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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1901
Page
8
An open letter from Mrs E G Smith treasurer of the W C G T A Kansas City urges women to pursue health knowledge and learning to fully enjoy opportunities and personal advancement.
A report notes the Milan to Varese rail line covers fifty miles in fifty minutes using an electric third rail. The text also includes a long, scattered advertisement collage claiming various cures, tonics, and household products with exaggerated testimonials and promotional language.
The Weekly Panorama reports seven children died from lockjaw after inoculation with a horse serum antitoxin for diphtheria. Investigation shows the serum itself isn’t at fault. unsafe handling and use of serum from a horse that died of the disease likely caused the tragedy. The piece argues the antitoxin remains valuable with proper precautions and continued use.
A Western Republican ally of President Roosevelt, after a private talk, speculates Roosevelt will keep his Cabinet with a mix of current members and new appointees. Ex-Senator Edward C. Wolcott of Colorado is repeatedly mentioned as a likely addition. The Washington milieu expects Cabinet reshuffles once Congress hears the new President’s annual message.
Army authorities in Europe favor folding bicycles and motor cars for dispatch conveyance. The bicycle lacks a tire and is spartan, while the new frame design adds rigidity with a second parallel tube, improving stability for field use.
A Milwaukee man offers engagement dogs instead of a ring and the bride approves the quirky idea. The distinctive proposal features dogs tied with a jewelled collar, signaling a new trend in betrothal customs.
A long fragment recounts Illinois House member Alva Merrill of the Twenty fourth District telling a tale about a testimonial for Dodd s Kidney Pills. It describes Merrill’s father, a newspaper portrait, and a bystander recognizing Merrill in Springfield. The text mentions rewards and a New York display of shower baths, with advertisements and unrelated product mentions interwoven.
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