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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1907
Page
8
The Well-Informed demand a simple pleasant liquid laxative of known value. California Fig Syrup Co offers Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a gentle prompt remedy trusted by physicians for family use. Buy only genuine California product. price fifty cents per bottle.
A diner in a restaurant notes a new waiter shift and modest luncheon tip of five cents. The waiter thanks the customer and privately regards the nickel as a hopeful sign for his future earnings. Also an ad praises Defiance Starch for laundry and starching to improve wash goods.
A precocious city girl watches busy street traffic from her window and voices a witty remark about cars. The London Globe notes Germany's leverage in Abyssinia with a planned Addis Abeba to Directuna automobile line, while Defiance Starch promotes safe stiffening for fine fabrics as a summer trend.
The article laments a shift toward highly trained professionals in English athletics, arguing that the average person fears competition and avoids field action. It notes concerns about spectacle and the narrowing of participation as professionalism grows.
Des Moines terms discuss how the Marston sixteen hour law should be construed for railroad workers. Questions arise if delays cause a shift in enforcement and whether strict or reasonable interpretation applies. The issue touches penalties for officials and the potential incongruity with federal air brake standards.
Former lawmakers linger in Washington as November arrivals while using not money, but duty, to justify visits. Notable figures include Joseph W. Babcock, Peffer, Stewart, Blair, and Thurston, with the Library of Congress drawing tours. A stylish visitor also discreetly visits the capital’s smoking room, highlighting social rituals around power.
A woman ignores guards and a captain of the watch to smoke in the building’s smoking room, arguing the sign permits it. Guards debate changing signage to “Smoking room. Sacred to the uses of men” as she finishes her cigarette and exits.
Washington council fight over a right of way for the new station delays streetcar access, leaving residents and travelers to trudge from the mud to the depot. Officials say the dispute will likely benefit neither railroad, and frustrations grow as future franchise reviews loom. In New York, a congressional commission surveys sites for a new federal office while post office plans proceed at the Pennsylvania terminal after a commission is formed.
Congressmen delay in locating a site for the new building as Postmaster General Cortelyou reports the commission was not yet convened since a site choice. A new Postmaster General will send a representative to inspect Seventh Avenue and Thirty third Street before the commission departs.
A Chicago woman from 1156 W. 13th St. shares relief after suffering night sweats and loss of appetite for over a year. She credits Dr Wartman and the Perruna treatment, stating four months of use cured her and that she could resume daily tasks while caring for her children. She invites others to write for details.
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