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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1901
Page
6
A garbled collage of old quotes and patent medicine ads. It cites Huxley on the mitral valve, references foot care powders Allen’s Foot Base, Garfield Tea as a winter health aid, jokes about elders, and a line about a monster next door neighbor to a bar.
The benefit of Dr. Greene's special advice is at the disposal of a very sick woman, and it is well to write for it or call and see Dr. Greene at his office, 85 W. 14th St., New York City. Doing so may shorten the time required for recovery of full strength, and give information which will guide a right in the future. Absolute confidence is observed in all consultations, and no charge is made.
A fragmented reminiscence recalls Richard Henry Dana telling William Deen Howells a tale of the Pacific fur trade and a rival ship in mid ocean. The humor centers on a back and forth about cargo with humorous nautical wordplay and a final exchange about horns and wires.
A Peshtigo feature profiles Lillian Dreese a Lakeside Hospital graduate and vice Templar of the Independent Order of Good Templars and organist of the Rebeccas. She recalls twelve years in nursing noting Dodd's Kidney Pills aided her health and endurance. Physicians clergy and public figures endorse the medicine and its curative claims.
An editorial piece argues the term common people reflects the broad, industrious majority and defends its democratic use. It discusses class distinctions, populism, and the Kansas City platform, urging clear principles and loyalty within the Democratic Party, while critiquing reorganizers and calls for reform.
The Iowa Supreme Court upholds the Devoe children’s claim to a $120,000 estate after the widow Carrie Seely Devoe failed to overturn the ante nuptial waiver. The report also notes bank condition, medical veterinary actions, a mulet law case, and the Bonaparte dam decision, plus a tale of two Chinese cannons shipped to Des Moines.
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