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Newspaper
Algona Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1899
Page
3
An advertisement touts New GREAT Soul AMERICAN Kimyny Cure for distressing kidney and bladder discharge relief within six hours. It claims rapid pain relief, immediate reduction of water retention, and broad applicability for men and women, with testimonials and list of local sellers.
Promotion for round trip excursion to Chautauqua Lake on July 28 with return by August 2. Tickets sold at one fare, with return limit, via Nickel Plate routes from Van Buren Street station. Information available from General Agent, 111 Adams St, Chicago. Also includes a brief dental patent remedy advertisement.
Misleading claims tout English Spavin Iiniment as a universal cure for horse blemishes and ailments, with exaggerated savings and dubious pharmacologic notes. The text also includes unrelated medical product claims and dubious endorsements, reflecting typical late 19th century patent medicine advertising.
A fragmented notice describes travel to California via the North Western Line with cautions on avoiding delays and unnecessary changes. It mentions Thursday excursions and agents Chisago and North Western Ray for maps and printed information. An unrelated herbal salve advertisement fragment is included with nonsensical text and misspellings.
Fragmented OCR describes sale notices for Algona residence lots. It mentions proximity to amenities and a quiet area. Details are unclear but convey property listing tone and sale intention. The readable fragments indicate buyers may inquire with sellers about lot sizes and pricing.
In Wotan Wisconsin tale of Henry Ballantyne and his wife who separated after a brief marriage, Ballantyne became a prosperous grain buyer. She sued for divorce, won, and invested land proceeds. He later returned from the Philippines ill and destitute. She found him in San Francisco, cared for him, and last week they remarried and returned to Highmore together.
Secretary Long reviews bids for armor plate and decides to buy a significant quantity of Harveyized armor at 400 per ton to equip four monitors and the diagonal plates of the Maine Missouri and Ohio. The Krupp armor could not meet high grade requirements or price, affecting future decisions by Congress on remaining needs.
Two diamond earrings, hidden in a nightgown pocket, passed through Evanston laundry and sewer catch basin. Mrs. J W Taylor of Greenwood Inn Evanston recovered the jewels after a search found them in a nearby catch basin. The items survived the laundering process unharmed.
A daring act by fireman Alexander Jarvis of the Indianapolis division of ji¢:Panhandle is reported as a remarkable heroism feat. Details are limited in the fragment, but the account highlights Jarvis’s courageous action amid a dangerous incident and commends his service.
An 1807 global coal production view shows the United States leading in growth, with 73 percent gain over 11 years versus Britain's 24 percent. US coal output nears rival Britain though exports place the UK ahead. 1897 figures list Britain at 226 million tons and the US just under 4 million tons exported, with Australasia and Germany also notable exporters.
Alfred Alden, a seventh generation descendant of John and Priscilla Alden, is buried in a new grave at Oule HG Cemetery in St Janesville Wisconsin. Born in Claremont New England he left for the west at 27 to become a brick maker with his brother. He never married and kept a locket with a portrait of his former sweetheart from boyhood.
Government data shows 1 835 017 692 acres in public domain with 8 453 780 acres disposed to settlers. Last fiscal year receipts from public lands totaled 2 27799 dollars. Fortunes of 11 forex reservations paused by the act of June 4 1897 have again become available for settlement, adding 10 051 860 acres.
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