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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1903
Page
8
A fragmented selection of ad copy mentions kidney bleach and blue packaging for home use, De fiance Starch claiming market dominance, and various product pitches. Also references to smoking brands from Lewis and a magnet pile killer for piles, plus a notion of ambition aiding weaving work.
Marcellus Hartley Dodge, heir to a vast estate, rejected three checks totaling 11 million dollars presented by Columbia University graduates at class day. The prank, framed as aiding his future, drew offense as the audience realized the joke recalled his grandfather’s death and breached decorum.
A naval officer reports a derelict coal ship named Fannie Kerr drifted thousands of miles in the Eastern Sea after a coal cargo fire. The 2,426 ton bark left Newcastle in April 1102 for San Francisco, burned in the South Pacific, crew abandoned on January 6, and the vessel later seen adrift by Heath Gene captain en route Yokohama to Fort Mora, drifting westward for about nine months.
A famed writer notes most bachelors seek marriage as fate, yet one rare man resists. He contemplates wedlock after a damsel stirs interest, orders a meat pie, halves it, then declines to share any piece, prompting the damsel to seek another suitor.
A rhythmic verse depicts a pitcher taking a poised stance, lifting the ball high, and delivering a curve. The umpire growls, the batsmen react, and the ball speeds toward the catcher as the crowd watches with tension and vivid theatrical detail. The scene cycles through repeated poses, emphasizing determination and action.
A relic roving cup of old English jack wood once owned by Bishop Avbury's mother and used by Joh Weasley in Methodist sacraments has been donated to Weestleyan University in Middle-Lawn Conn.
Silesian glass makers now produce glass bricks touted for strength light transmission and affordability. Local interest centers on their potential use for building and design, with Monday highlighted as a key day for events or demonstrations.
A miscellany of curious notes includes torture methods used in parts of China to punish murder by sleep deprivation, dental mishaps in Louisiana, a quote from Israel Zangwill on hair, a Liverpool wood hardening process, a Paris mother who trance fed for twenty years, a Ballston Spa tale of a fourteen year courtship ending with a $3000 breach of promise award, and various odd medical curiosities from the era.
A Valley City item presents Mrs. Matilda M. Boucher praising Dodd's Kidney Pills after rapid relief from dizziness and sciatica, with notes on other medical cures and consumer tips. The page also mentions London's Crystal Palace international food exhibit next September and various household products like Defiance Starch and Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children. The column spreads broad ads and anecdotes, including cautions on flattery and brief local notices.
A notice highlights St Marys Academy in Des Moines Iowa praising the school for its standards. It lauds devoted teachers the curriculum facilities and student care emphasizing Christian educational work in a favorable location.
Major T H Mars of the First Wisconsin Cavalry writes from Chicago praising Peruna as a cure for catarrh of the kidneys. He claims four months of use restored health, noting Peruna’s action on kidney toxins, heart strength, and digestion. The ad invites readers with kidney issues to write to Dr Hartman in Columbus, Ohio for guidance.
An assortment of period trade lines includes waterproof shoes in porpoise leather, millinery items, and chestnut bars with quick openings. Also mentioned are Bank of England note production costs, a comic Valentine on one side, foot comfort cures, and disputed claims about motor disc replacement of leather belts. The fragment cites Mrs Winslow’s soothing syrup and a generic teaching aid for children, with a closing quip about fame.
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