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Newspaper

Algona Advance

Location

Algona, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 10, 1902

Page

8

Wintershaped Begonias and Orchard Protection

The article discusses growing Rex Begonias in winter window gardens with light, moisture, and sun access, plus notes on protecting young orchard trees from rabbits and mice with burlap bands and snow trampling, advising year-old trees for planting. It also covers related farm topics including feeding sheep, winter poultry care, incubator readiness, and winter manure practices. It ends with details on a statue of Weenonah in Winona Minnesota and the fountain project.

Rex Degonius

Woman's Fraud Case Sparks Sore Straits Paper Roast

Philadelphia Press covers a dubious woman's alleged swindle described with sharp humor. The piece mocks her claims and teases details of a supposed scheme involving pens ice cream and lobster gadgets.

Sore Straits Philadelphia Press

Little Georgie Corrects God on the Fourth Day

Rev Dr Cadman recalls a Brooklyn Sunday school tale about a patriotic boy named Little Georgie who believes God made the Stars and Stripes on the fourth day. His teacher urges a sun moon and stars answer but Georgie insists on the flag, crying at being told he is wrong.

New York Times Sumue Farkes Cadman Central Congregational Church Brooklyn Georgie

The Conductor's Burns Story On A Street Car Joke

A trolley conductor teases passengers with a Burns joke in a tavern tale. The narrator aims to hear more but the conductor delays, then later offers a note as the only way to share the rest of the Burns story. The humor centers on mistaken identities and social bustle aboard the car.

Atlanta Constitution Robert Burns Burns Turner's Alley Robert Burne Smith Street Cher Seerough State Street New York City

One Bit of Gandor Odeholt Chronicle

A fragment questions the president's appointment of the treasury to Governor Bhaw, arguing Snow knows finance but condemning the governor as unscrupulous. It notes the governor’s tactic of appealing to self interest and asks why Shaw would assist, suggesting the selection may be ill suited.

Gandor Odeholt Chronicle Treasury Department Bhaw Snow Gage Treasury Shaw

Peruna Almanac Astrology Articles Boost Demand

The Peruna Almanac is in high demand as druggists supply numerous copies. Readers seek the astrology content, with a competent astrologist providing horoscopic readings for each sign. The almanac lists lucky and unlucky days for a month, and early orders are urged to avoid shortages.

Peruna

It Was Time. Wille to Sunday School Debate

Local Denver Times brief notes a lighthearted exchange about sending Wille to Sunday school. A quip about a reported tale of growth swallowing a whale surfaces, reflecting a playful community moment and casual conversation in the page’s small news snippets.

Denver Times Wille

Christmas Dinner Never Had Due to Regulation Failures

A garbled promotional note touts Nature's Remedy Garbelul Yoa as a cure all for stomach disorders and digestive woes. The odd claim links the product to improved health and digestive ease, asserting it suits all ages.

Circus invitation and funeral threat prompt tense reply

A terse exchange shows a threatening exchange about a circus visit and a promise of a funeral. The dialogue mentions Kansas City, a character named Cactus Kate, and Wild Bill with hostile tones suggesting imminent violence next week.

Kansas City Cactus Kate

Romance That Was Spoiled At The Post Office Tale

Detroit Free Press recounts a man who visited the poste office hoping for a letter from his wife. The clerk recalls he searched for news over months while the man’s health faded. A long awaited letter turns out to be a misdelivered note about borrowing money for plasters.

Detroit Free Press Poste Wanek Plutsburg

Painting the Lily. Wunder- Why, I thought her library ceiling was eecked

Mrs. Wunder explains the library ceiling was decorated by a New York artist and now she wants the decorations refined or redecorated. The exchange hints at pride and a desire for restoration of a famed ceiling within a Wilkins home.

Harper's Hazaar

Mother Grays Powders for Children in New York Home

Advertises Mother Gray's Powders as a home remedy for children in the New York Children’s Home. Claims to cure fevershness, bad stomach, teething disorders, regulate the bowels, destroy worms, and mentions sending prices and an address in Ohio. The text is a fragmented historical ad with uncertain typography and garbled terms.

Mother Gray New Yor Snipple Ohusteai Leitoy

The Spelling Fad and Odd Exchanges in Ohio Journal

A fragmentary column recalls a spelling fad with a conversation about names and a playful exchange involving a fictional arrival before St Peter. It mentions a Hed Cross Hail Blan large 2-az pack and references a Russ company in South Bend Idaho, plus a quote about Piso's Care for consumption with a testimonial from John W. Henry of Fosturia, Ohio.

Packare & Cents Russ Company South Bend Ida Chicago St. Peter Piso John W Henry

Complaining Judge Recounts Appetite of Animals

A playful exchange features a complaining judge and talking animals, with Monkey criticizing appetite and Elephant replying that Ivo has eaten little for days, highlighting a whimsical zoo scene.

Judge Ivo Oes

Catarrh Cure Claims Universal Benefit in Ads

An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only constitutional remedy, with claims it reaches the blood and helps the body resist catarrh. It offers a $100 reward for proof of failure and lists testimonials, urging readers to send for a testimonials list from J. Cheney & Co. Also promotes Dr. Hs Family Pills and notes a statistical claim about a third of Russians.

Rewari Jmpter Hall Mure Cheney & CO Loledo

Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Testimonial

A testimonial from Marenny Adeng E of Chicago praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female troubles. She claims multiyear pains ended after five bottles, urging others to try the product. The letter, printed as a promotional piece, invites sick women to write for more information from Lynn Mass.

Mabelle L. Lamont Nwlal Agin Lydia Marenny Lydia E

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