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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1917
Page
11
A preacher explores the Biblical sense of temptation, linking testing to virtue and endurance. He cites Paul’s thorn, Christ’s wilderness, and Peter’s trials to show how suffering yields closeness to God, while prosperity can tempt spiritual decay.
Malcolm wakes to a cold night and sees Ice Brothers skimming water from his glass. The warm-hearted Baby Tee Brother argues, but the Ice Brothers freeze the water. Mr Sun melts the ice in the morning and Malcolm drinks the warmed water. Dusty shoes are always the hottest because polished shoes throw off the heat.
Observers note county public speakers describe benefits of improved roads. Farmers travel long dirt routes to market, some using double teams or multiple oxen, while others consolidate loads after reaching the highway. Teamsters sigh at the easier final leg once the good road begins.
Miss Emma Brown, not yet sixty three, has spent fifty one years in federal service. At the United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing she oversees trimming of government notes and supervises over a hundred workers. Born in 1864 in Philadelphia, she rose from a family struck by war losses to become an executive, precise and diligent, with a long career spanning the evolution of note production.
Canada’s paper exports to the United States surge signaling a shift toward pulp and paper dominance. By July 2010 exports reached 21.08 million dollars with 88 percent to the US and 6.2 percent to the UK, a 31 percent rise from the prior year, while US timber supply depletion drives the trend. The first Canadian paper shipments began in 1800, with modest values in early years and gradual growth through 1913.
Winter road damage comes from excess water not cold. Frozen water expands and heaves surfaces, especially gravel and macadam, while earth roads fare better. Dry, well-drained surfaces resist damage. the remedy is keeping water out and dry conditions before rains begin.
Farmers can improve dirt roads by grading to drain rainfall and dragging to maintain a smooth, hard surface while awaiting permanent pavement. The text advocates practical maintenance as a temporary fix until durable highways are built.
Instructions urge having a road scraper ready for use after rain. The speaker asks to persuade a neighbor to do the same, promoting communal readiness for maintaining road conditions post weather.
Figures show school attendance rises wherever country roads are improved. Improved roads link students to schools, reduce travel time, and boost daily participation in classes across districts.
In 1914 the United States spent about a quarter of a billion dollars on road work.
Advice stresses clean barns yards and utensils, healthy milking staff, and pure water for cows. Maintain separate milking areas, wipe udders, milk with clean dry hands, and remove milk promptly to cool to 40 50 degrees to slow germ growth and prevent contamination.
A Town College study compares scrub cows with their Holstein and Guernsey daughters. Holstein cross progeny reach 104 percent more milk and 84 percent more butterfat across three lactation periods, while the best monthly records show sharp gains for individual cows. Guernsey cross yields rise by about 110 percent in milk and 80 percent in butterfat, with total lactation increases around 181 percent in milk and 136 percent in butterfat versus their mothers.
Guidance on breaking heifer calves with gentle handling. Train calves daily to lead and respond to being milked. Begin before fear or resistance develops, focusing on calm restraint and steady routines to prevent skittishness at first milking.
The passage explains that bacteria levels in milk depend on cleanliness of milking and handling, the temperature kept, and the milk’s age. It emphasizes that clean milk, rapid cooling, and prompt delivery are crucial for producing pure dairy products.
The article notes an enhanced dairy cow producing over 8000 pounds of milk per year, a figure claimed as the present world record for annual milk output, illustrating the success of the improvement plan for dairy cattle.
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