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Newspaper

Algona Courier

Location

Algona, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 03, 1905

Page

3

Suffering Untold a Kansas City Woman’s Kidney Illness Tale

Mrs. Mary Cogin of Kansas City describes years of weakness swelling and frequent kidney trouble followed by dropsy. After using Doan’s Kidney Pills she recovered completely and even had a healthy baby. Sold by all dealers. Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo NY. The way to make an opportunity is to take hold of it and use it.

Mary Cogin 20Th St Cleveland Ave Kansas City Dean Foster-Mmblin Co Huffalo N. Y F of Abney & CO Toledo F. J. Cheney Itu Walpino, Kinnan & Manvin Wholeasto Draugists Tuledo Matt Teatimanfala Hrice Toko Haji

Alladin’s treasure: the magic of a wife’s love

In a fablelike tale set in a cramped flat, Alladin marries a simple wife whose unseen wealth lies in care, faith, and daily grace. He prospers yet forgets her gifts until illness threatens their world, prompting a humbling return to the priceless treasure she has poured into their life.

Ben Theodore Alladin Farwell

Cure for Two Year Eczema Promises Relief

Mrs I Bennett of Addington Ind credits Cutura with curing her two year eczema after trying many remedies. She used one box of the ointment and two bottles of the solvent with the soap and reports a permanent cure. The advert narrative emphasizes sleepless nights for the mother and terrible skin suffering. Audubon Boy is noted as a bird in a separate line.

Cuthura

Allen's Foot-Ease Advertisement Relief for Feet

Ask your dealer for Allen's Foot-Ease Apowder. It rests the rest cures swallow sore hot callous aching sweating feet and ingrowing nails. At all druggists and shoe stores 25 cents. Accept no substitute. Lampie mailed free address Allen S Olmsted LeRoy NY.

Allen Atall Lampie Allen S, Olmsted LeRoy, N.Y

What Might Have Done in ShoShone Town Lot Sales

Omaha reports Casper dispatches that town lots in ShoShone, a new Wind River town along the Chicago & North Western line, sold rapidly as buyers expect rapid growth when the Indian Reservation opens next June. Also noted are odd items on radium exposure in Paris mice, Siam interest rates, and whale vertebrae embedded in Monterey church pavement.

Omaha Nebr Casper Wyo Shoshone Wind River Chicago & North-Western Railway

Married Misa Sylvia Rhode and James Carnahan Wed

A Kansas editor recalls a blunt week of truth telling in his journal. This item reports the marriage of Sylvia Rhode to James Carnahan at the Baptist Church last Sunday evening. The bride and groom are described harshly as ordinary or unaccomplished and in modest life, with an editor still hospitalized.

Kansas Misa Sylvia Rhode James Carnahan The Baptist Church

Postum Helped Me Overcome Coffee’s Harms Says User

A testimonial describes leaving coffee after nervousness and heart trouble, starting Postum, and gaining steady strength. The speaker notes improved vitality, fewer palpitations, and the ability to work hard without fatigue, praising Postum for all family members and citing The Road to Wellville.

Postum Co Battle Creek Mich Wellville

The Headless Charger at St. Jean-sur-Erre

A writer recalls a curious retreat incident near Laval where Admiral Jau reguiberry rode amid shell fragments that decapitated his horse. The horse buckled after forty yards but the admiral stayed seated, freed his feet, and leapt free as the horse collapsed. His remark: some people imagine sailors cannot ride.

Jaureguiberry St. Jean-sur-Erre Laval Dundee Advertiser

Miss Waite's Wish Gratified in Washington Court Anecdote

Miss Mary Waite daughter of a late chief justice shares a story from the U S Supreme Court. She recalls entering a session incognito and realizing the court all bore down on her identity as she left, after a harassing onlooker asked who she was.

