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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1914
Page
12
A Bloomington Republican leader recalls Adlai B Stavenson and a tale about political bias. He warns that partisans assume their side is always right and the other always wrong, missing that good can come from multiple paths. The piece includes humorous anecdotes and brief notes on public figures and trivia.
An ad-style narrative promotes Postum as a coffee substitute that allegedly cures headaches, insomnia, and nervousness caused by caffeine. Testimonial letters claim improved health after switching to Postum, with notes on wheat-based ingredients and two product forms, Regular and Instant, offered by Postum Co.
Iowa expands farm canning as a new venture to curb waste and boost harvest value. With fifty plants active, more are planned, focusing on vegetables and fruit, while not competing with larger processors. Oil inspectors seek district redraw to shield salaries. code publication delays push back future distribution. Des Moines tightens fair-time rules on outdoor shows and street licenses. State saves by sugar contract under wartime pressures. cholera hogs under scrutiny. arbitration begins under new workmen compensation act. Capitol extension funding advances amid property acquisitions and street planning. Industrial injuries cost Iowa workers millions. new education law pushes practical subjects into rural schools. rural letter carriers named. July fire losses drop. four extra state fair horse barns planned for larger exhibits.
Henry returns home proud that his dinner speech was a success and drew hearty laughter from the guests. His wife teases him about a wardrobe detail, suggesting a waistcoat under his dress coat for next time.
A Paris correspondent in New York notes Metchnikoff nears seventy and appears aged since his sixtieth birthday. He told the birthday committee that frugal eating, no alcohol, little meat, and plenty of well cooked green vegetables aid health. He closed with the quip that good eating makes more pessimists than bad luck.
A reader from Route No 3 Box 67 Little Falls Minnesota describes a child’s illness with fever then a painful eruption. The family used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, reporting quick relief and complete healing within three weeks. The ad notes Cuticura Soap and Ointment are sold worldwide and offers free samples with a Skin Book by mailing Cuticura Dept L Boston.
In Mr I C Phillips's My Warted Life a story recalls Sir George Honeyman sending a cryptic note to a friend, a leading Q C. The barrister could not decipher it and returned a reply. The judge then asked for clarification. The barrister explained he would be glad to dine tonight.
A teachers meeting decided harder subjects go in morning hours while easier ones occur later. History was last, Miss Wheeler argued that history is not easier. the principal replied that as she teaches it, no subject seems more difficult and confusing.
An obituary note mourns the inventor of the first player piano who died at eighty five. It laments his creation's impact on anxious city dwellers and reflects on forgiveness amid a playful, wheezy aside about marriage and mock modesty.
Detective William J. Burns discusses his removal from the honorary list of police chiefs in New York. He calls the act evil, tied to graft exposures. A clothier joke follows about guarantees for shrunk pants when soaked by fire hoses, highlighting irony.
A foreign noblewoman urges Count to buy a rose for five dollars but he declines saying twenty is too high. She kisses the rose and offers eleven again, but he bows and replies now six twenty six roseje price less.
A Birmingham Age-Herald item quotes a terse exchange where a boy asks for the short and ugly word and the father replies Pay. The piece also notes a dashing widow warning that old maids are embers and adds a proverb about enemies and friends.
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