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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1915
Page
11
A Cornell report explains visual cues in hens. Ear lobe color ranging from chalky white to deep yellow signals laying status, while a velvety comb heightens indicators of heavy laying. Observations show correlations between ear lobes and eggs laid across hens in tests.
The quickest method is hand picking bugs, especially when dormant at dawn. One bug can lay hundreds of eggs, so gathering them reduces worm numbers. Dust with paris green and plaster, using a tablespoonful of paris green per a peck of plaster for a quarter acre, increasing with leaf exposure. Apply early morning while leaves are dew damp.
Poults need no food until four days old, water and sand should be placed within reach. Avoid sloppy food to prevent bowel trouble. They like curds or Dutch cheese and stale bread moistened and squeezed dry. Onion tops and dandelion leaves minced fine fed daily. Corn bread is best when two weeks old with later cracked corn or wheat provided.
The piece describes summer sheep ailments caused by grubs and nasal fly larvae. It explains how infestation damages respiration, weight, and can kill. Remedies include tar rubbing on woolglands and troughs, and shaded sheds to reduce fly irritation.
A conservative plea highlights birds as natural allies in farming. Birds eat weed seeds after harvest, helping crops while reducing pests. The text urges farmers to value native species such as sparrows and finches rather than slaughter them for amusement.
Farmers are urged to value and protect toads due to their role as natural pest controllers. Toads eat snails, grasshoppers, crickets, ants, wireworms, potato beetles, cutworms, army worms, and tent caterpillars, reducing crop damage while facing threats from snakes, hawks, and mowing.
Bees can find nectar almost anywhere with suitable flowers. Even in unfavorable surroundings colonies travel far to gather nectar, showing remarkable resilience in producing honey despite limited local forage.
A watchman guarding the College Hall ruins at Wellesley after a fire rebukes intruding tourists who slip past ropes. When a bold youth claims personal risk, the guardian replies he is thinking of his job, not their lives, and insists they must stay out. The exchange, recorded in Youth's Companion, highlights stern caution and duty.
Mrs Church confirms her daughter is to be married tomorrow while Mrs Gotham notes the match is not her choice. The exchange ends with Mrs Gotham admitting relief or an urge to cry, reflecting mixed emotions over the impending nuptials.
In a Browning's Magazine excerpt a timid tenderfoot asks if a feared man named EM usher is still near Thitter Creek. A native confirms not now but last week, noting he had hold of the rope. The exchange evokes frontier bravado and danger in an old cowboy setting.
A new device uses a spring driven rod of flints to strike a steel ring, producing sparks for lighting. If adopted for street illumination, it could lead to a lamp lighter shooting up the town, as implied by a witty exchange about the innovation.
An Economy passage has the landlord threatening to withhold trunks for unpaid board. Dedbroke reacts with approval, noting it would save him storage costs until next season as he bids the landlord farewell.
A playful exchange between a self asserting elephant and a witty monk features a joke about hiring a valet. The elephant’s trunk and the monk’s retort challenge social roles in a brief comic dialogue.
They say Smith’s business has fallen. Folks react that he is ruined. In reality he continues supplying farmers and suburbanites in the area, showing resilience and continued trade despite chatter.
A sharp exchange highlights how English candidates for parliament are seen as a class chasing seats. The remark prompts clarification as the other questions the notion of standing for a seat in politics.
Patient reports going to the hospital where staff tried to scan the head but were unable to locate a cause. Inconsistent notes mention a misread label and unclear readings, leaving the event without a definitive diagnosis.
In a Travelers Retreat dining room far from home, Ulsriucon Bukettshop battles appetite and a pending letter to Clarabelle. He worries misreading sharp onions will spoil the kiss, then orders liver and onions to precede the missive, finishing the letter with kiss before his meal arrives.
A patient in mild condition tells the doctor he wants a nurse with golden hair blue eyes a pretty figure and a melodious voice. The doctor replies that the patient does not want a nurse but a front seat at a musical comedy, highlighting a humorous exchange about desires versus medical care.
A humorous exchange compares British business habits to American practice. Nas asks if any London methods were brought back, and the reply notes plans to serve tea afternoons and employ blond stenographers.
A concerned reader questions why her name appeared five times in last week’s issue while a neighbor claims she did not see it. The editor Tam deflects with a poised pencil, inviting a discussion on print size and visibility.
A fragmented exchange features Biggins and Badger debating iron intake and external shape. The humorous dialogue centers on a doctor’s remark about iron and the oddly phrased inquiry about a hoop shaped external aid.
A Danish surgeon has invented a camera small enough to swallow and fit inside the stomach. The discussion shows disbelief and amusement as Herrbert asks if it is believable and another replies that some people will swallow almost anything.
Mrs. Bacon notes many Chilean women as conductors while Mr. Bacon doubts it. The man argues that rear platforms are already crowded with men and questions the idea, prompting a brief exchange about employment norms in Chile.
A humorous exchange between Mr. and Mrs. Crimsonbeak about timing from the moon to Earth. Mrs. Crimsonbeak dismisses the question and rebels against excuses for coming home late, highlighting domestic banter with playful neglect of the origin joke.
Fragmentary text describes an English inventor and a flying machine with a signal device that bursts and sinks, with a concern about frightening Ana. The passage lacks clear dates names places or events.
A garbled report questions the man in charge of 25-cent pieces and his exact army rank. The judge hints the issue may reflect broader questions about quartermaster authority, but the fragmented text makes precise facts unclear.
Mirella Elwood uses five dollars to buy a violin from a distressed street youth, enabling him to return to New York and pursue music. She later learns the tale inspires gratitude from the Hastings family, including Harry, whose violin promise brings joy to Aunt Keziah and seals Mirella’s happiness as summer fades.
A columnist notes many people treat temperament as an uncontrollable fate and use it to justify actions. Temperament can protect variety in life, but mistaking fear or hesitation for temperament leads to poor choices and excuses.
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