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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1903
Page
12
An advertisement styled piece touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a definitive constitutional remedy. It asserts internal action on blood to destroy base causes, offers a $100 reward if uncured, and lists testimonials. Includes other products and generic claims about health and newspapers.
Des Moines notes the Iowa Supreme Court holds that telephone and telegraph lines may occupy public highways including streets and alleys without city franchises. The decision affects all cities, enabling multiple companies to enter without local consent. Also reports on ergotism in a Boone county cattle herd, attorney general opinions on soldier property exemptions, and army post building progress.
A long life testimonial from Isaac Brock of McLennan county Texas claims Peruna sustains health in old age. He credits Peruna with easing catarrh and climate ailments over 114 years, detailing endurement of varying climates, and endorses Peruna as especially valuable for the elderly. Other letters praise Peruna restoring vigor, alleviating catarrh symptoms, and aiding digestion and sleep, including a 71 year old traveler and a 79 year old journalist observer of its growth.
Advice for new mothers on infant bathing at six weeks and use of Ivory Soap to protect tender skin. The note suggests placing a folded towel in the basin bottom and warns against colored perfumed soaps. Comment on a married woman traveling under an assumed name appears as a separate aside.
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