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Newspaper
Upper Des Moines Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1905
Page
3
The ad argues kidney and bladder trouble affect men and women alike causing a range of ailments from weak digestion to bed wetting. It promotes Swamp-Root as a mild, fast-acting remedy with sample offers and testimonials, under Dr Kilmer and Co of Binghamton New York.
Fragmented lines reflect a poem like meditation on memory and gratitude. The text references a Baltimore American item and a stray figure Crowder, hinting at past eras and lost connections. The passage presents incomplete phrases and distorted names, suggesting OCR damage from a historical page.
A historical Illinois tale recounts Judge Blodgett’s stern resolve and the crafty Linegar defense in a 1870s counterfeit money case. It details Linegar’s use of every technicality, the judge’s tempers, and a dramatic exchange when verdicts neared. The narrative names Linegar, Merritt, Harrington, and Haines, outlining political and legal-adventure context.
In a Chicago Record-Herald item a judge laments that the defendants were not in custody for the verdict. Lawyer Linegar claims the clients were at liberty and not in his custody or authority. The judge orders the verdict delivered and the matter closed.
The Carlisle Indian School alumni Glen Pierce Wallack Docksladey Luke Abreu and Morris Lee were sentenced to one year each for desertion. The four Seneca youths, once athletic stars at Carlisle, deserted from Company I First Infantry at Fort Porter near Buffalo and were imprisoned at Castle Williams on Governor's Island in New York.
The passage muses on taller women and larger feet replacing ancestral small feet. It recalls Catherine de Medici and Empress Josephine, noting high heels and dainty slippers. The centerpiece is a princess’s tiny slipper, likened to Cinderella’s, described as delicate and emblematic of vanished small-footed ideals.
Mariners claim iceberg tops are salt free, suggesting dry land origin and a polar continent. The English Fish Trades Gazette notes salt water ice loses salinity when heated by sun, with Arctic explorers Nagesen and the Duke of Abruzzi citing seawater salts separating and surface frost, leaving nearly salt free water from sun exposed ice shafts.
An article in St Nicholas cites Nature and Science on lobster offspring. Mothers carry thousands of eggs nearly a year and guard them diligently. Once freed, larvae drift from the bottom into the open sea where only a few survive to adulthood amid storms and predators.
A constituent seeks Mr Seddon, premier of New Zealand, to recover a 20000 pound debt from the czar. Repeated appeals to St Petersburg yielded nothing. The petitioner once solved the sex determination problem and claims this and the birth of a Russian heir link as cause and effect. The London Chronicle notes the odd chain of reasoning.
A Cornhj Magazine excerpt recalls storm swept Pentland Firth with dangerous rocks and currents. An Orkney pilot notes Britain has built lighthouses along the coast, making wrecks unlikely for local fisher folk.
The largest mass of native iron, found at the Cobb dock in Brooklyn Navy Yard and weighing about 37 tons, has been transported to the American Museum of Natural History after seven years on display. The iron from the meteorite measures over 11 feet long, 734 feet high and six feet thick, and contains nearly eight percent nickel and cobalt.
South Africa expands coinage with the introduction of a two cent piece, replacing the prior smallest coin which was six cents. The change updates the currency system and reshapes small-value transactions.
A wholesale drug firm showcases the making of drugs in stages from mineral or plant to finished powder. Quinine, sulphate of copper, and opium poppies appear in labeled, boxed displays illustrating each step. The setup aims to mirror a world’s fair exhibit with detailed, orderly demonstrations.
Campers in the Adirondacks found porcupines attracted to an old salt brine tub left at their site. The brine drew many visitors that winter, gnawing the tub and damaging gear including a paddle handle. Authors ponder whether the salt taste is natural or learned and if the animals earlier exploited such salt sources.
An East End domestic tale from the Duluth News-Tribune recounts a long in service maid who quits her post to marry. The replacement refuses to delay her start, the couple settle, and the bride returns to duties after a brief honeymoon with her new husband away.
The Philadelphia Record notes the Little Italy banks as curious sights, focusing on Giovanni Recchione’s 721 Carpenter street establishment. His display features real money from many denominations and currencies, visible to passersby through glass and wire netting, claimed as the oldest Italian bank in the city and a strong advertisement for depositor trust.
A Cleveland Leader fragment features Ferdy and Clarence in a witty exchange about business relations, with Ferdy declaring pawnbrokers as the meaning. The dialogue showcases humor and regional character in a brief clipped quote style.
The readable text appears garbled with stray words about a health board and someone holding a shovel. No clear event, names, or locations emerge to form a coherent news item.
Foley & Co Chicago originated Honey and Tar as a lung remedy. Due to popularity imitators spread. insist on Coley's Honey and Tar and refuse substitutes. Mildly laxative and contains opiates. safest for children and delicate persons. Sold by E. E. Conner & Co. Algona.
After a hearty meal a dose of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure can prevent indigestion and stomach troubles. It is advertised as a thorough digestant and cure for indigestion gas sour risings and bad breath. N Watkins of Lesbos Kentucky testifies to fifteen years of trouble cured after six bottles worth $1,000 and sold by R H Miller.
A.M. Ake of Food Indiana recounts years of severe lung hemorrhages. After failed treatments from several physicians, he began Foley's Honey and Tar, reporting his lungs now sound as a bullet. The ad praises the cough suppressant and lung healing effects, urging avoidance of substitutes. Sold by E. E. Conner.
An advertisement touts DeWitt's Little Early Risers as safe tonic pills that relieve headache constipation and biliousness. A Valley City hotel clerk recalls two bottles cured his chronic constipation. Also promotes Dr Wood's Nerolean? PIngs Syrup as a natural remedy for coughs colds and pulmonary ailments.
Advertisement offers Loxative Bromo Quinine tablets claiming cure for colds in one day with money-back refund if it fails. B W Groves signature appears on each box. Nearby text mentions one-way fares and station agents for travel, with scattered place names and times.
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