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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1908
Page
3
A Chicago art dealer recounts New York collector Willig T Avars's fury as many paintings purported to be his turn out to be fakes. He recalls the collector venting rage at deceitful dealers and a luncheon incident where a waiter muttered about a dead fly in a dish, hinting at mounting resentment.
Mrs David Brown of Locke Ark details two years of eczema with severe ankle sores and sleepless nights. After three uses of Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills her ankles healed quickly and she has remained clear for a year with no relapse. The testimonial dates May 28 and July 13, 1807.
A new collection on musical celebrities highlights Anton Rubinstein. While touring the United States he sat in a railroad car when a man spat over his head. Rubinstein reacted with astonishment as the offender quipped I know my distance.
A Berlin article claims New York ranks as the third largest German city worldwide by population. It cites about Gat 000 Germans in New York, behind Berlin's roughly 2,000,000 and Hamburg's 730,000, with Munich at 520,000 and Dresden at 500,010.
A playful exchange unfolds with a red-ered clerk admitting lateness due to midnight oil while the employer quips about preferring water colors for painting the town, hinting at a light workplace joke.
In a playful exchange Mr and Mrs Splasher appear to be driven mad by pursuits. Miss Cayenne notes it is one of those hopeless cases where a man thinks he knows horse racing and a woman believes she knows bridge.
A Yorkstate woman shares a letter praising Grape Nuts and Postum from Postum Co. She says ten years of stomach trouble and weight loss improved after eliminating coffee, adopting Grape Nuts with Postum, and now she weighs twenty pounds more, feels healthier, and can work harder.
Bradley, a northern doctor, travels from Sangre De Cristo through a desert to Miguel to treat Meta amid a deadly plague. He ignores danger, reaches the ill woman and the mission, and confirms the plague’s spread as he arrives after a perilous ride, aided by instinct and resolve.
A husband and wife quarrel over a wardrobe mishap as he fusses with buttons and a waist while she helps, both frustrated. He mutters about starting over as she mutters about finishing their task and staying home. The scene ends with both exhausted and at odds.
A chaotic account describes an office seeking a man amid confusion and a rushed search. It notes ridicule of ethical standards and a concession to public opinion while detailing efforts to locate the subject. The piece references Chicago Tribune coverage and a tense investigative mood.
In a brief exchange, Helen reveals tentative plans to go to Paris next year with Millicent weighing in. Helen agrees to travel unless she becomes engaged beforehand, and Millicent advises starting French studies immediately as a precaution. The snippet captures a light, conversational moment and hints at upcoming life choices.
A Chicago Daily News item recounts a rural railroad passenger noting the loss of the cow catcher on the engine. The conductor jokes that farmers now let cows roam the road, since automobile owners incur higher fines for cow fatalities than railroads, so cows are left on the highway rather than the tracks.
A reported incident in Chicago concerns Mean Jake the Artist That poet who tested the speaker with a mei joke. He lured the narrator to his den on five stories up, promising a poem but produced only a small bottle of ink as the act.
In the Baltimore American a quip questions a wife's obedience and a husband’s control in marriage. The humorous line suggests few wives are “tied down” to the role, reflecting early 20th century social norms in a wry exchange.
A cartoon caption notes a blind girl going to a boat race despite wearing rival club colors. Tommy teases why she should not be there while Kitty explains the danger of conflicting loyalties in the crowd.
Fragmentary text shows a misread line about beauty and joy with garbled terms and letters. Key names or places are not discernible, leaving only a poetic fragment and unclear context.
During rehearsals of the pageant, Jones explains his role by recalling a historic battle and a famed character from a great book. He jokes about the crowd mistaking him for the after chap until they realize he cannot be. London Sketch remarks on the moment.
A compact taste of 19th century tone with quips about heat delaying ice delivery and a bilingual pun about language and ideas. The Need and Washington Star snippets echo social minor notes and clever wordplay from era papers.
Halé Holiday cites a father confirming his consent and warns the young man to value the prize nearly $50,000 for the daughter. The dialogue centers on consent, expectations, and the perceived value of the match.
A garbled OCR style exchange shows two speakers and a third remarking on past times. The fragment hints at a discussion about recall of childhood or past boyhood memories, with no clear event, date, or location. The content is incomplete and lacks identifiable entities or a cohesive main action.
In a letter to his daughter, a wealthy widower states he has decided to remarry. He names the prospective bride as Miss De Sweet and notes the age difference, adding she will enjoy society and accompanying them socially. The daughter responds respectfully as the exchange ends with “N. Y. Weekly.”
A corpulent patron in a Turkish bath theater exclaims about rough handling. A new employee responds that he has experience from a livery stable rubbing down horses. The exchange ends with the assertion of blunt professionalism in a humorous tone.
A fragment from Chicago Record-Herald quips about inheritance and gossip noting that a woman’s mother was a vn¢atum and her father a bronie tipeler. The brief line jouerly contrasts lineage and public perception in a late 19th or early 20th century tone.
Loul P Brockway of Anoka Minnesota recounts lying five months in a hospital before being discharged as incurable with six months to five. He cites heart trouble smothering spells and fainting, notes deteriorating vision and kidney issues, and credits Dean's Kidney Pills with restoring health. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. He'd Pull Hard. Senator Folker notes jockey race fixing and a Gloucester jockey overheard saying he would not win unless the reins break.
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