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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1915
Page
4
A 1915 essay urges self control and personal responsibility before judging others. It warns against hypocrisy, advising readers to fix their own faults, treat neighbors fairly, and act prudently before critiquing the world. An anecdote on a steamboat wharf illustrates public impatience vs. proper leadership.
The article argues that theory must be complemented by practice. It cautions against relying on diplomas for immediate advancement, urging continuous learning through real work. Students should combine technical education with practical shop or office experience to achieve proficiency and lifelong growth.
The Hôtel des Invalides housed pensioners dating from Louis XIV era. Across wars, revolutions, and plagues, numbers rose from a few dozen to tens of thousands, with branches at Versailles Louvain and Avignon. A cholera outbreak in 1832 claimed elderly veterans, including an aged veteran named Prevost.
A Kansas farmer explores a novel application for a humble carbon substance amid local findings. The report highlights unexpected potential uses and notes ongoing experiments and community interest.
The article traces early punctuation from Aristophanes to medieval refinements, noting Warnefried and Alcuin, then highlights Aldus Manutius in the 15th century as the father of the modern system. It explains how his marks, including the full stop and comma, spread through Europe via printers.
Interview notes a long motor boat journey of about 1000 miles with responses about enjoyment and luck. The quoted lines praise the trip, mentioning extensive travel and a distant route.
The author explains strawberry plants lack woody dormancy and need winter protection. A light winter mulch of straw or similar material, combined with snow cover when possible, preserves leaf and crown vitality and improves spring vigor and harvest. excessive mulch or wrong materials can harm plants.
The text argues that talking animals would beg for warm beds and proper shelter even at the cost of some roughage. It warns a small amount of food won't keep animals comfortable if they stand shivering at night, exposed to the weather.
Ambiguous OCR fragment references raising butter score and price. Mentions desire to lift the butter score and the price, with unclear actors or dates. No verifiable entities or concrete details emerge for a formal summary.
Auditor F B Shaw reports Iowa state and savings banks held 329 683 636 in deposits on November 1 1915 up 21 522 719 from a year earlier. Total assets climbed 25 697 301 while savings banks held 266 467 034 and state banks 103 166 601. Banks increased deposits since September 11 by 2 478 064 with 14 new banks formed and 68 more banks overall. Average reserve stood at 16.6 percent.
Figures show 184 Iowa rural routes cut since July 1, leaving 2,243 total routes. About half of routes affected by consolidation, shortening or lengthening. Routes cover every county with multiple routes in some counties. Changes occur gradually as some carriers shift to automobiles, with pay scales ranging from 44 to 184 dollars monthly and some carriers earning 1650 dollars biweekly.
The fiftieth Iowa State Horticultural Society convention will host a three day fruit show at the state house December 7 to 9. Wesley Greene announces an expanded exhibit with 3000 plates of apples reflecting a bumper harvest. Iowa yielded 7,000,000 bushels of apples, 4,000,000 sold commercially, the rest farm handl ed or wasted.
Former Grinnell College student Grinnell Warren Proctor has joined the Chicago Grand Opera Company as Walter in Thannhauger. A tenor soloist, he studied under Sandor Radlowitz in New York City and was a Grinnell Glee Club member during his college years.
Police arrested three brothers Clifford Percy and Roas Pardoe in Madrid amid a string of burglaries across Madrid Woodward Slater and nearby towns. A home search yielded goods identified by owners as stolen.
W M Greeley, president of the Union National Bank of Ames, plans a memorial hospital costing about 15000 dollars for his wife. The project includes building, wires and basement work to provide care and skilled medical attention.
A long advertisement urges women with kidney and bladder trouble to try Dr Kilmer Swamp Root claiming it restores kidney health. Readers are invited to request a sample by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co in Binghamton New York and to buy regular bottles at drug stores.
A well known army officer at a Washington dinner linked strategy to decisiveness and prompt action. He warned against Jiggers traits. A friend found Jiggers puzzled over a shirt that was too dirty to wear and not dirty enough for the laundry, illustrating indecision.
An advertisement extols fragrant creamy cleansers for skin scalp hair and hands claiming cleansing purifying and beautifying effects. It invites readers to sample free by mail with a Book Address postcard Cuticura Dept XY Boston and notes availability everywhere.
A heavy storm sweeps a suburban town startling a young wife who dives into the dark parlor. She warns of danger while her husband scoffs that thunder harms none. She insists people can be thunderstruck. The scene is recounted from the Philadelphia Record.
A man compliments his wife on her appearance, but she retorts that the hat is shabby. The exchange shifts responsibility to him, signaling a divide in their relationship and hinting at underlying tension in the domestic setting.
Advise mothers to carefully inspect every bottle of Castoria for the signature and note its long standing use of over 30 years. The message emphasizes Castoria as a safe remedy for infants and children and mentions that children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
A garbled whimsical quote references Socrates Scrodd and a boy crawling under a barn to escape punishment, jokingly linking math of travel miles with wartime duration and a fond memory of avoiding a father's strap.
An eclectic ad fragment promotes quinine products with laxative claims and tonic benefits. It includes quotes about life obstacles and aging, and mentions Dr Fierce's Pleasant Pellets for regulating liver, bowels, and stomach. The noisy page also nods to simple wit from Rentagn's and Gottess, with scattered names and phrases.
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