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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1906
Page
10
A nostalgic portrait lauds the southern girl as charming, capable, and poised from childhood through adulthood. It extols social polish, music, etiquette, and homemaking as core strengths, while noting the transition to married life where she remains central and gracious. The piece links regional pride to enduring femininity across Tennessee Kentucky Alabama and Virginia.
A simple craft using cornstarch and water yields moldable figures for children. Mix one pound cornstarch with two quarts water, form shapes, bake slowly or air-dry for several days. Useful for rainy days and for older children to make relief maps.
In a dining room with an 80 high ceiling and insufficient plate rail space, a narrow shelf above the doorway can be built to hold plates and a vase with grasses or leaves. The shelf should match the woodwork stain, and a home carpenter can install it with simple contrivance.
Stephen Allard born 1776 in New Durham New Hampshire died 1870 known as Steve the Bear Hunter. An authenticated tale recalls how he trapped a bear in corn then wrestled it to possession, insisting brother David hold the creature until he returned with breakfast before finally killing the bear.
The article describes a technique to locate buried treasure by flooding ground to create filling lines that reveal a hidden spot. Soldiers of historic armies and many police forces reportedly know this method, which guides digging at the marked earth depressions after soakage.
John P. Miller of New York suffers a rare spinal disease with crumbling vertebrae. Fordham hospital surgeons have held six consultations in six weeks with prominent city specialists to explore treatment options. Some propose opening the spine to arrest bone degeneration.
Abercromble, a spry keeper by the western river, claimed no toll for a ramshackle wagon. A dilapidated driver stared at the rate schedule as the gatekeeper cried out to “Drive on” and dismissed the inquiry with a blunt remark.
The Dove-cat at Hurley near Marlow in Buckinghamshire is a dated pigeon house of 1307 with later wall and doorway work. The 1642 marked front bears BR initials. Once used by monks for breeding pigeons, the chalk-nest walls remain remarkable and the ladder moves the nest area as doors rotate. It remains a home to many pigeons today.
A portrait of Joseph Havelock Wilson M. P. for Middlesbrough, famed as the seamen's advocate in Parliament and head of Britain's sailors, firemen and fishermen union. Born Sunderland, his life spans from boy newsboy to shipboard steward, then union leader. His persistence after defeats led to election in 1892, with a career marked by strikes, legal battles, and industry-wide influence.
Nature herself acts as a craftsman producing diverse goods. The derain cactus yields natural pottery, woodpeckers form nests and the plant exudes a protective resin. bowls outlast the plant. Weaving emerges from bark and leaves such as tapa cloth. glass pipes arise from quartz beds. tropical vines spin ropes and a lace tree in the West Indies completes the analogy.
Albert Jenks an elderly Beaver County farmer, unfamiliar with autos, was startled by a large touring car near a graveyard. He collapsed on the lonely road, lay unattended for hours, and suffered alternating fits. He is reported dying from the fright and injuries.
In Troy New York engineers and sightseers admire a 66 foot diameter water wheel known as the Burden wheel. With 36 buckets and two and a half revolutions per minute it powered the Burden factory until a decade ago. Begun in 1849 the wheel remains largely intact though the shop shut down. Proposals to demolish it failed as efforts grow to preserve the monument to inventor and Burden machinery fame.
Washington reports Gen Francisco Alcantara, West Point graduate and son of the late Francisco Alcantara, has been picked by President Castro as his successor. Castro’s regime is unpopular, and vice president Gen Juan Vicente Gomez is favored by the people. Alcantara, leading artillery and Aragua state governor, would allegedly back a coup to seize power if Gomez is installed.
Henri Rochefort in Paris Intransigeant argues the spherical balloon competition offers little value to aer quantic science. He questions practical advantage and warns a tempest storm or sudden wind could ruin the flying squadron.
Archie Crawford caught a catfish in the river yesterday he believed had lived a misspent life and wanted to commit death by own action. The fish appeared emaciated with one eye out and Crawford caught it three times before deciding to keep it each time he threw it back into the stream due to its emaciated condition.
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