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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1913
Page
9
A feature on gift crafting with ribbons, bags, corset bags, and collared boxes in brown and silk designs. It highlights Japanese fans and artisanal value, plus practical menswear gifts like cretonne travel cases, boxes, and elegant storage solutions. The tone reflects a 1910s holiday catalog style with detailed patterns and materials.
Des Moines reports that Dr Lowry’s criticisms of serum use are challenged by tests across the state. Government bulletins cite hog mortality drops on farms using serum and argue results counter opposition. Other items note Black Plague law enforcement, epileptic colony site bids, and a legal challenge to the executive council over tax assessor hiring.
A party of association officials inspects the crossstate Trail and lauds the Great White Way as the best long road stretch in the United States. They note permanent grade fixes, 226 turns, 58 railroad crossings, and 280 bridges built, with wooden culverts being replaced.
W J Dixon says fine farm land is available for the epileptic colony site at Boone Madrid or Woodward. Boone offers two tracts of 900 and 400 acres, both fire tracts, Madrid has a 1000 acre tract, Woodward has 240 acres. All sites would be bought at actual value amid 89 offers so far. Inspecting visits to Ottumwa and Atlantic planned.
In a meditation on Sumedha who became Gautama Buddha the text argues that true deliverance comes with not seeking safety while others suffer. It urges sacrificing comfort and wealth to aid the afflicted, insisting the heroic act occurs daily, not only in crises. Hence the whole duty of man is to share knowledge, wealth, and protection to relieve worldwide injustice.
The piece argues religion must be placed second to life’s duties, not first. It warns that elevating religion to prominence or preeminence causes more problems than it solves. By prioritizing God’s will daily, duties align and the soul attains imagined harmony.
The text urges readers to try the good life as proof of its validity and connects health to demonstration of divine Kingdom ideas. It speaks of God urging men to test, asserting the day is near and individuals can know certainty through personal effort.
Canada dominates national and international shows with multiple sweepstakes and top prizes for oats, wheat, and cattle raised on nature grasses. Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Manitoba harvest praise for Dry Farming Congress and Tulsa International Soil Exposition wins amid global competitors. Saskatchewan farmer Peter Gerlack tops hard wheat prize with $1,290 thrashing machine. Canada leads with fifty delegates at Tulsa event.
The New York Sun notes Becker cut his wife's allowance after tariff bill was signed, claiming living costs would drop. The item questions whether Knicker-Is Smith is an optimist about economic relief.
Gaudous Porter quips about giving up work at the depot and jokes that militant suffragists may be carrying wardrobe or dynamite, implying distraction and danger. The exchange hints at gender and social tension of the era with a satirical edge.
Three women testify to the benefits of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound during Change of Life. They cite improvements in vitality and relief for themselves and daughters, praising the tonic and recommending it to others. Letters suggest confidentiality and personalized replies from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co.
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