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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1907
Page
4
A brief biblical note cites Joshua commanding the sun to stand still from scripture Joshua 1 27, referencing the old testament tale of miraculous solar halt during battle. The fragment emphasizes divine power granted to leaders and time-event moments in ancient text.
A sermon contrasts Joshua’s steadfast aid to Gideon’s people with modern abandonment of promises. It praises Joshua’s strict oath fidelity and divine support, noting how Israel’s army willingly faced peril to protect Gibeon. The piece urges steadfastness to promises amid temptations of loopholes.
The daylong battle near Gibeon ends as darkness looms. Adonizadee and five allied kings retreat, hoping to regroup before nightfall, while Joshua’s forces press the assault. The Gibeonites had aided Israel, sparking a feared counterstrike on future clashes.
Joshua orders the sun to stand still and the moon to stay in order to secure Israel’s victory over the five kings at Gibeon. Israel pursues the fleeing forces to the cave at Makkedah as day lengthens, and the Lord fights for Israel in a rare, prolonged daylight triumph.
Unique church innovation brings midday gatherings at Madison Square Presbyterian in New York City led by Rev. Dr. Charles H. Parrhurst, famed for opposing Tammany Hall. Services run 12 10 to 12 25 with ten minutes of organ music before the 15 minute meeting, held every weekday except Saturday.
An informal group named The Interdenominational Prayer Circle of America has been created to recruit church members nationwide for covenanted prayer calling revival. A fuller plan can be obtained by contacting Rev. Henry B. Roller in Huntingburgh, Indiana.
An article describes a log drag device to smooth frost-rutted roads. A split log 10 to 13 inches thick and five to six feet long forms the frame with oak or hedge bars wedged through auger holes. Chains or wire connect to rings, with hitch points and a plank stand. Adjustments move dirt left or right. over time metal adds weight to edges for softer soils.
A fragmented verse urging public participation in road maintenance sung as a seasonal civic call. It stresses constant community effort across spring, summer, fall, and winter, with lines promoting tagging and dragging roads and a playful, rhythmic exhortation to residents to join in.
A discussion on the unreliability of single year agricultural experiments. Variation between fields and within fields makes outcomes inconsistent. Repeated multi year trials are needed to attribute results to specific causes. relying on one year is unscientific and risky for farmers.
The piece discusses well fed pullets laying steadily and warns against scrawny hens. It recommends rust in drinking water as a tonic and envisions a happy, prosperous farm family. It urges keeping notes for seed planning and garden preparation, urging readers to request catalogs.
A reader details spring field work with 950 hens producing 80 barrels of manure. Two corn crops, yellow and white, yielded 163 and 175 bushels per acre respectively, planted in late May and harvested in September. The author credits hen manure as the prime factor, noting standard practices and comparing with local sweet corn yields of 10 to 16 dollars per acre.
Japan clover has attracted attention as a low growing perennial that spreads over the surface and thrives on poor soils. Introduced from Japan and China likely via tea chests, it first appeared near Charleston in 1849 and has since spread widely, serving as soil renovator and durable grazing from July until frost.
Instructions describe making a simple roller for a side gate from a four inch pole cut to two feet, with bolts driven into each end. Mount in a six inch high frame beneath a frequently used gate to reduce daily labor, per a Prairie Farmer suggestion.
The text notes a covered barnyard is rare in the west but common in the east. It suggests initial costs are high yet long term savings would recoup the investment. Emphasizes shelter as essential for dairy cow well being and welfare.
Rye can be grown most anywhere and is excellent for early spring pasture. Sheep should graze in rye to keep growth within reach, as rye grows rapidly on poor soils and is sought by farm animals.
An advertisement touts Garfield Tea as a remedy for indigestion and bodily purification, promising liver and kidney regulation and a nonrefunded guarantee within 10 to 14 days. It claims benefits from outdoor exercise and references James Bryce, the 68 year old British ambassador, as an example of enduring vigor and mountain climbing.
A Fulton Oswego County family credits Cuticura Remedies with curing their one year old daughter’s eight month eczema ordeal after multiple doctors failed. They report eye damage could not be reversed but believe Cuticura Intima might have saved sight. The letter, signed Mr and Mrs Frank Abbott, August 17, 1906, also mentions a separate editorial note on dancing popularity.
An old ad offers one hundred dollars reward for an incurable catarrh with Hall's Catarrh Cure claimed to cure. It includes testimonials from Watving, Kinnan & Minvin and others in Toledo Ohio, plus a note on internal use and blood mucous action. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills and a proverb about company kept.
The speaker discusses developing Sudan natural resources through sedenic exploration in England. Immense forests run along the Blue Nile to the Abyssinian border, with ebony trees near the river and Sobat. The White Nile hosts rubber creener deposits. Bahr-el-Ghazal forests are vast and gold is mined in nearby mountains. A search for fuel is planned.
A testimonial from Jennie Cowan of West Bay City Michigan claims Dr Williams Pink Pills restored health after a severe grip. The account describes recovery from blood weakness, rheumatism and neuralgia, noting pills build up the system and are sold by druggists or by mail for 50 cents per box six for $2.50 from the Dr William Medicine Company Schenectady NY.
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