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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1901
Page
3
Dear Mrs Pingnan I suffered months with female troubles nearly driving me mad Yet Lydia E Pinkham s Vegetable Compound gave relief after two bottles I am well a year later and grateful Savi Li Milwaukee Wis testimonial urges women to consult Pinkham in Lynn Mass free of charge
Mrs Hauskeeep questions Bridget about the noise in the kitchen. Bridget reveals she is Miss Ethel and has just returned from cooking school preparing to try and bite an egg.
The advertisement touts Devoe ready paint with a promise of superior results and urges mentioning the paper to get a free quote or deal. It frames painting in spring as the time for best outcomes and directs readers to their local dealer in Chicago.
A Victorian column explains why Queen Victoria’s hands were smooth and unwrinkled. The writer notes knitting, cooking, and careful hand care as the key, with emphasis on consistent use of gloves and drying hands after washing to maintain beauty and prevent roughness.
The piece lampoons daily cyclist crashes as common fare, noting wobblers and scorchers collide often. It argues safety schemes rely on reckless acts and suggests riders sharpen dodging skills before reforming carriages and pedestrians. It treats collisions as inevitabilities yet mocks social response.
John Glimer Speed writes on railroad design and operation praising modern travel for speed comfort and security. A historical report notes passenger fatality and injury rates per miles traveled, illustrating remarkable safety, with calculations implying long, uninterrupted rail journeys before an accident or death.
A London central criminal court narrative reports a burglar sentenced to 12 months hard labor for repeated break ins. He had since earned a living reporting inquests for newspapers, prompting debate over press work as a career for criminals. The piece questions moral guidance and the impact of sensational courtroom crime on discipline.
A satirical piece featuring Fannie, a punctilious young woman from a bank family, who tests many suitors through strict etiquette and impossible standards. The tale follows misfits, a talentless Bill Clerk who pivots to acting, and ends with a moral about encouragement shaping a career.
A department store tale shows a well dressed man offering a Noon-Day Tea Club while Geneve the saleslady resists his pity and patronizing schemes. The girl asserts independence, noting her wages and living arrangements, as the philanthropist departs in dismay. The moral: a girl with a Geneve name is not seeking sympathy.
A St Louis Republic piece reveals Barah Flower Adams of England wrote the hymn Nearer, My God to Thee, later linked to Browning. It notes her life from Harlow 1805, her romance with Junius Redivivus, marriage to Adams, stage ambitions, religious struggle, and the hymn’s 1840 creation with music by Ditza Hiewer, plus Adams burial details.
OCR reads garbled ads and quotes from medicine pitches and poems with scattered names and places. It mentions Dr Kline nerve cure, Allen's Foot Ease, Red Cross Ball Blue, Pullman era notes, a Kansas honeymoon, and a moon tale from the Detroit Free Press, all in disjoint fragments.
Polk City Iowa October 14 Mrs Elizabeth P Madison suffered kidney trouble with bowels and liver derangements Rheumatism added to her pain After trying numerous treatments and doctors she used Dodd's Kidney Pills and improved from the first box leading to a complete cure The notice claims the pills are the only remedy that cured Bright's Disease Diabetes or Dropsy in history and were lab tested as remarkable.
A fragmentary note depicts a newly married daughter urged by a practical parent to request funds from her husband. The dialogue hints at financial dependence and traditional expectations within early domestic life.
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