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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1913
Page
12
A strolling traveler resisted a pushy clothing dealer by trying on over thirty coats in his shop. He finally left, declaring he would not be charged and that he believes in helping others when possible. He warned he would return to try more if invited, turning the encounter into a lesson for the persistent merchant.
A young woman asks for mail, first told none for her then returns blushing, hoping for love letters. A clerk jokes about business letters while coworkers confuse a patent watercolor for a fire extinguisher in a playful exchange.
A Baltimore American snippet notes the mercury keeps falling with a fragmentary exchange about temperature. The unreadable context leaves the exact weather meaning unclear and no locations or figures are provided.
A wife shares the tale of coffee’s health warnings and her switch to Postum. After trying it, her husband also changes, and the family becomes coffee free. The ad promotes Postum by detailing Regular and Instant varieties and urges readers to try it, claiming a healthier, tastier alternative.
In Des Moines Clifford Thorne of the Iowa railroad commission and E P Ripley of the Santa Fe rail way trade letters over public ownership. Thorne cites potential annual savings of 411 826 740 and 1 036 128 621 in surplus, plus land value gains, while Ripley questions the figures as preposterous. He argues unproven benefits and defends private ownership.
A Times notice compares royal tipping customs in England and America, noting King Edward's lavish annual outlays and widespread gratuities during visits. It cites euro monarchs, describes envelopes of funds for staff, and mentions lavish gratuities at hunts and visits. Includes unrelated light quips and ads.
The Maxwell Motor Company argues for immediate overhauls and worn part replacement. They note 122,000 owners with cars laid up, claim $1.75 million invested in parts, and state the Maxwell name is used to protect 60,000 owners who bought cars under that badge.
A professor of mathematics declares in a quip that killing a single fly prevented a vast cascade of 1,500 eggs and ensuing files, predicting 550,637,841,296 more files and an inferno, concluding the act saved the world.
Gladstone Manitoba reports wheat harvests exceeding expectations with common yields around 20 bushels per acre. Notable runs include Noah Elgert at 61 bushels per acre and others ranging from 40 to 62. Across Portage Plains farmers report strong grain quality, large acreages, and record-setting wagon land crops. Weather in Marquette aids cutting and harvest progress while Dauphin notes No.1 Northern grades and larger-than-expected returns. Binscorth and Dauphin report busy elevators shipping cars daily and widespread good samples across the region.
Rumors circulate that Genevieve eloped with a movie actor provoking talk of a real romance. The brief chatter suggests a secret ceremony and bold public interest in the couple's future, with fans awaiting confirmation.
An old advertisement promotes USH ALLEN'S FOOT-HASE as an antiseptic powder to shake into shoes, claimed to ease corns and bunions and make walking comfortable. It touts bold Ivorywhore and mentions a 260 package. Refers to substitutes and packaging details, listing Olmsted and Loboy, N.Y. as locations.
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