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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1907
Page
5
In a clipped column the Houston Post notes a line from Blwanker Sentinel about resilience through May, thunder, and wind, and quotes a quip about not seeing someone leaving a saloon. The piece also mentions a brief exchange between Madge Young Sickuppe and Ada about a moustache, reflecting light social banter.
A fragment from Chicago papers quotes a college girl thrilled by Omar Khayyam and a rural observer deeming it sin and shame for women to fall for foreigners. The exchange mirrors playful social talk and sharp regional humor about culture and flirtation.
Eva-Yes declares onions beautify a girl and promote kissable looks. Jack retorts that no one would want to kiss a girl who diets on onions, in a playful Chicago Daily News exchange.
In a witty exchange quoted from Chicago News, speakers including the Boys Miss Rose and Strange discuss overeating as a barrier to poetic writing. The mock argument centers on whether appetite affects creativity, with humorous asides about Homer and poets.
A quirky note on truth in an Arizona Tombstone Epitaph from the Tombstone Epitaph and echoed by the Baltimore American. It ponders an epitaph telling the truth and jokes about occupations near public offices.
Bronson warns he will not take his son to the circuit if he misbehaves. Woodsall asks why and Bronson explains he avoids taking chances and is tired of worrying a past incident will keep the family home.
The royal adviser reports a white explorer asks for permission to enter the kingdom to distribute cough medicine and treat sickness. King Gumbo responds with a wary grin, accusing whites of trying to keep natives poor, and orders war drums to be sounded.
A departing guest poses to photograph a Welsh hotel. The proprietor offers a memento, claiming happiness during the stay. The guest cryptically replies that he will take the memento to avoid returning by mistake.
In Brooklyn Eagle humor, Binner notes he contributes to the foreign missionary society while Skinner replies that he aims to maximize his money’s reach. The exchange plays on frugality and charitable giving in a light civic quip.
Jeremiah Curtin, living in Bristol Vermont, is described as the master of seventy languages. He might visit London and pose a question to a busman and still have to repeat his inquiry after the driver repeats the answer a dozen times.
A humorous exchange from a Chicago Daily News column shows a heavy set passenger advising cold eating and drinking while an ice dealer is mocked as a doctor. A railway detective questions the dealer, and a train passenger dismisses public pressure, urging reliance on transit authorities.
A brief Milwaukee Sentinel quip notes a woman’s complaint about Mabel being disagreeable due to her new shoes not fitting. The gag implies the shoes cause fuss even though they don’t hurt.
Yonkers statesman jokes about walking compared to his wife not walking while Egbert extols walking. A witty exchange questions Lashley on automobile fears as a snare and a delusion.
Hoard's Dairyman notes round silos offer greater strength and easier repair, while square or octagon silos can be built sufficiently strong. An illustration shows corner cutting needed to prevent silage spoilage, using 2x6 framing set a foot apart for maximum strength.
Guidance on humane dairy farming emphasizes kindness to cows. Avoid rough handling, tainted water, rotten feed, long nails, and noisy or profane environments. Ensure salt access, calm movement, and civil treatment to maximize milk yield and well being.
Dairy notes urge steady feeding after each separation and daily stirring of cream. Emphasizes ample raw material as the best capital, proper cow weight feed for fertile land, strict cleanliness, and better care of existing cows over expanding herds. Warns buttermakers and patrons against quarrel. avoid childish disputes in business.
Dairying is not a frontier business but follows pioneers and the earlier farming types. It requires more skill and knowledge than ordinary crop production, marking its evolution beyond initial settlement into a refined agricultural practice.
A circa early guide outlines practical steps for producing sweet cream. It covers cleanliness of cream, supplies, and utensils, keeping separators clean, cooling methods, and separating lots to avoid mixing. It also recommends ventilated storage, proper aeration, and regular delivery to stations, plus weighing samples and seasonal pricing. It ends with herd management strategies to improve milk supply and feed.
A garbled 1930s style advertisement collage lists patent remedies and household products. It references Putnam fade dull dyes, Krause’s Cold Cure, Garfield Tea Co. garlic tea, Defiance Starch, Sunshine disinfectant, and Wakefield’s family laxative, mixed with quips about nature and debt. Multiple product names appear with scattered praise and dubious health claims.
The Northwestern Agriculturist condemns a common milking habit where keepers hang full milk pails on pegs after milking and reuse others from the same hooks. The delay allows airborne odors and germs to contaminate the milk, risking flavor and spoilage. The article urges removing milk promptly to minimize exposure.
Western cattle producers report success feeding old corn stalks with ear attached using a special rack. The design, shown in a sketch, keeps corn on the rack while cattle reach over and pull it through slanted bars. Corn that falls drops to a platform for easy retrieval with no loss. Nebraska tests suggest higher net profits from this method than feeding shocked or shelled corn.
An etymology note traces whiskers to the hair on the upper lip and cheek and cites Scott Defoe and Johnson. It explains the term's link to a small rush and to a feather brush, and notes seventeenth century slang where whisker meant a brazen lie or whopper.
A quoted exchange praises a man as bright noting he always says the right thing at the right time and even stays still at the right moments, highlighting his perceptive timing.
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