02 Sep 1904
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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1904
Page
1
Glasgow physician reports a case of congenital cataract removal in a patient aged about ten who, after surgery, first perceives fear rather than joy. He initially mistakes the ward features and a window for touching ground, then gradually learns to distinguish colors while regaining navigation and self-confidence.
A crowded tale portrays Captain John Rast, a New York surgeon famed for risky remedies and blunt judgment. One wealthy matron, always well yet fearing illness, seeks him after theater with a request about oysters, revealing Rost’s blunt, ironic bedside manner and questionable confidence in his cures.
A Wright woman improvises a meal after a gasoline stove breaks down at breakfast roasting potatoes and onions over the heat source and then cooking steak. A reader reports beans baked in a base burner tasting good, while another California ranch stove incident uses a small oil heater to boil a six hour dinner of stewed chicken with rice and dumplings.
Marcel Prevost recounts a dinner tale where an inexperienced servant nearly caused a heart scare by wiping a bishop's mouth with a napkin. The young helper ignored etiquette questions until the butler finally instructed him to wipe the bishop after each drink, prompting the awkward moment and the narrator's horror.
The piece lists three women who hold the Grand Cardon of the Legion of Honor the Queen of Holland Queen Emma and Queen Christina of Spain. It notes European sovereigns the German emperor the King of Württemberg and the current King of Saxony have not received the Grand Cross. It adds Prince Gaston of Bourbon Comte d’Eu as a rare Orleans prince who has the decoration while Pedro I’s Brazil empire era bound the context.
The United States held 7 percent of land and population yet owned 25 percent of world wealth in 1900, valued at 94 billion dollars. Britain and Ireland ranked second with 59 billion, followed by France 48 billion and Germany 45 billion, with Russia and Austria-Hungary far lower. The U S advance in wealth outpaced population growth versus other nations, except Russia and China.
In New York a parishioner questions the slow progress of St John the Divine as Bishop Potter offers a witty response. The dialogue highlights the building's funding, public interest, and the belief the cathedral serves a preparation for eternity amid ongoing delays.
Special Correspondence recalls a Quebec visit with vivid scenes of the old town. The writer describes the Chateau Frontenac, the citadel, Wolfe’s monument, Lower Town streets, and moonlit descents, mingling personal impressions with rich reminders of imperial and colonial history.
A Chicago palm reader Madame Foreselli drew a crowd at Highland rink where couples sought luck in love and fortune. A young man, tormented by past heartbreak, glimpsed a chance for reconciliation after overheard chatter on the riverbank near the masked seer.
A jumble of ad copy and tales spans patent medicines and consumer tricks, including Defiance laundry detergent sizing tricks, Kennedy remedies, and a pawnbroker in story form. it weaves in jokes about Germans and Frenchmen, a translator’s Moscow anecdote, and a South End clothier’s spring stock offers.
Jamboree Kentucky August 29 special report details J M Coleman a respected local man praising Dodd's Kidney Pills after years of back pain. He credits the remedy with lasting relief and shares his daughter's improvement after using about half a box. He asserts backache equals kidney ache and touts the pills as a cure for rheumatism as well.
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