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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1916
Page
8
A New York husband Motil faced his wife’s disciplining and suffered head and throat injuries. He wore gauze, medicine splints, and reportedly could be dizzy for a week. His wife claimed to have struck him with a comb, while the court doubted the comb as the tool and noted the striking force.
An old newspaper ad warns that backache and urinary trouble come from heavy meat consumption. It promotes Jad Salts, a lemon grape lithia drink, claimed to cleanse sluggish kidneys and relieve bladder weakness. The copy cites variations in appearances and lists cities with mounted police units, reflecting period tone.
Sophie Tucker’s sharp wit shines in a vaudeville anecdote where director Ben Teal corrects Milas Tucker’s pronunciation, noting the word disputed has a silent T. Sophie quips Al right Mr Teal with the T silent, turning the moment to her advantage.
A recipe claims to darken gray hair gradually with a mix added to half a pint of water. It includes Bay Raum Barba Compound glycerine and is to be applied twice weekly until the desired shade is reached. The ad promises dandruff removal and improved hair texture without staining the scalp.
Suburban Housewife explains there is no garage on the place and the new servant replies that without a car he cannot come along. The exchange highlights reliance on transportation in a domestic setting.
An advertisement promises a full refund if Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh fails to satisfy, with every Harment 4g dealer authorized to refund the purchase. The copy asserts no risk to buyers and urges confidence in the product.
A garbled collage of movie quips warnings and elixirs. It includes lines about aging eyes drink excuses and mock aphorisms and ends with ads for remedies like Hanford's Balsam and Denteon's Cottes. The fragmentary text resembles a newspaper page filler or advertisement sweep.
A sermon-like meditation argues that the Messiah’s kingdom brings enduring peace through love and justice, not dramatic events. It extols societal progress toward Christlike ideals in industry, politics, and humanitarian relations, and envisions the throne of peace established in human hearts. The piece urges worldwide adoption of Jesus’s principles to secure lasting harmony.
A Pacific Christian Advocate excerpt argues that true knowledge of God comes through dwelling in love. It states that without love one cannot know God and suggests that only in a pure atmosphere of love can believers resemble God.
A vintage recipe collection detailing lemon based desserts and spreads. It covers lemon pie and souffle style desserts, lemon butter, lemon cheese cakes, and lemon cream pie with step by step instructions. The instructions include bread based lemon bread preparations, meringue toppings, and serving suggestions.
A recipe for sweet scones uses whole wheat flour one pound butter two ounces sultanas one ounce carbonate of soda three quarters of a teaspoon tartaric acid half a teaspoon free from lumps buttermilk one teacupful golden syrup one teaspoonful Mix dry ingredients then add a milk syrup mixture to form a smooth dough Knead quickly roll to half an inch thick and cut rounds.
Soften one third of a box of gelatin in one third cup cold water then dissolve in one third cup boiling water. Stir in one cup sugar until dissolved, add juice of one lemon and one cup unsweetened applesauce. Chill until thickened, fold in stiffly beaten egg whites, pour into a ring mold, chill until firm, unmold and serve with sweetened whipped cream in the center.
A faded collection of kitchen notes describes garlic vinegar to flavor meats, olive oil brushing, fish hash with salt fish and potatoes, molat with milk and lemon pie, and a sandwich filling with whipped cream and nut meats. The improvised instructions read like a house recipe page from a magazine.
A fragment lists ingredients for dough or cookies including two cupfuls molasses one cupful sugar one cupful shortening one cupful water two teaspoonfuls soda salt teaspoonful ginger and a note about making cookies.
A traveling advertising man receives a telegram from his departing secretary who has arranged a substitute and wedding plans. He replies with a witty image about needing only seven or eight hours of sleep, noting that efficient secretaries are not exhausted by one departure. The remark underscores brisk humor about office life and rest.
For baby rashes and irritated skin, use Cuticura Soap baths followed by Cuticura Ointment on the affected area. A soothing, cooling relief for fretful sleepless babies with a free sample by mail available via a postcard to Cuticura Dept. L Boston. Also includes a brief, unrelated wartime quip about Bulgarians and culinary tactics.
Guaranteed remedy for colds and La Grippe at 25 cents from your druggist. It’s good and nothing else needed. Also mentions beauty quotes, Pazo Ointment claims cure for itching and piles with refund offer. Advice on flattening a rug and cooling burns with Hanford’s Balm.
A dialogue excerpt features Sapleigh arguing about a hand winter omen and Miss Knox questioning the belief in a bone theory. The exchange turns on skepticism and superstition as they debate a missingwinter sign and a long standing theory about fortunes.
An advertisement urges prospective life insurance buyers to consult a physician to assess risk before policy approval. It cites common ailments such as backache headache dizziness lumbago rheumatism and gout. Buyers are advised to mail symptoms and a urine sample to Buffalo New York for a sample package of a new discovery described as a remedy.
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