Mary Waite The United States Washington Walte Uarlan Supreme Court Room Tome So-qnd-Sa Perdaps Justice Brawer Justice Field Nim

Will of S. Douglas Crane in Lumpkin County Ashes and War Honor

A Georgia will from Lumpkin County records appoints three executors and directs fees for lawyers with a gratuity to pay for a granite slab bearing the late S Douglas Crane born November 5 1800 who served five years in the Georgia legislature and died in faith of the Methodist church He asks burial on the highest hill with a colonial military salute and ends with a solemn poetic reflection from the Cleveland Leader society notes and legal admonitions

Wiii Lumpkin County Georgia Law N. Nicholson S. Douglas Crane

Why Norah Was Worried

A narration from a judge describing Norah fearing a fortune teller’s ominous reading about her father. Norah laments that her father, who shovels coal and finds people for a living, is dead for years, causing distress and sympathy from the narrator.

Norah

Conversation Between Georgia Governor Candidate and Old Negro

An anecdote from before a Georgia election recounts a morning encounter between a former Georgia governor and an elderly Black man. The man jokes that the governor “looks like you had a dollar in your pocket and was runnin foak Governor,” implying ambition and scrutiny.

Georgia Marie John

Feminine Logic in a Humorous Chicago Note

A young wife sits on her husband’s knee after tea and reveals she bought a new dress, saying times are hard. She suggests paying the dressmaker to keep someone employed, prompting a lighthearted exchange about the economy and generosity.

Hubby Chicago News

Texas plans pensions for Confederate veterans

Texas will pay about 900000 in pensions to Confederate veterans for fiscal years 1908 and 1907, in addition to 154638 for support of the Confederate home. The measure expands state funding for veterans and related services.

Texas

Artist and Bride Face Canyon Vision in Crimson Gulch Tale

Willam Allen White recounts an artist who guides his bride to a canyon overlook. She sees a vast, red-tinged, ash colored hell below and fears the painter’s talent will ruin him. She warns him not to attempt painting that overwhelming scene.

Willam Allen White

Hatchet Driver Explains Stagecoach Bankruptcy Plan

An old lady witnesses a California stage driver admit he carries a hatchet to knock hurt passengers in the head and throw them over precipices to avoid lawsuits. He says accidents and damage suits push the line to stop the stage, leaving no profit.

California

Healthy Children and Common Sense Diets

A column extols feeding children proper meals and plenty of exercise to avoid sickness. It promotes Pillsbury's Vitos as a phosphate-rich substitute to meat, warns against easy paths to success, and shares humorous adages and a brief joke about a bent leather shoe.

Pillsbury

Government official to resign for health reasons after civil war wound

Former Governor Fifer of Illinois, a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission, plans to resign around January 1 due to ill health from a Civil War wound. He will return to his Illinois home to practice law.

Fifer Sinois Interstate Commerce Commission Inols

Defiance Starch Pushes Through Grocers’ Stock Glut

Local grocers report shelf space filled with rival brands showing 12 oz packages while Defiance Starch sells 16 oz for the same price. The ad pitches convenience, no cooking, and urges customers to choose Defiance for value. A muddled dialogue echoes a humorous street scene as customers discuss ancillaries and bargains.

Paralysis Fear Replaced by Pink Pills Cure, Amesbury Man Says

Mr Kenney describes severe paralysis symptoms including numbness, headaches, and sleepless nights. After trying Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, he recovered after seven boxes and has worked steadily for four years with the Merrimac Hat Company in Amesbury Massachusetts. The pills are sold by druggists and Dr Williams Medicine Co. in Schenectady NY.

Mr. Kenney

Defiance Cold Water Starch Brings Time and Money Savings

Housekeepers are urged to buy Defiance Cold Water Starch, priced at 10 cents for a 16 oz package. It never sticks to the iron, contains no injurious chemicals, and is sold in a full pound per package while competitors offer smaller packs. The ad notes deceptive 12-7 oz packaging and urges demand for Defiance.

Defiance

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