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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1902
Page
8
A New York Times anecdote recalls Baron Rothschild on a Rhine boat with a friend. A youth tugged a handkerchief from Rothschild's pocket and asked? The baron allowed the theft as a lesson, saying we all start small.
An OCR fragment mentions Miro Winslow's Soorama Syrnvr for Children claiming gum softening, reduced inflammation, pain relief, and wind colic cure with bottle contents. The Boston Transcript quotes Stephen and James discussing a romance ending with Bolter, unclear details.
An old colored preacher tells his congregation they will likely go to the moon after death. A brother questions the moon's cold ice and lack of fire, while the parson responds that if you want fire, keep moving on your path.
Washington Times recounts a 19th century exchange between Texas figures William H. Sargent and colleagues David B. Culbertson and Buck Kilgore on congressional pay. Kilgore laments low pay, Culbertson notes the pay is “powerful regular,” framing debates over senator salaries and living standards.
An Indiana scene recalls Admiral Schley in Knoxville and a playful exchange about age and rheumatism. The quip contrasts aging with service while hinting at historical memory and local color in a newspaper snapshot.
Dr Livesey, the squire, and Captain Smollett outline a plan after Jim Hawkins recounts Silver’s treachery. They discuss weighing the crew’s loyalties, rounding up trusted hands, and preparing to take action when the mutinous group least expects it, with only seven trustworthy men among twenty six.
The ship anchors off Skeleton Island after a calm night, with mutiny fears rising aboard. Jim hides ashore to spy on Long John Silver and a companion plotting amid a swampy, sunlit coast as tension builds for a boarding crisis.
A column notes that public kissing by lovers is illegal in parts of Russia with arrests and short imprisonments. It cites Odessa couples punished for flirting in a restaurant and reports similar bans in several U.S. towns with fines, apologies, and warnings on resort notice boards.
The post office department will trial universal rural free delivery in favorable counties after success in one Pennsylvania county. Peoria and Vermillion counties in Illinois are chosen for even population and good roads. Farmers must maintain roads to ensure year round access.
In a Washington letter dated February 4 1899 Representative M W Howard of Fort Payne Alabama endorses Peruna as a relief for catarrh and grippe. He asserts long term improvement and urges others to try the remedy from The Pernna Medicine Co Columbus Ohio. A Rochester New Jersey resident A O Leckhart also praises Peruna citing prior illness and recovery.
A humorous exchange unfolds between a diner and an obsequious waiter. The diner questions the waiter about salary while the waiter claims no regular pay, praising the gentlemen diners as sufficient for compensation. The diner pockets a tip, muttering that curiosity is costly.
An advertisement argues deafness from an inflamed Eustachian tube mucous lining is best treated by constitutional remedies, not local applications like Toca. It claims nine of ten deafness cases come from catarrh and offers one hundred dollars for any catarrh deafness cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, with circulars and Druggist sale noted.
A dialogue from Yonkers Statesman jokes about spring being sweet were it not for the early onions, pairing a light exchange between two speakers. The line captures a wry, period voice characteristic of the era.
A highly dubious advertisement touts powders for children claimed to treat fevers headaches stomach troubles teething disorders and worm destruction. It promises universal success and urges readers to contact Allen S Olmsted of Le Roy New York for samples and purchase.
Circulating rumor claims a Boston club discusses The Influence of the Fashion for Creased Panty on the Decadence of Prayer. The note denies the tale and jokes that locals wouldn’t call them pants. Putnam Space Less Dye markets claim superior color results.
A brief Cleveland Plain Dealer quip plays on holiday stocking etiquette. A Boston girl is referenced as being encouraged to hang a stocking, with a punchline about a striped candy cane filling the space. The exchange captures light seasonal humor in a concise dialogue fragment.
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