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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1912
Page
13
A guide to creating stylish winter dresses using simple fabrics like crepe meteor and lawn. instructions cover gray and blue gowns with tunic and drop-skirt silhouettes, hand finished hems, corded sleeves, and surplice bodices. sample costs for luncheon and bridge outfits illustrate thrift with style.
Advice on selecting veilings for portraits emphasizes how gauze or blurred veils can alter perceived facial features. The text notes that women often gain beauty status by cannily choosing Oraquele or filet veils with indiscernible floral patterns to soften prominent features and sallow complexions.
A letter argues against relying on farmers to drag roads and notes inequity in voluntary road dragging. It advocates paying a road-dragging worker fairly, by cash or county warrants, with all users sharing the burden. It notes farmers already pay road taxes and urges a system where all who work are compensated.
An analysis argues for funding road work with bonds, noting premiums in selling, and shows potential increases in land value. For Bradley County Tennessee a $90,000 issue with 1 percent interest yielded a $20,000 premium, boosting cash to $110,000. Conservatively, 200,000 rural acres could rise $4.50 per acre, totaling about $900,000 in enhanced value.
Grain areas with wet ground or poor layout slow binders. An engine driven binder runs constantly once grain is struck, keeping elevators moving while horses stop. On slopes or irrigated ditches the bull wheel slips and stalls, causing clogs. A supplementary engine eliminates these issues, improving efficiency.
A fragmentary note describes a dispute over time and labor on a farm. The text hints at mislaid arrangements and inconvenient pulldings, suggesting confusion in how tasks were allocated and tracked. Names, dates, or locations are not provided.
H. N. Gross argues the greatest national needs are scientific agriculture, good roads, and consolidated schools. He warns meat prices will rise as population grows and livestock declines, urging adoption of scientific farming to raise output and reduce living costs.
The article explains clover and alfalfa need room to develop into profitable crops. It notes eastward practice of sowing with grain, the dominance of hay plants, and moisture struggles in the west. It recommends August seeding, disking to weed out competitors, harrowing to distribute manure, and maintaining a hay patch as vital for yields and soil protection. It warns some arid soils lack free water, making alfalfa unreliable, while in most areas freeing soil moisture enables sustained hay ground.
The University of Missouri College of Agriculture endorses drilling cow pens in late corn to enable grazing. Sheep will harvest undergrowth and nibble lower blades without harming the main crop. Warnings include preventing bloating on flat terrain. many Missouri farmers have used the plan successfully.
A farmer considers buying a new plow point for an acre of land amid scant detail. The brief mentions vague costs and uncertain terms with unclear language and potential typographical errors. No further context or names provided.
Broadway mourns the death of Irving W. Childs 26 who died of pneumonia after a life of big fortunes and bigger bets. He inherited 700000 from William H. Harrison Childs of Brooklyn and spent it with a clownish gusto, collecting a diamond badge and gold handcuffs while hobnobbing with detectives. He gambled on stocks by coin tosses, seldom signed checks, and kept accounts at many hotels. Childs, separated then reconciled with his wife Gertrude Weatfall of Brooklyn, left one child and a reputation as Broadway’s grand young doob who lived for adventure.
A Szombathely dispatch alleges wives are bought and sold in Hungary. Painter Marton reportedly sold his wife to a comrade for 100 dollars. After signing, the three parties dined together, the feast described as lavish and the price marked by the transaction.
A ragged, barefoot man in a tattered khaki uniform, described as mute and rambling, was found living in a mud den near the Smoky Hill river. Cavalry from Fort Riley captured him, he is held for investigation to determine if he is a deserter or demented. He has been living in the woods for four months, eating wild corn grapes and sand plums, and has no identified name or regiment.
South Carolina native S G Brinkley, long residents of the city, displays a beard said to reach five feet four inches, after shrinking from six feet two. Brinkley, fifty two, began growing around age twenty three and recalls never shaving at twenty one.
Ledgers found at Palos Spain detail Columbus voyage costs. Armament for the fleet ran 2400 dollars. Personal expenses for Columbus and officers about 400 dollars. A crew allowance of 1.25 dollars per month. Total eight month voyage cost roughly 4400 dollars. Overall expense cited about 7000 dollars for the expedition.
Fragmentary item notes meat products in a county, mentioning venison and beef and a four legged producing entity in the same line. The readable text hints at agricultural evidence or local business notes but lacks complete facts or dates.
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