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Newspaper
Upper Des Moines Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1908
Page
22
Timson, long judging his tailor for six months, confronts him atop a Swiss mountain in a startling encounter. The incident unfolds amid perilous Alpine conditions as tensions flare at altitude.
An advertisement outlines Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood acting remedy, praised by physicians and sold by druggists, with testimonials promised and a Toledo company behind the product. Also mentions a chil d soothing syrup and other patent remedies for horses, constipation, and general health, reflecting era advertisements.
A special grand jury report from Chicago details ballot irregularities in the August primary. It cites votes cast by nonresidents, absentees, the insane, and even the dead, with parties alleging bribery and clerical complicity. The findings condemn the primary as a blow to political purity, noting police aid was lacking and civil service employees were not shown to have conspired. The inquiry suggests no city or general election has been fair in years.
Fifteen frame houses and a two story business building topple into the swollen Arkansas River at Ping Hill near Ceargh street two blocks east of the county courthouse. The river continues to rise undermining another dyke eastward, threatening the eastern city section rebuilt after a blaze two years ago if the current worsens.
London reports four American warships near Curacao as the United States pledges support for Holland against Venezuela. Dutch vessels demonstrate off the Venezuelan coast from Puerto Cabello to La Guaira, keeping about 4,000 yards offshore. Also included are brief notes on Senator Cummins arriving in Washington for the session and a fire at Springfield Business College dormitory.
A brief item notes a revolution in Salvador and Managua, Nicaragua with mention of leadership under Vice President Prudencio Alfare. The fragment cites upheaval and governance shifts amid regional unrest.
Mrs Lucy Quebeck of Mechanic Street Hope Valley Rhode Island describes eight years of severe kidney trouble with back pain irregular secretions bloating headaches and vision disturbances. She credits Dean's Kidney Pills with gradual relief after starting use, noting the troubles disappeared. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
George W. Kelery of Cleveland recalls Artemus Ward and a curious tale about roaches. Ward admired roaches in a room during a panorama lecture visit and once described a pet roach he cared for at his home using a walnut shell as a heat source and toothpicks as oars. The roach later fishished and slept after Kelery helped it.
The piece recounts J W Barrie humor about a play and a hat in a quiet street scene, plus a reader’s anecdote about a hat request on stage. It also includes an advertisement excerpt extolling Postum as a coffee alternative with a testimonial about health improvements and weight gain.
A historical snippet describes a failproof cold remedy by mixing Compound Syrup of Sarsaparilla with Toris Compound in a half pint of liquor, to be taken as a tablespoon dose every four hours, claiming to cure an acute cold in 24 hours. The text also includes a period joke about a fortune teller and a client questioning a death timeline.
A Concord New Hampshire resident describes a severe two month skin eruption on legs with intense itching and swelling. After trying several remedies night swearing grew worse until applying Quetura provided instant relief and rapid recovery.
Sir John Broadbent spoke at the reopening of a London medical school predicting a utopian era when diseases like influenza pneumonia measles scarlet fever and diphtheria decline due to proper sanitation of offices shops public buildings and private homes and other sanitary measures. He urged ending overcrowding banning children’s parties and discouraging indiscriminate kissing noting a schoolboy definition of a kiss as simply pulling a cheek to make a noise.
Although most hesitate to state the face value of the modern smile we recognize it as a currency that fails to illuminate or bridge gaps. The piece argues that the charm of a woman's smile once stood above beauty despite hinting at silliness.
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