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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1915
Page
8
A reflective piece argues friction slows progress and courtesy speeds deals. It contrasts smooth climbing with cobbled delays and warns against waste by delaying decisions at the sales counter. The author notes that chatty customers stall others and that fame is fleeting while others should share the spotlight.
A garbled dialogue piece presents a mix of optimistic notes about war safety and prosperity, plus stray lines about bridge players, phrases on salary raises, and a coffee ad slogan. The fragmentary text reads like a miscellaneous newspaper clipping with unrelated quotes and product pitches.
The Louisville Courier Journal comic strip Nothing Doing notes a visitor seeking a souvenir post card on a private island owned by a man who bans such sales. A summer visitor doubles down, saying he will spend more time there than expected. The exchange contrasts quaint banter about gardening and spades with playful dialogue about quarters and dollars.
South Philadelphia apothecary Guy Hoerner, urbanely serving a postal card to a flapper, faced a bold Amazonian woman demanding half a dozen five ounce quinine pills. She claimed her daughter needed them, despite the chemist noting quinine is sold in grains. The woman blamed Yyard doctah for earlier harm caused by bird shot and a misdiagnosed stomach misery.
A humorous exchange unfolds as a man asks to borrow a Panama hat and a woman insists on removing the veil and hat pins before returning it. The column then shifts to a short miscellany note on earthquake damage stemming from poor construction and a remark on the cost of good resolutions.
An article by W. Britton warns that the leopard moth, a recent and severe pest, girdles branches and kills elms and other deciduous trees across New England cities. It details life cycle, spread, and control: removing infested branches, injecting carbon disulphide into burrows, and collecting moths at electric lights to curb propagation. It notes birds and bats may aid in suppression, and advises stern measures to stop spread.
Hen manure is a highly valuable farm fertilizer but must be saved and used carefully. Charles H Chesley advises drying muck to absorb droppings, aging litter in compost, and applying manure to sod or top dressing without harming seeds.
Letters from five women across states claim Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved severe female troubles and avoided surgeries. They describe back pain, irregularity, and fears of operations, reporting improvements and renewed vitality after use.
The exchange hints at a new play's reception with one predicting a walk over and another noting it has settled into a run, implying a smooth performance path and positive anticipated progress for the production.
A Missouri woman shares a method to freshen stone steps and window sills. Rub with coarse sandpaper until marks disappear, then dust with a rag. Wearing canvas gloves protects hands. The technique keeps stone white longer than water scrubbing.
A Ram's Horn quip in dialogue humorously notes a passenger with a sling saying he broke his arm while patting himself on the back. The inquisitive traveler asks about the injury and the response attributes it to minding his own business.
The remark notes a lack of similarity between lofty dream homes and idealized fantasies. It comments on the contrast between grand ambitions and impractical daydreams, urging clarity about what constitutes real achievement versus fanciful thinking.
An old dialogue riffs on freedom of the seas with a quip about merchant ships and icebergs. The item notes Philadelphia has the highest divorce rate per population in the Hast and laments language shifts, stating the mother tongue has the father tongue beaten.
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