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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1906
Page
8
A Rocklyn woman extols Perina and Manalin for restoring health and energy after years of illness, claiming household and farm duties are easy again. The piece quotes testimonials and notes the doctor’s wide female user base. It also shares a Chicago News joke about a budding romance sparked by a rose buttonhole and a florist run.
Miss Passay jokes about a man asking Miss Knox if she is 35 yet. Knox replies she is not, and Passay remarks on the question as ridiculous. Knox recalls answering that Passay would remain 387 years old, highlighting a humorous exchange without further context.
Readers are urged to beware of substitutes and insist on genuine advertised articles. Advertisers survive only if their goods deliver as claimed, with cascarets and similar products used as examples of honest claims. The piece warns buyers to verify authenticity and avoid imitation or counterfeit substitutes.
Paul Morton, once president of a major life insurance firm, is cited as a notable figure. Murray Crane becomes bridegroom and grand father on the same day, marking a striking personal milestone. A cabinet position is noted as giving a strong start in life for a man mentioned in the clipping.
Sherlock Holmes and Watson discuss a Yoxley Old Place murder. Stanley Hopkins reports a locked study, a murder with a poison-like stake, and a dying clue—the golden pince nez—from Willoughby Smith. Holmes deduces from glasses to identify a refined woman with strong vision.
An OCR fragment notes possible damage and losses with broken items and vague amounts. The readable bits mention a gash, hakeen, broken sums, and a referenced epee. Context and specifics remain unclear due to incomplete text.
A fragmentary Town Topics item discusses a serious error where arsenic was allegedly substituted for sugar in a pharmacist’s prescription. The dialogue hints at confusion and a search for the culprit, with garbled words suggesting a strained or urgent tone.
Fragmented excerpts portray a dialogue with Truth and Libel, then a science note on why water appears blue. The piece cites Forel on dissolved matter and water color, mentions Swiss lakes and Mediterranean comparisons, and closes with a WWI era Lloyd George anecdote about a Welsh doctor recalling a dying child.
Mrs A E Maurer of 2340 State St Chicago Illinois reports long standing hand sores causing itching pain and disbelief from doctors. After three doctors failed she used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. Within three days hands began to peel and soreness faded leaving smooth hands while she continued working in a dye house. July 1 1905.
A journalist recalls Henrik Ibsen as a leading citizen who avoided strangers, spent afternoons in a hotel reading newspapers, and meticulously combed his white hair with a mirror. English visitors once pressed him about his plays, he clarified Arne was Bjornsen’s work, and he warned about the era’s literary syndicates consuming writers.
The article argues that if Thaw was insane when he shot Stan White, a deliberate murder could be charged. It questions how competent alienists might determine mental state and whether an insane verdict would spare city and country a trial. It notes potential influence of wealth, suggesting public opinion could shift if a rich man escapes conviction.
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