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Newspaper
Upper Des Moines Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1909
Page
3
An advertisement extols Swamp-Root as a remedy for kidney trouble and related ailments. It claims kidney derangement causes many sudden deaths and lists symptoms such as bladder issues, headaches, back pain, and nervousness. The notice highlights the product’s gentle, fast-acting properties and offers samples and a free book by mail from Dr Bilmer & Co.
In smoky mountain corridors a jurors tribunal is invoked as the sheriff leads the prisoner away. A woman hears the murmur of the crowd and the judge’s oath echoes. Dr Brent signals to follow as Felder asks for watchers to wait in the judge’s room.
In a courtroom drama and quiet hillside aftermath, Harry Sanderson faces a torn conscience as Hugh’s death nears. Jessica’s mercy and a man’s confession collide before a tragic finish, leaving forgiveness and reunion as the final note in a life haunted by Satan Sanderson.
J C Vining former Colorado Midland railway superintendent advocates irrigation land sales in Colorado. He promises honest dealings, invites thorough investigations of claims, targets salaried buyers to grow population, notes Grand Valley fruit land with young trees, and reports steady inquiries from multiple states. Vining opened offices at 64 Seventeenth Street, Denver.
The drummer narrates jokes about Kansas farming and a comic incident with squash seed poultices on a railway line. He recalls a penitentiary law warning for throwing such items and describes trains fighting a squash seed littered track, then a farmer’s misadventure with a pumpkin. The tale closes with the drummer reflecting on Kansas’s eccentric crops.
A Berlin paper prints a Christmas eve prison scene from Denmark showing convicts and guests at a table with a tiny tree behind bars. Princeton university reports total enrollment 1 814 across departments with 625 in academics 533 in sciences 51 in graduate studies and 215 faculty and staff.
A Milwaukee reader endorses Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound claiming it cured backache and helped her become a well woman. The ad cites grateful letters to the Pinkham Medicine Company of Massachusetts and invites sick women to seek free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn.
A fragment reflecting on true happiness as self contentment and intimate friendship. It contrasts with false happiness found in crowds and self praise, noting that genuine joy stems from personal peace and valued conversation rather than external applause.
A Washington Star quote has Uncle Eben dismissing a fortune teller as unreliable weather prediction. He says a man who finds fault is more useful than a weatherman who predicts nothing. The remark casts skepticism on forecasting reliability.
A three year old girl played with a yellow jacket and refused to release it after her mother warned it would sting her. The child said she was only holding it by the leaves, not its back.
The piece touts aging longevity and youthfulness through a tonic, citing William Parr England’s long life and James Wick of Spurnock Kentucky. It includes a testimonial that after six bottles of Electric Bitters, kidney trouble eased and vitality returned, promoting the product as a godsend for the sickly and elderly. Available for 50 cents at R H Millers.
Rev I W Williamson of Huntin West Virginia writes that Foley's Kidney Remedy has benefited his nervous exhaustion and kidney trouble. He claims it restores health and strength to thousands of weak, run down people and is pleasant to take. Sold by all druggists.
A Beals Maine resident touts Dr New Discovery as the cure for coughs colds and lung trouble after using ten bottles. The ad claims relief for bronchitis asthma hoarseness and throat troubles and promotes Foley Honey and Tar and Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as quick cures with trial bottles and guarantees.
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