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Newspaper
Algona Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1900
Page
6
A historical advertisement touts Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a cure for kidney and bladder troubles. The copy claims strong final cures, urging readers to request a free pamphlet and a sample bottle by mail from Kilmer Co. in Binghamton New York.
A 19th or early 20th century advertisement extols the anxiety and pain of childbirth and promotes the patent medicine Mother's Friend as a preparation to ease labor. It promises immunity from pain and danger, claims scientific backing, and offers a free pamphlet titled Before Baby is Born from Bradfield Regulator Company of Atlanta, Georgia. The copy emphasizes the comforting nurselike assurance that the remedy will aid both mother and child through confinement.
From Wheaton and Otis dispatches in Manila dated January 12 to 15, 1899, reports detail capture of towns in Luzon south of Manila, numerous prisoners, and artillery and ordnance losses. Bullard and Ridgely commands advance against insurgents near Calamba, Los Baños, and Santo Tomas with casualties and few wounded. Sharpe dies in New York. double murder verdict returned in Carbondale. Naval veteran Lamont Sarmuel Howard dies in Washington. and Phil Aremour, Chicago millionaire, plans Pasadena home.
A collage of brief items covers burglaries in Dassel Minnesota a death in Montreal and false reports from Colombia. Debates in Ann Arbor Michigan and Cuban customs receipts in Havana are noted alongside bank consolidations and railway control changes. Several deaths and legal actions are listed including a North Oxford postmistress obituary and a Knoxville murder suicide.
Willis of RACE HORSES discusses the varied temperaments at Bennings race track in Washington Star style. He recalls horses that must be treated like people, with riders and trainers accommodating each animal's peculiar habits, from solo workouts to needing a companion horse, and the differing drives to win or yield.
Travelers note that Connecticut towns show strong communal trust with laundry delivery boxes in stores. They contrast with New York where such boxes would be quickly stolen. The writer views these receptacles as evidence of local integrity and civic character.
A damaged report describes a middle aged woman known as an incorrigible shoplifter, sent to varying terms of imprisonment for stealing from shops. Contemporary accounts note her appeal and repeated offenses, with remarks on how her actions influenced others.
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