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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1900
Page
3
A jumbled slice of early 20th century advertisement prose touts an almanac weather forecast. It markets remedies like Cascarets and Garfield Tea for digestive and general health, touting quick cures and novelty claims amid casually moralizing quips and product pitches.
A historical notice extols Mrs. Mary Lydia E. Pinkham and her Vegetable Compound. It cites female distress, the need for intimate information, and testimony from Mrs. Chappell of Grant Park Illinois who claims relief from ovarian inflammation after using Pinkham’s remedy.
The Kaiser and royal party inaugurate Europe’s first suspension railway along the Wupper from Barmen Ritterhausen to Vohwinkel. The eight and a half mile route tops scenic valleys at 18 1 2 mph average, with 18 stations and cars carrying 50 passengers. Modern safety features include automatic block signals and pneumatic, electrical, and return-current brakes.
An abstracted note on François Fenelon from The Inner Life of Fenelon by Charles M. Stuart. It frames his interpretation of Quietism as practical and scriptural, emphasizing three aims: love of God, subduing rebellious temper, and implicit acceptance of divine direction in daily life. It highlights his modest, high minded character and his defense of Ma dame Guyon.
A small Bavarian mountain village in Tyrol region reports a golden harvest despite broader hardships. Local residents celebrate a strong crop year as nearby areas struggle with weather and economic pressures.
The piece cites Wordsworth praising poetry's future tie to science and discusses Italy's rapid rise as a modern power. It notes Wordsworth’s hope that science may one day become tangible to all and the poet’s role in transfiguring knowledge. It contrasts Italy’s late start with its swift trajectory to unity and strength amid revolutions and centuries of division.
Quote discusses that even tribes lacking policy, cities, or arts of life possess some form of religion. Blair asserts religion appears universally, tying belief systems to human structure even in early or undefined societies.
The Oberammergau Passion play paid actors modest fees regardless of role while tickets and related sales boomed. This season saw ticket receipts reach £75,000 and ancillary trade in photographs wood carvings rosaries and holy images total around £7,500. The wood carvers reportedly sold out stock as the season continued in Switzerland.
Johann Wassinger, a Vienna born tailor with no money, traveled to Paris strapped to a peculiar pedal vehicle, gliding about twelve miles daily. He left Vienna penniless and, joined by a companion, planned to cross to England then circling the world. His hands have worn down from constant use, palms thinning like foot skin.
A gang of three highwaymen robbed Ed ward J. Wright of Wright & McKenzie on an Ogden avenue electric car after crossing Randolph street. Wright resisted, a fight ensued, the robbers fled south in an alley near Canal street with a satchel containing $117 in currency and checks valued at $200. A second victim, Andrew Johnson, was attacked on Chestnut street and robbed of $260 after being knocked insensible. A janitor, John Johnson, was beaten and robbed at Division Street near Northwestern railway under electric lights.
An earnest excerpt outlines expected conduct for young bachelors and courting in social settings. It covers behavior toward elders, women, and escorts, including seating, entering venues, hat removal, and respectful gestures. It notes that hospitality may aid reputation, and cites witty anecdotes on propriety from bishops and peers.
The steamer Portland docked in Seattle bringing 100000 dollars and seventy eight passengers. Captain J B Hanson, superintendent of transportation for the Alaska peninsula company, and Treasury Department agent D H Jarvis were among those onboard. The ship’s Nov 8 call at St Michael occurred amid ice.
Special to the Star reports Jessie Morrison's murder case against Mrs. Castle opened in Eldorado court amid a crowded audience. Prosecuting Attorney Brumback outlined the state’s case as spectators filled the courtroom, with women in the majority.
Denver newspaper correspondent David H. Wilson was abducted by Indians near Meeker Colorado after leaving town at 3 AM. He wore a reporter’s badge and the assailants mistook him for a buckskin policeman while fleeing toward Utah.
Dec 3 reports great distress among Baden working classes. Unemployment is high in cities. Mannheim town council allocates 150,000 roarks for public works to aid the sufferers.
Miss Eugenia Washington Dos, great grandniece of George Washington and a founder of the Daughters of the American Revolution, died in Washington this morning while serving as president of the Society of Founders and Patriots.
The bark Lord of the Isles with crew aboard reached Auckland New Zealand after striking North Kaipara east end. The men clung to rigging for hours before drifting ashore on parts of the gin.
Laura J. Smith of Minneapolis, named state organizer by the Independent Order of Good Templars and national organizer for the American Anti-Drink League, credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing a kidney disease after other treatments failed. The piece also plugs Maple City Self Washing Song and Lane's Fancy Medicine while offering general moral proverbs and ads.
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