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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1913
Page
8
Mrs. B A Hitchcock of Canaan, an officer of the Litchfield County Equal Franchise league, writes a curious letter describing taming angleworms that rise on signal from the earth and respond to a tune. The dispatch reports a cross eyed biggest worm and the quirky tale mixed with a sharp marital quarrel exchange.
A Buffalo Express excerpt captures a prison visit where a guard remarks on the convict's dejected look, calling him a framed picture. The exchange conveys stark mood and social commentary within the penal setting.
A pointed remark blends ancestry pride with a jab at historical and modern immigration rules. The speaker cites colonial-era migration alongside a hypothetical critique of current policy, prompting reflection on who qualifies as a nation’s true founder.
In a brief exchange, Brooks reports the garage is finished while work on the new house progresses elsewhere. The dialogue highlights completion of a key structure in the ongoing construction project.
The article advises picking apples just before mellowing or falling, selecting by sight for flaws, and packing four to five days after picking. Store in a well ventilated shed, then move to a dry cellar at about 33 degrees F when freezing weather arrives. Regularly inspect and remove decayed fruit to protect sound apples.
Practical vegetable growing tips from L M Bennington focus on manure use with cabbage lettuce and other crops. Emphasizes potash and phosphoric acid for tomatoes peppers eggplants and root crops, line to curb cabbage club foot, early planting to attract early customers, soil management after heavy manuring, plowed under green manures, lime to sweeten soil, and frequent clover integration. Includes marketing guidance via telephonic contact with markets and courier services to secure orders.
Practical guidance on rhubarb care covering selection of the best manure, soil loosening, single tuber per hill, loose topdressing, cutting leaves as they drop, careful root handling, stalk cutting height, and straw mulch protection through frost to boost future yields.
Gardener G Miller advises women buy pasteboard egg packages and fill with clean eggs to boost profits. He stresses proper ventilation, noting old fowls show rough skin on legs and young skin indicates youth. Fanciers should avoid fad-raising and confine meat birds for faster fattening, while breeding stock should range. Self feeding risks fattening in winter. charcoal helps health. Separate cockerels, dispose or capon them. Hens molt and rest. shedding and laying together is unlikely. Replacing old houses prevents lice, and burn and rebuild if needed. Sell only birds you’d serve, building steady stock salability. Early pullets depend on management and feed for early laying.
Clean water and feed care for chicks reduce disease risk. Use sanitary fountains, clean and scald frequently, and avoid common dishes to prevent contamination. Elevate troughs and scrape off refuse, prevent mold in wooden troughs during summer heat.
The article notes ancient time divisions by Egyptians Jews and Greeks tracing to Babylon. It cites 293 B C sundial by L Papirius Cursor in Rome and water clocks around 158 B C. It mentions wax candles as early time measure in England and Alfred in 886. It closes with Simeon Ford’s quip on J Pierpont Morgan’s death from the Argonaut.
Patient describes relentless itching and burning rash on arms at night at 400 South Hermitage Avenue Chicago. After year of ineffective treatments, use of Cuticura Soap and Ointment brought rapid relief. by three months he was well. Sample offer of Cuticura products advertised.
A famous tenor declined a Chicago trust magnate’s dinner request to sing after a superb meal. The magnate persisted, prompting the tenor to quip that everyone should stay to their trade and offer to demonstrate by picking a packet before he would perform.
A 63 year old Gray County Probate Judge Philip Miller of Cimarron Kansas credits Dodds Kidney Pills with curing years of heart trouble and dizziness. He reports sustained palpitations vanished after about a year on the remedy and offers correspondence for further details. Advertises Dodds Medicine Co. pills at 60 cents per box along with household hints music and recipes sent free.
The scene features Hueh and Willie the violinist in a bold exchange. Willie prompts the audience to ask a question about the show in the rear, delivering a sharp quip through the improvised backstage banter.
An old line of text mentions Castoria as a gate and cure remedy for infants and children and refers to a signature or slogan related to a 7 In One product. The fragment hints at advertising language claiming benefits for over 80 years and the familiar Children Cry for Fletah phrase appears as a misread slogan element.
A Baltimore American item quotes a man deflecting a compliment on domination at home. He jokes that his wife is the boss, deflecting the idea with humor and asserting household prominence in domestic life.
A fragmented narrative blends childlike questions and homely remedies. Phrases include Eyes are rising and Strange, when the hens are rot ting, alongside patent medley lines about Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething and Mentholated Drops, with an odd joke about ounces in a pound.
A fragment shows a tense exchange where a wife defends a disliked husband, calling him a con founded little brute. The remark reveals a sharp marital dispute and a speaker mocking the spouse’s judgment. The dialogue hints at underlying tensions and social snobbery.
A brief note describes Gerald the elephant as a peculiar creature with an odd habit of wandering without a hotel label collection, a quirky observation about its tram behavior and overall demeanor.
A terse exchange over a bill prompts sharp remarks as one party complains about ongoing bother while the other deflects with a jab about length and patience. The dialogue hints at mounting tension and domestic friction without detailing the bill’s specifics.
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