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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1917
Page
12
Mrs. M. D. Johnston of Richmond Indiana recounts two years of severe weakness making stairs painful. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound her strength returned, she moved into a new home, performed farm labor, and raised many chickens and ducks, urging others to try the tonic.
A dialogue shows Gadspur dismissing discouragement while Glithers notes his ten dollar borrowing attempt and a speech to twelve people that TF received the money. The exchange highlights perseverance and social effort in a compact interaction.
A dialogue shows Serli kon claiming a story for a leading magazine while a caustic friend mocks inferior magazines. The text cites a stat: 21.1 percent of the 38,167,336 employed in the United States are women, and notes claims about constipation cures and a 10 percent pay increase for Georgia coal miners.
The Wall Street Journal cited Canada as rich due to fertile land and growing grain demand as world population rises. Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba crops in 1915 1916 yielded extraordinary returns with many farmers erasing debts and some land selling at 16 to 30 dollars per acre. Reports note 70 bushel wheat yields in Alberta and large labor needs in 1917 harvests.
The article outlines pruning aims to bound tree size, open canopies, balance tops, and stimulate fruit buds. It details seasonal steps from heading to scaffold development, thinning practices after June drop, and top working for old trees. Additional care includes sanitation, spraying sulfur, soil improvement, and fertilization to restore renovation and profitability.
Colorado Agricultural College guidance explains winter kill risk for raspberries blackberries Loganberries and blackcaps. Best method is soil covering three to four inches after old canes are removed and burned. Cover on warm day. bend canes with minimal soil, straw as alternative risks mice damage to cones.
An advertisement touts Warner's Safe Diabetes Remedy as a safe herbal cure for diabetes. It includes patient testimonials, notes a 40 year trial, claims no side effects, and offers free samples from Warner's Safe Remedies Co. Rochester, N.Y.
A wry dialogue contrasts old truths with modern shifts as a cynic notes wells and stays fade from fashion, implying discomfort with changing places and enduring ideas. The exchange hints at scarcity of shelter or stability in a transforming era.
A famous actress shares a home craft for darkening gray hair using half a pint of water with Bay Rum Barbo Compound glycerine and other ingredients. The ad promises gradual color, soft glossy hair, non staining scalp, and low cost with full directions in each Barbo Compound box.
A vintage health ad promotes Dr. Pierce's Anuric as a proven eliminator of uric acid. It urges kidney care, a milk and vegetable diet, plenty of water, and exercise to sweat toxins. It claims benefits for backache and rheumatic symptoms and offers a trial package for 10 cents from the Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo.
A fragment recounts farm hands at the pump and a new man named Joe who delays washing, with the boss asking him to wash. The punchline implies sleep does not dirty him. A stray line mentions a postal card to Garfield Tea Co. in Brooklyn seeking a sample will repay you, and an ad line notes jokes about a man he never heard.
Mrs. Gadder hosted friends for an intimate evening of music. Mr. Gadder contributed by relinquishing an easy chair he might have used, noting the event’s musical success and shared comfort.
A fragmentary exchange notes a claim about China having the longest national map. A caller jokes that it has not yet reached here, with brief, inconclusive dialogue between two speakers.
In conversation, Rich notes Mr. Graterby treats many wealthy patients. Graterby reportedly sends ten to fifteen patients to Palm Beach in a single day, a detail underscoring the scale of his client roster and travel.
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