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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1912
Page
12
Dr Alfred Jonas, visiting Los Angeles, said American women's race to keep up with fashion is nerve racking and nerve-destroying, asserting dress is causing more ruin than malignant disease. He called for a change in fashion intensity to protect health.
Des Moines officials say board of education actions on the state schools may face opposition but will gain acceptance as the public becomes informed. W R Boyd, a board member, cites endorsements from educators and legislators, insisting ten years hence critics will praise the changes and that no institutions will be crippled.
Former Iowa resident in Utah complains of high freight rates and limited markets, urging a return home. Supreme Court doubts cashing a check as proof of receipt in a Burlington railroad case. Jasper county appeal on water flow from land affirmed. Governor Carroll honors papers for D Sothern wanted in Washington for fraud. Iowa patents granted to Des Moines, Eagle Grove, Davenport, Lyons, Clinton, and others including frames, envelope, chiropractic table, door latch, and knife head gauge.
A Congregationalist and Christian World essay argues education is a preparation for investing life’s talents. It urges students to develop power through learning, relate tasks to future aims, and pursue quality over mere accumulation. The piece references a Japanese reform and stresses God's investment in humanity and ethical living.
The text speaks of inner prayers not voiced in words, noting God answers desires and longings for righteousness. It likens spiritual hunger to bodily health, asserting that true life is filled with yearnings for holiness and closer communion with God. It emphasizes that blessings come to those who hunger and thirst after righteousness.
A reflective exhortation urges turning personal sorrows into outward sympathy and acts of kindness. It suggests trials as baptism for later blessing, and emphasizes work over weeping to overcome inner strife and grow spiritually.
A brief snippet shows two speakers discussing King Midas and his curse. The girl questions Midas turning everything to gold while another notes he could not eat ex piè with his fingers, framing a light, ironic reflection on the myth.
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