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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1910
Page
3
The article discusses belief in giant sea creatures and the Leviathan from Jewish text, noting public credulity toward sensational newspaper claims of monstrous fish. It reviews scientific disagreement on sea serpents, cites past sightings, and mentions large fish in the class as evidence that true giants may exist today.
A survey of enormous ocean fish describes the sun fish, morays, jewfishes, rays, sharks, and the whale shark. Notable figures include a 1,300 pound sun fish at Redondo Beach in 1898, and a 70 foot whale shark. The piece notes widespread distribution, varied temperaments, and the peril and curiosity these giants inspire.
An old advertisement claims Dean's Kidney Pills cure kidney disorders including gravel. It quotes A Dashom of Wooster Ohio describing severe pain, weakness, and stone passage after twelve days use, with the firm Foster Milburn Co Buffalo selling 60 cent boxes.
A traveler at a railway ticket office expresses a long journey ahead and a desire for utmost comfort regardless of cost. He asks for unusual travel options, including a refrigerator car, preferring to stay awake to enjoy the scenery and avoid parlor or sleeper accommodations. The exchange highlights his curiosity about unusual, possibly historical train amenities.
A Coca Cola Company offering includes Casey at the Bat from the 1910 Coca Cola Baseball Record Book with schedules and baseball data, plus a booklet The Truth About Coca Cola sent for a 2 cent stamp. The promotion touts Coca Cola as pure, wholesome, and refreshing and urges consumption at soda fountains everywhere.
A Western editor jokes that no one was hurt on a plow joy ride. The punchline claims many good men have been kicked by a mule, highlighting a comic exchange about uncouth behavior and odd habits amid light political humor.
A published dietary approach claims avoiding meat at breakfast and favoring fruit cream Grape-Nuts with buttered toast and Postum can lower body temperature by ten to twenty degrees compared with neighbors. It asserts partially pre digested foods speed digestion and raise bodily comfort and energy.
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