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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1903
Page
10
Fragmentary verse urging cheer to ease burdens and lift lonely lives. Mentions touch your lips with gladness and lightening loads through prayer and hope. Contains disjointed phrases about rugged road burdens, smiles, and hearts holding love.
Norton halts a man on a Hendricks Street snowbank near the East River after a brutal scuffle. A nearby child called Connie prompts a pause in a deadly impulse, revealing shared desperation and a possible second chance as Norton offers help and a plan to prevent catastrophe.
Norton negotiates with McCorkle over a debt as Connie sobs unseen, and he learns from a note that Dr Brereton will be his stepfather. The scene blends personal crisis, gender dynamics, and a promise to aid in a perilous situation. Norton considers interpreting a woman's testimony and waits for events to unfold.
A London Telegraph note on germ life surviving extreme cold questions whether life can endure near absolute zero. It cites 1871 ideas about seeds from a distant past and Jenner Institute experiments freezing bacteria in liquid air and hydrogen, then reviving them after heating.
From Boston comes news of an innovation in elevator work as a company official suggests women could become operators in New York. He notes that many cars are powered by metal cranks and level-headed operators, often requiring little physical strength, making a girl’s head just as capable as a man’s.
A renowned French novelist famed for popular works with women rode in a railway carriage with two talkative fans. They praised his novels intensely, and in the tunnel darkness he tied his hand to their lips and kissed them. When light returned he faced two silent women and quipped that he would never know which kissed him.
Septimus Winner recalls a mother and child moment that sparked the tunes Listen to the Mocking Bird and What is Home Without a Mother. A mother on a piazza with her Babe heard the bird, years later the child stood by the grave while the mother lay dead. The reminiscence links a single scene to enduring melodies that outlast rivals like Come Back Bill Bailey.
The globe fish, scientifically named Tetrodon, is noted as the only fish capable of swimming and sailing downward. This peculiar trait distinguishes it among aquatic species and sparks curiosity about its physiology and motion.
Dr. Lorenz's philanthropy is noted as simple, while a suicide case reflects on wisdom and living. American astronomers surpass rivals in Royal Society medals, and Spain debates raising marriage ages and banning cousin marriages. Volney’s Cairo sight and eye disease stats are cited, plus London love letter auctions, and gold production notes comparing Australia and the United States with South Africa looming as a competitor.
The year ending June 380 1902 shows native born Americans enlisting in good numbers. The ratio was 6.6 native born to 1.4 foreign born, up from 5.6 to 1 in 1900. Foreign born recruits in 1901 came from Germany 616, Ireland 607, England 882, Canada 286, Russia 120, with others under 100. Minors 3261. ages 21-30 numbered 13 175. over 30 and under 40 805. over 40 08. Recruits’ occupations ranged from laborers to engineers. A digressive tale on Mr George B Dickinson alias Weatcott contrasts crime and fiction, ending with a police remark about who law.
Betty and Joan settle a quarrel and share a glowing, rapturous kiss. They exchange a moment of joy and ask each other if making up feels wonderful. The scene ends as Joan prompts Betty with a question, inviting continuation.
A collection of old sayings linking rain to days of the week and zodiac signs. Includes rhymes about red sky at evening and morning, rain before seven, quit before eleven, and charms to ward off rain such as Rain rain go away. Mentions Northumberland and Norfolk folk beliefs on weather prediction and harvest outcomes.
In a playful scene Betty and Joan quarrel over mock insults using a handkerchief drop, then quickly make up with laughter. A weather lustily discusses rain lore from Shakespeare to modern charms, while a New York Herald note talks hoops, a new toy hoop with singing hidden contents, and a brief men’s lunch description ends the fragment.
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