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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1901
Page
8
The official MacArthur report argues the Philippines are not fully subjugated and urges retaining strong army and navy. It warns against assuming conservative forces as constants and suggests beneficial republican institutions require active American instruments for lasting impact.
Editorial notes Cuba needs fulfillment of a congressional pledge and the 1896 Republican platform, urging Spain to relinquish control and allow Cuban self government. It contrasts U S policy with domestic debates on wool, trusts, and 1901 dividends, citing Rockefeller, Neely, and steel concerns while surveying Maryland and Iowa party platforms and military proclamations.
A collage of quirky items and short vignettes from a historic issue. Tales include a London Vanity Fair quip about brains in jars and war offices, a Philadelphia debate on the Boers, a joking bee-stung letter box in Ireland, naval cadet pranks aboard a ship, a witty family exchange about marriage, and a Michigan notice praising a son for caring for his mother with Dodd’s Kidney Puls.
A misparsed ad claims Abyssinia’s conversion to Christianity and a starch medicine that refreshes washable goods. The piece touts Defi ance stitch with medicinal starch, sold by Magnetic Starch Co. in Omaha, promising fabrics become like new after one use. It ends with a proverb about sowing seeds for flowers.
A fragmented vintage advertisement text argues that removing dandruff requires eradicating the germ. It touts Newbro's Herpicide as a cure for dandruff, hair loss, and baldness by killing the germ, with other remedies for feet, starch, coughs, and various products interwoven. The scan flits between brands and claims, ending with a moral line about a father's love.
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