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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1906
Page
3
An OCR fragment recounts a tale in which a Chinese minister in Washington narrates cures and a man with a dog story. A rich Chinaman and three nights of whipping dogs end with the dogs sitting by the couch as the man discovers the worn couch.
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as open and trustworthy cures for weak digestion nerves and general debility. It claims no alcohol or habit forming drugs, uses glyceric extracts from native plants, and asserts endorsements by medical writers. It notes Dr R V Pierce can be reached in Buffalo New York and promotes Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets for constipation.
In a Wales meeting Lloyd George was introduced to the member of the Carnarvon Boroughs. The chairman said the bishop’s remarks on Welsh Disestablishment prompted him to call the bishop a liar while praising Lloyd George’s rebuttal.
An English visitor asks for Mr. 2 and, after the journalist declines, introduces himself and explains a simple need. He then reveals the building is on fire, delivering a brief, strange exchange in the newsroom.
An older farmer and his granddaughter Kitty navigate love, duty, and conflicting life choices on a New Hampshire farm. Kitty rejects marriage to a farmer and seeks personal clarity after heartbreak, only to be drawn back by a partner who argues that growth comes from changing views and forgiveness.
The report covers Senate and House actions from early April. McLaurin and Morgan push for court review of interstate commerce decisions and oppose politicized handling. Debates on district governance and nonresident tuition arise. Aldrich and Bailey maneuver on non-suspension amendments. The House progresses post office appropriations and rail route issues amid sharp exchanges. Later, Congress passes numerous private pension bills, expands ex-soldier and Mexican War veteran pensions, while some members clash, and Speaker Cannon intervenes.
A Punch vignette shows a visitor asking about weekday use for rest and meditation as a verger notes people come often. a Louisville Courier-Journal line contrasts a daughter's suitor asking about wealth with his claim of piety and lack of scruples, ending with a fatherly blessing.
Washington notes report that the battleship planned by the Navy will be named the Delaware unless Congress mandates Constitution. Roosevelt Bonaparte and Senator Ai ees of Delaware agreed the ship will honor a state name. Ongoing tariff talk and rate bill discussions follow, with Allison and Dolliver meeting the president about railroad rates.
A fragment from American Spectator and Detroit Free Press items shows a playful exchange about home decor and hostess pride. The wife complains the bedroom is too small while the husband agrees. A guest admires an extensive collection of cups, and the hostess explains the china cabinet holds samples from the last two years.
A mix of medical ad copy and a short world note appears. Mrs Laura Sullivan of Marquette Michigan touts Deans Kidney Pills with claims of relief from back pain swelling and bloating after partial use. An Allen Foot-Ease promotion sells foot care powder. A lawyer jokes about time in court. A note from Chicago and North Western Railway states Wind River ShoShone Reservation lands opening delayed to August 15 1966 with rapid railroad construction nearby.
Kansas senator Long and his wife attended a reception at Senator Elkins house in West Virginia. Long greeted guests along the line and asked who the last man was. Mrs. Long replied that the distinguished figure at the end of the line was the butler.
Ople Read rides through Arkansas on horseback loses direction and asks a squatter for directions. The squatter answers with evasive humor and fiddle in hand, offering quirky, plainspoken guidance about the road and forks. Read, growing frustrated, accuses the interlocutor before the squatter coolly asserts he is not lost.
A woman doctor cites a long battle with neuralgic headaches, tracing relief to Postum Food Coffee starting in 1904. She reports weight gain, gradual headache relief within weeks, and regained confidence to go out alone, attributing her recovery to Postum as promoted by the Postum Co. of Battle Creek Michigan.
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