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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1911
Page
8
The piece presents a playful take on engagements and ring off jokes among local families. It highlights Miss Itel Boynton as Bayside Bank’s only female cashier in the state and quotes her view that true worth relies on kindness before trust. It reflects small-town social narratives and moral sentiment.
A New Brunswick woman told of gastritis relief after quitting medicines and eating Grape-Nuts. She suffered months with poor appetite, weight loss, and low spirits, then notes of improved mood and health as the cereal changed her eating quality and helped her regain strength.
Poultry writer James Day Lan argues farmers should focus on egg production rather than merit of purebred or standard bred fowls. He says the best poultryman is the farmer, emphasizes egg type, uses trap nests for records, and advises buying cross bred stock to grade up with purebreds. He urges practicality over feather standards to boost profits.
Farmers are advised to locate poultry houses facing the sun with good ventilation and dry, clean bedding. Provide serrated feed, grit, and balanced rations, shield from dampness at night, drain any standing water, and protect the hennery from the north wind by the barn. Maintain winter conditions as nearly like summer as possible.
The text advises burning meat bones in a stove until breakable with a hatchet and feeding them to hogs as a meat substitute. It suggests this method will delight hogs, serve in place of meat, be healthy, and even replace charcoal as fuel.
Charcoal is valuable in the youth yard, where small pieces are placed for ready access or pulverized and mixed with soft food. The fragment notes charcoal use and placement for easy access.
A speedy economical facial treatment: smear Cutcura Ointment gently, wash after five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water, bathe, then repeat morning and evening. Hot water and Cuticura Soap aid itching and crusted skin. order Cuticura book from Potter Drug. Queen Mary models an all British coronation wardrobe, eight dresses ordered so far, work begun.
A collage of vintage ad copy and editorial jottings. Mentions Castoria with the familiar safety slogan and signature. Adds quips about luck, Sisyphus, marriage talk, Boston girl perceptions, and light humorous lines. Concludes with references to Garfield Tea and Love as notions of health and affection.
A historic note promotes Garfield Yea Laxative as a cure for liver disorders. It advises remedies for speech and sight issues linked to liver health, urging readers to seek relief through this product.
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