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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1917
Page
5
A war era plea argues for universal military training and service beyond conscription. It urges six months of intensive pre service training for all young men, yoked to national defense, claiming volunteers fail in crises and industry skills can back the army. The writer warns against repeating un readiness and vows to persist until victory over Germany secures liberty.
Practical tips for chick range management and feeding variety. Frequent ground refreshment supports scratching and winter laying. Hopper feeding works on well kept ranges. Clean water, grit supply, and proper roosting reduce disease and improve digestion. Sprouting oats is recommended to prevent hulled oat issues. </s>
The Giants keep Jim Thorpe in the fold hoping he can hit major league pitching. Though a superb all around athlete, Thorpe struggles with curveballs and only sporadically hits fast ones. Born 1890 in Tucson, he stands 5'11" and weighs 183, with a brief minor league track to baseball path before joining the Giants.
An editorial argues that labor shortages will be solved by expanding women's roles across industries. It cites England and France mobilizing women for harvest and factory work, warns against overwork, and notes military and industrial sectors preferring women in routine tasks to free men for service. It highlights banks railroads and munition plants employing women and references féminin wartime contributions and the Russian women’s legion as inspiring.
Old recipe fragment lists Omelet Lattard with bacon egg onion and apples, then Butter Cakes using butter shortening and spices, followed by Marshmallow Pineapple dessert steps including sugar syrup, whipped cream and rose extract, all presented in a period cookbook style.
A simple dessert instruction describes dusting the pudding with powdered sugar, letting it stand, then whipping a cup of cream to spoon over the top just before serving. The method emphasizes a light, creamy finish and sweet topping for texture and flavor.
Vetere Wrayweet complains that streets flood and turn to quagmires after rain, hindering travel as Plutocrats wagons and farmer carts get stuck. He notes mass meetings and committees but says action is scarce while local youths may soon go to France.
An unclear exchange mentions Reginald heading to a prestigious boarding school with his father traveling next week for entrance exams. The dialogue references a wealthy background and select admission, but many words are garbled.
In London crowds welcomed five thousand American troops marching past Buckingham Palace and Whitehall. The day featured Stars and Stripes and Union Jack flags, cheers from Londoners, and admiration for the new allies as they passed the Horse Guards and Trafalgar Square. American pride mixed with cordial British patience as soldiers, civilians, and sailors witnessed the display.
A historic kitchen chair starkly carries King George the Fifth onto ruined battlements at Chateau Thiepval in northwest France. The chair, once humble, symbolizes England and France’s joint struggle as they wrestle Thiepval from German control.
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