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Newspaper
Upper Des Moines Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1908
Page
3
Fragmented narration recalls a birthday dinner planned for Lady Edith. Guests Gabrielle Elizabeth and Gordon Bennett attend in gowns as the group gossips about appearances, manners, and romantic undercurrents while the narrator frets over her unseen target and social dynamics.
On a stormy eve at a seaside estate, a dinner honoring Gabrielle turns tense as a hidden past emerges. The narrator witnesses Gordon Bennett and Mr. Blake trying to breach a boathouse, while a fragile Mrs. Graham recalls a troubled marriage and a missing husband tied to a fateful blue ribbon ring. As night deepens, she confronts a fatal obsession with the sea and a chilling farewell at dawn.
A narrator describes a government boat approaching from the dark end of the island with a haunting, almost phantom-like feel as emotions mix with the river scene and a sense of unreality lingers until next week. The text then shifts to medical ad copy praising Dr Shoop's Restorative for weak stomach nerves and related ailments, urging a 48 hour test period with local seller Connner & Co.
A Maine resident John White reports dramatic winter cough relief after using Dr King s New Discovery, noting the product banished the chronic cough and recommending it as the best cough and lung remedy. Kadol, a digestive aid, is advertised as strengthening the stomach and aiding digestion, claims supported by dealer distribution.
Alarm echoes warning readers about kidney illness dangers. It cites two signals: cloudy or foul urine and back pain signaling possible dropsy or Bright's disease. An endorsement from Albert M. Fish praises Dean's Kidney Pills as a permanent aid, urging readers to buy at local drugstores and avoid alternatives.
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