding women for over twenty years.
Clover and Granay Seeds advertises itself as the largest grower of grasses Clover Grasses and farm seeds for hogs cattle sheep and swine. It claims operation over 6,000 acres with a mammoth 148 page catalog mailed free to buyers and offers sample of perfect balance tax upon payment of stamps.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Fat NPM Rethanees and a 10.24 day period with ARQRET noted as returned. The text also references twenty five brigadier generals in the United States array and a vague military or organizational context.
Ernest Vaughan, head of the national asylum for the blind at Paris, unveils a Braille-like print system called Botela that lets blind and sighted people read the same pages. The embossed type, made of hard metal, is finger-set by blind writers at 800 to 1,000 characters per hour and printed on both sides for equal readability.
A collection of wry aphorisms and social observations on manners money love and reform. The piece notes the jokey yet cautionary use of money for charm the stubbornness of absent treatment in love and the shifting blame on age and vanity. It closes with a reflection on Siberia as a symbol of stark arctic perception and vast human food stores.
A testimonial asserts blood deficiency weakens the body and lists anaemic symptoms. Louis L. Clark of Plainfield NJ credits Pink Pills with restoring strength after appendicitis, claiming improvement from mid June onward. The ad claims benefits for anemia, rheumatism, neuralgia, sleeplessness, dizziness and paralysis, and notes price and availability from Dr Williams Medicine Co.
August Anderson, a Minnesota farmer, brings his family to Duluth during deer season. He argues that many prowling huntsmen create danger yet sees a silver lining as his family enjoys city trips and shopping. He compares the danger to a domestic joke about porcelain and the cook’s singing.
In a New Orleans Times-Democrat report a scene in an English court features a famed barrister arguing a dull point as an ass brays through the window. The judge and barrister exchange quips as the echo provokes amused spectators before the judge sums up and is interrupted again by the braying echo.
A Stillwater Minnesota resident credits Doan's Kidney Pills with curing long standing back pain and grave illness. The testimonial claims relief from severe kidney issues after 1880, with the patient stating the remedy saved her life. The ad notes availability at local dealers for 50 cents a box. The piece also recounts Edwin Markham’s Brooklyn tale about a neighbor who boasts a rigid life rule.
The Spring Excursions to Milwaukee organized by the Merchants Association offer three trips in February and March. Northwest merchants may buy round trip tickets at one half fare for themselves or a companion involved in the business, with certificates granting a fifth fare to return. Trips run February to March and March to April, with specific dates and return windows.
Fragmentary text mentions a London suburb, a small boy, and an unnamed group or persons. Details are garbled, with several illegible phrases and mis-ordered words, making it impossible to identify a clear event, person, or outcome from the readable portions.
The piece voices sharp views on divorce and marital happiness. It contrasts those who avoid divorce with those who feel a stigma, suggesting dissolution could spare shame. A quip about a husband and wife breakfast banter echoes the era’s tone on marriage and fidelity.
A Me mother Mrs Hattie Currier of Tomaston Me reports her nine month old baby suffered rashes on face and feet cradle cap. After using Cuticura Ointment the skin cleared in hours and scalp healed. She kept the ointment for future rashes and insect bites. Also notes church pew rents in London churches yield 7600 to 10000 dollars.
The text promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a blood purifier stomach tonic and bow regulator derived from forest roots and glycerine free of alcohol. It claims to cure consumption if caught early, improves weak lungs and bronchial trouble, and emphasizes patient use, endorsed by medical leaders and sold by dealers at reasonable prices.
Announcement by Chief Engineer Porter states steal ties will be used exclusively on the Bessemer and Lake Erie railway. Separately, men with teams advertised for selling Seminole Indian remedies and house supplies to farmers, with circulars mailed from Seminole Indian Medicine Co., Boone, Indiana.
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