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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1912
Page
12
A wartime style ad section notes the decline of activity with age and cautions against harsh cathartics. It promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild effective remedy for constipation, offers a free trial bottle by mail, and lists other era ads for Castoria and digestive aids.
A Rochester reader cites Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound easing her 13 year old daughter's monthly cramps with dizziness, rest, and bed rest. A Starkville Ohio teen reports headaches backache and irregularity resolved after two bottles, praising the medicine. Numerous letters from mothers endorse the remedy, received by the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Company in Lynn Massachusetts.
Des Moines Iowa former governor William Larrabee died at 10 33 AM Saturday November 16 1912 at his Clermont hotel after five months of illness due to old age and rheumatism He served as Iowa’s 13th governor from 1880 to 1880 and was known for enforcing laws including prohibition He supported tax reform labor protection and railroad regulation and remained devoted to public service and aiding the plain people He and Ann M Appleman married in Clermont in 1861 and built a life on the Turkey River valley with a legacy of modest philanthropy.
In Des Moines J A Cotter a 56 year old teamster was found dead by asphyxiation in a Be room at 1620 Walnut Street. The gas jet had been wrenched from the wall and lay on the bed beside him. In Sioux City a separate item reports that the Morningside college building fund campaign surpassed its $25,000 goal with pledges totaling 326970.
Mrs Clarisa Rice, 88, of 1210 Malne Street, Des Moines, a mother of three, reportedly tried self harm with hydrochloric acid at her home. She was described as despondent but in fair health beforehand.
A lecturer asserts the blond woman is harder to get along with than the brunette. An astonished man in the audience questions the claim and the lecturer confirms it as a fact, prompting the man to joke about his wife dyeing her black hair.
A vintage advertising blurb touts Calumet Baking Powder as a fix for baking fails once blamed on luck. It claims to empower inexperienced cooks to bake perfectly, saving time and money, and guarantees purity in can and cake. It notes Calumet as the top baking powder with awards from Chicago and Paris.
Very Hobbie asks Mrs Stiles about her gown. Mr Stiles compares it to a crowded theater. She asks about the crowd. Judge remarks a landing room only.
A break in occurred at the Woodford Wheeler lumber company office and the adjacent grain office. Burglars forced entry, with Mason City Bates and J. Clausen grain offices mentioned in initial reports. No injuries noted. police investigating motive and items taken.
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