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Algona Courier

Location

Algona, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 28, 1902

Page

8

St Jacobs Oil and Patent Remedies Ad Bundle in 19th Century Paper

An advertisement dense collection touts St Jacob's Oil for muscular soreness with vigorous rubbing and a claim of rapid, permanent relief within a day. It links Vogelera Cranidge Compound as a corrective for cases needing an alterative and offers free samples from Baltimore makers. The page also plugs Russ Bleaching Cloth, Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Eye Drops, Mother Gray’s Powders, and Putnam Dyes with assorted health and household product notes and light humor lines.

St. Jacob’s Oil Baltimore

Letter from Hopking endorses Alkavia for kidney disease

A letter from Hon. I. A. Hopking, chairman in Ellaworth Kansas, praises Alkavia as lifesaving after long kidney and bladder trouble. He describes severe rheumatism and nightly urination, claiming Alkavia cured him and saved his life. The appeal targets sufferers of Bright's disease and related conditions.

Bright I. A. Hopking Board of County Commissioners Ellaworth Kan Atkuvia Alkavia

Humorous Snippets and Jokes Parade in Evening Pages

A collage of light verse and quips features a poor woman lamenting luxury, a dead author boosting advertising sales, a misfiring dentist, a horse and dog dialogue, and multiple brief jokes. The items mock manners, finances, romance, and daily life with playful, period tone.

Jumbled humor and odd misprints tease readers in local pages

A garbled, humorous passage mocks misreadings and mistaken phrases from a Christmas sale column. It hints at readers misinterpreting newspaper blurbs, jokes about nervous conditions, and a dig at out of town sheets. The text nods to Kansas editors prodding delinquent subscribers with tongue in cheek phrases.

Kansas Western Kansas

Remarkable Penmanship Feat and Oddities From 19th Century Columns

The page describes Wm J Glenn of Atlanta writing 12 097 legible words on a postal card in seventy hours, surpassing a prior record of 5 200 words. It notes a Niagara skating rink comparison in London, a Paris Texas oyster bed arising from a bucket mishap, and a Terre Haute guardianship hypnotist plan. It also chronicles Perry Nelson’s kidney pill cure and various receipts for bluing and foot ease products.

Wm. J. Glenn Atlanta Niagara Skating Rink London Niagara Robert Douglas Paris Texas Board of Children’s Guardians Terre Hamo Ind Judge Davis Chicago

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