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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1910
Page
8
A Galena Kansas woman recounts collapsing lump on her side after a fall. A doctor advised surgery for a tumor. she used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and the lump passed away. The ad promotes the remedy and offers free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
A Sunday school teacher asks the brightest boy how Wiljah died. The boy replies that Wiljah did not die but was translated from the original Hebrew. The exchange plays on biblical translation and humor.
A brief court hearing records a magistrate questioning a young defendant about his faith while a chauffeur arrested for speeding argues a point about passing on the highway. The exchange centers on legal procedure and personal belief in a restrained, period-appropriate tone.
A Park’s Floral Magazine reader in South Carolina reports successful dahlia growth from a single seed packet. Seedlings appeared in five days, transplanted into loamy soil, colors ranged from dark red to light green, and one plant reached nine and a half feet with nearly black blooms and a yellow center. A magenta, a fawn shade, yellow with red borders, and brick-dust colored blooms followed. all 32 plants were described as gems.
An agricultural note cites New York experimentation at Geneva showing frequent spraying during dry seasons improves potato health and yields. Eleven trials averaged 6 1/4 bushels gain per acre with 84 cents cost per acre and 60 cents per bushel market price, making spraying profitable.
A Kansas City poultryman Ernest Kelleretrass developed an earth floor method to raise newborn chicks. He found chicks on soil floors grew sturdier, healthier, and thrived more than those on board floors. Trials with 25,000 chicks showed mortality under five percent, suggesting soil is a natural, softer ground reducing leg weakness and disease susceptibility.
Travellers at Union depot in Kansas City lose items left under benches and the red cap with a linen duster searches for missing rubbers. A traveler recounts a year of empty benches after routine cleanings, noting city methods surpass his expectations.
John Leason of 1403 Atchison St Atchison Kan reports his seven week old baby suffered from severe eczema. After six months with three doctors the skin worsened and sleep stopped. Using Cutiura remedies the child was cured and has remained clear for over a year.
An old pastor riding to church amid lateness told his companions not to hurry. He recalled a man being led to execution who said the crowd could wait and nothing would happen until he arrived. The tale echoes a philosophy of calm acceptance.
Lucas County era advertisement notes Frank J Cheney sworn as attorney of F J Cheney & Co Toledo firm offering one hundred dollars for each cataract case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Public notice promises testimonials and nationwide sales while urging internal use for blood and mucous surfaces. Includes garbled legal language and marketing claims from 1690 era.
Seven around ten year old children, four girls and three boys, were taken to a nearby seashore resort for a day by two women. The funds came from two paper-selling boys who recruited the excursion from their own houses. One woman noted the boys arranged it themselves and described one as likely the naughtiest boy in the neighborhood, yet believed such acts hint at their future improvement.
A fragment shows overheard chatter about romance and social caution with a playful contrast to a classroom gag about fractions. A girl pleads for distance while a teacher teases a boy over pie portions, hinting at humor and gendered social dynamics.
An Iowa woman Mrs. J R Hayes of Anamosa testifies of severe kidney pain and ankle swelling before using Dean’s Kidney Pills. She claims she could walk without crutches after starting the remedy and that her kidneys returned to normal. For sale by all dealers at 56 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Ethel responds with relief and delight as the old tale is told, and Marjorie admits she had never heard it before. The exchange centers on a nascent romance and the emotional impact of hearing the traditional story.
A traveler rides with an old lady and her 12 year old son in a railway carriage. At a wayside station the mother cannot produce a ticket for the boy and asks the traveler to carry him. The traveler suggests hiding him under the seat, and the mother exclaims shock at the idea.
An old time ad promotes Murine Eye Remedy for red weak or watery eyes and granulated eyelids with soothing relief. Murine Hye Salve sold in aseptic tubes at 25 cents and one dollar, with free Hye advice by Matt. Also notes UK and English savings bank deposits and general savings totals with depositor counts.
A fragment of an old advertisement mentions Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup claimed to ease wind colic and soothe children. The garbled text hints at comforting remedies and a common: a friend in need is a friend we usually dodge.
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