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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1905
Page
10
A fragmentary verse contemplates immortality and the soul’s destiny. It portrays the soul’s ascent beyond earthly ashes into an eternal sphere, praising the divine origin and the enduring light of heaven. The text references the transient meteor and the immortal God’s unending nature.
A stern hospital superintendent named Sister Ellice softens toward a motherless infant. A plight-worn husband arrives seeking his daughter Blossom, revealing hardship after abandonment and a long journey to stability. The child calls Ellice mother, changing her view of men and mercy.
The lone nurse Sister Ellice, longing for her baby, receives a brusque marriage proposal from Thomas Watson of Glendale West Virginia. Amid gossip, Ellice’s quiet routine masks a deeper ache as fellow nurses clutch at the rumor and wonder if she will marry.
A hardware store salesman describes how women use gestures and “air pictures” to convey items. He cites examples from hole making tools to incandescent mantles and ceiling projectors, noting the awkwardness of naming parts and chimneys. He praises air pictures as helpful for matching exact hardware needs.
Hall Caine praised American autumn after visiting a New York country house in New England. He described scarlet and gold foliage and the forest’s magnificence. A gardener’s tale about dead leaves, a boy’s wish to rake, and a bonfire punchline closed the scene.
A satirical exchange mocks a senator admitting about 20000 spent to win election and facing six years’ work. He boasts of legal retainer income from corporations hurt by his intended bills, claiming honest compensation amid graft and chicanery to serve the republic.
A brief wooing begins on Thursday and by Saturday a proposal is made. She declares a past life connection while he exclaims the woman is the fairs engagement from the seaside last summer. The exchange has a playful, romantic tone from the Cleveland Leader.
Jack teases Tom about engagement to Miss Gotrox. Tom jokes that marrying her may force self denial, noting she is exacting. Jack wavers between congratulation and caution, remarking about giv ing up vices. Tom counters that they might instead have to give up eating.
A fragmentary summary blends Roy V. Greene on courage with a history of early ballooning. It recounts Montgolfier brothers testing silk balloons in 1782, public astonishment in Paris, and the first manned ascents by Pilatre de Rozier and Arlandes in 1783, plus later dangers and a harmless target game used to teach aim and direction.
An incomplete catalog of plant lore, listing names like Acacia Friendship, American Cowslip Divine beauty, Red Clover Industry, White Clover Think of Me, Daffodil High esteem, Gardenia Refinement, Passion Flower Religion, and several others. The passage connects flowers to virtues, emotions, and traits, ending with a dedication To Jace Confidence.
A writer promotes a new indoor game for boys and girls to learn shooting safely. A target numbered 28 to 100 sits on a table or wall and players use an air pistol with a rubber disk end. The disk forms a vacuum on impact, sticking to the target rather than piercing.
Step by step notes describe building a wooden easel from straight sticks about four feet long. The builder uses diagonally cut ends to form a slanted top, adds cross supports, a foot-long brace, and removable screws on the front for adjustable painting height. The result is a functional portable easel ready for use.
The Berlin Zoological Garden housed Fritz, Europe’s largest elephant, until distemper forced his death. A coronial effort followed with unsuccessful strangulation and poison attempts, then rifle shots and a Maxim volley. The giant finally fell after a brutal fusillade as observers noted the death struggle.
Instructions describe making four shelves using about four dozen empty spools of No 36 cotton, two four foot ropes, and three boards. Holes bored in board corners to admit rope, ropes run through shelf holes, spools stacked at corners, ties form tassels, shelves finished in any color or natural wood.
The text traces flower names to explorers and place names. Camelia stems from a missionary's plant named rose of Japan, later named by friends. Dahlias come from Andre Dahl of Peru, Buchsiag from Leonard Tucls, Magnolias honor Prof Magnol de Montpellier, Anemone signals wind tremble, Lavender derives from lavare meaning to wash.
The passage notes how Americans call the maize corn while Scots and English distinguish oats and other cereals by their proper names. It contrasts US usage with British terms and explains that in the United States corn refers specifically to maize while other cereals are named by their species.
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