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Newspaper
Upper Des Moines Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1908
Page
4
Glenister battles thirst and wrecked pride as Cherry Malotte warns of a corrupt plot. At the theater and casino, revelations emerge of a scheming woman guiding a political rival’s gains, while Glenister’s gamble frenzy draws in guards, gamblers, and a curious crowd.
The scene shifts to a crowded gambling den where the Bronco Kid, Glenister, and Cherry Malone tense with danger. Signals are rehearsed for a crooked card game as the inside life opens, with talk of a hired hearse driver and a breaking plan. A miner’s victory looms, intensifying rivalries and a volatile mood.
C G Eldridge of Empire Georgia extols Kings New Discovery as best remedy for coughs colds and throat ailments claiming seven years use proves quick cures for croup and other throat issues. Sold with guarantee at local store and advertised price per bottle. Also mentions a small loan offer from HaG aan & Perk.
The article argues for walnuts, hickory nuts, pecans and peanuts as nutritious foodstuffs with high protein and fat content, lab-confirmed, affordable, and appealing. It mocks reluctance to eat animal-origin foods and notes only the Shawnee Indian would realistically rely on such nuts as a main meal, using the phrase walnuts and the wine to mark their place in the diet.
Louis Granelle of Bridgewater Vermont tore down a wall at the town farm and uncovered a tiny vault containing coins. The 12 silver half dollars date from 1812 to 1832, a likely 1776 English fourpence, and three dimes from the 1820s, all remarkably bright after a long burial.
An ancient folio claims giants ranged up to 33 feet tall. It cites Panormum in Sicily with bodies dug up in 1547 a giant 37 feet, 1516 near Mazerene 30 feet, 1648 near Syracuse another 30 plus, 1650 near Entella a 33 foot giant, and a 1342 Sicilian corpse with extraordinary skull and staff proportions.
An Italian customer in a Portland street hardware and paint shop spoke broken English and asked for a machine to make heat and cold. The clerk led him around, showing every heating device until the man spotted a balanced thermometer on a high shelf. He pointed to it and asked for one like it, saying the numbers should work the same, to make hot and cold.
A couple elopes and finds favor from a stern parent who was not pursuing them. In a letter read aloud, the parent and mother express approval of the couple’s decision, revealing a long contemplated plan to break up housekeeping and move forward together.
A traveler returning from Europe is met at the New York pier by a friend who mentions the Newport dinner for Conaul the chimpanzee. En route to the ferry they exchange social news and a wry remark about water finding its level, prompting the question what the chimpanzee found.
A clipped exchange over bringing Mr Topnstch home for dinner reveals a strained moment as one party asks for a square meal while noting Mr Topnetch is out of town. The brief dialogue captures a domestic or social flare with implied tensions.
A traveler returns from Japan with observations on eight social classes. The mikado, princes, nobles owe feudal service, the Drieste soldiers form the border, inferior officials and qi tora, merchants and tradesmen, artists, and day laborers. Wealth and status vary by class with strict segregation for leather workers and tanners.
On the White Nile near Fashoda Mejut a lion attacked and mortally wounded English engineer H. Salmay Salmon aboard the steam Metemmah. Salmon shot the lion, but the beast mauled him before crew could help, and he died after reaching Khartum hospital.
A historical account describes the Witch's Bridle a cruel punishment in Forfar Scotland. The device was a cage of flat iron bars forced over the head with a iron mouthplate studded with spikes causing pain if speaking. Condemned witches were paraded publicly then strangled and burned. The last known Forfar witch execution cited occurred in 1662.
Cure for Misery claims a tonic that relieves malaria poison misery and stomach and kidney troubles. The vendor from Louellen cites a 50 cent bottle called Hisetrc Biders, promising fast relief from bilious attacks jaundice and back pain, with a money back guarantee at R A Miller's drug store.
A dated advertisement promotes Kennedy's Laxative cough syrup as a thorough cold treatment. It claims the product acts on all muscles and fibers, causes constipation to drive out the cold, and praises its safety for children. Sold by K. z & Op, Conner & Co.
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