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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1907
Page
12
A publisher recalls Lafcadio Hearn as a youth on newspapers and notes how brutal edits sharpened his drive. The tales include editors and their omniscient control, a subscriber praising a poem yet misreading the seven ages of man, and a weather note deemed too moral for a town of schoolgirls.
Mrs. Gormey pleads with her husband as the broken pitcher becomes a puzzle. Mr. Gormey investigates putty with a magnifying glass, consults a chemistry book, and declares putty is chalk and white lead as he debates poisoning and leads to a humorous, muddled conclusion.
A reflective meditation on empathy and self awareness. The speaker notes personal miseries are hard to grasp yet can feel genuine for others. He contrasts stoic endurance with deep sorrow at performances and the simulated grief of friends and impostors.
Four year old Little John learns the Lord’s Prayer and pesters by sister’s corrections. At church his mother hushes him to listen, but he loudly protests that the minister isn’t saying it right as the congregation prays.
Two middle aged women ride a car discussing two children from one family. One child has a fever while the doctor terms the other child’s illness an epidemic. The dialogue hints at a mysterious sickness new to the mothers.
A man quotes the proverb that experience teaches best while a skeptic retorts that education may arrive too late to save one from mistakes such as confusing mushrooms with toadstools. The exchange reflects a contrast between practical wisdom and caution.
A young primary teacher reports improvement after swapping coffee for Postum. She says nervousness and indigestion vanished within weeks, skin cleared, and energy steady without headaches. She notes others transitioned successfully after proper preparation and boiled brewing instructions.
G W Winney of Meding N Y invites kidney sufferers to write for proof. He says Doan's Kidney Pills cured him after eighteen months of pain, hospitalization, and rheumatism. He claims after 10 to 12 boxes he weighed 162 pounds and was completely cured. pills sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co Luialo N Y.
A New York West Side household encounter reveals a servant girl's clever reply to a caller. In a Rich brogue she offers to fetch her mistress, covering the question with humor about tickets and hands, illustrating a local stereotype joke from the era.
A woman from Albion Nob speaks of severe head and neck sores after measles lasting six months. She tried blood remedies and salve with no relief until using Cuticura Remedies. Within a week she saw improvement and in three weeks was fully recovered, seven years later she remains well. August 25, 1906.
A Frank Advertiser reports in a London Daily Mail item that CH. A. Horsh is rising seven and described as a fine riding horse about 15 hands. The mare is advertised as a Lady's Hack with good breeding but is reportedly bad with motors and unwilling to go in harness. She allegedly bites when mounting and tends to catch riders by the seat of their breeches, though described as a darling pet. Apply.
A dubious ad from Cheney and Co in Toledo promises a reward for a cure of catarrh that cannot be achieved by their cure. The text reflects unreliable medical claims and questionable testimonials by various wholesale druggists and merchants.
At the fair a seller hawks zigzag patterned goods as skirt patterns or maps of Mars while the city man questions the offer. An advertisement touts Defiance Starch stiffer collars and a Ruskin quote on work, with a garbled medical claim about piles and a political line about the masses guiding leaders.
Winnipeg correspondence argues Western Canada soils yield superior grain. Frost in August limited crops, but overall harvests looked strong. Southern Alberta sown winter wheat on 106000 acres promises large yields. The letter from Craik, Saskatchewan, notes a Dahman root reached 40 feet with abundant blossoms, illustrating high soil productivity.
A Cleveland family hires a Scandinavian domestic who learns to treat the icebox with strict cleanliness. She disposes of leftovers each morning, and the next day the mistress sees a strange sight in the yard. The maid explains the pile is yesterday's ice, thrown away as instructed.
Des Moines special report says Sears, Roebuck & Co. faces charges of mail fraud in a three count indictment. Allegations include misrepresented catalog articles and a June 18 1907 scheme to cheat Dr. C F Spring of Des Moines with white lead claimed to be made by Sears. Other counts cover a ring bought by R H Miles and another misrepresented ring sent via the mails. Japan reports men outnumber women by a wide margin with a 980 to 1000 ratio.
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