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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1917
Page
8
The dialogue recalls a marriage ceremony debate about the word obey with Aunt Dinah resisting changes. A separate exchange asks who painted Brown's house, with an answer naming Fitz & Starts.
A testimonial style advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as relief for women with female troubles. Mrs Kara A Krese from Aurora and Mrs Josh Copnmr of Cincinnati recount long suffering followed by improved health and renewed ability to work at home. The ad invites letters for confidential guidance from the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn, Massachusetts.
A Tipton boy named Monta Jessup, son of Orin Jessup of the Orin Jessup Land Co., joined a Wild West exhibition after trading his father's shirt to a Big Top showman. The incident ends with the boy touring every tent, realizing he could have entered for less. An Indianapolis News quotation on Native American identity accompanies the tale, followed by a humorous mock etymology about future air travel with invented terms.
A fragment describes Danny viewing a picture of Dijah going to heaven in a chariot of fra. He points to a halo on the prophets head and exclaims about carrying extra tire, signaling a humorous misinterpretation of religious imagery.
An old advertisement urges readers to protect kidney function by drinking water, exercising and avoiding heavy foods. It touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a remarkable remedy for back pain bladder trouble sediment and other kidney symptoms and offers a trial bottle for ten cents.
A fragmented dialogue contrasts masculine and feminine references to time and roles. Willie notes a 60 second minute while a line suggests exaggerated 600 seconds and alters in speech. An employer and applicant exchange hints of career and divorce, reflecting social and gendered language.
The campaign unites the second Liberty loan effort with a food pledge drive during October 21 to 24. Herbert Hoover urges nationwide participation to ensure meat, wheat, sugar, and dairy for allies, stressing democratic cooperation and home kitchen action with the War Creed of the Kitchen card.
In a wartime call to virtue the author deplores waste and profiteering while praising sacrifice. He recalls a St Louis Rotary function where a guest speaker quit after witnessing an inappropriate dance, praising the moral stand as braver than facing cannon. The piece urges renewed standards and vigilance against decadence.
A foggy war memory shows a weary Tommy trudging toward base when an officer halts him. He explains that while others went over the top, he struck for home, answering the call to rally his regiment back toward safety and duty.
A devotional reflection on God’s mercy and love, praising his immense patience and divine gifts. The author contemplates gratitude for salvation, service, and the call to love and serve God, acknowledging human unworthiness and eternal hope in Christ.
A patient tells a long tale to a doctor who hands her another bottle. She leaves and the doctor boasts, then she asks if he checked her tongue. He admits it isn’t coated. The doctor muses that grass does not grow on a race track.
An advertisement promotes Cuticura treatment for facial rash and hand care, offering free samples via mail. The text shifts to a humorous scene where a baseball lands in a garden, prompting a stern father to confront a batsman and the child’s parent about the near miss and the number of children in the family.
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine with a money back offer for incurable vase of catarrh claims. It claims internal action through the blood on mucous surfaces, marketed by B J Cheney Co of Toledo Ohio for over forty years with testimonials and pricing details included.
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