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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1917
Page
12
A wartime exhortation urges women to cope with anxiety by staying active and productive. It stresses maintaining physical health through work and nourishing meals like beefsteak, coffee, and dessert to lift spirits as war looms. The piece links daily effort to national morale and personal sanity.
The Red Cross warns against harmful rumors and false reports that damage its work and aid Germany. It urges members to expose lies, inform auditors, and report to headquarters, stressing that baseless tales hurt America and help the enemy.
A call to preserve medical student numbers, arguing against drafting students into the military. The piece warns France and England misjudged earlier moves, stresses that fewer students reduce future physicians, and notes hospitals need interns and house officers amid wartime demands. It cautions reduced student supply would hamper hospital work and patient care.
The Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce analyzes German foreign-trade organization in a report by Chauncey D. Snow. It notes how German methods, education, settlements, banking, shipping, and trade associations built the export system and gained overseas footholds since colonial times, aided by the United States independence spark. It predicts Germany will aggressively push exports after the war, while American firms must adapt.
The post office department bans postal employees from wearing any uniform item that resembles a distinctive Army Navy or Marine item. Acting on reports that letter carriers at a location wore hats similar to military headgear the department issued the prohibition to avoid confusion with armed forces attire.
Dairy profits rise from 10 to 15 dollars per cow annually through cooperative cow testing groups. About 350 associations exist with 8500 members and 150000 cows, each with a 26 member circle hiring an expert tester to track feed, production, and butterfat. The practice originated in Denmark in 1895 and began in Michigan in 1906.
Army orders establish a graves registration service in the quartermaster corps for the war. The first unit, led by a captain with a second lieutenant, includes 49 enlisted men of varying grades, to locate and register graves of soldiers in France and deaths from disease.
The food administration and Department of Agriculture urge farmers to boost sheep raising as patriotic duty. They promote using idle grazing lands and transferring flocks to regions with scarce grass, noting sheep thrive on short forage and can help clothe armies and feed the nation.
Warm weather dairying tips warn milk is dangerous in heat and sun acts as a disinfectant. Use a separator to remove fat, test cows to boost butterfat, and feed a balanced ration. Keep fertility on farm by using skim milk for poultry, pigs, and calves and avoid selling cows for cash.
Do not overfeed calves. Overfeeding stunts twice as many calves as underfeeding. Avoid sudden milk fat changes. Keep calves out of damp dark crowded barns and feed milk in clean pails. Feed regularly with proper time temperature and amount of milk.
The article explains how cow digestion relates to production, stressing large storage for feed and water, and detailing body indicators. It notes long body length, full crop, well sprung ribs, and smooth, pliable hide with a silky coat as signs of efficient digestion and good feeding.
A writer stresses daily access to rock salt for dairy cows during summer. Wisconsin studies by Professors Babcock and Carlisle show cattle require salt to thrive, with amounts varying by feed.
Plan describes skimming nearly sixty percent cream, cooling immediately, and mixing with older cream. It instructs thorough stirring to prevent lumps, keeping mixture in cold water, using a metal ladle, and keeping separator parts clean and surroundings tidy.
Dialogic verse scene hints at stage bravado with two actors trading lines about parts and the boastful claim of the first actor that he is the whole show. The exchange emphasizes courage, resilience, and a cheerful grin as the key to performing under Fate's harshness.
Mrs Dubwaite discovers a packet of love letters Mr Dubwaite wrote years ago to a blonde. A row is presumed, but the letters are all addressed to Mrs Dubwaite who was then a pronounced blonde. The exchange implies romantic confusion about identities and past affections.
A humorous exchange unfolds as an optician and his wife tease about a distant Mr Gusherly. The optician recalls a boast about his wife, while the wife notes the awkward moment when he mistakes a request for glasses for a fling. Aunt Jinsey comments on the price.
A quirky row of punning remarks centers on Brinkley’s divorce grounds and a barbed exchange about coffee quality. Biting quips compare grounds to motives and a play's reception, with jabs at fashion and wit.
A fragmented satirical note describes a bold gambler nicknamed Der Spisser who targets fate with new rules, claiming a birdlike sensation and comparing a bulldog to quail. He drafts a risky deal, receives a soiled mailed star, and then overplays his hand.
A conversation reveals a quarrel with a mean man. TJ telephoned today to send back a lock of hair and asked whether it was red, yellow, or black. The note hints at a tense dispute and an attempt to recover personal hair.
A fragmentary report notes Boorsey Accured questioning actions after a stenographer’s failure to sell notes. The text hints at disciplinary steps or salary adjustments, mentioning discharge or a change in agreement terms. The source is unclear but suggests an internal personnel dispute.
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