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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1913
Page
2
The Algona Courier sketches a row of quirky, fleeting topics from fashion to travel, lunch counters to corsets, infrequent headlines and anecdotes. It notes dress reform debates, a parachute of social jokes, and a mix of local humor about trains, theaters, and daily life.
A compact survey tracing how physics, aerodynamics, and friction govern baseballs, bats, and pitching. It discusses spin, air resistance, ball construction, bat dynamics, and the limits of ballistic curves in game play with anecdotal notes on pitchers and fielding.
In a Chicago courtroom Franc is Flynn sues for annulment claiming his marriage to Frances O Shaughnesay was forced by her brother, a saloon keeper with a six shooter, and a fake justice of the peace. He says he was compelled under threat of death and that he was underage. The case hinges on a morbid tale of staged matrimony with a real revolver involved, and the siblings’ motives remain unclear while a possible sequel is teased.
In Bernardino area Victorville tale says Mrs Anna Hayes house cat killed a giant rattler. The cat reportedly ate the head and tail and remained alive and healthy afterward. Details include a spotted reptile found in vegetation near a pane.
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