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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1907
Page
8
Claiming broad health benefits, the ad asserts Man-A-Lin as an excellent remedy for constipation and links relief to disappearance of biliousness skin blemishes inactive liver dyspepsia and kidney strain. The pitch emphasizes rapid removal of constipation to end associated ailments.
Mrs Veralour hosts a tale of love and pride as a guest reveals a plan to prove affection through a month apart and shaving mustaches. A comic twist ends with the realization the rival loved the hostess, prompting the man to vow to revive his mustache.
A traveler returning from Ocean City Maryland recalls sensational fashion and behavior. He describes men without coats and shirts and trousers and women dressed similarly, noting a widespread practice of going hatless and a casual summer dress code.
A Chicagowoman Mrs Florence Wy Atwood details a three year battle with severe eczema. After trying many doctors she used Cuticura remedies for three months and says she is perfectly well now. Witness: Berger. The item also recounts President Castro’s famed vanity with a quip about Port Arthur and a diplomat’s success following a joking remark.
The piece contrasts a father and son arguing over legacy, preferring tracks of a 90 horsepower racer to footprints. A Scotsman on a Niagara River car trip laments hawkers of Teddy bears, mocking nature’s grandeur. Massachusetts has a trained hen that will jump from raised hands, and a Byfield man’s cat eats raw corn.
A man credits coffee withdrawal and a 10 day Postum trial with restoring sleep and steadiness. He describes relief from headaches indiges tion insomnia and nervousness after abandoning coffee and using Postum. He claims writing and daily work improved and urges others to try Postum as a health remedy.
A collage of odd vignettes and advertisements from a bygone issue. A bard writes by kerosene light while farmers react to a joke about love. Notes praise for Defiance Starch and white textiles, plus quips about headlines and household cures. Historical miscellany blends humor and commerce.
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