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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1911
Page
2
A Colorado inventor unveils an automatic horse lead that moves by an endless cable between uprights. The device guides the horse forward or backward to pull hay from wagon to barn, raising and lowering a pulley fork via a hoist, reducing the need for a man or boy.
A wheelbarrow designed as a sieve enables washing gravel for concrete use. Perforations retain stones while letting dirt wash away. water from a hydrant spray head permeates the load, removing loam and ensuring the gravel is clean before mixing.
A North Dakota substation report notes alfalfa acts as a perpetual growth with new shoots appearing after each cut. The crop must be cut at proper intervals. delaying the first cutting harms the second growth and injures the plants when both growths develop simultaneously.
fragmentary report notes unrest in rural France with references to goat roads bat roads and agricultural life. mentions a department and country conditions hinting at local turmoil and defense of farms amid unclear events.
The machinery men say a lazy farmer who keeps his binder parked in a fence corner and leaves Sleplow standing in the field invites trouble and costs more in upkeep than diligence.
At the fourth National Good Roads congress in Birmingham Senator John H Bankhead urged consolidating five national road organizations. A unanimous resolution backed the plan and appointed a committee to organize a Washington meeting next December to attempt unity with members named including Rowstree Dodge Cannon West Cotcock Whitton and others.
The alfalfa leaf weevil, an imported pest from Asia, poses a growing danger to western farmers west of the 100th meridian. Emerging in spring, the beetles attack young alfalfa, with eggs laid from April to July. A single plant once held about 127,999 punctures, suggesting 1,200 to 1,300 eggs.
A rural guide explains harrow timing for melons and corn, warns against delayed harrowing, notes cabbage planting after hay harvest, and stresses keeping soil moist after plowing. It warns insect damage exceeding a billion dollars and suggests underdrainage could double crop capacity, all set against urban fruit and vegetable markets in New York.
A Chicago writer argues that naked coal mine lights will be phased out by modern electric lamps fed by pocket storage batteries. The two volt unit is waterproof, armor-clad, and numbered to match users, with a 200 to 300 hour bulb life and one to two year battery life. Advantages include safety from gas ignition, windproof light, faster work, cleaner handling, lower cost, and clearer air in mines.
The six day old daughter of Mr and Mrs Eli Conley has already seen a dentist. Despite teething usually starting at ten to twelve months, the newborn briefly endured a tooth extraction. The report notes the precocious infant’s early dental visit.
A sixty year old groom and bride with twelve children were married here by Rev. Dr. Edward Hayes. Both spouses own large farms on Clowt Ridge near Penna.
Preliminary Hermosillo agreement between Yaqui leaders and Vice Governor Guyon for Jancisco I. Madero promises return of Yaqui people held in Yucatan and Vera Cruz to Sonora homes and restitution of confiscated lands. Yaquis pledge peace and protection of lives and property. conflict ends if kept. Land covers 600000 acres tied to irrigation project with American settlers.
Marble and stone replica mark the site of the famed lone tree that long served as a guidepost for California trail travelers from 1849 onward. The cottonwood, four feet in diameter and tall, stood near the continent's center between New York and San Francisco, guiding thousands of gold seekers west.
A vintage cooking column offers recipes from marrow bones with loin, tenderloin beef mignons, lyonnaise tripe, fried bananas, stuffed peppers, tomato stuffing, rice croquettes, macaroni with cheese, and egg timbales. Each dish includes steps, measurements, and serving ideas, reflecting early 20th century culinary style.
Pepper preservation and use described with canning tips. Instructions cover preparing stuffed peppers, parboiling, baking, and serving ideas including green pepper salad with eggs olives pearl onions and mayonnaise or French dressing. Also notes peppers enhance salads and dishes with tomatoes cucumbers and onions.
Readable fragment suggests lighter meat dishes for hot weather focused on simple preparation. Mentions dishes cooked until soft and served plainly with minimal garnish. Source text is garbled and contains stray letters but conveys a theme of seasonable, easy meals.
A reader offers several salad ideas and a soup note noting versatility. Italian Salad uses potatoes sardines cucumbers celery with French dressing. Almond Salad combines olives almonds and celery with mayonnaise on lettuce. Celery and Pineapple blends pineapple and celery with lemon juice chili and mayo on lettuce. Marquise Salad layers tomatoes onion parsley celery with French dressing on lettuce. Celery and Radish uses sliced radish with mayonnaise on lettuce and radishes garnish. Cherry Salad mixes cherries walnuts celery and mayonnaise on lettuce with a whole cherry garnish.
Emperor William of Germany is strict on form and wears an admiral's uniform at the Aquarium. A young princess naval captain follows the old man's footsteps as the father meets him in full dress. The prince explains he is simply going to take his morning bath.
An inquiry by food and drug inspectors was proposed to probe the beer industry for domestically produced brews that masquerade as imports. The suggestion arose after a New York Irving Place Theatre performance where the distinguished German actor and Heinrich Conreid were among guests at a German beer supper.
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