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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1905
Page
3
A humorous tale about a robin and a crow observing a duck carving, with a chef’s mock panic and a punchline about the duck’s fate. The scene features a brash claim, a decoy intruder, and a roast duck anecdote that ends with a wary warning about shared misfortune.
A testimonial from Henry Seale of Trammondsport Ng Yu describes severe kidney illness 20 years ago with gravel headaches and weight loss. He credits Dean’s Kidney Pills for eight years of good health, saying doctors declared kidney trouble cured and urges readers to buy the product from Voster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. Ad copy and scattered fragments about sales and a fashion line follow.
Priscilla confronts her father the judge over an arranged match with John Howard Brooks. Doubtful of the suitor while a second visitor arrives, the judge ultimately grants consent. The daughter reveals the chosen man is John Brooks, and the judge confirms the name, concluding he knew him as the favored match.
A Rhode Island divorce lawyer recounts a German client who sought a divorce and, after much elicited evidence, jokes about which spouse deserved judicial separation. The attorney notes the man’s anxious remark about hitting his wife, illustrating conflict in the audience’s memory.
The article notes difficulty accessing Washington's historical documents and recounts claims by HH. Clay Evans that many signatures have been stolen from official papers. Autograph hunting is described as uncommon, yet signatures of Washington, Hamilton, Burr, Lincoln, Jefferson and others are sought. Five years of vigilance have prevented any autographs from being lifted.
Four well known ministers in a Western town are cited in a joke about a sermon hidden in each blade of grass. The next day a parishioner finds the minister mowing the yard and quips that the pastor is cutting his sermons short.
A fragmentary sustained note cites an English writer claiming cancer prevalence in North America ties to diet. It references buckwheat cakes with molasses, baked beans, white bread, pork and bacon, tea with molasses, and sugar. interwoven are disjointed, archaic poetic lines and a nameless Broadway reference, ending with Grace G. Bostwick.
The report states London’s average male death toll from accidents ranges four to five per day. With a male population of 2,161,897, London shows higher accidental death risk than the national average. It notes nine Londoners are killed by unpremeditated violence every two days.
An OCR fragment combines ads for Allen's Foot-Ease powder and Defiance Cold Water Starch praising 16 oz packages at 10 cents and claiming no sticking. It also includes a civic quip about whipping post for wife-beaters and a Mrs Henpeck exchange from the Chicago Record-Herald. The piece reads like a garbled page snippet with mixed product pitches and a satirical domestic exchange.
In Kansas, Hiawatha boasts seven dress suits and a spike-tailed coat never seen in Seneca. Seneca counters that a handful of three-dollar-a-week clerks forego underwear to fund spike-tailed coats and a one button vest, fueling local ribbing between the counties.
The late John W. Mackay guided a tourist party at the Com stock Mine. Among the visitors was Andrew D. White, then president of Cornell and former ambassador to Germany. White and others tipped the guide a half dollar, noting his clear explanations. The guide replied, I dug them and I own them.
An Ohio mother shares a photo of her four year old son who has eaten only Grape-Nuts since age two. He consumes it three times daily with milk or cream and rejects turkey at Thanksgiving. She notes he is never sick, has a clear complexion, and praises Postum Co. and the book The Road to Wellville as reasons for the wholesome diet.
A Mississippi style anecdote recalls Brother Dickey, a banker, who deposits six dollars and is told the bank will close. He follows a friend to see the bank closed and accepts the outcome as punishment for temptation, remarking the loss is heavy but just. The Atlanta Constitution quotes the tale as a cautionary fable.
In a brief note from San Francisco, Wiggs recalls attending a memory school last year, and Wages responds with curiosity about its name. Wiggs admits he cannot recall the exact title of the program.
In a brief exchange from Medical Standard a mother urges her son to attend to his studies as they discuss taking up the subject of molecules. She mentions attempting to persuade a family member to wear an eye device, but he could not keep it in place.
A wedding day scene shows a father urging his son in law to care for his bride while the couple decide to remain in the family home, expressing affection and a close bond as parting is softened by shared plans. The dialogue captures warmth and humor as they settle into a familiar living arrangement.
In a sharp exchange they tease each other about reputations and manners. Cholly brags that his wife is clever while disclaiming his own faults. Molly replies with wry humor, noting that present company is always exceptional.
A fragmentary dialogue hints at plans or desires for a vacation and mentions a place with comic opera like bathing costumes. The snippet presents a back and forth about destination and attire without identifying concrete entities.
A fragmentary exchange at a smoker features young Mr. Cissey calling Jack Ander horrid after an awkward remark and a jibe about a stag affair. The dialogue captures social tension and teased scandal among attendees.
A quirky notion from a Hungarian figure proposes washing clothes with electricity and no soap. The speaker reflects humorously on the current laundry outcome, joking that garments already resemble lightning damage when returned from the laundry.
A brief, pointed dialogue captures a girl's reflection on a kiss from a lone suitor. The mother questions if anyone could have warned her, while the girl replies that there was no one else present and the man already knew.
A brief exchange notes there are others beyond a stated one in a crowd. He remarks on happiness from the remark. She agrees that Jack is not alone, acknowledging others.
The dialogue riffs on umpire troubles and clerical duties with a playful jab about golf clubs and church praise. A humorous exchange contrasts umpiring woes with municipal or club roles, ending with a jab about salvation and the hungry poor.
A cryptic quatrain speaks of a nun and a man haguentry and a warning that wrongdoing harms memory. It asks whether the two will ever forge a bond and suggests a favor would dull the mind and memory.
Thousands write to Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts seeking confidential advice on private ills. The campaign promises valuable guidance from Mrs Pinkham but highlights the sensitive nature of questions posed to a family physician and the distress of delicate women facing medical inquiries.
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