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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1900
Page
6
A collage of anecdotes from varied locales and eras: a London studio noted for a fresco, a Washington Capitol ride, a Tommy Orchestera contact in New Orleans, a Confederate camp anecdote with General Forrest, a hunter incident with a wolf and a goat in St Cloud, medical quackery and medieval gout cures, a San Rafael mine report, and a note on museums using formalin. The piece mixes eccentric vignettes and trivia.
An advertisement touts RALN-O a new food device resembling coffee that claims to suit children and adults alike. It boasts a rich seal brown color and uses plain grains, offering a mild flavor that should please most tasters. Price reads 15e per purchase. Sold by all distributors. Carson, mayor of Louisville, Texas, is noted in the text.
Alabastine is advertised as the original durable wall coating, distinct from kylsamine preparations. Sold in dry powder form in parcels with full directions, it mixes with cold water to produce a ready to use white or fourteen tints. It can be applied to plaster, brick, wood or canvas with a brush, replacing sealing kalsemines, wallpaper, and paint.
An advertisement extols Alabastine as a superior rock based cement for interior walls in hospitals churches schools and public halls. It claims long lasting cleanliness resistance to dirt and germs and urges readers to ask dealers for the tint card and request the company booklet from Alabastine Co Grand Rapids Michigan. It warns against substitutes and notes the firm owns the rights to make wall castings compatible with cold water.
The Washington scene centers on congressional debates in the Senate over war aims, Philippine ties, territorial governance, and postwar policy. Leaders and committees discuss budget, military expenditures, and proposed amendments while references to hepatitis the nation, hinting at broader governance and constitutional questions.
A London intelligence note reports General Gatacre’s engagement at Redder sburg with details unreleased while Lord Roberts dispatches hint at movements. Otis is formally relieved of command in the Philippines and MacArthur to take over. Basutoland dispatch describes Olivier moving 1000 men and supply wagons, with a note on spurious mummy shipments and antiquities scams.
A Georgia mother reports her nineteen year old daughter's long illness improving after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She praises regular menses, relief from pain, and improvement at work. Publisher may print the letter to aid others seeking similar treatment.
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