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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1908
Page
3
Godfrey and Drysdale's defense team visit Edgemoore to review events and collect evidence. They explore the grounds and Drysdale Tremaine rooms, spotting a bottle, balcony marks, and a coat button clue suggesting new angles in the murder case.
Godfrey and Lester explore Tremaine’s room at Edgemere, noting the table position, handwriting samples, and a torn cane with scraps. A key clue surfaces as Godfrey discovers a note hidden in a cane fragment pointing to a pergola meeting at nine. This breakthrough reframes the investigation and prompts action to notify Miss Croydon.
The tale unfolds with a narrator sensing a truth behind clues like a bottle and a broken cane as Miss Croydon summons. The New York Times notes a Lexington Avenue owner keeping his house key after reports of someone wandering the premises while the landlord contemplates a later visit.
A defense witness struggled for over an hour to answer questions about an event four or five years past. The lawyer pressed for recollection while the witness admitted memory failed. Eventually the witness offered a vague recollection and was pressed to state his current view.
William J. Smith, a Scotch-born official in Washington, is nearing his 56th year as superintendent of the potamoal garden. He asserts he has served the federal government in the same role longer than any other employee.
A detailed description of a feminine gown in crepe de chine for theater or informal evening use. The model features a heavier gray fabric, a high belt, satin braces, and a chemisette of muslin. The yoke uses chantilly lace, tuck chiffon, and a satin ruche, with a plaited skirt at trained length.
The article reports on royal and aristocratic attitudes toward marriage and extravagance. It notes Spain’s Duke d Alba forbidden to marry Miss Townsend, Berlin court lectures on economy, and a Kaiser rebuke of a noblewoman’s laundress. It also profiles Baroness de Forest’s jewels and Baron de Forest, plus U.S. land ownership by Mrs. H. M. King with 1,470,000 acres and Mrs. C. Adair at 1,350,000 acres, highlighting women’s influence in society and property.
A 30 inch gap between pantry and bedroom doors hosts a crafted wood box 39 inches long, 32 inches high, and 17 inches wide with a 12 inch top board and open front. A top oil cloth cover, a lower storage area, and a 20 inch high gall box with three shelves and curtains organize fuel water pail washbasin and pantry items including salt flour sugar coffee spices and baking powder.
A Woman's Life notes a river division featuring an oatmeal box, a wood box with a gap to the wall cupboard covered by oilcloth. The boxes share the same paint as the woodwork, presenting a neat, convenient arrangement.
Tested recipes include an economical chocolate cake using cocoa milk eggs and vanilla to yield two medium layers with boiled icing. Also instructions for baked potatoes with bacon veal and oyster stuffing and a Christmas dollies cookie dough shaped as dolls with currant eyes and frosting details.
A description of a new shirtwaist design that buttons down the back and adds a concealed front opening handily pocketed by a plait. The pocket is bound with tape or buttonhole stitched, elasticized for attachment to the petticoat, and useful for small handy items while shopping.
A fragmented item notes odd sentences about red hair and prayer. It observes little on a clear event or person, offering brief, quirky musings rather than a coherent report. The text mentions a woman bragging about a relative living abroad to avoid arrest, but lacks context or details.
Local notes indicate Rene Hunting and Hig Friend plan a deer hunt nearby with talk of an upcoming outing and possible sightings. Details remain sparse due to garbled text but imply informal hunting plans and enthusiasm.
A garbled historical OCR fragment references a Missouri farmer and a balloon scene. It mentions St Louis Missouri, wind, farm life, and a puzzled farmer questioning origins while a balloon is discussed toward an event or travel context. The legible content is minimal and disjointed.
A Tokyo paper Yorodzu Choho claims Kosaburo Fujimatsu of Chikuge province is the world’s oldest man at 170, recounting his family, feats, and belief bear fat diet kept him warm. Report notes doubts about age and sources, citing Fujimatsu’s bear hunting and longevity tale.
A railroad man details prolonged indigestion and failed remedies until trying Arape Nuts. He reports appetite return, weight gain, and energy boost after using the product, describing dramatic personal improvement and urging others facing similar digestive issues to consider the remedy.
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