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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1915
Page
8
Nathaniel C. Fowler Jr discusses evolving education and urges combining formal technical training with workshop experience. He argues schools teach core principles, while hands on work builds practice, and champions gumption as key to advancement for steady, motivated workers.
Dietitians warn modern eating patterns undermine health citing Seneca that men die by misused appetites. The piece argues longevity has fallen from ancient times to an average of about 33 years, blaming indulgence and loss of natural living.
Dr Louis Casamajor criticizes the terms rheumatism neuritis and rheumatic neurosis as vague. In a Bloomingdale hospital address he argues these phrases mislead diagnosis and mask pain. He says neurosis can be an asset, with patients gaining an easier life under sympathetic scrutiny.
Wisconsin experts advise pruning grapes in autumn after leaf fall. The Kuiffen four cane system uses a two wire trellis with two canes per wire, selects strong shoots near the base, and leaves four to six buds on lower shoots and eight to ten on upper shoots. Practicing renewals and trunk development preserves vine health.
The article advises confining hens to yarded areas around trees rather than allowing free run in the orchard. It argues this concentrates their work to protect trees from insect pests, reduces vigilance across the orchard, and suggests a movable fence to restrict fowl access only early in the season.
A compact reflection on grapevines, noting the vine’s resilience and fruiting on new wood. Even when some new vines are neglected, fresh wood still develops fruit, illustrating the vine’s robust bearing habit and the reliability of propagation through recent growth.
The notes urge keeping sheep indoors during cold rain to avoid wetting and loss of a week’s gain from feeding. They emphasize keeping calves growing, with activity like “putting it on” if aimed for baby beef, to maintain busy, productive stock.
Farmers buy nursery stock in fall for immediate planting or spring setting. Spring delays from nurserymen and transportation are common objections. When storing over winter, trees are heeled in by digging a 12 to 18 inch trench and laying stock obliquely before covering.
A fragmentary quote depicts nature adapting to wartime exigencies with odd phrasing about elements and cloud colors. The text hints at a reflective, observational mood amid conflict, but lacks clear events, dates, or identifiable figures for fuller context.
A vintage veterinary ad urges using Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh for horses and cattle wounded by nails. It claims the balsam drawing poison bacteria from wounds and recommends keeping a bottle in the stable for various uses.
A teacher asks pupils to name a brave or daring deed. Raymond volunteers a street story describing a first baseman who struck an opponent in the jaw after a hard collision on the corner.
An ad touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment for hair and scalp issues with free samples by mail. A home scene follows where a clock is two hours slow. a wife explains she mis-set it after visiting Mrs. Smith, admiring a gown, and hearing about Mr. Brown and a flirtatious widow.
On a sultry summer day workers repair rail joints at a turnout entrance. The hot sun bakes the steel as an Italian labor crew works under intense conditions. A motorman jokes about the heat while one worker prefers this work to towing a siege gun.
A mother testifies that switching to fruit grains Grape-Nuts and Postum improves children health and strength. She notes reduced potatoes and meat, and praises softened Grape-Nuts with milk for teething baby stomach relief, attributing gains to the diet change.
A Sabbath guest recalls a family dog that frequently runs away for days but always returns on Sunday. Mrs. Jones jokes it is canine intuition while Johnny Jones quips that Sunday is the only day they brave a recent meal.
An advertisement extols Kilmer’s Swamp Root as the premier kidney liver and bladder remedy while noting its faultless purity certificate with every bottle and a sample offer by mail. The circular also includes other quirky ads and a joke about the electoral college and a reminder about Hanford’s Balsam for wounds followed by a proverb on hosiery care.
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