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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1900
Page
1
A collage of drug pitches and product claims floods readers with promises. Dairy care advice stresses clean milking vessels and hot water washing. Advertisements claim cures for coughs, digestion, catarrh, and nervous conditions, name brands, dosages, and free trials, all presented in a period newspaper tone.
The article recalls Mount Vernon as Washington's historic home overlooking the Potomac with its grand piazza, courtyard, stables, a rare hothouse, and the now fragile chariot. It notes steamboat arrivals, Washington's tomb, and the mansion's relics historic relics, plus a Boonsboro grave marker and the first monument to Washington on South Mountain.
The first monument ever raised to George Washington, erected in 1827, is described as in ruins for the second time since its creation. The article notes its historic significance and the renewed neglect or destruction leading to its current damaged state.
A Philadelphia Times communal call urges repeal of the wood pulp and paper tariff arguing it robs consumers and hinders American industry. It cites Canada’s timber and warns forests risk destruction if tariffs keep Canadian pulp out. Also attached is a Washington Star anecdote about a new arrival misreading Puget Sound tides and rainfall.
A South London substitute vicar assists an elderly, wheezing woman at the front steps. She asks who will preach, he names himself, and she declines to stay, saying she would not listen to him either if she were not the preacher.
A new lighting method for a Paris built electric road tunnel will turn lamps on automatically as trains enter and off as they exit. Side lights align with car windows to avoid daytime car lighting. Invented by a French innovator, the system promises utility and safety benefits.
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