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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1903
Page
3
Captain Pope declares the brig a pirate ship and freights a plan to split plunder with his crew. Crystal and Grindal press for more, as the men assemble on deck to hear the terms while the weather improves and the East Indiaman fades astern.
Captain Pope builds a pirate crew on the Gypsy with a plan to raid Spanish ships for food and plunder. He drills the men in arms, promises plenty to eat, and seeks crew loyalty under the black flag, while a larger schooner looms near as darkness hides its approach. The night silence breaks with a collision and the mysterious approaching vessel closes in as the narrative continues.
Dr Reginald John Campbell of City Temple London faced a crowded throng of three denomination clergymen at Presbyterian House. He whispered to Dr Bradford asking how so many preachers gathered. Bradford replied the Campbell family is coming in.
A lighthearted collage from The Day features a debutante recalling a suitor’s admission that he cannot break his habit after kissing her. It includes a quip about progressive Mexicans and weather stamped letters, and a brisk exchange about music killing mosquitoes.
Two wives joke about husbands and clubs as a photographer praises one baby and a wife boasts she has the better husband. A chauffeur quip attacks a rival for reckless driving while a second chides the “puffer” for chasing trust sportsmen.
A humorous quip from a Chicago News item about Kansas farmers buying lightning rods. The hat salesman asks, and the lightning-rod agent replies that buyers expect a thunderstorm to test the product after purchase.
A scrambled dialogue sketch of light social wit featuring a lady and a man arguing over mistaken identity and flirtatious banter. The exchanges cover mistaken identity, proposals declined, and a humorous line about a cat and a cash allowance, with a final quip about a man’s money motive and resulting allowance.
Des Moines reports a Weaver telegram says he will rest at home in Iowa after directing oil drills on land secured by General Warner and associates, near the Unkel tract southeast of Welsh. The note covers oil beds 1018 feet deep, 40 feet thick, and a second bed 90 feet thick, totaling 130 feet of oil sand. It also notes Iowa farming forecasts, fruit crop percentages across states, and winter apple prospects amid frost damage. The piece mentions a Cronk versus Wabash Railroad damages case in Wapello County and a Moscow dentist claims to have a new tooth adhesion method for false teeth.
Mrs. P Brunzel of Everett Washington describes years of severe back and groin pain improved by Dean’s Kidney Pills after five boxes. She credits the treatment with a full recovery and notes a recent relapse resolved by another short course. A free trial offer from Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo appears, with sale through druggists at 50 cents per box.
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