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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1917
Page
12
Ohio Governor James M. Cox visits Fort Benjamin Harrison and recalls a rifle range anecdote. Major Darrow challenges him to shoot from 600 yards, both miss several times, then a pit signal confirms Darrow hits the bull’s eye while Cox jokes about signaling his own success.
The garage manager tells Erastus Pinkley that he heard he was very ill. Pinkley replies he feared he might not reach heaven, but kept faith in recovery. A tongue in cheek line contrasts moral duty with envy. An old banker quips that nothing surpasses waking still single.
A detailed guide by L M Bennington on selecting soil and location for strawberries, best planting times, and soil preparation. It covers ground preparation, manure use, plant selection from nurseries, setting depth, and methods of hedge row and hill systems, with notes on plant care, cultivation, and expanding plantings via runners.
At Ft Harrison the selection among student officers favors candidates with business experience. A young applicant claimed seven years of business work, noting his age as 21. He described farm chores from age fourteen to cover the experience, saying, That means business.
Practical guidance from J C Whitten of the Missouri College of Agriculture on shaping young fruit trees. Focuses on open center frameworks, light sun exposure, and summer pruning to guide growth for easier handling, better fruiting, and balanced form. Details vary by fruit type with emphasis on pruning strength and limb selection.
An advertisement urges daily use of Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment to clear eczema rashes and itching for children and adults. Free samples by mail are offered with a postcard request to Cuticura Dept. L Boston. Sold everywhere. The text includes stray notes about screen artists and unwritten poems.
Rural road conditions keep about 12,000,000 of 80,000,000 school age children from regular attendance as 2,000,000 miles of roads are impassable. A federal study of eight counties shows a 15 percent rise in attendance after highway improvements amid scattered light humor and anecdotes from various clippings.
An elderly speaker quips about an allied victory as his glasses fall to the floor. The mood is ironic and the line hints at scarce faith or morale, yet it implies demand matching supply in a wartime or political context. The fragment preserves a witty, reportage tone with limited readable facts.
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