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Newspaper
Upper Des Moines Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1909
Page
8
The readable fragments discuss digestion advice from Wrigley’s Spearmint and clothing fit, mentioning Cork’s buoyancy and a dubious claim about gold. The overall piece reads as a confused, partial OCR with stray phrases about teeth, lunch, and a stingy man, lacking coherent narrative or clear event.
Des Moines Aug 5 twelve people were injured when the Overland Limited of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway derailed east of Cambridge after a break in the south rail. The six coaches plunged into a ditch while the mail and express cars shattered. John D Lawrence mail clerk aged 46 was mangled and rushed to hospital but showed signs of recovery. Relief trains were sent and investigators considered rail failure as the probable cause.
In memory of his daughter Mrs V Lyngby L Larson of Racine Wisconsin has given the Danish society of Iowa Des Moines 16900 to build an endowed home in Des Moines for aged Danes. The home will cost 30000 with 15000 more to be raised by subscription. A site at East Ninth and Morton avenues has been purchased. The project aims to finish and occupy the home next year, with a new church planned adjoining it.
A rural route mail carrier greets a sunburned farmer named Holmes. The exchange shifts to a playful Sherlock Holmes joke as the farmer defends his wary characterization of people, noting his own detective instincts and indifference to appearances.
Charles T. Bauer of Volant Pennsylvania describes twelve years of eczema on hands arms and feet. After trying many salves and doctors he found relief with Cutleura Remedies. By the end of the treatment his hands and feet were healed with no further trouble. March 11 1908. Potter Drug and Chemical Company Boston.
A physician known for intolerance to malingerers tells a fantasy patient to shut her eyes and put out her tongue. She complies, but when she opens her eyes the doctor vanishes, leaving her alone in a busy street with tongue hanging out. The tale mocks pretended illness and prankish behavior.
A Richmond Virginia woman credits quitting coffee with major health gains. After years of illness including headaches and vision loss, she switched to Postum and Grape-Nuts, reporting weight gain, improved walking, memory, and overall strength. Publicity urged by friends for suffering humanity.
The Thirteenth district Tammany men filed into the funeral for Casey, paying respects to the widow as Hogan spoke warmly of the deceased. A testy exchange followed, with Hogan claiming he had only just met Casey that day. An old ad for Allen's Foot-Ease and other ads cap the page, including Wrigley’s gum and travel notes.
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