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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1908
Page
8
An article warns buyers to avoid white lead adulteration with chalky fillers and urges using genuine Pure White Lead from National Lead Company. It promotes the dated bottler trademark and offers test equipment from National Lead Company, Woodbridge Building, New York.
A collage of anecdotes praises Cuticura as an eczema cure citing a brother and a daughter’s child, with dates in 1907. It blends a humor piece about a king cobra of frogs and a moral tale about a rich man chewing a camel for heaven. A court joke ends with a playful justice twist.
A testimonial shows Grape-Nuts from whole wheat and barley boosting mother strength and baby nourishment. A mother reports recovering health after switching to the cereal, enabling nursing and daily work. The ad cites the product by Postum Co. and mentions The Road to Wellville.
A test case from Nistlee Cope's court in Iowa involves A. A. Uherson a Kansas City paint maker charged under a state law requiring paint ingredients to be stated before sale. J C Tate of the state food and dairy commission prosecutes. Uherson defends claiming ingredient secrecy safeguards his business. The court fined 10 dollars plus costs. Uherson appeals bond posted.
A farmer denounces a travel almanac as a fraud after it predicted snow for yesterday and heat instead. The almanac seller explains it snowed at the North Pole yesterday, prompting the farmer to admit the almanac’s error might be regional.
Fragmented junk text lists catarrh cures and patent medicines with claims of blood action and mucous surfaces. Some lines reference Lure Catarrh Cure, Marine Mye Remedy, Winslow’s Soothing Syrup, and London port statistics while mixing quotes and vague testimonials.
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