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Newspaper

Algona Advance

Location

Algona, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1905

Page

6

Ataxia Curable Says Local Albany Man Cured

James H. Watkins of 72 Westerlo Street Albany narrates his four year struggle with locomotor ataxia. After months of decline and weight loss he credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring circulation, strength, and mobility over seven to eight months. He reports being able to work again and resuming normal activity.

Loemmater Atasia de. Williams Williane James H. Watkins Westerlo Street Albany N.Y Williams

Futile Life Exchange With Publisher About Book Sales

A terse exchange reveals a wife asking her husband if he learned from his publisher how many copies of his book were sold. The author replies that only the man who writes advertisements knows the sales figure, indicating secrecy or dissatisfaction with disclosure.

Nena

Just and unjust discrimination in railway rates debate

Editorial notes President Samuel Spencer of the Southern Railway argues there is no division on eliminating secret or unjust discrimination in rates. The piece cites the International Railway Congress and Senator Walker D. Lines, warning that rigid government setting of rates could cripple commerce while urging flexible, just discrimination based on commercial conditions.

Samuel Spencer Southern Matilway Spencer Walker D Iines Louisville Senate Washington New-York Sun Ady

De man that is Jes’ sittin’ down an’ waitin’ is losin’ time

A Washington Star item reflects on penny-ante wisdom from Uncle Asben about avoiding delaying tactics to chase trust busts and wealth, alongside an old testimonial praising Piso’s Cure for Consumption with a dated address and signature.

Washington Star Waltin Asben

How To Make A Coop For Hens And Chicks

Instructions for a dry ventilated hen coop with top slips, peak ventilation holes, and wire netting to keep vermin out. Describes a door for the old hen, spacing to allow chick access, and the idea that better coops reduce chick deaths from dampness and warping.

Department of Agriculture

Peruna advertised healing and female catarrh cure claims

A Milwaukee reader recounts relief after using Peruna, claiming rapid recovery from headaches back pain and dizziness. The ad argues female health issues stem from catarrh and that Peruna cures the condition by treating catarrh. readers are urged to write Dr Hartman for free advice. Also notes London women burning sandalwood to deter bugs as described by the Chicago Tribune.

Pernua

Doan's Kidney Pills Help Farmer Heal Back Pain

A farmer from Trenton speaks of severe kidney and back pain that left him unable to walk. After trying various remedies with no success, he credits Doan's Kidney Pills for gradually curing his ailment. Advertises the product with price and supplier details.

A. Boyce Trenton Doan Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo N. Y

Four Questions From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A garbled passage from a vintage column contrasts old speech quirks with modern phrases about clothing and shoes. The piece cites Winslow’s sootwic… a late section recalls a Chicago Tribune quip about climate theories and shifting estimates.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Fragmentary Social Reflections From A Distant Ledger

A garbled excerpt recalls a social outing with friends and remarks on hosts the Pokeleys. Shared lines mention Troy New York resident Garrett Lancing and the Public Ledger as a source of pleasure. The passage hints at entertaining yet fallible anecdotes from a social visit.

Public Ledger Iox Pokeleys Tlox Knox

Do Your Feet Ache and Barn Shake into Allen's Shoeg Foot Base

Purported foot powder promises quick relief for sore feet and new shoes feeling oily. Claims to cure corns bunions calluses sweaty feet with a medicated dust. Sold by Allen & Olmsted in Le Roy New York and at druggists and shoe stores.

Allen Allen & Olmsted le Ros N.Y

Itching Cure Promises Hair Growth By Cut brim Remedies

A testimonial from Harry J. Spalding of New York describes relief from a two year scalp eruption with sores itchiness and hair loss. He credits Cuthurn Soap and Cutlurn Ointment for subsiding the inflammation and restoring hair, endorsing the remedies.

Harry J. Spalding West 104Th Street New York City

More Than 57 Varieties of Kiss Descriptions in English Lit

A London reader catalogs hundreds of adjectives used to describe the word kiss in novels, ranging from cold and warm to divine and satanic. The list ends with a quirky note about misinterpreted conversation and a remark on Japanese terms for aging.

London

Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Promised Cure

Ad touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female derangements caused by modern living. It cites Mrs Chester Curry from East Boston and urges women to begin treatment at first sign of painful or irregular menstruation or nervous symptoms.

Mrs. Pinkhami Lydia E. Pinkhami Lydia Pinkham Chester Curry Saratoga Street Boston Lydia E. Pinkham

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