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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1915
Page
2
The article explains pyorrheal periodontal disease as a major dental infection tied to general health. It links tooth loss and pus discharge to diminished blood supply and argues vitamins from fresh vegetables and citrus prevent scurvy and support vitality, urging simple unprocessed foods for health.
The text argues that heredity and environment drive all organisms including bacteria and disease, noting variation over space and time. It cites Twort, Penfold, Revis, and Madam Victor Henri on mutated or altered bacterial forms such as Bacillus anthracis and Escherichia coli variants. Ultraviolet exposure created coccoid and filamentous forms with distinct infection traits, showing disease as a relative condition rather than fixed.
Article outlines potato disease progressing from sunken tuber spots to white and pink fungal patches, spread by mites. Recommends drying tubers before storage, sprinkling two pounds of sulphur per ton, ventilating pits, and avoiding replanting in diseased land. Suggests kainit or lime as effective soil treatments, with rates up to five tons per acre for kainit and one to three tons lime per acre to reclaim infected fields.
Pigs in rape pastures gain more weight than those on clover over eight weeks, with 21 pigs showing a 67 pound advantage. Rape alone is not optimal without grain, and need for movable fencing to limit trampling. Clover must be pastured to avoid becoming dry, woody, and nutritionally poor. Rape offers steady forage given normal rainfall.
Instructions describe making a rust preventative by melting three parts tallow with one part white lead. Apply warm mixture with a brush to plows and farm tools to clean and brighten moldboards in a few yards, then plant the plow in spring. It covers tools used for cultivation and aims to prevent rust.
Training a colt before showtime improves behavior and judging outcomes. Start with bridle and halter work, teach walking and trotting on command, and keep the animal alert in the ring. A well trained colt presents better action, posture, and steadiness, boosting chances with judges.
The piece celebrates bright American girls who stay home to work in poultry, arguing they can achieve money and fame through dedication to raising stock, eggs, broilers, and chicks. It urges ambition, study, and entrepreneurship as pathways from rural life to success.
The illustration shows a portable farrowing pen made from 2 by 6 runners of any length with planking for the body. It emphasizes cheap construction and includes a small window in the design.
A brief note states the rear end practice is advisable, light is unnecessary, and a pen can be moved within sand to aid wine breeding, highlighting its utility as a versatile tool across steps.
Farmers struggle to understand that plowing under grass sod and clover is needed to build humus for lasting soil. It requires nerve to turn under crops, but the practice helps keep up with advancing agricultural methods and crop cycles.
Instruction advises working the surface over after each rainfall to retain all moisture. The guidance emphasizes moisture preservation and surface maintenance routines to reduce evaporation and promote saturation.
Brock Wilton, a plant chemist, guards a missing dynamite case and helps Limpy Ted, a former worker’s son, amid threats and taunts. A blast at an old oil well reveals Limpy found oil, making Brock wealthy and enabling his engagement to Rya Dare.
The article recalls how England faced lean years in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries with severe measures. Parliament ordered threshing and disposal of corn to prevent shortages, with confiscation for disobedience and penalties for harming livestock or crops.
A nervous man questions a heavyset fellow riding in a car about his trade. The fat man explains he is a professional writer of jokes and anecdotes, listing topics like mother in laws weather and politics as his stock in trade.
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