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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1917
Page
2
The piece notes American women who married enemy nationals face expatriation as patriotic duty. It cites Gladys Vanderbilt and others married to German and Austrian figures, detailing hardship, loyalties, and the strain on families, including Vanderbilt kin in U.S. and Europe, and the broader social impact on diplomacy and national bias.
Mrs. W J Tisdall of Hoboken is celebrated as a war mother with seven sons in military service across Canadian and British forces. All seven were electrical engineers before enlisting. two daughters work in hospital roles. Sons range from John forty to Mark thirty four, with three in Canada and two in New York engineering units. Their father and grandfather served in notable campaigns, and Mrs. Tisdall emphasizes pride in sons supporting their country and families.
The piece lists women linked to European nobility and high society, including Countess Richy, Countess Collo redu-Muansfield Nora Iselin, daughter of G. Oliver Iselin, and Agnes Carroll wife of Count Anton Heussenstamm. It mentions Gladys Virginia Stewart wife of Count Julius Apponyl and notes a traitor, Dun Cupid, convicted of betraying American girls to the enemy.
The text laments the paradox of progress where studying one thing accompanies the act of forgetting another. It critiques how attention to new knowledge often erodes prior lessons, framing the human pursuit as a continuous loss alongside growth. The writer emphasizes the melancholy of selective memory in advancement.
A US Department of Agriculture guidance suggests spreading meat flavor to stretch supplies. Use leftover meat with potato or rice, season, and seal in circular biscuit dough turnovers. Bake half an hour in a hot oven with a simple brown butter flour sauce served atop.
A simple nourishing soup made with skim milk and peanut butter. Heat one pint of milk, mix two rounded tablespoons of peanut butter with milk to a smooth paste, adjust to taste, thicken with one teaspoon of fat and one tablespoon flour, and bring almost to a boiling point before serving.
Historical observers like Faraday and Airy misjudged submarine cable limits. Kelvin later proved long, heavy cables could carry signals with weak current, reversing prior claims. Newcomb challenged powered flight at high altitude, doubting practical aviation and reliable engines, amid criticism.
Wednesday note suggests spreading meat flavor and seasoning on a thin round steak. Fill with bread crumb stuffing seasoned with onions butter pepper and sage celery and other flavorings. Roll and tie, then steam or stew if tough, then roast or bake in a casserole with water.
A simple method to use stale bread and milk turns into French toast. Beat one egg with a cup of milk and a pinch of salt, then fry soaked bread in butter or bacon fat until golden. Serve hot with or without syrup for a quick breakfast option.
Friday feature adds nutrition to greens with a Cheese and Greens Roll. Cook spinach until tender, drain, and dress with butter. Stir in grated cheese and bread crumbs to form a stiff mixture, bake, cool, and slice to serve on lettuce with dressing. Different moisture levels allow roll or casserole serving.
A recipe note describes using four parts chopped meat with one part soaked bread crumbs and onion, seasoned with salt and pepper, formed into small round cakes. Brown in fat, turning, with raw meat option requiring covered pan for higher heat.
The Amoushe Konsti Indians still employ a blowgun to shoot birds. The weapon is a six foot cane tube, seasoned inside with a prepared coating and fire straightening. Darts about eight inches long are wrapped with thistledown or cotton for fit. A hunter places a dart in the tube raises it to the head and emits a breath to drive the dart to strike and kill small birds or squirrels.
Comic dialogue snippets mix pranks and relationships. A man brags of quick settlement with a father using a bankbook. A woman avoids a club meeting while a friend warns. Others joke about marriage, honesty, forgetfulness, and love light in eyes with sharp punchlines.
A column notes that ancient peoples used fumigation and burning resins to combat unseen disease agents, paralleling modern medical fumigation. Dr. Jonathan Wright cites Roman, Arabian, Egyptian, and Assyrian writers in Scientific Monthly, asserting ancients recognized invisible pathogens without microscopes and that their methods echo later public health fumigation.
A brief survey highlights Siam lacking breweries while Costa Rica grows rice and taxes beer imports. Uruguay enshrines an eight hour day and records 7,042,212 cattle along with 217 donkeys. Costa Rica owes 20,818,687 dollars and Brazil plans Japanese banks. India’s tea trade suffers from wartime disruptions and England cuts dried fruit imports by half. Uruguay remains focused on livestock as its principal industry.
A reflective note on how a person is judged by associates and speech, quoting a Bwift adage about character linked to company and expression, suggesting that demeanor reveals social ties and personal qualities.
In London an immense veterinary hospital resembles a palace and handles over 5,000 animal cases each year. It features Turkish baths, an operating room, and a ward for 80 patients. Horses with broken legs are swung up to the upper level for treatment.
A reflective column notes that enjoyment without self restraint harms work, while sleepless dissipations show in performance. It contrasts reliable effort with the fair weather friend and hints at lingering fantasies of quick fortunes from New York.
A compact argument that genuine progress demands confronting enemies and opposition. It asserts that high achievement invites hostility, slander, and envy, and that perseverance requires accepting conflicts while maintaining integrity and resilience.
The excerpt describes using a hammock to relieve weight on an injured limb, with the limb placed in splints and secured by leather straps. It recounts treating animals including a valuable Alderney cow whose leg was amputated after a kick by a horse, with a wooden prosthesis fixed by broad body straps.
The article explains that nine tenths of food is consumed for heat and energy and that calories determine how much to buy for a family. It notes tables and textbooks from agricultural departments to help reckon needs and avoid guesswork in meal planning.
The line asserts no lasting happiness exists without sustained prosperity and warns that prosperity’s departure undermines well being, implying a cyclical relation between economic health and personal contentment. It frames prosperity as a prerequisite for lasting happiness and cautions against losses.
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