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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1902
Page
6
George Ade's modern fable follows Hiram a socially ambitious husband and his wife Jessie as wealth glamour hides a fragile household balance. When stock losses strike Hiram he falters but his wife sustains appearances, revealing cash as the true force behind family power. The piece ends with a sharp moral about upheaval shifting the family scepter and a reminder that luxury masks fragility.
Mr Dooley jokes about the New Year and politics as General Miles visits the White House in disguise. A lively pastiche mocks Roosevelt, Schley, and Sampson, with ironies on civil service and officeholders while Dooley blames Hennessy for sparking the tale.
Washington Post reports a local official recalling a three word remark heard Thursday morning near city hall. A belated citizen in evening dress and a dilapidated silk hat spoke in earnest, uttering a solemn line as he headed home after a night out, “D-n New Year.”
Dorothy Catherine Draper died in Heatings New York and posed for the first photographic portrait of a person shortly after Daguerre announced his discovery of the action of sunlight on silver in 1830. The facial powder may have clarified the image. The portrait, owned by Lord Heracel’s heir in England, was taken by Miss Draper’s brother John Draper and Draper lived to witness further experiments.
An afternoon conference at the Prison Reform league in Gaston features Rev Benjamin Trueblood of the American Peace Society. After speaking Mrs Spooner the president calls him back for a brief question but he leaves before it is asked. The audience responds with quiet approval as the program continues. Also from Marshfield Missouri a local man lauds Dodd’s Kidney Pills for lasting relief from kidney disease and back pain, claiming full improvement over seven months.
The Philadelphia Press prints a cartoonish gag where a mascot introduces Colonel Kaintuck as opening a hotel that bears his own name, prompting a quip about names and consistency in branding.
In a Philadelphia Press item a cheap barber releases his victim after a disputed shave. The barber jokes in Shakespearean style while the customer reflects on the cut as the “unrkindest” ever. A stray line notes a product plug for Red Cross Ball Blue.
A garbled collage of verse fragments and magazine blurbs mentions Clinton Scollard, Winslow, and Boston advertising quirks. It references poetry lines, a child care product with a dubious claim, and a stray note about catching a bird with salt, creating a surreal, cipher-like text.
John A Salzer Seed Co of Te Crosse Wisconsin announced a 21 000 acre land purchase to grow miles of potatoes. President Jenny A Salzer said the new acreage will support large scale production and expand the companys seed potato business.
An Investigating committee questions a Baltimore embezzler about a documented shortage. He admits the deficit was charged to running expenses and explains that the amount concerns his automobile. The exchange clarifies how the missing funds were allocated.
Recognized as specific nasal catarrh quickly yielding to treatment. Cream Balm is ar0matic and delivered via nostrils to cleanse and heal the surface. Mail 10 cents for a trial size. 50-cent option available. druggist carries it. Ly Brothers, 58 Warren Street, New York. Do not use remedies that dry or irritate diseased membranes.
The Washington Star quotes an admiring young woman discussing material things while Mr Stormington Barney jokes about waiting for an angel and a ghost to walk.
Cure feverishness bad stomach teeth ing disorders move and regulate the bowels destroy worms. Used by Mother Gray nurse in the Children’s Home in New York. Over 30 000 testimonials. At all druggists 2K. Sample mailed free. Address Allen S Olmstead LeRoy NY.
Jiggs notes a back east inventor who can extract alcohol from sawdust amid a dulling blow to prohibition. Jaggs comments on the absurdity as a man could brew liquor from a fence rail. The exchange reflects temperance era satire on new alcohol methods.
A 1901 testimonial from Fred Hermann of 209 Box Avenue Buffalo New York on September 24 describes Piso’s Cure for Consumption as curing a terrible cough. The notice reads like an old time advertising claim with personal address and date.
A dialogue from the Indianapolis Sun features Miss Paraffine asking if one would rather be rich or poor. Mr. Grouchman replies that his lifelong ambition is to sign his name with a flourish, highlighting a humorous contrast between wealth and pride.
Mrs Hurpa Jarman of Said Lake City Utah testifies that after doctors failed she used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and restored her health. She credits six bottles with curing menstrual pain and claims ongoing relief for over two years. Suggests the product as a remedy for female ailments and invites correspondence from Lynn Mass.
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