10 Oct 1902
Page 1
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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1902
Page
1
An old advertisement highlights Cascarets Candy Cathartic with the light blue enameled metal box and a cC.C. stamp on each tablet. It notes the trademark C with a tail and that the product was never sold in bulk, with a 10 cent price at all druggists.
A Detroit News-Tribune anecdote tells how a job seeker spent her last cent on a postal card replying to a bookkeeper ad. Impressed, the businessman hired her and later offered marriage, joking that she found a husband by dropping a penny in the slot.
Mr Dooley jokes that Arctic exploration is a grand, cozy fightin' business. He mocks explorers chasing a mythical North Pole, notes the dull, endless winter and the absurd prep, and quips that only Wisqueemos would know the pole as well as Haley's Slough. He laments the cold, monotony, and the flashy wealth behind expeditions.
A humorous sketch traces James Henry Guff from birth through rapid ascent in mock public service. It parades titles Captain, Professor, Judge, Colonel, and General as he gains influence and crowds praise in a satire of politics and social climbing. The piece closes with a moral on democracy and significance.
Brooklyn Bugle editor rejects a self described original story about a man whose wife is away all summer. The editor notes they will not run a tale that could be used to appease a cheating lover and declines offering to publish it, even for payment.
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