20 May 1885
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Newspaper
Algona Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1885
Page
1
A professor’s lecture on flies and mosquitoes describes anatomy and behaviors. The discussion covers female biting, larvae growth, wing motion, different species like tsetse, and the impact on wildlife and cattle in Africa, with notes on migration and historical observations.
In early American import attempts around 1840 Americans introduced Jersey cattle in limited numbers to improve dairy stock. They were nicknamed Aldernays in New England and the Middle States, met with mixed reactions, praised for dairy quality by some farmers yet criticized for milk yield and fattening traits, while observers noted their distinct color and potential advantages in certain dairy operations.
A garbled passage critiques the bird hat as a symbol of respectability amid social decline. It notes widespread wearing despite objections by Wilde and others, and concludes that fashion persists because custom overrides argument.
The article recalls Pasteur’s work that established a barrier between organic and inorganic matter and between living and nonliving matter. It notes his defeat of spontaneous generation supporters, his dispute with Bastian and Pouchot, and his experiments showing air and heat sterilization prevent life from arising in liquids and that even cotton wool barriers were unnecessary.
The Liberty Enlightening the World statue, landed on the French transport Iere, weighs 400,600 pounds with 176,000 pounds copper. It will be erected on Bedloe's Island in New York about May 26, rising 305 feet above tide water, with a 162.2 foot statue and 91 foot pedestal. Generals Sherman selected the site.
A medical journal warns mothers about dangers to children from preparations containing morphia and opium used for colds. Otto Grothe of the Brooklyn Board of Health certifies a new vegetable remedy, Red Star Cough Cure, as a questionable discovery.
A winter awning on Main Street sheltered a sparrow nest with five eggs. The birds rigged a string from the nest to the awning rod and a brick ring to secure it. When the string wrapped twice, the nest stayed in place but the shelter was damaged as the nest fell apart while workers cleared the area.
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A garbled 19th century text lists medical cures and tonics such as Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Dr Digree's Extract, with claims of curing women's weakness, colds, and dysentery. It also advertises Allen's Iron Tonic, Watts' Leath Teenewer, Brown's Bronchial Tradi es, and Carter's Little Liver Pills, alongside notes on Yale endowment, New York legislature funding, and Athlophoros Co. contact. The piece intertwines medical ads with scattered civic and industrial updates.
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