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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1907
Page
10
A teacher assigns grammar corrections while students respond with a cheeky line about Adam's fall. The passage riffs on misused phrases and a stray advertisement for Southern California, noting curious lines about weather, climate, and a newspaper offer from the Examiner in Los Angeles.
A set of brief want ads seeks a young man to care for two mules of a Christian disposition. Another ad calls for two apprentices treated as family. A nurse with bottle baby experience is wanted. An industrious man who can speak German is sought to manage 3,000 sheep.
An article highlights free 160 acre homesteads for settlers in Western Canada. It praises Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta crops shown in fairs, noting superior cereals vegetables and fruit. It mentions new settlers from the US and offers to mail a brochure, Last Best West, via Canadian government agents.
A suburban family jokes about Nora the servant cook who follows strict recipes. When asked about her coffee, she explains it is a mixer made of one-quarter Mocha one-quarter Java and one-quarter Rio. The mistress notes it is not a kind at all, and Nora flatly says she puts in no quarter, which spites the coffee.
In a San Antonio Express piece, Robert Hyde, Santa Barbara vellum illustrator, discusses artists fooling themselves about labor. He cites a minister and a pledge anecdote to illustrate self-deception in work and habit, noting how creators rationalize time spent dreaming.
An article warns against catarrh ointments with mercury, detailing dangerous effects on mucous surfaces. It promotes Hall's Catarri Cure from Cheney & Co Toledo as mercury free and taken internally. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation and a rural house story about a stable worker with Bible named horses.
A New York editor recalls unveiling a Roding bust in Westminster Abbey and many good stories about a renowned poet. H G Wells praised Henley’s New Review though the periodical failed, noting it edited the century’s best writers like Conrad and Yeats. A funeral procession prompts Henley to fear a subscriber.
Mrs A C Brastini of Chicago recounts a year of severe itching on her baby’s face and neck. After trying numerous doctors and colleges without success, she reports improvement and full recovery using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent Pills following Miss G’s recommendation.
A tale from Ireland describes a farming practice of depositing money in joint names of husband and wife so survivors can draw it without legal steps after a death. A young Pat explains to a judge that he is “a bit luck wid women” after earlier widowing his wife. A second note recalls Edith Hughes of Buckeye Daisies recounting a Paris hotel encounter where a Frenchman jokes about marriage and contemplates buying a parrot instead of a wife.
A fragment from a smokey room scene features Thomas Ryan, a disliked financier, discussing music. He dismisses many sounds but notes bagpipes and a street piper whose constant motion intrigues a boy. The father explains the piper’s movement may be to avoid setting the range with a cobble stone.
A fragment from a Chicago News item explores social quirks and relationships. It notes that some women fault find, painting men and women with broad strokes, while men vary in work desire. The piece suggests honesty, lending habits, and sympathy for a poor relation as social commentary.
An advertisement claims permanent cure of nervous disease by Dr Kilne dirent Neeva Destorer offers free trials with treatment and borings. A man and wife exchange a sharp exchange about marriage recalling a prior remark.
A couple dining out exchanges a witty jab about the word invariability. One partner notes the meals are consistently dull while the other defends the situation, calling out the novelty of being treated to a dinner for the first time.
A Broadway Magazine look at New York City transit, noting daily Manhattan passenger totals around 1,003,000 and detailing surface systems, conduit underground lines, and the contrast with European transport. It describes elevated trains, all night streetcar service, and the rapidity of American streetcars versus European omnibuses.
An Ohio woman narrates years of indigestion and constipation eased by Grape-Nuts. She reports regular bowels, improved memory, and sharper mental clarity after adopting the cereal, crediting Postum’s Road to Wellville tale and a healthier diet for lasting relief.
The Los Angeles Times reports a giant grizzly raided an apiary at Matilla Canon four miles from Ortega Rancho in Ventura County last night. The beast fed on honey, left fourteen inch tracks, and fled toward the mountains, evading hunters. Nearby, Captain Allen Kelly captured Monarch in 158, linking lore of a colossal bear to the existing legend.
A jumble of aphorisms fills the page with reflections on aging marriage and humor. The text lampoons religion manners and social bias with sharp one liners and quips about women men and gossip.
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