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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1906
Page
8
Brooklyn woman Misa Lucy V McGivney reports months of severe headaches and side and back pains, now says Peru-18 restored her health, no headaches, and she can work again. Letters in files praise Peruna's relief for many women with similar symptoms.
A collection of humorous vignettes from American social life. The tales feature a pithy Kruger saying, jokes about religion and money, Irish remarks on latitude, a theatre misstep between a duke and a viscount, an inventory mishap with a revolving carpet, and a boxer recounting a costly joke about a telegram. Names and places center the humor.
Fort Madison April 21. Joseph Smith a 43 year old Black man was hanged at the state penitentiary after being convicted for killing a woman he knew. He wore a calm demeanor, bowed to neighbors, and died instantly when the rope broke his neck. His last meal included porterhouse steak and custard pie. The execution followed a decade on death row and involved Monroe county officials. He had shot a former lover who had moved to Iowa, and his case followed appeals and a governor's decision prior to the hanging. The article notes Iowa has few legal hangings in recent decades and lists earlier executions in the state.
President Shelton announced Andrew Carnegie has given 200000 to Simpson College’s endowment fund, contingent on trustees raising 20000 more. Carnegie previously donated 10000 toward the library years ago under similar conditions.
Glenwood April 20 Mrs H B Farnham gains a divorce from Farnham formerly Greek professor at Tabor College after evidence that he was too friendly with an orphan girl staying at their home while she studied at Tabor. He did not contest the divorce and Cedar Rapids is noted in the record. The future awaits those who neglect the present.
A collage of humorous remarks and odd advertisements from a historic newspaper page. Snippets include political satire, audience reactions to a show, a misprinted reward notice for a cat, and various consumer pitches. The jumble reflects tabloid style and early 20th century ad copy.
Plans for a Colorado Springs centennial mark the day Lieut Zebulon Pike sighted the peak now famed in western lore. Colorado Springs Denver railways and national groups organize late September festivities with ten thousand U S Regulars, Native tribes, guards, cadets, veterans and cowboys to parade drill and war dances along with tournaments.
An article extols women’s labor and common female ailments urging Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a remedy. It quotes testimonials from Miss F. Orser and Miss Pearl Aciers claiming relief from irregularities and backache, with instructions to contact Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for free advice and guidance.
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