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Algona Courier

Location

Algona, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 13, 1914

Page

2

Rose King Sieleken Marries Widow Clara Windroth in Baden Baden

Herman Sieleken, the so called Rose King and coffee magnate, has wed Clara Windroth heiress and widow of Paul Isenberg. The marriage after a swift romance followed his famed rose gardens in Baden Baden and his revival of fortune after a coffee valorization scheme controversy. The couple now return to New York amid speculation and public curiosity.

Clara Windroth Paul Isenberg Hawaiian Islands York Ile Royal House of Sugar Uncle Sam Herman Sielcken Arbuckie’s Sieichen Baden- Baden America Baden-Baden Maden-Daden Herman Sielekens Joiu Aegle Fliguies Bremen Ber- da Snd Munich Fas Herman Siebken New York Waldorf- Astoria Brazil Sieleken Sieloken London Dian Kansas City Ern Railway Union Pacific Morgan Siebken Waldorf-Astoria Herman Sieleken Wall Street Coffee Exchange Sielcken Coffee King New York Sunday World

Will Again Stand Erect

Vague hints from Paris suggest the upright figure may replace the drooping fashionable slouch. The article notes the Broadway chorus used the term ingentile slouch and forecasts a new descriptive name if upright posture becomes popular. It urges practice of proper posture and deep breathing to expand the chest and correct the stance.

Paris Broadway

Women take to aeroplaning as they seek independence

The item notes Turkish women embracing aviation to gain independence while English women and home workers, New York city workers, and a Japanese Smith College group expand roles. It mentions men at a rail company receiving Thanksgiving passes from Theodore Shouts as a corporate gesture, with scattered names and phrases like Ming Elizabeth and Rywiddie Yo.

England New York City Japan Smith College Cla Wirga New York Railways “Company Theodore Shouts Ming Elizabeth Rywiddie Yo ‘Ahelten Tambien

Notable Victorious Figures Disabled by Early Ailments

The article recounts historic figures afflicted by physical disabilities from infancy or youth. It highlights Talleyrand once branded a cripple by Josephine, Josiah Wedgwood enduring knee disease leading to amputation, John Flaxman shaping Wedgwood wares while cradled by crutches, poet Alexander Pope noted for deformity, and poetess Elizabeth Barrett Browning's health struggles after a saddle accident. It also mentions Byron, Scott, Lord Kelvin William Thomson, and Dr. James MacGregor as lame or crippled.

Tatteyrand Napoleon Josephine Josiah Wedgwood Alexander Pape Browning Spitz Bath Lord Byron Sir Walter Scott Sir Walter Edinburgh Light Cavalry Wiliam A Thomson Lord Kelvin James MacGregor

Builder of Third Pyramid Mycerinus Statues Found

Ten alabaster statues of Menkaura also known as Mycerinus, Fourth Dynasty king who built the Ghizeh Third Pyramid, were found. The statues reveal a tall, robust figure with long legs and powerful shoulders, a childlike head, projecting eyes, big ears, short nose, upturned tip, full lips, and a benevolent yet weak expression beneath the artificial beard.

Menkaura Mycerinus Egypt Ghizeh British Museum

Fishes Do Not Freeze Says Shackleton Findings

Reports describe abundant winter rivers in Siberia and other northern countries and note Sir Ernest Shackleton’s observation of frozen Antarctic fish reviving when thawed. Scientists have frozen fish into ice blocks and found them alive after thawing weeks later, prompting research into transport of live fish in ice blocks commercially.

Siberia Sir Ernest Shackleton Antarctic

Largest American pearl found on Fox River bank

The most valuable pearl ever found in America was brought to Chicago for appraisal after being located by Dr. Jesse Carr on the Fox River banks. It weighs about 42 grains and is described as a perfect specimen worthy of royal status.

Hawaiian Islands Viremen Marjahalden Balzac America Chicago Jesse Carr Fox River

Cold cure for baldness teased by scientists

The article questions if cold atmosphere treatment can cure baldness. It cites Sir Ernest Shackleton noting expedition men gained hair after Antarctica exposure and mentions cold storage workers with thick hair, suggesting a possible cold cure idea for baldness.

Sir Ernest Shackleton Antarctica

Ancient Ibis Cemetery Reveals Burial Customs at Abydos

Egypt exploration fund finds a courless burial practice at Abydos and uncovers the Ptolemaic Ibis cemetery in the eastern desert. The sacred ibis was buried with divine honors, wrapped in plumage colors and crowned with the Atef moon-disk crown.

Egypt Exploration Fund Abydos Desert Egypt

Nest building tree frog from Colombia pictured

A photo shows a tree frog of genus Agatychnis native to Colombia. Its eggs attach to six leaves and are folded to protect them until hatching. The nest overhangs pools where tadpoles drop and develop in water like other frogs.

Colombia

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