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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1903
Page
8
A collection of old testimonial blurbs touts Doan's Kidney Pills for rheumatic and urinary relief, Allen's Foot Ease for aching feet, Levis' cigar popularity, Defiance Starch, Kra-Nol headaches, Defiance starch benefits, and other remedy pitches. The clippings showcase faded patient quotes, brand mentions, and promotional lines typical of late 19th to early 20th century advertisements.
Des Moines notes discuss reduced lightning rates to cut livestock losses. J S Clark of Anchor Fire Insurance cites broad Iowa agreement to require farmers to ground fence circuits. Reports cover park season, Elks carnival events, piano sales, Midland Chautauqua entertainment, and a Rock Island rail expansion push through Montezuma region.
WNDwindie New York June 15 A weekly trade review reports steady demand and firm prices in most industries despite labor troubles. Railroads show limited gains, steel demand remains strong for rails and plates, coke ovens hit record activity, and anthracite coal outlook remains high. Textile goods rise modestly while supply trims production due to strikes and storms, with overall market conservatism among buyers.
Francisco Rodriguez, an archeologist, reports discovery of a large city with pyramids and fortifications in a Puebla state forest. Government to appoint a commission to explore the ruins and determine extent and importance.
Henry Richards, a prominent Omaha tobacconist and former Peoria, Illinois resident, died at his home after swallowing a toothpick that lodged in his stomach. The wood fragment led to complications from related diseases, ending his 48 years. Richards was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
The Bois Brule levee on the west bank of the Mississippi broke Thursday night flooding about 20,000 acres and submerging Clearyville Missouri. New Kaskaskia two miles from the old town is also under water.
June 15 in Cleveland Ohio Charles Howe was elected president of the Case School of Applied Science. He was noted as an astronomer and mathematician of note and held the position with distinction.
A doct or advertises Peruna as a cure for female weakness linked to catarrh of pelvic organs. The lettered testimonials claim cures from teuirhea to bearing down, with Dr. Hartman offering free advice and the Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus, Ohio.
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