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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1901
Page
8
A volley of fragmented quotations and mock dialogue appears torn from a larger piece. The clipped lines mention a boy, a visitor, and a remark about standing and sitting, interwoven with ad like product blurbs and misquoted lines from various sources. The garbled OCR leaves only scattered names and phrases.
Senator Allison of Dubuque praises President McKinley amid his death, calling him gentle, responsive, and greatly beloved. He notes Roosevelt will assume duties and pursue the nation’s welfare with resolve, while vowing the killer will be punished under the law. The tribute frames McKinley as one of the era’s greatest presidents.
A compact chronology tracing William McKinley from his 1843 birth in Niles Ohio through Civil War service, law career, political rise, and presidential terms. It lists key promotions, elections, governorship, tariff battles, and notable events up to his 1901 second inauguration.
A Philadelphia Record item depicts a well dressed, leisure class man suffering indigestion who trades places with a laborer at a hay loft. After ten minutes of strenuous work, the man humbly salutes the laborer with a coin saying the effort did more good than medicine. The laughing laborer mutters a crude exclamation as the scene ends.
An early advertiser named Noah claimed sailing on a specific date and warned nonbelievers to beware. Those skeptics faced tickets and exposure during forty days without umbrellas or bathing aids, many unable to swim and thus likened to monkeys in a humorous legend. Noah’s name endures as a wise merchant figure guiding modern advertisers.
Leon F. Czolgosz was indicted for murder in the first degree by the Erie County grand jury after fatally shooting President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition. He refused to answer questions about counsel, and Judges Lewis and Titus were assigned to defend him.
Acting Postmaster General Shellenberger issued an order closing all postoffices on Thursday after 10 4. m. in Washington. The directive targets general operations and affects federal mail handling nationwide.
A Wisconsin man John Herziger credits Peruna with curing two years of kidney trouble that left him unable to work. He writes from Neenah that a few bottles relieved back pain and severe distress. The testimonial, echoed by others in Wisconsin and nationwide, claims Peruna cures incipient Bright's disease and associated catarrh.
In Detroit a barber Ol Murphys tale describes a mind reader who boasted he could name a person’s identity in three guesses. The crowd, including Patrick and Mrs Murphy, watched as the man guessed Jones Goldstein and finally Murphy, with Ol claiming the final guess was right. The anecdote centers on a playful bet and the claimed mind reading prowess.
Bath New York September 16 Old soldier A E Ayers long known in Minneapolis Minnesota faced near death from Brights disease Four doctors warned four days to live He used Dodd s Kidney Pills and survived He declares I was in the very presence of death but Dodd s Kidney Willy saved me He praises them as the greatest medicine in the world.
A reflective garden diary from London Punch notes yellow dandelions and the mystery of purple blooms near a greenhouse. The writer comments on noon time, a sparrow over lettuces, and the tug between daily duties and inner moods while tending geraniums and planning May planting.
The Ohio State Journal notes a man who proclaims the taste of fame after cutting his picture from a newspaper that praised Dr Parkin's Purple Pills for pleasing people. The ad fragment repeats garbled lines about cures and ends with a bakery of odd phrases and names.
Ask your dealer for Allen's Foot Ease a powder to shake into shoes. It relieves sore swollen hot and aching feet and helps with corns bunions and nails. Allen's Cottage makes new or tight shoes easy. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores. 25 Hample mailed MRK address Allen 8 Olrasied Le Roy NY
Fragmentary exchange in New York Weekly suggests a gentleman observer judges a passing man by attire. One speaker speculates the figure could be a deggar or a millionaire, while another admits uncertainty.
Fragmentary text presents a cryptic scene about Putnam Faceless Dyes, mentioning a prize and a dialogue where a character asks Sister about hair and another claims a bit. The passage is inconsistent and obscured by repetition and dialogue fragments, offering little clear event or context.
Fragmentary OCR hints at a local event involving seers or a fair with a daylong schedule. Readable names or places are absent, leaving only scattered words that suggest a cultural or mystic gathering without concrete details.
Burton and Turmt discuss a summer boarding house inleigh's activity near Blowell's, noting Tinleigh dumps vegetable cans in a vacant lot. The scheme causes fresh supply rumors and boosts Tinleigh's business while reducing Stewart’s revenue to pay help.
A Memphian planning a Washington visit asks an old local for hotel advice. The friend jokes about cost, then suggests reporting to the police station for lodging as the safer option. The tale preserves a local flavor and humor from a public notice-like item.
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