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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1904
Page
8
A lighthearted Caney exchange notes a worker vacation question with Corrigan replying nonchalantly that they were on strike from May to October, signaling resilience and steady morale despite industrial tensions.
The aging ruler sometimes startled troops with pre dawn alarms and surprise marches. In one case a detachment of submarine crew joined the guard as dawn neared and the emperor, dressed as an admiral, mingled with shivering officers. A veteran mistook him for a fellow sailor and slapped his back, remarking on Gondola Willy's fishing. The anecdote hints at the era’s superstition about sudden alarms. The passage then notes earth life and gendered criminal traits in a stark, unrelated aside.
London Globe reports Mayer in Journal de Psychologie on how mind influences bodily secretions. Food pleasing to appetite can trigger salivation and gastric juice. cold temperament dogs wait for food, suggesting emotions may follow rather than cause physiological changes in some cases.
An Englishman in Paris at the Place de l Opera walked into a police station claiming his watch and money were stolen. He revealed his waistcoat containing no valuables, wore it inside out, and left the officers puzzled as his items remained in place. The scene drew laughter from the officers and the man departed bewildered.
Frederick Lemaitre the French actor who played Robert Macaire in a town in France had a garrison soldier arrest him onstage. The soldier kicked Lemaitre, knocking him into the orchestra. Lemaitre later returned to the stage and praised the uniform, inviting the soldier and comrade to lunch.
The piece counsels against feeding trouble and urges facing it briefly then forgetting it. It warns that brooding worsens symptoms and suggests not dwelling on worries, as trouble tends to multiply when given attention, while outward indifference reduces its grip.
In 1878 a red blotch appeared in Jupiter's southern hemisphere near the bells crossing its disk. The patch measured about thirty thousand by eight thousand miles, a small area on the vast planet yet persistent. It brightens to crimson at times and fades but never disappears, keeping its original region clear of any other features.
A compact reflection on character as a force that stirs energy in others. Samuel Smiles notes that a zealous, energetic person unknowingly carries people along, exerting an electric power that sends a thrill through each follower and sparks fiery effort.
Harper's Bazaar discusses water's crucial role for the sick, noting that three quarters of the body is water and losses rise with illness. It urges offering water frequently, as a solvent and diluent of waste, and stresses using pure water or purification methods if purity is in doubt.
An assorted period pamphlet-like page presents ad snippets and quips on horses and teething syrups, Defiance Starch packaging claims, large mining investment prospectuses, and travel comforts on the California Limited. It mentions Arbuckle Goodes, motor cars, and amusements, with travel tips and jokes about servants, trains, and lamps.
An old ad page touts Defiance Cold Water Starch promising higher content per package and superior quality, along with a tobacco ad for Lewis' "Single Binder" cigars made by hand in Peoria Illinois. It advises a housewife to test Defiance, and quotes readers endorsing the products.
The most powerful electric locomotive was completed for the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad at Schenectady by General Electric and the American Locomotive Works. It will haul through passenger trains in Electrical Zone from Grand Central to Croton and White Plains, with speeds of 60 to 70 mph. Two or more locomotives can be coupled and controlled by one engineer, enabling virtually unlimited train size. A six mile test track between Schenectady and Hoffmans with a third rail supports speeds of 70 to 80 mph, powered by 11,000 volt transmission along the Erie Canal to the Mohawk River substation. The testing plant promises valuable railway electric power data and practical insights.
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