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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1916
Page
12
Dont Lose Your Hair With Cuticura Treatment Ad
An old advertisement urges readers to treat irritated scalp with Cuticura Ointment and hot Cuticura Soap shampoo, promising relief and a free sample by mail. It also notes bracelets or watch-chain Bibles as Russian piety and reflects on California gold rush era greed and the lure of wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Russia
Moses
California
East
el Dorado
Remembrance Talk Of Civil War Veterans At Home
An veteran group at the National Old Soldiers' Home in Dayton Ohio recalls the Civil War era. They share vivid memories of battles, marches, marches, romances, and enduring friendships formed during service. The reminiscences cover Gettysburg Andersonville Wilderness and Spottsylvania as well as personal letters from Mary in Wilkes-Barre and life after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Wilkes- Barre
Spottsylvania
Pahaw
Memorial Day Memorial of Soldiers in Quiet Grief
A memorial verse honors fallen soldiers and the enduring memory of those still serving. It portrays the captain, private, and officers as equal in grief beneath the peaceful sod, hats off to the van and rear, and the drum fading as May returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nia
Fallen Soldier Remembrance Amid War Memory
An elderly man recalls a fallen comrade after a battle, noting the bullet wound, recovering keepsakes sent home, and lamenting chums who did not survive to reach Andersonville. A robin signals spring as William Scott gestures to a map showing a nearby charging line and distant battery positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andersonville
William Scott
Reinterments at Gettysburg Begin in 1863
Work to reinter dead from Gettysburg began October 27 1863 and finished March 1864. Three thousand five hundred seventy five were buried, with many graves on the field. Efforts sought to identify soldiers, often returning remains to relatives with articles found worn as proof, as shown by a sample record listing items like a young girl’s ambrotype and a lock of hair with a presumed relation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
John Byken
What is an ultimatum pa and thrush usé Hanford’s Balsam
A fragment from Stray Stories shows a humorous exchange about Ultimatum and a promotional blurb for Hanford’s Balsam of Myrrh urging use for accidents burns cuts and soreness in home and stable. The dialogue includes tramps and a birthday joke highlighting poverty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanford
Resinol Heals Itching Skin Sores and Eczema
Resinol ointment and resinol soap rapidly relieve itching and heal eczema rash ringworm tetter and other skin or scalp eruptions. Physicians have prescribed resinol for twenty years and thousands report relief. All druggists sell resinol soap and ointment.
Particulars Wanted. Lawyer and Witness Exchange
A courtroom exchange centers on personal status as the lawyer asks if the lady witness is married and which judge is unmarried, revealing the humor in legal questioning and testimony dynamics.
Young Women May Avoid Pain with Pinkham Remedy
Buffalo reader Matilda Kurtzweig reports monthly back and side pains eased after using Lydia E Pinkham Vegeta ble Compound. The ad urges other young women with irregular periods backache or indigestion to try the root and herb remedy and write for confidential advice from the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Massachusetts. W. N. U. Des Moines No 22 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Newesfpapers
Lydia EL Pinkham
Matilda Kurtzweg
High St
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E.pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Coney Island Plans $1 Million Trolley Terminal Work
A brief note reports Coney Island to start on a $1,000,000 trolley terminal project soon, signaling a major local transportation development. Other fragments show random quips and short exchanges on gambling trust and workplace talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coney Island
Harpar's Colored Help Magazine Feature
A fragmented OCR style notice mentions colored help and a reference to Harpar's Magazine. It includes unclear phrases about Hanford's Balaam and a playful nod to a “green” or “satanic” majesty and cheering. The readable parts portray a quirky period ad or feature note rather than a coherent event.
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