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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1910
Page
6
A fragmentary piece parodies old time remedies and slogans. It juxtaposes Hamlina Wizard Oil with digestive gags and poetryish quips. It hints at product wordplay and patriotic mottoes, ending with a call to duty and faith.
Anti tuberculosis program updates show increased funding and expanded plans. Municipalities set aside 3.98 million for next year, states add over 4 million, and many institutions plan enlargements and new groups join the effort. The campaign continues nationwide with renewed urgency.
A department store manager received an order describing head measurements for a bonnet. The shopper requested a black satin bonnet with streamers and rosette of red or galloon ribbon, plus pink roses or a blue plume with a black jet bucket. The letter also mentions possible wreaths of pansies and notes home pink ribbon to avoid extra strings.
A four year old girl Mary eyes a cushion of sparkling ornaments at a milliner shop and asks for a bat pin. She offers a penny and, pleased by Mrs. Briggs kindness who funds her purchase, promptly buys two pins in a charming display of thrifty ambition.
A vintage advertisement extols Grape-Nuts as a strong dinner appetite aid. Personal letters tout its nourishing value for adults with weak stomachs and for children, noting breakfast with Grape-Nuts fosters hunger at dinner and even helping a sick grandson recover. The piece ends urging readers to read The Road to Wellville and trust the product.
Proceedings show the Kossuth County Board of Supervisors adopting a supplemental resolution to adjust dates maturities and denominations of bonds for drainage districts plus appointments and abatements. The lengthy minutes record multiple votes, resolutions, and financial actions, including bond issuance details for Districts 33 34 31 and 8, with interest at 5.5 percent payable semi annually at First National Bank Chicago, and allocations for engineers and office expenses.
Mrs Betsy Baxter arrives unannounced at Dorcas Doolittle's home and asks for an abundant spread. She lists fried chicken, tea biscuits, red currant jelly, quince preserves, apple fritters with maple syrup, coffee, vegetables, and sweet potatoes, saying she will eat whatever is offered.
Comic quips and product blurbs mingle in a fragmented old page snippet. References to Brom O Quin ine laxative and Davis painkiller appear alongside a mock dialogue about lateness. The text mentions Grover signature, World over ty, and phrases about friendship, proverbs, and cold remedies.
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