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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1903
Page
8
Household hints describe sandalwood powder for storing winter clothes with odor and prevention hints for moulds, plus kerosene storage tips with salt, olive oil for greasing cakes, and advice on chair strength and knife maintenance using brick dust and polish.
A reader from Fredertia Indiana shares a medical testimonial about Dorud's Kidney Pills. The speaker describes severe kidney issues causing nocturnal trips, swelling, and weight loss, then claims relief after using the product. The account urges sufferers to try the remedy, asserting it provides a permanent cure for kidney and urinary disorders. The text also mentions a separate anecdote from the Wind Heard column, featuring a talking oak and a grieving willow.
Frank J Cheney, senior partner of Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio, swears to the firm name and seals a certificate dated December 6 1886. The document notes a payment of one hundred dollars for each case of catarrh cured or not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure which is taken internally and claimed to act on the blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials are requested and the product is sold by druggists. Hall's Pills are promoted as the best.
Washington Post reports two Boston detectives misidentify a photographed man in a rogues gallery as a bank robber and forger. The reveal shows the subject is writer William Dean Howells, prompting amusement over mistaken identity and the detectives' overconfident critique.
A garbled clipping from the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune and Chicago Evening Post features fragmented quotes about courage and sacrifice. The passages mix phrases like a hunter and a reedbird, with reflections on value and memory. The piece reads like a souvenir of thoughts on worth.
A Lancaster Pennsylvania couple report health gains after switching from coffee to Postum Pood Coffee. The wife, once nervous with weak stomach and poor appetite, improves within five weeks, with better sleep and vitality. The ad urges readers to try Postum as a coffee substitute and offers further details on a test for prize money.
In a tension filled basement scene, Job Hendricks confronts the masked Ellison and a convict ring, as police close in and a strange ring wound with blue stones seems to drain strength from its wearer. Hendricks plots escape amid a shadowed building filled with gloom and hidden stairways.
Harper’s Weekly notes exports of boots and shoes continue to rise with the current fiscal year expected to top 4,000,000 pairs. Value climbs from about 2.1 million dollars in 1898 to over 6 million in 1903, with the United Kingdom and British possessions receiving the largest shares among key destinations.
A fragmentary Chicago newspaper line features a flirtatious exchange about a bird cage on a man’s face and a playful remark about fouls and serendipitous game criticism. The dialogue hints at humor and social commentary through sharp banter.
Suffering women turn to Peruna as a cure-all for female troubles. Emma Mitchell reports dramatic relief from pain after using the remedy, claiming headaches and backaches vanished and life interest returned. Noting catarrh as a common underlying cause, the ad touts Dr. Hartman’s Peruna and invites inquiries for free advice.
The article notes cork is often decayed and traded by children who fish cork from riverfront piers. Wet cork has no fixed price, and cork is mainly manufactured locally while the raw material comes from Portugal, Italy, and Sardinia with cork trees not growing in North America. The piece highlights import reliance and child labor dynamics in cork collection and sale.
A jumble of vintage ads and a New York Times snippet portrays dubious tonics for children teething gums and foot powders for shoe relief. Amid casual language, the piece notes a gambling table scenario where players end with their starting sums, reflecting early 20th century consumer culture and odd humor.
A clipped Philadelphia Public Ledger item presents a brief, playful exchange between a teacher and a child. The pupil names his father as Jimmy Taff and is teased about the full name, with the mother’s nickname referenced in a jokey tone.
A letter from St. Louis resident Tt. H. Swidel dated April 15 1901 lauds Piso s Cure for curing him at 2200 Olive Street. The Indianapolis Sun scoffs at wedding news while a playful exchange about a ceremony lacking a hitch engages readers. A humorous cartoon line hints at sibling affection amid a broader society page fill.
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