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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1905
Page
8
A brief humor item notes a passenger asking about a one hour delay and the guard replying that the train is two hours late, but affirming they will still arrive in the usual time. The exchange captures a light rail transit moment from the Glasgow Evening Times.
Telegram from General Nogi presents Articles of surrender to the Japanese at Port Arthur. Russian soldiers officials forts ships arms and assets transfer to Japan. privileges for some officers and soldiers to retain swords and private property. paroled officers may return home after pledging not to bear arms. Includes weapon and fortress inventories and future arrangements.
A friend recalls town talk about Joseph Sharts, noting he has drifted from law to writing fiction for a living, with taunts about money and opportunities. The piece weaves in anecdotes of Captain Frank Conn and a trolley road quip, plus a hint of Bemjamin Franklin and Harrison wisdom, ending with a quack medical ad and a proverb about borrowed trouble.
A historical notice warns against catarrh remedies containing mercury and cautions about internal use. It references Ho beliefs about cures from Cheney & Co and Druggists advertising testimonials. The text also includes an unrelated aphorism about backbone and cheek percentages.
The ad urges housewives to try Defiance Cold Water Starch for its guaranteed superiority and larger 16 ozs per 10c package versus rivals with 12 ozs. It claims national loyalty once used and cites Burdens as ballast that saves the ship while noting global incubator exports by Sure Hatced Incubator Co. from Clay Centre Nebraska.
A medical examiner and several physicians praise Hartmann Peruna as a cure for catarrh and related ailments. They claim it strengthens nerve centers, revitalizes mucous membranes, and offers relief after a month of use. Readers are urged to write for free advice from Dr. Hartman in Columbus, Ohio.
An old advertisement boasts Mother Gray's powdered remedy for children at the New York Children's Home curing overactive stomachs headaches and worms. It offers free samples from A. S. Olmsted in Le Roy and cites 2 cents price at "All Druggists." The notice disparages smoking and ends with a church-pulpit jab about truth.
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