14 Feb 1918
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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1918
Page
1
An old medical ad explains kidney function and urges drinking six to eight glasses of water between meals. It promotes Anuric double strength to flush uric acid, claims potent healing, and offers free advice and water sample testing from Dr. Pierce at the Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo, with a trial package for ten cents.
In misty Khyber night King and brother plan a covert operation as Athelstan disguises himself to enter Khian caves with a roving commission. They discuss holy war talk, Turkish involvement, and sowing seeds to weaken tribes while guarding All Masjid fort. The scene shifts to a tense camp exchange and a dramatic disguise preparation.
A garbled notice lists a Carbon Remover and Acetolacquid for injector use to clear engines plus various seed prices and a chaotic dialogue about a wedding anniversary. Names and places appear jumbled, with no coherent narrative or clear publication context.
Deep in the Somme drift sediments discoveries of flint implements reveal ancient weapons used by paleolithic man. The discussion references Sir Julian Byne and Lord Avebury as observers of how archeological finds may uncover buried histories as modern guns uncover earth’s past.
Aclip from the Christian Science Monitor notes that before the war British capital, guided by Sir William Wiltcocks with sultanate approval, funded and directed irrigation along the Tigris and Euphrates. Wiltcocks, respected for his unassuming manner and Rooseveltian energy, oversaw the Aswan dam concept as part of reviving Egypt.
In moonlit stillness King repacks loads and feigns retreat while Darya Khan and Ismail confront him. The group discovers King’s absence and the recovered items, with King exposing his true identity and showing a gleaming gold bracelet as proof. The tense reunion ends with a challenge as Ismail is urged to look again at the king’s hidden profile.
Harris of Audubon Iowa praises Western Canada in an Audubon Advocate letter from Makepeace Alberta. He cites land prices, a 23 dollar per acre purchase, 300 acres broken in 1915, 16 000 bushels of wheat in 1916, and substantial profits by fall 1917. He urges prospective buyers to break and work land in fall, cautions spring plantings, and notes several local buyers and expected crop values. Also appears are brief ads and quips on Garfield Tea and milling cows.
An advertised remedy offers a 60 cent cure for piles with a refund if PAZOOINT claims relief. The fragment mentions relief for bening, blind, heeding or Pr Hirst, and includes stray lines about coal conservation and shovel cutting, reflecting a chaotic old newspaper page.
Mrs May Hun of Des Moines testifies that catarrh head pain and weakness disappeared after using Tanine a tonic from barks and berries. She says it strengthened her for work in a ten room house and cleared her head. The ad notes Tanine is sold by druggists or obtainable from wholesalers in Iowa. It also touts corn bread as improving complexion during wartime.
A vintage advertisement touts Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for curing sickly children. Claims relief from feverish coughs, teething disorders, stomach troubles, and worm infestations within hours. Promises pleasant taste for kids, endorsed by mothers for 31 years, with 25 cent price and free sample offer.
A brief exchange questions the effect of a closing order on congestion. The response describes it as an opening wedge, implying a strategic move that may ease or alter traffic flow despite the closure. Named figures or organizations are not specified in the fragment.
An OCR fragment advertises a cold cure with laxative quinine tablets and warns of a signature on the box. It references a Louisville Courier Journal quote about love and a note on chronic constipation with Garfield Tea as a cure. The text mix includes ad copy and a literary remark.
A reminiscence cites a performer famed for musical comedy as Miss Tonsils who rose to grand opera as Madame Tonsils. The interviewer jokes about name changes while the artist explains she is now married to her art and needed no husband for support.
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