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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1916
Page
12
The article argues that drinking plenty of pure water between meals aids health and may benefit digestion when paired with meals. It notes X ray evidence on healthy men and advises Anuric tablets before meals for signs of kidney trouble such as dark urine, nocturia, or sediment, claiming easy availability at drug stores.
A Des Moines woman testifies that Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription helped her nervous and run down condition. The ad invites readers to obtain Favorite Prescription in liquid or tablet form from dealers or by mail from Buffalo New York. It also promotes Pleasant Pellets made from May apple and jalap and notes a quarter price at apothecaries.
A collage of brief, humorous vignettes and exchanges. A tie buyer discards two as unworthy while clerks explain they go to women buyers. a lifeguard rescues a swimmer and a wife’s gratitude is joked about. Mark Twain and a dachshund owner share a quiet quip. a mother admonishes a story about a wife's misdeeds. a pointed line on work and readiness ends with a provocative remark about a girl mustering matrimony by capable child care.
A witty exchange unfolds with a man posing comically and Miss Cayenne commenting that he is fortunate if he can end up not looking pathetic after marriage. The dialogue hints at the cost of talk versus lasting consequence in relationships.
Reports from Amsterdam and London describe von Bethmann Hollweg claiming certainty of victory in the Reichstag. Romanian forces recapture Elirsova in Dobrudja. The Peninsular and Oriental liner sinks in the Mediterranean with 485 saved. Proclamations grant Poland autonomous hereditary monarch status. French forces seize Alaincourt Abaincourt Pressoire and a cemetery, taking 500 prisoners. Greece clash at Katerina sees casualties. Prince Henry of Bavaria dies in battle. Falkenhayn wields heavy blows against Romanians near Rothenthurm and Vulcan passes with 1000 prisoners. Romanian Buzeu valley gains claimed. Austro-German push north of Tulghes.
President Wilson, addressing Willamstown residents and Williams College students in Massachusetts, urged national welfare above partisan politics in his first public speech since the election. A roundup notes Wickliffe Catts leading in Florida, a federal suit over the eight hour law, Chicago’s new medical department cost, the Frontenac wreck toll, and naval tests ending in two deaths.
Seventy eight year old former ruler of Hawaii is gravely ill at her Honolulu palace. Medical attendants fear she may die within days. Dr Constantin Dumba, former Austrian ambassador to the United States, is dead at fifty six, according to a Geneva dispatch from Vienna. Dumba had long served Austria’s diplomatic corps and was recalled in September 1915.
Official Washington notes the key issue in resolving the Lusitania dispute is whether Germany violated its submarine warfare pledges amid recent merchant ship attacks. Agriculture estimates list national crops including corn buckwheat potatoes apples sugar beets and onions. Acting Secretary Osborne cites Lathrop Cardiff reports of the Launo sinking by a German submarine with the ship thought to be carrying Manila bound cargo to Havre.
A Central News dispatch from Amsterdam reports 120 people drowned when a barge sank on the Vistula near Kumierz Poland. The disaster followed by the time of report. Authorities assess cause and scale of the loss.
The American Mexican joint commission in Atlantic City faces a crisis rivaling the Columbus raid after Villa's forces gain in Chihuahua. Reports say Carranza authorities lose control there while Villa raiders seize $50,000 in silver from Parral. A train crash near Opaya kills and injures several soldiers, and a special Chihuahua City-bound train was readied to move French and hunted residents to the border as Villa is feared to mount an attack.
A New York doctor touts nuxated iron as the key to restoring vigor in a nearly 50 year old man. He claims iron improves strength, endurance, and health, urging readers to test personal stamina and try two five grain tablets three times daily after meals for two weeks. He warns against old iron forms and notes a $100,000 challenge by the manufacturers to prove the product can raise strength 200 percent in four weeks.
In a small town dialogue, a child asks how executions are carried out. The mother refuses to explain, warning against dwelling on such grim topics. The boy praises Sheriff Tackson, hoping to witness an execution someday, while the mother protests the fascination.
An unsolicited testimonial extols Warner's Safe Diabetes Remedy as curing diabetes after eight years of illness. The ad asserts a 40 year proven herbal formula, claims safety, and notes availability through druggists with free samples on request. It mentions James Platt of Dayton Ohio and promotional contact Rochester New York.
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