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Newspaper
Upper Des Moines Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1908
Page
30
A letter from Sophia Kiktlesen of Evanston Illinois describes a twenty five year cough and chronic catarrh. After trying various remedies only Peruna brought marked improvement in her throat and overall health. She praises Peruna tablets as a convenient form and urges friends to use it, noting a free Peruna pamphlet for 1909.
Special grand jury report finds ballots tainted by repeaters and lax oversight in Chicago's first primary. It accuses dozens of politicians and clerks of malfeasance, notes police near polls offered little help, and urges machines and civil service reform to avert future abuses.
Fifteen frame houses and a two story business building toppled as the Arkansas river crept forward in Pine Bluff. The stream undermined the bank near Georgia streets two blocks from the county court, while workers blew a new channel through the north bank to deflect the current toward a government dyke. The river keeps rising and threatens another dyke further east, endangering the eastern edge of the city if the flood worsens tomorrow.
Degust of Timson, who has been ing his tailor for the last six tiths, encounters a sudden discovery at the mountain summit.
A vintage ad dense with patent remedy claims touts Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio as a blood purifier that cures catarrh by direct on blood and mucous surfaces. It mixes testimonials and pricing while promoting warnings on other tonics and including various product mentions and unrelated catalog lines.
London reports the Daily Telegraph citing Dutch warships due to arrive at Caracas in January and asserts U S support for Holland against Venezuela. Willemstad notes the Netherlands continues a show of force off the Venezuelan coast with cruisers and a battleship within 800 yards of shore.
Senator Cummins and Mrs Cummins travel with John Pyer to Washington as parliamentary staff reshuffles unfold. Cummins plans to attend session Monday with swearing likely Tuesday at Arlington hotel in the capital. Students Escape Fire at Springfield College Dormitory in night clothes as coal bin spontaneous combustion causes blaze. Edward Boydstown saves belongings and returns for crutches. no injuries.
Budapest reports a rumor that Montenegrin forces bombarded Catcaro, an Austrian Adriatic port, at 9 yesterday morning. The war office states the claim is absolutely unfounded. Also noted is a Salvador revolu tion in Meyoras Nicaragua under farmer Vice President Prudencia Allure.
Mrs Laney Quebeck of Hope Valley R 1, a mechanic, suffered kidney pain backache and irregular secretions with warning dizziness. After being told cure was unlikely she found relief using Donn a Kidney Pills and reports gradual improvement, with the product sold by dealers across the country.
George V. Knleoy recalls Artem Ward’s nightly visit and a curious episode with a roach. Ward praises roaches and once rescued a struggling insect using a walnut, a bell, toothpicks as oars, and a hair from a toothpick. He afterward freed the creature, sparking warmth about his kindness.
Mr W Barrie author of What Every Woman Knows shares a food story against himself a lady of Ilda acquaintance once took a friend to see a play and he asked why she did so reply its euch no quiet street for the horses A glazing man is mocked for asking a lady to remove her huge lift and finally requests to fold back her ears in front of him
The bank check has taken slight hold on Mexican citizens, especially for under $1,000. They find cash easier to use for small payments and argue that business deals progress more smoothly when cash remains visible.
A Tennessee woman recounts quitting coffee for Postum and reports dramatic health gains, noting weight increase from 117 to 170 pounds and relief from indigestion, nervousness, and insomnia. She calls herself a living advertisement for Postum and urges others to try it, citing directions and branding from The Road to Wellville and There's a Reason.
A fragment describes a cold remedy using Compound Sytin of Sarsaparilla and Toris Compound with Thahey, claiming a cure in 24 hours. It also includes a fortune teller gag about predicting death within a year, with a comic exchange about which year.
A reader recalls a two month rash with severe itch and swelling below the knees. After failed remedies, a small amount of Culicnura relieved symptoms quickly, restoring sleep and normal use in days. Letter from George B. Farley, Concord, N H, May 14, 1907.
The passage notes the modern smile as a depreciating currency that fails to illuminate or bridge silence. It contrasts this with past views where a woman's smile was valued highly, suggesting current smiles lack the charm once esteemed.
An advertisement urges mothers to examine every bottle of Castoria for safety noting it is a trusted remedy for infants and children. It highlights the familiar 1¢ price claim and the line the kind you have always bought, implying decades of use.
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