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Newspaper
Upper Des Moines Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1908
Page
9
Bailey of the Tribune brands his rival with harsh epithets calling him a measly cadaverous wart and a bothered dug out. The piece questions the insult and argues editors should respond with calm refutation rather than loud bluster.
Washington Post quotes a Bryan prophecy that he would prefer private life but would return to campaign if circumstances force it. The piece notes Democratic resistance to Bryan ism and imagines possible catalysts like John Johnson or Southern delegates that could compel another race for the Nebraskan.
The speaker insists William Jennings Bryan did not need to declare his 1912 run, arguing he remains vocal and alive. He contends Bryan’s announcement came from habit rather than need, reflecting on preelection expectations.
The Independence Journal asserts Iowa yields prove profitable farming options rival Texas Colorado or California. It cites a Nashus man who harvested onions for 500 an acre, arguing Iowa supports big yields with labor and risk similar to other states while avoiding Mosquitos signs and pests year round.
Washington buzzes as visiting delegations and lawmakers converge for a new session. Taft backs higher river and harbor funding, even bonds if needed, while Cummins fills Allison's old seat amid cautious optimism about waterway development and national policy.
Herald J P Frakes and sons Stra and Ed Countryman came back from a Northern Minnesota hunting trip. Frakes killed a 300 pound bear while Ed took a moose head with antlers of twenty three points. The wounded moose fled into a swamp and could not be retrieved in full.
A claim promotes a homemade cure for rheumatism using Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Karyon, and Compound Sarsaparilla. It asserts quick relief, low cost, and that rheumatism is a kidney-related condition, urging readers to prepare and use the mixture after meals and at night.
An older notice urges using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for cold and throat ills to avoid costly illnesses. It promotes Dr Shoop's Health Coffee and a no drip coffee strainer coupon, urging readers to look for the coupon and buy now.
A scanned 1908 page item cites counterfeiting and various patent medicines sold by E B Conner & Co, along with a public sale notice by Sheriff Jee Lillie in Kosuth County, Iowa, for A W Unger. The text references Foley's Honey and Tar, Orino laxative, Prevention tablets, Cascasweet, and Dr Thomas Electric products, plus DeWitt's Little Early Risers and a two hour court sale schedule. It notes a special execution by the district court and a sale at the Algona courthouse on December 30th, 1908.
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