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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1905
Page
6
A fragmentary verse from the New Orleans Times-Democrat describes a shadowy island, storm-tossed shores, and a dreamlike shore where the gray dreamriver murmurs Sleepy-Sleepy-Sleep. Guardians of willows hush the night as sleepyland invites rest along the blossoming strand.
A vivid October memory fragment follows a woman recalling youth, a hidden romance, and a final reunion with a man who had once vowed to gather rosemary for the winter. Across gardens and lakes, past poems and letters, their long-ago bond culminates in a quiet embrace and shared resolve.
England keeps state records in a grand London building with 130 strong rooms. The chantry rollroom stores parchments rolled into cylinders, each roll 30 to 40 skins. King’s Bench and Common Pleas records span from Richard I to today. Rolls weigh 100 to 200 pounds and hold 600 to 1,000 skins.
A jovial canal boat captain explains a lock to a curious passenger who jokes about unlocking it. The sailor speaks soberly of the quay and a humorous misunderstanding ends with a light moment.
A Detroit Free Press description of the Plecka or arrow dance among Pueblo Indians in Aztalan. A warrior leads, a richly dressed Malmnehi maiden dances the line and reenacts a scalp victory with a drawn bow. The performance ends with firearms and the group proceeding to the public square for further dances until night.
At Yale faculty meeting the next year language course list sparked laughter when Old Norse was misprinted as Old Horse. Professor Phelps and Simeon Ford of Yale quipped over the joke, noting the dining hall explanation.
The London Chronicle argues brisk daily walking or horse riding outperforms elaborate workouts. Walking enlivens many muscles, boosts circulation, expands lungs, and improves blood. For busy professionals, basic health rules suffice, though horseback riding can aid sluggish digestion as a restorative exercise.
A New York Prag reads about skunk farming transforming the fur trade. Skunks, once derided as foul, become valuable pelts worn by women. In New Canaan a local killed one, causing a neighborhood stink, while New Yorkers amusedly debated the animal scent as a “fits weapon.”
A poetic exchange where the speaker asks how to aid others facing hardship and sorrow. The Master repeatedly answers with the command to dare to praise, urging praise as a path to comfort, faith, and light amid suffering.
A Havana Post letter condemns widespread knife carrying in Cuba. The writer notes the Imife-carrying habit among the lower classes, with many turning metal scraps into deadly blades. The letter urges police vigilance to curb the trend and prevent murders.
An express train and a dynamite laden freight wrecked near Harrisburg Pennsylvania causing massive explosions. Early reports estimate dozens killed and over a hundred injured as flames and debris spread through South Harrisburg. Rescue crews and physicians rushed to aid victims as the blaze consumed the wreckage.
Deadly tornadoes hit Snyder Oklahoma and surrounding areas causing extensive damage. Reports place deaths around 95 to 125 with injuries ranging widely. Relief crews from nearby towns and states rush in as debris blocks roads and homes are left unsafe.
A collection of light anecdotes from a bygone English inn scene includes a math riddle about four percent herring and a penny, a child’s quip about electricity in a hat, a bishop misreading scripture while on a hunting outing, a bridge party mishap over a $75 note, and a Philadelphia art expert who confuses a modern vase for an antique.
In Bath Paumulittug May 15 readers report Dodd's Kidney Pills easing backache and female weakness in couples like Mr and Mrs F Hrby. The ad extols kidney health as a path to strength and warns Defiance Cold Water Starch offers 16 oz per package at 10 cents, claiming no chemicals and no sticking.
Some grocers do not stock Defiance Starch noting they carry other brands in 12 oz packages. The ad urges buyers to choose Defiance 16 oz for the same price, promising no cooking and urging prudent action. It includes paley quotes about money and borrowing and extols Defiance as superior.
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