15 Nov 1917
Page 16
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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1917
Page
16
The piece argues that nations, like individuals, must be punished for misdeeds. It condemns Germany for war and atrocities, rejecting both hatred and sentimental pacifism. It urges drastic action to ensure global safety and civilization.
A fragmented excerpt from a kitchen guide detailing Griddle Cakes Tomato Jam cabbage salad with chicken and watercress, gelatine desserts with cherry juice maraschino cherries custard and cream cheese pimento molds. It presents procedural cooking steps and serving ideas in a period tone.
The burglar's wife testified in the witness box as prosecutors pressed a heated cross examination. Asked if she knew her husband was a burglar at marriage, she replied yes and quipped that she chose between a lawyer and a burglar as age advanced, ending the session.
Fragmented OCR passage describes buffalo migrating from central plains to warmer south seeking fresh forage. It notes general movement along corrugated trails that become deeply worn ruts and mentions weather and environments guiding travel. Names and concrete details are minimal due to text loss.
Dr Bashford Dean notes that snapdragon seed pods resemble mummied human heads with fake facial features as they dry. The rabbit skull sphenoid bone mimics a fox head used as a scarfpin emblem by English fox hunters. Squash seeds dry into markings thought to resemble Oriental characters, prompting Orientalist speculation.
A brutal attack on Wang Yuan-cheng the Peking model prison superintendent by twelve prisoners exposed a modern penitentiary system. Wang was stabbed in the head and abdomen and ten convicts escaped. He remains convinced the system is sound despite the revolt sparked by monarchical restoration. Wang, invited by Yuan Shikai, opened the prison six years ago with $5,000 and has managed it with notable skill.
The Barred Plymouth Rocks are a leading general purpose fowl praised for egg production, hardy growth, and profitable market carcasses. They adapt to wide ranging farms or city lots, showing strong winter laying and steady year round averages. The breed’s color is described as grayish white with narrow dark barring.
The prison reports 80 000 in the bank and all administration costs paid. Six hundred men and 100 women are confined, with twelve taking part in an attempted dash for liberty. Most inmates helped prevent violence and safeguarded the superintendent and guards.
A poetic depiction of a sunrise over a flag as freemen witness a symbolic vision. The verses describe red bars and a blue field with stars, a moment of miraculous the dawn, then golden light as the day begins. The crowd proclaims the flag a boon from God and a heavenly gift.
The report surveys currency retirements in Panama, Colombia seeking modern agricultural implements, Colombia as a sugar exporter, Denmark restricting fish exports, British Guiana issuing government bonds, Rhodesia planning a meat packing facility, and Texas expanding broomcorn production to three crops annually.
Dr. Silas Wright Geld of New York instructs a full body posture with square shoulders and tall stance, ribs kept expanded to enlarge lung capacity. He claims one mental impulse drives the whole attitude, with breathing improving endurance and promoting buoyancy and willpower.
The Eugenics Review notes 296 blinded soldiers entering St Dunstan's hostel. 55 had married since their disablement and each husband chose a bride described as unusually good looking. The report discusses comments that blinded veterans might seek wives among women deemed unattractive otherwise, amid debates on eugenics and social integration.
In a tense scene a gruff father accuses a suitor of courting his daughter while the jaded suitor appears unbothered. The exchange carries a quiet edge of defiance and longstanding family pride as conflict brews.
Field Headquarters France. In a discussion of soldierly respect the cook emerges as the hero of the mess. The company cook, grimy and hungry though he may be, commands authority, while kicks or grumbling are whispered out of earshot. Mess sergeants and cooks ensure exact rations, with officers eating the same fare as the men and bought extras handled privately.
The Stars and Stripes aroused strong cheers in Paris during a recent Folies Bergere show. Allied flags from Britain, Italy, Belgium, Roumania, Serbia, Russia, and Portugal drew applause as Uncle Sam featured prominently. A Canadian soldier proposed three cheers for the Americans as the orchestra played The Star Spangled Banner.
Lieut Howard Vickery, home on furlough, says many U boat sightings are actually healthy blackfish en route to dinner. He notes submarines threaten merchant ships less than mines, and explains torpedoed vessels often fail when captains surge ahead, flooding compartments and collapsing bulkheads.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Loula R. North of 118 Madison Street. The infant reportedly had one tooth at birth, noted as the first instance of such a feature.
A women run club named Blighty Corner or the Hoyer du Soldat Anglais provides a home like retreat for Indian, Australian, New Zealand and British soldiers on ten day leaves in Paris. It offers afternoon teas, evening programs, and visits to Paris landmarks, with praise from royalty and a noted Joan of Arc medal souvenir episode.
A photo caption labels the image Somewere in France showing American soldiers cleaning up a village. The scene captures troops at work amid rubble and debris as they restore order and aid civilians.
A two year old girl escaped injury when a freight train bound to Ocean City passed over her on a railroad track near Whaleyville Delaware. Engines BH Wallace did not notice the child until moments before impact. The locomotive and five cars passed over the sleeping child who woke crying but suffered no injuries. The child belonged to a family employed at a nearby canning factory near Mardela.
Drifting mine fields are reported along the Norwegian coast from Listerland eastward with twenty mines sighted drifting north to Christiana fjord. Explosions have been heard near Halvo as wrecks and drifted debris surround the area. Norwegian motor boats have salvaged canned wine, margarine, and whale oil from the wrecks. Ownership of the drifting fields remains unclear amid anxious conditions.
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