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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1902
Page
3
A 1902-1992 mix of items recounts Gardener and Miles reports on Philippine brutality, Taft and Root exchanges, and editorials on self government and Republican politics. It contrasts Democratic calls for independence with Republican defense of humane conduct and mentions Kilby era editorials, Knox, and municipal franchise voting context.
Manila April 24 1902 AP dispatch reports the court martial of General Jacob H Smith begins with defense counsel Charles A Woodruff seeking to simplify proceedings He indicates General South gave orders to Kill and burn in Samar and that Samar boys over ten were to be killed The testimony touches on the benevolent assimilation policy and the broader acts of military governance in the islands
The piece argues Republican papers dodge the Philippine issue by misrepresentation. It contrasts Democratic and Republican plans for independence, urging a government for Filipinos with independence as a goal. It cites the Kansas City Journal and notes policy differences and the need to determine whose government the Filipinos will have.
A man named Charles William Burrows was sentenced to seven years penal servitude in Liverpool. He rose from a druggist's assistant to posing as a doctor and hospital assistant while leading a loan scheme, a fake electrical device venture, and multiple marriages. He faces charges of larceny across several items and passing counterfeit checks.
John Habberton praises James Fenimore Cooper in the Era, noting Cooper created three distinct fiction types. The Pilot defined sea stories, Leatherstocking tales inspired frontier romance with Native life, and The Spy shaped Revolutionary War scenes. European praise by Scott, Watt, Balzac, and Dumas is highlighted, with enduring demand for Cooper’s works centuries after his death.
A Berlin court acquitted a farmer charged with destroying a tree after it was shown a superstition held that illness could be driven away by burying medicines in a healthy tree. The hole in the tree was allegedly bored by a superstitious person, not the farmer, who argued the act was part of a plant cure.
Agnes Repplier recounts a legend from The Fireside Sphinx claiming cats arose at the flood. During the ark’s voyage rats and mice proliferated, threatening ark comfort, and Noah, to avert disaster, touched a lioness’s head three times and she sneezed forth the cat.
Senator Sorghum recalls nearly being cheated in an election and compares it to a poker game where opponents stacked the deck. An attache jokes about laughing at the right moment, while Sorghum notes he would have missed a chance to expose the trick if others hadn’t been distracted by stacked cards.
Fragmentary notes report a claim of perpetual motion as a failure and reference Philadelphia city hall at over 16 million dollars. The text also mentions cleaning and dye products, church activities, and widows with bold, miscellaneous assertions.
A Vestal New York farmer named Conrad kept $600 tucked in an old coat as a savings plan. His wife later sold the coat to a junk dealer for five seats. The coat and other rags were then sent to a dealer in worn out fittings, likely lost to misfortune.
Some grocers say they do not stock Defiance Starch because stock of other brands comes in 12 oz packages while Defiance Honey is 16 oz for the same price. The ad questions choosing 16 oz over 2 oz and ends with an unrelated poker line about a king's red face.
A mix of notes and advertisements recounts a theater product offer Defiance Starch with a bonus for returning unused packs, plus a Continental Limited rail record from Tilton to Granite City in 180 minutes with five stops. It also notes Danville to Decatur running 76 miles in 70 minutes, and various appliance and medicine promotions alongside curious anecdotes about people, hats, and a broadcast of the Four-Track News offer from Grand Central Station.
An assortment of brand claims tout Defiance Starch as superior and longer lasting with more product per price. Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for children is advertised with claimed cures and 80,000 testimonials, offered by Allen Olmsted. A note mentions smugglers shirking duty.
A fragment describes Mrs Pixxiam’s health decline from years on the road with irregular sleep and damp beds. After medical advice, she sought complete rest to regain health. The passage ends mid-sentence, noting recovery hopes following the rest period.
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