10 May 1895
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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1895
Page
1
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a pleasant liquid remedy for cleansing the system and easing colds headaches and fevers. It touts health benefits from gentle action on kidneys liver and bowels, notes universal medical approval and warns buyers to purchase only from the California Fig Syrup Company with bottles labeled Syrup of Figs.
A shortened health note claims constipation causes over half of sickness worldwide, especially among women, and that prevention is possible by following a book. Advertises Gruggiats store at Canal Street offering pills priced 16¢ and 25¢ per box, with reference to Rana water and boxing tone.
A Talmage sermon in the Academy of Arts and Sciences urges urgent personal religion. He argues Isaiah foresees Christ, calls listeners to seek God through prayer Bible study church ordinances and timely action, warning that delay risks losing access to divine pardon and heaven.
A sermon recounts a dying man who doubted forgiveness yet hears a minister pray for his soul. Despite disbelief the minister beseeches God, and as the man nears death a spark of hope arises, with the call to seek the Lord while He may be found.
A Western city family hotel runs on quality over quantity with a female mistress who once led a cooking school. She inspects every dish and insists on love in every batch, believing spiritual elements and proper care reduce overeating and rudeness, transforming dining into a temple of nourishment.
In a schoolroom dialogue, a British teacher and Japanese pupil contrast family loyalties and gender roles. The pupil notes Europeans value wives and children, while traditional Japanese patriarchy favors parents, with the wife seen as subordinate to her husband’s family.
An ornate 19th century ad touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a spring blood purifier. It claims winter toxins slow the blood and promises purity, vitality, strong nerves, appetite, sleep, and outdoor health through the medicine. The text blends seasonal imagery with promotional claims and ends with archaic, poetic flourishes.
French surgeon Dr Sarazin recalls two striking scenes from the Franco German War as chaos grips a field hospital. A lone French boy strides toward the enemy with knapsack and musket, slips a letter into a street box, then vanishes as Prussian troops seize the box. Miners then replica the boy, arming themselves and advance on the German army with muskets and cartridges.
The town council proposes spending 1 240 000 to clear five acres of overcrowded central slums. Buildings will be torn down and replaced with model workman dwellings, open spaces, large play areas, and trees and flowers planted throughout.
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