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Newspaper
Upper Des Moines Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1908
Page
4
An old advertisement extols Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney and bladder issues affecting men women and children. It claims to relieve miseries caused by kidney trouble improve mood vigor and cheerfulness and offers sample bottles and pamphlets from Dr Kilmer Co of Binghamton New York.
Hon. 8. W. Matthews, Commissioner Labor Statistics, Augusta Mo, credits Dogns Ointment with curing long standing eczema. He calls the relief permanent and endorses the remedy based on personal experience.
A web of political graft unfolds as Gibbs schemes with Wainwright and Horrigan to control Borough stock and a street railway franchise. Judge Newman is pressed to influence allies while Alderman Roberts faces threats over notes and a park bill. Bennett pressures Roberts as Phelan jeers, and Wainwright celebrates a romance between Alwyn and Cynthia at the ball.
In a tense foyer scene Alderman Phelan confronts Thompson as Cynthia Garrison's past returns. The secretary, revealed as Harry Garrison, confesses identity amid a family reunion shock, while Cynthia recognizes him as her brother Barry from beyond the grave.
An advertisement touts Preventics as a safe remedy for early colds. It claims fast action without drugs or physic healing, urging readers to ask their druggists for the product and noting a pocket-sized, portable package.
A dramatic scene unfolds as Preventics E CONNER reunites with Cynthia after years. He cradles her fragile body and whispers family bonds, then forces vows to keep a dangerous secret, his tone a mix of relief and menace as the moment hovers between love and peril.
Mrs Ada A Croom of Vaughn Miss recounts severe cough and suspected consumption before using Dr King s New Discovery which she says cured her after three bottles The remedy is promoted as a cure for coughs colds and throat and lung ailments with a free trial bottle offered at Kennedy s Laxative Cough Syrup is also endorsed for its laxative action to combat cold symptoms.
An old advertisement notes Cascasweat as a boon for tired mothers and children in hot weather. It claims the product contains no harmful drugs and lists ingredients on the bottle, urging shoppers to look for the printed contents.
A Algona resident, W. G. Sterzbach, describes kidney trouble from 1898 and relief after using Doan’s Kidney Pills bought at Habler’s store. He credits the remedy with reducing back pain, improving kidney secretions, and restoring strength, urging others to try Doan’s, 10 cents a box, Foster Milburn Co. as agents.
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