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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1905
Page
8
Thousands of American women report relief from menstrual suffering after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Miss Irene Crosby of Savannah, Quebec, credits the remedy with curing irregular and painful menstruation when other treatments failed.
Anna Bennett, once a Grand Union hotel telephone operator earning eight dollars weekly, became widow of E R Whitney of Canada, heir to an estate estimated between 6.1 million and 20 million dollars. Whitney died in the White Mountains after a brief romance and May wedding, leaving his bride a vast fortune and a sudden social ascent.
Fragmentary spoof dialogue from a Cleveland Leader page features Mrs Sawbuck and Mrs Jawback exchanging curt taunts as Oliver Mudd urges a misplaced husband to return home. The garbled text hints at a humorous informal column or cartoon caption, with likely frayed OCR rendering.
From the Los Angeles Times, Baltimore’s Druid Hill Park hosts a unique sun dial created by Peter Hamilton. The stone monument, with fifteen faces reading times from Rio Janeiro to San Francisco, originated in 1875 and now stands bronze–engraved after park maintenance.
Collier's Weekly notes Wyoming's 101,819 people occupying 97,890 square miles. Authors contrast sparse air in Wyoming with eastern views, mention rising discontent led by Buffalo B. Cody and Powell, and point to Iowa's population drop and Nevada's vast land per person as counterpoints.
Mile Delachenal, a 20 year old Alpine shepherdess, race up a rock chimney amid falling stones to rescue Joseph Robin, her shepherd fiancé. She drags him to safety despite injuries, they wed days ago with villagers witnessing.
Readable fragments note a Washington Post item with unclear OCR about a phrase in Japanese meaning good morning and a separate English phrase about wanting an office. The garbled text offers no clear event, person, or organization to confirm.
Important facts for cow owners explain how the De Laval mechanical cream separator improves cream and butter quality while saving water ice time and space. It claims big results and notes 98 percent of world creamery butter uses De Laval with over 500 000 farm users. Catalogues and local agents are available from Randolph & Cant Streets Chicago and Cortlandt Street New York.
Miss Mac Wood claims to act as a sleuth for Senator Platt and report to the United States Express Company about post office matters while she admits taking public funds for post office work. John Wanamaker cites four reasons for faults in the postal system, naming the American Express, Wells Fargo, Adams Express, and United States Express companies.
Charles A Towne former U S senator from Minnesota endorses Donn's Kidney Pills. He reports severe back pain neuralgia and fatigue improved after using a few boxes, praising the remedy and noting it is sold by dealers at 50 cents per box. Buffalo New York address appears for the distributor.
A Kansas City Times fragment recalls a hotel telephone girl chatting with friends about a picnic at Pimount Park where she mentions chigger bites in Fairmount Park. The exchange touches on discomfort and a bite incident with a brief reaction from another speaker.
Advertising copy touts Cuticura Chocolate Pills, Resolvent Pills, and a complete $1.00 treatment set including Cuticura Soup and Ointment. It claims twenty five years of lab experience for skin, scalp, and hair issues and asserts superiority to other purifiers. A single set is often enough to cure.
A Kansas City Times report notes Rufus Johnsing Wah was fatally shot last night while eating watermelons in Farmah Jones's patch. The tone dismisses pity, suggesting he likely died with a sweet and happy death.
A New York Evening Post piece describes an artist who paints glass eyes for mounted wildcats. The tiger, killed six months ago in the jungle, will be given expressive eyes suited to its recumbent or battle-ready pose. Payment ranges from two dollars per eye to higher in rare cases.
A Star reporter on D street near Eleventh observed a hay wagon loaded with dried grass hauling past. Spectators plucked wisps from the load, describing the scene as irresistible despite the weight and effort of the Percheron team.
A fragmentary anthology noting a machine to think for lazy people and criticising political machines. Includes a consumer testimonial for Kennedy's Favorite Remedy and Piso's Cure for Consumption, sprinkled with brief humor from sea and city columns.
A Dubuque man describes relief from years of rheumatism after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. He reports joint swelling fading, able to work again, and eight years without recurrence. He cites family trust and urges readers to obtain the remedy.
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