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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1913
Page
3
An OCR fragment cites humorous vintage ad copy and jokes. It mentions a laxative product ROMO QUINE, signatura of H W Grow, and claims of cures in one day. The text includes racial caricatures from Harper's Weekly and a punning dialogue about a father’s business.
A Montana reader extols Grap-Nuts and Postum as life changing. He suffered indigestion and nervousness, crediting brain and nerve strength from the cereal and milk. The letter, attributed to Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich, claims renewed health, steadier nerves, clearer sight, and improved mood after using Grap-Nuts daily. He says money could not buy his regained well being.
State Yeoman Brotherhood gathers in Des Moines March 31 to April 1 drawing 600 delegates. Supreme lodge meeting in Oklahoma City may approve a $50,000 addition to the Des Moines building at Fifth and Park. Delegates will be chosen at the state meet and a separate bond vote in Perry funds two new ten room schools.
A mixed, stray OCR fragment bundle shows mock health cures and bits of street humor. Mentions Dr Pierce pills and Allen's Foot Ease style lines, alongside a barber quip about hair loss and a lawyer wife. No coherent news event.
A humorous exchange prompts no clear stance on the Tripoli conflict as one party admits ignorance due to not watching any related films. The dialogue reflects a playful avoidance of wartime opinion.
A German investigator reports plants resist cold better when fed specially prepared nourishment. Sugar feeding boosts their frost tolerance similarly to animal feeding, though less strongly. Mr Comfy quips about neighbors overstyle amid uncertain meals. Mrs Comfy agrees style invites social dinners.
A historical advertising notice encourages mothers to examine every bottle of Castoria, describing it as a safe remedy used for over 30 years and noting that children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
A speculative note on the sun ending light and heat, predicting that all planets, including Earth, will become lifeless worlds. Estimates place the sun ceasing heat output around seven million years from now, with life on planets ending long before.
Mrs Emma Espenshade of 219 East Main St Middletown Pa reports severe headaches backache and downbearing pains from organic inflammation. After her husband bought Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she improves greatly and returns to household duties and aiding others. The Pinkham record is praised for aiding many suffering women and confidential expert advice is offered by the company in Lynn Massachusetts.
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