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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1913
Page
8
Authorities in Geneva report clusters of cancer cases in a dozen homes on a major street, prompting Doctor Odier to claim contagion. He urges disinfection of every house with a cancer patient as a precaution despite official statements that cancer is not contagious.
A middle aged couple prepared a weekend trip and left instructions for their son to wind his alarm. They returned Monday noon to find the blinds drawn and heard the son sleepily ask if they had missed their train, suggesting a mistaken absence or misinterpretation of the timing.
A Virginia woman recounts years of dyspepsia headaches and heart weakness tied to coffee. After trying Postum, brewed from grain, she reports improved health and asks others to consider the change. Her letter cites relief after eighteen months and invites readers to request The Road to Wellville booklet.
A Missouri horticulture authority explains thinning as removing about half of the fruit early to concentrate energy on the remaining apples. Proper thinning improves growth, color, uniform ripening, and reduces potash needs, with pears needing less thinning and cherries often left unthinned.
The article advises cutting below the snow line any peach trees under four years old showing discolored wood, and protecting high-ground orchards with north wind breaks of Norway spruce, Scotch and Austrian pine. It also instructs removing dead or weak branches, keeping sheep out to protect sprouts, and cautions against crude petroleum insecticide due to tree injury, recommending fall or early spring application only.
A scene unfolds with a nun and a boy named Herbert as he resists interference from his mother. The exchange centers on boy scout duties and a playful claim to future adventures, while a product plug for Druggists echoes in the backdrop.
A circus gag has a spectator remark that a woman is small enough to pass through a man's hat. A counter quip compares a wife’s size to fit through a husband’s pocket. A separate note mentions Copenhagen Denmark where school teachers or rebachers earn $830 annually.
Aluath Woods describes profitable goose farming from last year. Eggs hatched under hens and goslings raised by hand with careful egg collection to prevent nesting pests. Geese fed bread milk greens cracked corn and skim milk, with free range and ample water, requiring little grain.
A cited contract outlines the Graman Metropolitan company forming a capital of $5,000,098 to construct and operate an electric line in Constantinople. The work targets completion on Panealat within four and a half years from October 1, 1912, with remaining parts of the project including a new bridge over the Golden Horn.
A Chicago doctor reports on tuberculin as a therapeutic for tuberculosis, praising its potential while noting variable results. He cites Koch and Ehrlich, and highlights Dr Snoddy’s work showing temperature dosage linkage, immunization against relapse, and higher cure rates in immunized patients.
A summer boarder asks what variety of sweet corn is grown. The listed man responds that the corn, toumlovs and peas are all the same variety this year, canned for preservation.
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