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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1906
Page
3
In Cloud and Pillar Series scripture authority Exodius 1774 7 references water from the rock theme. Authors present a view linking ancient exodus episodes to prophetic edicts. The text centers on providence and faith through symbolic wells and trusted leadership.
The piece interprets Rephidim as a symbol of needs and unbelief on the manward side and as the Rock symbolizing Christ on the Godward side. It notes the rock was smitten like Christ, the unlikely source of help, and the water as a sign of Gospel brightness and abundance. It urges learning from Rephidim and rejoicing in the Christ revealed through the rock.
Moses reflects on the afternoon’s turmoil as he leads the elders to the rock at Meribah where God opens a supply of water from the cleft in the stone. The miraculous event confirms God’s presence with Israel and renews Moses’s faith in divine provision.
The discussion favors all-wood shipping cases over glass fronts to reduce break-ins and damage. A no-drip vent design and end mortises for cleats are praised as unique, with two-row cases noted as easier to mortise. Freight concerns and discrimination issues are briefly referenced amid design notes.
A reader describes building a sturdy six foot high chicken yard gate from spindles and pine, with six by three foot dimensions finished with a framed, painted gate. Screws and 14x2 inch stays half joined at the center secure the frame, which is then covered with poultry netting.
Advice on keeping poultry clean and healthy, using tincture of iron for tonics, tobacco stems to reduce insect breeding, feeding hard grain before shipping, and choosing whether to sell broilers or raise to maturity for fall or winter sale. Emphasizes poultry keeping as a useful auxiliary to other profits.
Poultry droppings foster mite breeding. clean coops and houses reduce trouble, but rely not on any single method. Regular, careful examinations are needed to prevent a mite start and keep flocks healthy.
An old article promotes a scratching shed attached to a chicken house as a low cost, efficient solution. It argues improved health, higher egg fertility, and better warmth from multiple birds, enabling open and closed room sequences. Construction notes specify a 10x10 foot shed, 10x8 roosting room, raised sills, timber sizes, and wire netting with a light curtain for weather protection and ventilation throughout the year.
A corporal returns to a Iowa hilltop with a last message from his late friend. In a quiet farmhouse porch the dying mother clasps the soldier, recognizing her son Johnny, and the father urges a final reconciliation. The scene ends with the corporal walking away, bearing the emotional burden and the reunited family moment.
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