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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1915
Page
12
A sermon style piece expounds a Persian proverb echoing Jesus on seeking first the kingdom of God. It argues peace comes from resting in divine supply, realizing unity with the Father, and using power rightly to attract all needs through faith, concentration, and meditation.
A Sunday School Times reflection praises efficient use of spare minutes to learn and progress. It recounts a Chinese Christian preacher who led evangelistic work, ran schools, and supervised Y M C A efforts by turning idle moments into study. The piece urges readers to stop waiting for long blocks of time and start with the minutes at hand.
Scriptural exhortation quotes Jesus inviting all who labor to come unto him for refreshment. The passage urges seeking the light within and repeating his name as love and compassion personified, urging readers to dwell in divine love to become sons of God. William Law’s devotional language frames the soul’s union with God through mercy and contemplation.
The recent month sees extensive twig blight harming apple pear quince plum and mountain ash young growth. Experts urge immediate cutting of blackened twigs to sound wood and burning diseased material to curb spread. Mulching with coal ashes or coarse manure helps keep soil cool and moist while deterring pests.
Beekeepers can safely remove honey supers by working in daylight when bees are active. Do not disturb bees at night or on dark, rainy, or cloudy days. Plan to inspect comb honey supers and prepare removal only when conditions are favorable and bees are flying.
Practical guidance notes that excessive root pressure is not always good and that careful planting leads to healthier trees. Experienced fruit growers prefer careful planting aligns with standard methods, as poorly planted trees perform poorly in wet seasons and suffer stunted growth until soil loosening occurs.
A nineteenth century agricultural note advises that small fruit like peaches thrive on gravelly north or northeast facing hillsides. It cites later frost avoidance, warm, well drained soil, and prime soil condition with fertility as key for successful peach orchards. Plum trees tolerate stiffer soils, but all fruit trees need good soil prep.
Mr James Sibree Jr author of A Naturalist In Madagascar attended a boisterous Texarkana supper hosted by the town governor. About twenty officers and seven ladies joined a long feast with numerous courses and heavy drinking. After two hours the host escorted Sibree home amid loud drums and shouted farewells.
A quotation from Chauncey M. Depew recalls a street beggar who humbled him. He described the encounter as gracious and instructive, noting he was briefly discomfited and that the beggar, with a hat lifted, offered a wiser example.
Diggs reports his wife Mrs Diggs never sings when he is at home, a sign of unusually kind behavior. The exchange centers on Mrs Diggs and her relationship, noting her quiet demeanor in domestic settings.
A cryptic, ribald column glimpses at maritime and social quirks. The piece contrasts perceptions of danger and concealment with hints of self reflection, noting that men admit beating while women face different scrutiny, all wrapped in playful wordplay.
A miscellany notes humor and aphorisms about love, life, and society. It mentions a Himmelberger-Harrison land sale in Cape Girardeau Missouri and includes short quips about lamps, farmers, and scientists, with faint hints of weather and science topics.
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