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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1916
Page
8
A New Castle Indiana reader recounts severe monthly cramps from age eleven to nineteen, with headaches and backache. After using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, she reports being symptom free and regular again. The ad notes the forty year history and offers confidential advice from Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.
A fragment shows Johnnie lamenting luck as his mother recalls origins from Norway and life in St. Louis. He questions birthplace while she explains she came from Norway long ago. The dialogue hints at family history and a child’s desire to travel.
Silent neighbors make a desirable neighborhood. The fragment notes a medicinal balm and the value of considerate locals in a residential area.
A religious essay contrasts the curse on Meroz with modern Christian duty. It argues neutrality is sin in spiritual battles, urging personal, active service for God and country, and warns the curse on those who withhold effort. It links biblical wrath against sin to contemporary calls for courage, sacrifice, and vigilance.
A.H. Hollinger explains scale insects cost farmers nurserymen and city owners thousands yearly. San Jose and oyster shell scales attack over 100 kinds of plants including many trees and shrubs. Identify locally infested plants and send samples to the agricultural experiment station in Columbia, Me., for control recommendations.
The article outlines four pruning steps for blackberry bushes to ensure quality fruit. It covers removing excess shoots, nipping back summer buds for stocky laterals, heading back laterals in spring, and removing old canes after a berry crop. It also notes aiming for three to six shoots per hill and pinching tips once plants reach 24 to 28 inches.
New Jersey station findings show leaf curl on peach trees can be controlled by a thorough early spring spray of concentrated lime-sulphur before buds swell. Bordeaux mixture works if applied early, but lime-sulphur also targets San Jose scale. Ensure solution specific gravity at least 1.08 and thorough coverage of all twigs to prevent infection. Spraying is preventive. no cure once the disease is established.
A dilute acetic acid solution dissolves Bordeaux mixture stains on apples peaches or plums without harming the fruit. Dip the fruit a few seconds raise and lower to remove bubbles rinse in clean water then dry before packing.
Guidance on treating bark injuries in trees recommends surgical attention. Cut away loose bark, remove decay, disinfect with Bordeaux mixture or corrosive sublimate, and seal wounds with grafting wax or cement. Large limbs require painting the stub with white lead to protect from insects and weather.
Instructions for celery seed planting emphasize humus rich, sandy soil with good moisture retention. Do not usually cover seeds, use damp cloth or paper to maintain moisture, and sometimes cover the flat with a shaded glass or paper.
A short didactic note urges farmers to pet their cows daily. It argues kindness to cattle increases milk yield and profitability, claiming pampered cows produce more milk and suggesting it should be a farm’s daily practice to cuddle and care for every cow.
The readable fragment notes that an attractive farmstead should feature buildings fences and shrubbery aligned to enhance appeal. It emphasizes the logation of structures and landscape elements as key to visual harmony and desirability.
A humorous dialogue reveals a quirky remark about a wife described as a “lousekesn er” and an electric curling iron heatable coffee, illustrating a domestic moment with playful mispronunciation and inventive gadget talk. The exchange hints at family dynamics and everyday humor.
An advertisement touts Hanford's Balsam as a quick healer for cuts sores burns and lameness and urges keeping it in every home. It also markets a large trial bottle free and claims Dr King’s Medicine has fifty years of proven results. Various unrelated lines reference spankings tire chains and borrowing money.
An advertisement urges Americans to use Anuric to purge excess uric acid and prevent kidney and rheumatic troubles, claiming Dr. Pierce’s Anurie is highly potent and supported by his reputation. The piece also notes associated products and various unrelated snippets about a child’s Sunday school lesson and a London hospital ambulance for animals.
An advertisement touts Cuticura products for babies with hot baths and soap, drying, and ointment for all affected parts, promising instant relief and a peaceful sleep, plus free samples by mail. A separate quip questions a pacifist stance and price of peace.
The antiseptic powder relieves painful swollen feet and relieves stings from coins and buttons. It instantly soothes tired feet and is touted as the greatest comfort discovery of the age. Sold everywhere at 25 cents. Trial package free by mail from Allen 8. Olmsted, Le Roy, New York.
Governor Willis of Ohio taught a law school then remarks about a comic exchange. The ad promotes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets claiming they regulate bowels and stomach to keep clean and healthy.
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