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Newspaper
Upper Des Moines Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1907
Page
3
The article advises new settlers in irrigated districts to grade field surfaces before watering. Smooth, well graded fields cut irrigation costs, improve yields, and aid alfalfa crops. It describes ditch alignment, weed control, and a simple leveling frame for grading without advanced tools.
The article describes equipment for ditch construction and maintenance including a 54 foot long curved cutter and steel shod runners. It details laterals spaced at about 73 feet, preferred sulky plow attachment, and curved supply ditches along field boundaries. It covers vegetation removal in Yakima Valley with rail dragging, brush rakes, and costs around 2.60 per acre.
The annual banquet of the Newsboys' club unfolds as Mr Thornton hosts a surprise high noon dinner for Katherine Winthrop and Mrs. Winthrop. Twelve bootblacks attend, share jokes, and present a gift, while Reddy OConnor gives a rousing toast and one boy quietly praises Thornton's generosity. Mrs Winthrop, amused yet curious, thanks Thornton and hints at future entertaining.
The article describes a fire walking rite near Tellichery in Malabar. A long trench is filled with burning logs and embers as 30 to 40 participants, led by a pujari, walk barefoot over the flames. It details locations, deities, and the roles of priests, devotees, and village guardians in this annual ritual.
A Columbus Dispatch anecdote tells of a meal between a newspaper writer and a pugilist. After a long dinner the writer asks what dessert will end the meal. The boxer misreads the bill and asks for a beet stew in a humorous twist.
A witty exchange hammers on Mrs Naggs noted as inconsistent. The joke hinges on her behavior visiting her husband’s tomb daily despite the inscription Rest in peace. The quip appears translated from Tales from Meggen dorfer Blatter.
Fragmented OCR text shows a chatter about marriage plans and names like Mor Vardup and Mosaondartes Blatter. The readable items are garbled phrases and uncertain references with no clear event or participants.
The National Law now requires poisons to be labeled on cough syrup bottles. Mothers urged to demand Dr Shoop's Cough Cure with no poison marks on the label. Test the taste of Dr Shoop's. refuse other brands. Sold by R Hi Miller.
A testimonial from G N Cornell of Roding Go credits Kodol for curing a long stomach illness after 1897 dyspepsia and consumption. He claims four years of hardship, but after using Kodol from H. B. Cou, he returned to work as a machinist in three months, praising lasting health.
An old advertisement notes that Mary-Dark signals sluggish circulation and poor liver and kidney function. It promotes Exercise and Hi lister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a remedy, claiming benefits for health and beauty, and lists tea tablets priced at $50 by R. H. Miller.
A vintage ad warns to protect bowels during a cold and notes nearly all cough syrups cause constipation, especially opiate varieties. Kenned Laxative Cough Syrup claims no opiates and complies with Pure Food and Drug Laws. Children like its taste.
A testimonial from Mason City Iowa praising Doan's Kidney Pills for curing back pain and urinary issues linked to kidney problems. The speaker reports long suffering from back pain in 1907 and 1898 winters, notes significant relief after using Dean's Kidney Pills, and urges others to inquire at Miller & Bronson drugstores. Sold nationwide by Foster Milburn & Co Buffalo as sole agents. remember the name Doan's.
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