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Newspaper

Algona Courier

Location

Algona, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1913

Page

12

Absolute Segregation for Feeble Minded Urged by Iowa Official

W L Kuney of the state boys' industrial school argues segregation as the practical solution to the feeble minded question. He calls for state custody of such persons, creation of separate rooms and colonies in prisons, and laws allowing retention in institutions. he cites the Independence State Farm's 1300 acre operation and farm yields. he also notes broader reform efforts and legal opinions on public safety and authority, plus a history of Iowa settlement and other state matters.

Des’ Moines W. L. Kuney Boys’ Industrial School Reformatory Legislative Committee Executive Council Charles Miller State House Cosson Iowa United States Blackhawk B. Newhall Burlington State Historical Society of

Gossip for Flower Lovers by Bassiel Putnam

A garden note on blooming crab cacti and humming bird cacti covering soil, drainage, and wintering tips. Advice includes watering, feeding, and timing for chrysanthemum blooms, plus guidance on cacti rest periods, slips, and outdoor rooting. It also criticizes plant color clashes, recommends transplanting petunias, and notes florist missteps in plant arrangement.

Bassiel Putnam

Serious Mistake in Buying Seed

R G Whatherstone argues against purchasing seed corn grown far from home. He urges growing a new variety in a local seed plot for two to three years to acclimate before wide field planting, stressing climate and soil adaptation for profitable yields. He favors selecting feed corn locally and improving it, rather than frequent seed changes.

R. G. Whatherstone Great Corn Belt

Ad Hominem and a Bulbous Nose Cartoon Quote

A humorous pair of character sketches titled Ad Hominem and Man With the Bulbous Nose satirize busy lives with quips about baths. Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup appears in a teething context. Advertising expert F Irving Fletcher defines economy as spending money without getting any fun out of it during a Woolworth Building dinner in New York.

F. Irving Fletcher Woolworth New York Fletcher

Herbal Remedy Ad for Kidney Trouble Cures

A vintage ad urges readers with kidney trouble to contact the Tompkins Corbi Co for case reports of cures from acute kidney disease and Bright's Disease after doctors deemed them hopeless. Also includes brief quips about Andrew Carnegie and a Lloyd George joke reflecting mixed London humor.

Tompkins Corbi Co Fifth Avenue New York Bright Adv

Princesses and Emperors: Historic Royal Visits in Istanbul

The narrative notes 1860 visits to the Sultan by Visited the Sultan Thempresa Eugene and the opening of the Suez Canal marking a first Christian sovereign lodging in a palace. It recalls 1880 Abdul Hamid sharing a carriage with the German Empress to Yildiz Kiosk and her evening with the harem ladies as reported by Pall Mall Gazette.

Thempresa Eugene Suez Canal Princess of Walesa Dolma Bagthe Abdul Hamid Yildiz Pall Mall Gazetta

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State Farm Independence State Hospital At Blaten National Conference of Supervisors of State Banks Paul Minn Wolever Frank &. Gaynor Supreme Court C. B. Bradshaw Marshall County District John Fletcher Deemer Supreme Court of George Babbit Joan Alger Mary Conklin Babbit Special Charter Cf Aul Preme Court Lquor W. C. Barber Lowe’r Anti-Saloon League Odle League Ito Qdle Batten Bunire THE Coca-Cola Company Atlanta, Ga Andrew Carnegie Fifth Avenue House Central Park London Lloyd George Eaward Wales Welchman George Criceleth Srg Alberta Canada Mower Katchawen Alberts Ratay Ory F. H. Hewitt Dos Manos Adian Governmanta St Immigration Ottawa Elk Run Land & Townsite Co Ellis Hotel Waterloo Towa Lydia BE. Pinkham Medicine Co Pete Paxton Toilet Co Boston Daisy Fly Killer Ceres Cannes Earqli Dekald Ave Revoklyn Kither Fourrra CO Beekman Defiance Defiance ‘Star GO Omaha Nebraska
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