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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1915
Page
9
Nathaniel C. Fowler Jr presents a mid 1910s reflection on dissatisfaction and resilience. He argues regulated discontent spurs progress, warns against chronic complainers, and uses the refrain when it rains let it rain to illustrate embracing hardship as growth.
The French colonial authorities display a “2 plus 2 equals 4” sign in Tahiti schools as a symbol of learning. Native Tahitians, mostly bare to the waist with pareu skirts, view it with reverence yet cling to traditional life. Educated youths often abandon schooling to return to palm huts and grass houses, while the governing regime’s pomp appeals to islanders.
The article explains lumbago as intense lower back pain resembling neuralgia or rheumatism. It centers on the lumbar vertebrae and notes attacks come and go, sometimes forcing the patient to stay in bed. The text references medical terms and a physician named Aly.
Albert Lang reports to the Explorers' club secretary F. N. Dallenbaugh the discovery of a virgin tribe between the Calvary and Moju headwaters in Brazil. The race, 1000 miles from civilization, uses stone tools and embraces visitors in shown devotion. Lang says the people appear untouched by modern life and have cleared 30 acres with blunt stone axes.
A fragmentary report hints at a dispute over front arrangements and a grim touch noted in a krone eluye reference, with unclear details and no definitive outcomes. The readable text offers few concrete names, dates, or places to anchor further facts.
M R Conover of Red Bank recounts four years of orchard history with droughts and heavy pruning. He notes best growth where the inner sod was turned under and soil cultivated, while trees on the cultivated outer edge remained vigorous. He argues two years of sod is long enough and partial cultivation aids tree health.
A guide on building potato storehouses discusses temperature 34 degrees insulation drainage and ventilation. It notes darkness for stock to avoid greened tissue and light in spring to prevent sprouting claims and improve skin toughness. A knoll location aids drainage and a 50 by 100 foot cellar holds nearly 20 000 bushels while a 10 000 bushel plan fits ten feet deep.
A girl named Dorothy leaves a party early after feeling homesick. The hostess' mother encourages her to return or stay. Dorothy bursts into tears at the door but then explains she forgot to say she had a nice time, revealing the awkward mix of emotion and politeness in early social gatherings.
Mrs A L Crawford of Medfield Massachusetts reports Dodd's Kidney Pills cured her Bright's Disease after doctors failed. She suffered swollen limbs and near blindness before trial, then gradually recovered and remained healthy. Ad promotes 50c per box Dodd's Kidney Pills and 50c Dyspepsia Tablets. Also a joke line and a line noting baldness among Indians and Negroes.
Ohio experiment station warns against mixing lime-rich ashes with moist hen manure as it releases ammonia. mix ashes only with dry manure or combine with acid phosphate to fix ammonia and boost phosphorus. Sprinkling acid phosphate on dropping boards reduces ammonia loss and improves manure efficiency, aligning with fertilizer standards of the era.
The article notes there will be no appreciable loss of ammonia. It states coal ashes have virtually no fertilizing value but can loosen compact clay soils or be used as mulch around fruit plants in the garden.
By R G Weatherstone. Farmers are urged to turn lambs into cornfields as soon as corn matures enough to protect crops. Early grazing helps remove weeds and lower leaves, yielding food for lambs with minimal harm to corn. Shade from corn benefits lambs in hot weather, and newly weaned lambs may require supplemented feed.
A witty exchange centers on personal pride and fashion. The speaker jokes about prioritizing a tailor’s trust over fame, turning the question of legacy into a punchy zinger about dressing and distance from public life.
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