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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1912
Page
8
In Des Moines Governor Carroll states he will not designate a statewide good roads week due to varied winter conditions across Iowa. He urges local groups and officials to work on road improvements as conditions permit. The statement highlights snow depth, frost, and regional differences shaping road plans.
Des Moines leaders and Iowa Retail Merchants Federation urge postal reform opposition to the parcels post bill. Secretary Murphy calls for a home grown inquiry and a united front among retailers, clerks, travelers, wholesalers, and citizens to lobby Congress. A Des Moines meeting will organize a city group aligned with the state body to oppose the measure.
A San Francisco Chronicle note quotes a dramatic exchange where a groom insists the woman he marries must blush. The wife retorts she blushes whenever seen with him, underscoring strained emotions and social tensions in a terse, eyebrow raising exchange.
An array of late 19th century patent medicines and remedies is advertised. Murine Lys remedy claims relief for red, weak, watery eyes with no smarting, sold by Murine Eye Remedy Co. Chicago. Paxton Toilet Co. promotes Paxtine Antiseptic for pelvic irritation. Other lines tout Brom quinine cold cure and Garfield Tea as a natural regulator.
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