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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1916
Page
12
A German lieutenant details a daylight aerial duel over Cousumont where a French flyer circling high above clouds was pursued by German tracers. Two French aviators fell as their machine burned, wings alight in tricolor flames, while Boelke return ed home after the engagement.
A cautious girl notes a mouse in the corner and suggests poking with a yardstick rather than a foot rule. The exchange hints moderation and odd humor. The text also mentions 7,500 motorcycles in Holland.
French designers push skirts to be longer and less wide with no hobble trend returning. Fullness shifts to side seams resembling 18th century styles, while corsets and crinoline vanish. Slipper trims and Oxford ties rise, with Parisian prices remaining high as wartime influences shape American wardrobes.
The department of agriculture recommends canning corn by layering shelled kernels in jars with mashed corn, ensuring air is removed, sealing tightly, and boiling four hours in a boiler with water. Cans should not touch each other or the boiler bottom, and kept submerged during boiling. A kettle of boiling water aids keeping them covered.
An improved rural delivery mailbox uses a metal lid contact and brass strip to create a circuit that rings an electric bell at the house when mail is delivered. Wires from the lid and contact run to the house, signaling arrival of mail and saving extra trips to the roadside.
Mash the blackberries and cook slowly without water for thirty minutes. Strain and measure the juice. For each quart, add half pint sugar half teaspoon cinnamon quarter teaspoon ground cloves and grated nutmeg. Roll half hour cool and add a gill brandy. Bottle cool place. Excellent for elderly people or patients with bowel trouble.
Pare five apples core and slice into a pan with water. Chop six figs and add to apples, cover and cook five minutes. Add sugar and cook until soft, stir occasionally. Remove from heat and stir in gelatin soaked in cold water. Pour into mold and chill until firm.
Raspberry Souffle describes pressing raspberries, folding in two thirds cup sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites, baking in a buttered dish for 80 to 40 minutes, then serving immediately with cream.
Mechanic tip explains wrapping adhesive tape around worn wood pulleys on carpet sweeper brushes to restore grip and prevent uneven wear. A simple remedy to keep pulleys turning smoothly and aligned with the grain.
A stick of macgront serves as a glass tube for patients who cannot sit up to drink or will coax a child to drink its water when otherwise it would not.
A reader advises using a food chopper to process lard for cooking. The tip highlights easier handling, quicker results, and less waste than manual cutting, claiming the chopper yields better efficiency in food preparation.
A cockney sportsman, left to hunt alone by a host, enjoys capital sport in the wood using a provided gun and ferrets. He returns after a day of shooting, bragging of success and asking for more of the squirrel game previously given, in a light London Tit-Bits tone.
The article notes farm land values at 45.55 per acre, up from 40.31 two years ago and 36.23 four years ago, with 1910 and 1900 benchmarks. It cites a roughly 5 percent annual rise, about 2 per acre yearly, aided by southern cotton sector recovery and wartime price boosts. It also promotes Cuticura skincare for babies with a mail sample offer from Boston.
Public notice urges mothers to inspect every bottle of Castoria for proper Signatura and to trust a remedy used for over 30 years. Emphasizes that children cry for Fletcher's Castoria and warns caregivers to ensure authenticity and safety.
A Louisville Courier Journal exchange notes a lack of expression in portraits and imagines an artist capable of designing kings queens and knaves for playing cards. The dialogue suggests high praise for formal artistry and creative versatility.
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