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Newspaper

Algona Advance

Location

Algona, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 16, 1908

Page

4

McGregor street sewer project and local notices

Residents near McGregor street gain a glimmer of sewer hope from State street to Dr Garfield corner as eight mile drain in the Fenton Lone Rock region is awarded to Ward Bros of Audubon at a bid far below rivals. The Sunday school at M S church expands classes to 8048. Rev Torbat's business class boosts attendance. Charles Mathers learns from son Stanley of Kalispell Montana that Harry is dying after an injury. James Seeley’s three year old breaks a leg at a corn sheller accident. A new Woodmen band forms and trains under Prof Benjamin for an open air concert. A wrestling match at the armory pits John I Dale against H V Gelder. Baptist sermon topics at next Sunday services discuss Three Prophetic Days and the tomb.

Fenton Lone Rock Ward Bros Audibon M. 5 Schurch U. S Torbat Charles Mathers Stanley Kallispel Montana Harry Will Brooks James Seeley Jtin Woodmen Order Benjamin Algona the Armory John I. Dale H. V. Gelder Oakland Cal San Francisco

Fragmented OCR page notes and coded data

The readable fragments show a messy OCR page with scattered numbers and broken words. Several lines reference places, items, and dates but lack coherence making it hard to identify a clear event or subject. The text resembles a damaged historical newspaper page with random figures and garbled phrases.

Plymouth Rock Eggs For Sale In Fenton

For sale good Plymouth Rock eggs at reasonable prices from Mrs W J Welsbrod in Fenton plus fresh eggs from pure bred Plymouth Rocks. Also Durdall meals to cost 50 cents each. Lost gold and enamel pin engraved with owner’s name. Reward offered. Inquiries to Mrs John Olson north of Third Ward School phone 186 2317.

Plymouth W. J. Welsbrod Fenton Durdall D. T. Smith Plymouth Rock John Olson Third Ward School

Got Them All Skinned by a 12 Year Old Hunter

A Crystal Lake Chronicle note reports a 12 year old boy hunter shot at a flock of six brant last week and hit five in one shot creating a notable local hunting tale.

Game of Fruit Basket with Chairs and Benches

A party game uses fourteen chairs in two rows seven. Four girls sit while a fifteenth odd girl with a covered basket moves between rows. She names a fruit and the first girl shouts the fruit before the basket carrier repeats it, continuing along the line. On a miss, players swap seats and the odd girl seeks a seat. Also notes optical illusions from rapid rotation of Fig 1 affecting eye pairs due to focus differences.

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Puzzle Parade of Humorous Riddles and Word Games

A collection of playful brain teasers and conundrums about vision, hats, doctors, armies, doors, and historical figures. It includes an alphabet game for children, with questions like which letter is a vegetable or an insect, and a moral ramble about misperceived reality.

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