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Newspaper

Algona Courier

Location

Algona, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1909

Page

6

Wild bird wanderers in Rock Creek park tale

The article recounts visits by Dr Theodore Palmer and English ornithologist Richard Kearton to Washington DCs Rock Creek park, tracing bird life from buzzards to cardinals. Roosevelt guides and a Funston walk are sketched, with Keartons bird photography drawing attention to American wildlife in the capital.

Theodore S. Palmer Government Biological Survey Washington Capitol Virginia George Washington Elliot Coues John Burroughs Coues Burroughs Hewrly Rock Creek Zoological Park National Park Adirondacks Corvus Nti aAiiington Potomac Americanus General Funston Moosevelt White House Mr. Roosevelt Rock Creel Galt Secret Service Funston Winston Vyes Pheodore Roosevelt Crough Smithsonian Park Greater National Pleasure Ground Richard Kearton Mr. Kearton Roosevelt United States England Tey Kearton The Geographic Society Biological Survey Audubon Society Rock Creek Park Buck Creek Potomac Valley A. K. Fisher FE. W.nelson Fisher Nelson John Burrough Columbia District Cabin John Bridge Kenny

Coffin as Gift Provokes Father and Missionary

A humorously blunt exchange between a young missionary and his father in China centers on coffin gifts for elders. The missionary argues coffins are thoughtful for the ailing and elderly, while the father storms out, ending the talk with tension. Also referenced are medical remedies and a note on compass norms in Japan, cited from The Sunday Magazine.

China Anith Havana Japan

Attractive Klondike Incubator Promises Royal Chicks

An eye catching ad promotes the New Klondike incubator as a neat Rosewood style device. It boasts efficient regulation heat and oil economy. The ad invites readers to request the new catalogue from Klondike Incubator Company in Des Moines Iowa.

Klondike Klondike Incubator Company Des Moines Iowa

Cupid's Cynicism in The Circle Quote Recounted

A fragment from The Circle depicts a man recalling how he courted a woman through song. He explains he never married her because he could buy the song for 6 cents, illustrating a cynical view of love and exchange.

Cupid

Beware Mercury Ointments and Catarrh Cure Advertisement

Mercury containing ointments harm the system. Tale’s Catarrh Cure by J. Cheney & Co. claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. Also mentions Hall’s Catarrh Cure and remedies for constipation and tonsil issues. Miscellaneous lines include jokes and unrelated notices about clothing, hunting gear, and dating advice.

J. Cheney & Co Toledo Hall Nila FW. Cheney & Co Druzelsis

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