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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1917
Page
4
Fragmentary excerpt hints at a man whose print faced destruction by strikers and a related physiological event. The text is garbled, yielding no coherent names, dates, or locations to establish a concrete news item.
An advertisement touts a $1000 reward for any ascent at catarch that cannot be cured by Hall s Castark medicine. Hall s catatius medicine is taken internally and acts through the blood on mucous surfaces of the system. Sold by druggists for over forty years. Price by. Testimonials free. W J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohta.
A nervous dentist faced a nightly visitor who sat on his doorstep at the same hour each evening. The man confessed fear of pulling a troublesome tooth and sought a neighbor’s doorstep to ease the ache, claiming the sight of the dentist’s house relieves the pain and that the tooth could be pulled if it worsened.
Mollie debates gender pay and rights with a friend in a humorous exchange about fairness in earnings. The comic vignette satirizes social norms as a dialogue unfolds between Mollie and Smille in a slice of life sketch.
A sweep of wartime items from Berlin to Washington describes Pope Benedicts peace proposals praised for moral seriousness and neutrality, Wilsons reply, and American war material moves. Reports cover a Liberty bond surge, a Pensacola hurricane, Port Worth police shooting, bankers meet, and railroad labor unrest.
Washington adjourned without acting on rules. Heflin denounced five lawmakers including La Follette and Norton amid a charging clash. Shipping Board projects 1,600 ocean ships worth 9.2 million tons with 5.75 per ton base charter for requisitioned vessels. Senate approves Brig. Gen. Relehmant nomination. Urgent deficiency bill passes without roll call. army and navy funding totals set. Food admin to urge price-cut measures for bread. Death warrant of seditious papers signed. Trading with the enemy act expands powers for suppression.
The sermon argues that the soul's determined will is the strongest force outside God, citing modern industry and architecture as witnesses to human will. It contrasts this with modern claims that environment governs behavior, urging instead responsibility and faith in divine aid. The Rev. Witt Lincoln Pelton of St. James Episcopal Church in New York City delivers the message.
British shipping losses since the February unrestricted submarine campaign rise. official statements from London cite heavy losses and renewed attacks. Reports from Rome and Washington mention Italian gains and German submarines sinking transport convoys. British troops seize key positions near Tower Hamlets as Ghent residents face executions for espionage.
Foreign President Irigoyen of Argentina prepares a message to Congress replying to the request to sever diplomatic relations with Germany. The action could redefine South American ties amid growing European tension.
A short sermon-like passage quotes John Ruskin on a benevolent divine plan. It asserts God places each person in their suitable occupation, calls them to be joyful and humble, and provides strength and sense to fulfill the task. Happiness within work is tied to pleasing God.
A fragmented line appears to reference H. W. Dever and Bamnel Johnson in a garbled pledge. The readable text mentions desire to do much good and a call to service, though specifics are unclear.
Heloise of the fast service clashed with Claudine the other waitress amid events at the bartenders ball last night. A critic taunted a server while another patron complained about their order, and the living skeleton joke sparked a sharp exchange.
An old advertisement touts free samples of Cuticurn soap and ointment for soothing skin rashes and itching in babies. It promises rapid relief, requests mailed postcard requests to Cuticurn Dept. B Boston, and claims the product clears and keeps skin smooth. The copy includes quirky mock dialogue and muses on waste and hustlers.
Testimonial advertisement for Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound from Mrs Minervy T. Cums of Penns Grove sharing relief from inflammation and irregularities. Claims the remedy stopped pain and improved health, urging other women to try Pinkham's products for displacements, inflammation, ulceration, backache, painful periods and nervousness.
A suburban boy, running errands for pennies, asks for a lock washer at a hardware store. The dealer shows perforated, split disks. The boy inspects them, notes their flaw, and declines, saying they are broken.
A Cincinnati authority says freezone aids quick corn removal with a few drops applied to the corn. The inexpensive drug, available at drug stores or via wholesalers, dries instantly, does not inflame surrounding skin, and claims to rid feet of corns and calluses without pain or infection.
A reminiscence of a soldier recalling his first time going over the trench lip. The line asks what occupied his thoughts and notes an onlooker’s wartime remark about his appearance, implying a calm exterior amid danger. The fragment hints at themes of courage, perception, and the surreal mood of combat.
Mary with a music teacher mother hears a kitten’s whining and asks to let the pet outside to enjoy its voice. The brief scene evokes familiar studio terms and a child’s plea for care of a pet.
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