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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1902
Page
8
Washington Post reports a conversation in which Postmaster General Payne questions Senator Billy Mason of Titmull about a presidential boom. Mason replies cautiously about his own intentions and mentions his wife and cook as among those who have declared for him.
Vice Chancellor Reed in Trenton New Jersey grants an injunction in The Centaur Company v G W Link Drug Company. The ruling targets fake Castoria products and packaging that imitate the original, warning against misleading consumers and preserving brand identity. The decision references multiple supporting cases and orders the defendant to halt infringement.
The notice advertises Notre Dame University inviting inquiries for a free catalogue and terms. It highlights preparatory school options, a commercial business course, and St. Mary’s Hall for boys under thirteen, stressing thorough instruction and long-standing educational reputation.
A fragment recounts a frantic night as the narrator rushes toward Fishkill to warn General Washington of a plot against the fortifications. He battles mud and pursuit, crosses the river, and loses hat and sword, finally reaching a sentinel who mistakes him as a prisoner before guiding him toward safety inside the picket line.
The narrator recalls being moved to a guard house after capture and placed in a barred room. He endures a long night with a sentinel pacing outside, tries to sleep, and plans an escape to inform the higher authorities, but remains unsettled and unable to act. The account ends with him deciding to reveal his identity to the treasurer stationed nearby.
In a tense Verplancke fort examination, Merton Balfort details a chaotic scene as officers push for answers about a suspected double agent. Lieutenant Acton intervenes, and Lieutenant Curtis challenges command discipline, sparking a rare display of calm resistance and a dramatic shift toward headquarters.
An electrician in the Chicago area argues most lightning victims can be saved with proper first aid. He emphasizes restoring consciousness, artificial respiration, warming the body, rubbing limbs to move blood to the heart, and giving small sips of warm liquids. He warns not to give up and to seek a physician swiftly.
In a survey of U S newspapers the evening press shows strong lead over morning editions. New York Evening Sun circulates more than twice the morning paper, with similar patterns in Chicago Philadelphia Boston Buffalo and other cities.
A Boston Record note recounts an Italian visitor asking a federal building watchman where to find the man who hires help. The exchange turns on civil service exams and the ability to read and write. The man leaves disappointed after learning the letter carriers must read.
Delos Mintehins of Sonoma Michigan recalls back pain from military service in Louisiana years ago. After trying Dodd's Kidney Pills with limited initial relief, continued use led to full improvement, and his back lip and leg pains vanished after four boxes. Julia Bays reports improved hand and limb function after treatment.
In a New York Evening Sun vignette, Annie and Johnnie clash over excuses for tardiness and overeating. Johnnie blames his mother and a sister while Annie boasts of eating seventy four eggs, prompting the principal to weigh their claims and reactions.
In a brief exchange One Rey X Horter challenges a speaker about Christian consistency on the Sabbath. The respondent, a good-natured wanderer, retorts that he does not swear regardless of luck, revealing a terse streetwise moral vignette from the period.
Inslow's Boormxd Sence claims to ease gums redness and colic in children with Wind colic priced at 23 cents a bottle. A child named Bessie recalls peeling an apple and eating the peel after the fruit.
A reader reports a political bribery incident involving Senator Grab-Ll who offered $2,000 for a vote but was refused. The note references Hall's Catarrh Cure and a price of 75 cents, with a brief comment on conscience and political purity.
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn Shake into your shoes with Allen's Foot Base powder. It Quickens comfort for tight or new shoes, relieves corns bunions swelling and sweating. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 26e. Send $ to Allen S. Olmsted, Lutuy, N.Y.
A fragment quotes a speaker joking that the energy spent on a beautiful woman’s smile could power an automobile, framing a witty aside about perception and science. The line blends humor with a playful science reference and character names.
An OCR fragment combines advertising claims for Dr Hines and cures for stomach trouble with dated testimonials and courtroom banter. It includes references to Dr Hines Great rover, KLINE, and Bee VI, plus a Boston Transcript anecdote about the barber and carpenter. The text is garbled and lacks a clear single event or outcome.
Traveling long, poor meals and rest damaged health. After procedure for ovarian troubles, Mrs G Bruce followed Lydia J Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sensitive Wash. In months health improved, no engagements missed, and she lauds the remedy in a Lansing Michigan letter.
In a Brooklyn Eagle piece Edith and Oh discuss a yearlong wait before marriage. Papa weighs the matter but promises support if the pair care for each other and proceeds with plans to marry once finances permit.
The University of Notre Dame in Indiana announces full courses across Classics, Letters, Economics and History, Joyurantism, Art, Science, Pharmacy, Law, Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Architecture, and preparatory and commercial streams. Rooms for rent to students, special rates for ecclesiastical candidates. St Edward's Hall emphasizes complete facilities. 89th year opens September 9, 1902. Catalogues free. Address Rev A Morrissey, C.S.C., President.
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