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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1905
Page
6
A promotional notice extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a confidential aid for female illnesses. It cites extensive patient letters, claims free, patient-centered advice from Mrs. Pinkham, and urges women to seek counsel from her in Lynn Mass or Philadelphia writer Mrs. Seydel for testimonials and cures.
A fragmentary clip from Philadelphia Bulletin presents a cheeky scene as Maw-Paw and a speaker discuss handling a dispute. The narrative voice mocks old methods while hinting at a confrontation and a wary nearby observer in a stoop setting.
A humorous item from the Chicago Journal notes Jones grumbling at both cold and hot weather. He laments the seasons and reveals his consistent preference for grumbling instead of cheer.
An agricultural digest outlines a low cost plan to attach leather handles to bushel baskets for heavy produce, methods for burning or mowing strawberry beds after harvest, and soil cultivation to protect and revive plants. It also covers selecting brood stock, optimizing poultry and swine management, water and cultivation balance, pasture protection, and the colony style pig housing for shade, ventilation, and mobility.
An 19th century style advertisement touts Phat Cutients Soap Ointment and Pills as a near miraculous remedy for skin conditions such as psoriasis scabies tetter and ringworm. The piece cites Chicago News and features a joke about a fiancé reacting to a diamond gift contrasting with a talking new bride.
Mia C. W. Brown of Petersburg, N. C. reports she was near death from gravel trouble before using Dr. David Kennedy’s Favorite Remedy, which cured her. The Washington Post cites a Nat uralist John Burroughs passage about birds and favorites, noting the swallow as a favorite for some, per Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Harper's Weekly records a lecturer presenting relics with a skull claimed to be Alexander the Great as a boy, provoking audience skepticism about the size and significance of the famed conqueror.
Aroostook potato growers and Michigan farms relied on low railroad freight rates to market eight to ten million bushels annually. The Boston and Maine line slashed prices to help sell Maine and Michigan potatoes, showing railroads can aid local economies even at revenue cost. Government rate limits could have halted such actions. Exchange. Ady.
An old discussion on the fastest train from New York to Chicago praises rapid transit but laments deadly fourth run with eleven killed. It argues railways should value passenger safety over profit, questioning precautions and advocating safer car designs as proposed by Westinghouse.
The Baltimore Sun notes Senator Foraker again relies on old fashioned arguments to persuade voters to rue his election as president, suggesting his approach is out of date and unlikely to win support.
A Portland, Oregon inspector notes Doan's Kidney Pills relieve back ache and kidney trouble after months of discomfort linked to a cold. The ad claims lasting relief with a 50 cent box sold nationwide by Foster Milburn Co. Also includes unrelated anecdotes and consumer blurbs.
Edward H. Aries of 43 Powow Street Amesbury Mass describes four years of locomotor ataxia following malaria contracted in the Spanish American War. After using Dr Williams Pink Pills for four months he reports relief of knee and ankle pains and full recovery. Requires no further medical hope.
Tratper's Weekly recalls a domestic dispute as Sambo argues over cutting a tree. The owner insists the tree blocks light to the greenhouse, but Sambo cites it as overgrown and claims he cut it down last night.
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