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Newspaper

Algona Courier

Location

Algona, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1913

Page

3

Speed's gym plan sparks race prep and romance

In a Flying Heart ranch tale, Speed faces doubts about training as music and social wagers swirl. Interloper Willie, trainer Ten Guns, and coach Fresno scheme around a Centipede nose-to-nose race affecting love interests and the phonograph obsession. Speed resists overconfidence while rivals plot and Wally debates sleep versus courtship.

Flying Heart Ranch Enoa J. Wallingford Vchoor Hueder Yate Armel Culver Covtetan Puhner Telen Blake Speed Ean Wat Indice Caviigton Dre Belo Deckares Covington Jona Stover Miss Chapin Glass Miss Blake Gallagher Fresno Fifth Avenue Holy City Willie Helen Bill Jack Stoyer Gulags Kat Larry Wally New York Yale

Extravagance Wasted at Rugged Gymnasium Training

Speed and trainer Glass clash over a romantic gymnasium scene as workers install a shower bath and improvised equipment. Speed contemplates Covington and tests endurance with a playful crew, while Fresno's clocking schemes spark humor and tension amid the farm's strenuous workouts.

Tyree's Antiseptic Powder Ad for Summer Skin Care

The Tender Skin of Children is very sensitive to heat. Use Tyree's Antiseptic Powder for all summer skin affections. It quickly affords the little sufferer relief. 25 cents at druggists or can be sent free by mail by J. H. Tyree, Chemist, Washington, D. C. Ad.

Tyree J. 9 Washington, D. C Ady Chas. el. Fletcher Castoria Lea Iee

Why was that actress unsuccessful in the swooning scene

A humorous quip notes the actress’s faint effort in a swooning moment. The joke plays on the idea that her fainting was deliberate or exaggerated, leading to a witty remark about the scene’s reception.

Observing a Boy’s Witty Currency Quiz

A teacher tests a pupil on foreign money value in America. When little Harry is prompted about a guinea, he quips a dollar and a half a day, reflecting a humorous take on mastering one’s own fate. A closing aphorism notes that self-rule often implies others' disinterest.

America Harry Everybody’s Magazine

Lunatic Relatives and a Railway Car Romance Caught in Text

A humorous pair of vignettes unfolds. First, a superintendent quips about lunatics and their faithful relatives noting the wife and others often abandon or stay by, with death ending visits to a male patient. In the second, a railway car romance is recalled when a wife recalls slippers given before marriage and a playful hint to a young man nearby responds by slipping away.

Charles

Breaking the Ice at Dinner and Opera Exchange

An unnamed judge notes a young man’s blunt attempt to win over Miss Imogene amid her cold stares and monosyallabic replies. He jokes that she is like an iceberg, with only one eighth visible above water, suggesting more tact would help amid the evening gown setting.

Glass Colonial Dames Covington Speed Socrates Claes Jack Ello Bil Stover Willie Carara Gente Imogene

Desperate Remedy Describes Park Turmoil and Riots

A stranger on a roof observes a park in decay with scraggy shrubs and a crowd around a speaker’s platform. A guide mentions a suffragist riot is unlikely and a mass meeting is planned to discuss long standing park neglect and local politics.

Practical Virtues How Gid that ne'erda Inenired enough Charity

Fragmentary OCR item mentions practical virtues and charity with garbled phrasing. The readable terms suggest a discussion of religious or moral guidance, contrasting required charity with deeds. No clear events, persons, or organizations are identifiable.

Impossible Comfort In A Dark Theater Dream

A man describes an extraordinary dreamlike theater experience where he feels perfect comfort and clear senses. He notes his legs, sight, and hearing are unaffected, and contemplates staying unseen in the foyer while lights and music feel real, wondering if he is dreaming.

Masses

Changeable dresses and phototropic colors foreseen

At the International Congress of Applied Chemistry in London, Gia como Ciamician predicted future dresses shifting color with surroundings. He noted chemists must master phototropic colors that change with light to enable garments that brighten from darkness to light automatically.

London Giacomo Ciamician

Tardy Arrival at Athe Concert Ends Snarl

News notes a late arrival during the concert with a spoken line about the Ninth Symphony. A speaker remarks that the late guest has reached twenty one and is now his own master, followed by a prompt about an engagement.

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