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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1916
Page
12
A collage of brief items includes a riddle about a goose and a golden egg, musings on cost and resentment, a quip about riches from imperfect results, a proverb about those who fail to get what they want, and a child’s question about wooden slippers. Also noted is Japan’s zinc rumor, a Wise Youngster exchange, and Cuba importing large lumber amounts.
A collage of health tips and anecdotes: a physician’s recipe for longevity urging kidney care and hydration, a remedy promoted for uric acid and rheumatism, and a trial offer from Dr. Pierce. Interwoven are brief quips on fashion, a child’s question about green summer dresses, random jokes, and an Iowa Des Moines vignette about women’s health remedies.
An advertisement from New York proclaims ordinary nuxated iron will dramatically increase strength and endurance in two weeks. It claims nervous, run down individuals gain up to 200 percent, with many cases improving in ten to fourteen days after taking iron in a properly absorbed form. The piece urges readers to buy and test the product, offering refunds if not effective.
Native grape species thrive worldwide and U S grape growing hinges on variety choice. The article outlines propagation by seed cuttings layering and grafting, details knife cuts and layers, and compares pruning styles including Four Cane Kniffin Umbrella Overhead Caywood Cross-Wire and Fan systems with practical training and trellis setups.
A fragment from a 1910s page urges households to curb meat use due to rising prices and switch to Skinner's Macaroni and Spaghetti with a free cookbook offer from Skinner Mfg. Co Omaha. A bedtime scene shows little Martha trying to tell her mother something and being urged to wait till morning.
The item contrasts a shady beauty doctor with a claim of legitimate business. It jokes that the doctor is grafting peaches while promoting patent remedies. It mentions Doctor Pierce's Golden Bascal Discovery and references Brazil, Europe's coffee, and Argentina oil output. The prose ends with a general musing on life.
A collection of testimonials from women across Wisconsin Oklahoma and Massachusetts praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from displacement ulcers inflammation and related health issues. Letters describe regained health after using the remedy and invite further advice from the Lydia H Pinkham Medicine Co. Also notes a humorous exchange about an economical marriage ceremony and a brief line on South Africa's diamond industry revival.
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