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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1917
Page
3
Uncultivated land owners protest a new tax on wild lands while governments push for sales to settlers or cultivation. Wheat yields of 30 to 60 bushels per acre prove Western Canada’s high productivity with profits rising as land prices drop yet demand grows from U S buyers and prospective settlers planning spring moves.
A reflective note asserts Gullard embraces daily learning to grow wiser in his methods, stressing continual self improvement as education in life.
Wise readers are urged to rely on Dodd's Kidney Pills for kidney trouble prevention and relief. The ad touts the three D’s as a guarantee of authenticity and warns against substitutes while promising a money back guarantee. Philadelphia context hints at a broader societal note with mention of elevator work.
War updates show $2 781 100 000 in aid and American ships in action. An attempted plot to blow a US vessel was foiled with the arrest of Charles Wallan on a Scandinavian ship. An American destroyer was torpedoed with one dead and five wounded, Osmond Kelly Ingram among the crew blown overboard.
Washington reports confirm Palmer, former congressman and Democratic leader of western Pennsylvania, appointed alien property custodian by President Wilson. Garfield and Hoover comment on strike outcomes and price relief, while Lord warns against efforts to thwart the Liberty loan. Hearings on La Follette statements postponed to November 26. Incendiary rumors about Kansas City stockyards denied after large losses. Montana wheat king Hugh Sweeney exempted from draft as essential food producer.
The report notes a robbery on the Chicago Memphis and Gulf line at Miston Tennessee with dynamiting of the express car and a large cash haul. It also covers fractures in the Illinois coal mine strike as 75,000 tons daily could be lost and officials warn of open rebellion. shortages loom in the East until late autumn as candy and sweet drink consumption is urged down.
Sporting Hal Waggoner of Dillon Neb took high honors in the forenoon session of the western open trap shooting tournament at St Joseph Mo with a 24 of 25 score. Dr G G Story of Sheridan Ia was second with 23.
A Petrograd report confirms the Russian government plans to relocate to Moscow soon. Buenos Aires dispatch says Argentina railroad workers won a strike as unions united, with officials conceding all striker demands. A Swiss diplomat in Berlin fell ill, and Berne experts found the lost package contained corn and barley with most of it wood sawdust.
European War News reports successful bombings on the Warssenaere airdrome in Flanders with all aircraft returning. Russian and German naval actions are cited, including the sinking of the Slava and a large prisoner and matériel haul at Oesel island. Mutinies in Austrian and German fleets are noted, with clashes aboard submarines and base changes at Pola. Bombardments of Nancy injure civilians. German landings on Dago Island are alleged.
Washington warns small potato growers to curb losses from sweating heating frost and disease through proper storage ventilation drying and careful sorting. Lon D Savet outlines key wastage causes and methods to preserve the surplus crop for winter, including keeping seed tubers in well lit rooms at specific temperatures.
In mid June a woman died at a fashionable Kobe bathhouse and two days later another customer fell ill and died after leaving. Reported white female voices called her name while alone in the bath, fueling ghost rumors. The bathkeeper hires a street orator to debunk the haunting, but patrons remain wary and do not return.
War Council plans to inform the public how the 100 million dollar Red Cross war fund is used. Henry Davison and Harry Gibson lead a West tour from St Louis October 22, meeting chapter representatives and donors, stressing accountability and public sentiment. Rev. Robert Davis accompanies them, returning from France with the commission.
In a pre 1014 era women were rare in military hospitals. now about 500 women staff the Third London General Hospital at Wandsworth tending 2,000 wounded. The mix includes 150 trained nurses, 187 probationers, 128 scrubbers, 50 orderlies, 88 clerks, 10 waitresses, and 5 cooks, reflecting the shift toward female labor and its psychological effect on wounded soldiers.
A client proclaims wealth and an unbeatable case to his lawyer, boasting sixty thousand dollars and promising no prison. The lawyer humorously replies, but the client ends up going to prison, breaking the boast. The exchange captures tension between confidence and consequences in a constrained legal moment.
An advertisement touts Cuticura ointment to soothe and heal eczema pimples dandruff and baby skin troubles claiming immediate relief and daily use prevents future issues with free samples by mail. A separate excerpt quotes Representative Freni of Minnesota comparing Germanys war prep to potato bugs seen by farmers noting crop damage and a store drummer telling of bugs inspecting seed purchases.
A humorous exchange on wedding presents contrasts traditional silverware with practical barter. One speaker dismisses berry spoons and forks, replying that a sack of potatoes four dozen eggs a peck of onions and a Liberty bond would be more useful. The dialogue highlights wartime thrift and unconventional wedding offerings.
A newspaper note reports a large number of Turkish women unable to read or write their own language amid social and educational challenges. The piece hints at a cultural and historical context affecting literacy and gender roles.
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