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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1914
Page
8
London has ordered ambulances for the first time in its history. The city previously relied on police commandeering wagons during accidents, with drivers offered little, leaving responders to improvise care.
Eastern Amateur Experiment shows a Peekskill man using bed springs as antennas to pick up signals from a Bayville station within about fifty miles. He notes stronger signals with outdoor antennas up to 40 feet high and 60 feet long, and holds both station and operator licenses from the U S government.
A 1914 letter from Miss Emma Retzloff of Granton Wisconsin describes a deep running sore on the face that spread rapidly, itching and swelling, treated unsuccessfully until Cuticura Soap and Ointment were used and the eruption disappeared after two months. The ad promotes Cuticura products with a Boston address.
A testimonial promotes Postum as a daily coffee substitute. A woman reports better sleep and fewer headaches after quitting coffee, with her brother also noting stomach relief. The ad details Regular and Instant Postum, boiling instructions, pricing, and grocer availability, crediting Postum Co. of Battle Creek, Mich.
Huerta declared provisional presidency after Madero was arrested. Three days later Madero and Suarez were killed while guarded, prompting revolt as Huerta sought U.S. recognition and faced rising constitutionalist gains, embargoes, and international pressure. U.S. ships and troops moved to Mexico as Carranza’s forces advanced toward Mexico City.
Francisco Carbajal, forty four, a Campeche native and lawyer, has held judiciary posts since early in his career. Former senator under Madero, he returned as chief justice of the supreme court before Huerta appointed him minister of foreign relations. He led Diaz’s negotiation in Juarez in 1911, noted for intellect and reserve, courteous, well groomed, with pure European features and a businesslike mien.
County Judge Vancett deferred sentence for two youths who pleaded guilty to attempted grand larceny in a Brooklyn case. John Colyer, 20, and Carlton Chapman, 16, pledged to reform after stealing money and jewelry from Adelaide Weston, keeper of a furnished room. The judge cited late night revelries and “white lights and tango nights” as incentives. Chapman intended to return to school, Culver to work. Both wore tan O pumps and alk shirts at arraignment.
Fragmented ad style snippet mocks patent medicines and a landlord quip. The text references Murine eye products, a Chicago company, and a dialogue about rent, ownership, and home upkeep, concluding with a social comment on charity and appearance.
Unionville Missouri resident Martha Seavey describes severe female troubles with weakness nerves and cramps. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound her health improved and she recommends the medicine to others. The letter notes confidential replies from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co and an open reply by a woman.
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