25 Jun 1903
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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1903
Page
1
Skeptics in early days doubt Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound but over time a large group of cured women grows into a nationwide movement. Leading scientists and physicians now note the merit of her remedies and many women turn to Pinkham for relief.
Pauline Willis pursues Lieutenant Bradley while her former love Jack Marley risks his life to rescue the captain’s niece from a burning house in Manila. In a mountain meeting Polly defies social rules, vows to meet again, and the trio’s fate intertwines amid military life and harbor scenes.
A roguish raconteur recounts a dinner at Edgar Van Ruyck’s Whiteacres estate in Long Island where Captain Marchand and his wife Mrs Marchand schemed to drain guests at poker. The pair drugged him, fled before dawn, and left no trace, avoiding public scandal.
A New York reception for former President Rutherford B. Hayes leads to an odd hotel moment when a reporter, assuming Hayes would be inaccessible, is invited into his sitting room. Hayes kindly chats and answers questions, avoiding the Hayes controversy. The reporter leaves believing the interview went well, only to be surprised by Hayes’s later correction about his presidency as they part. In a separate note, an early gift of cranberries to a Wayland friend prompts a letter lamenting sour fruit arrived too late for consumption.
A man and a woman share a tense farewell aboard a Pullman as time ticks away and emotions surge. John Lansing fears lost words and a kiss unspoken while Eleanor, known as Mrs. Rayment, wrestles with longing and restraint. The scene ends with a vow to carry an ideal she will cherish.
The piece muses on how language evolves and shades meanings around un words. It argues words carry moral weight and that readers reject invidious terms even as usage shifts. It notes the fine line between intention and impact in linguistic choices.
The article blends quirky quotes from the Cleveland Plain Dealer regarding Saxony and contentment with a legal case where Jessie Morrison was found guilty of manslaughter, granted a new trial, and later convicted of second degree murder potentially facing life imprisonment, with brief remarks from the Philadelphia Press and scattered caricature dialogue about prison life.
Two girls reflect on love and marriage in a humorous scene. The first admits she has not yet married, while the second reveals Tam married to Tallyrand Stitchem, a famed tailor. They discuss the joke of a husband making gowns for others and the sting of jealousy.
In Sedgwick Arkansas on June 22 Mr W S Caylor credits Dodd’s Kidney Pills with curing his son’s dropsy after doctors predicted death. He reports swelling disappeared after three pills daily for ten days and the boy recovered to run dance and sing, praising the medicine’s life saving effect.
A fragment from a Philadelphia Press item shows a man denying interest in other women while a distressed woman complains about being dressed in a dowdy hotel outfit. The excerpt reveals social tensions and domestic conflict in a lurid hotel scene.
About 800 Boer prisoners in India refuse to submit to peace terms or oath of allegiance, prompting debate in England. Botha plans to send a message explaining advantages of signing. Of some 25,000 Boers captured, over 8,000 were taken to India and, aside from 400 who died, have signed the terms. They are still fed and clothed by the British government.
The Waukegan bachelor group plans a national order to be called the Bachelors of America. A committee investigates steps, costs, advantages, and prospects of forming a national association patterned on the local club. The local club annually selects a member to marry within the year under a strict penalty.
A testimonial from a former court stenographer recounts collapse and lengthy recovery after mental strain. He credits Grape-Nuts as strengthening brain and nerves, enabling him to resume work on murder cases. He urges others to use the product and notes a recipe book included with each package.
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