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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1908
Page
2
George E. Boyle declares for the Iowa state senate in the ath senatorial district subject to the Republican primary in June 1903 and the general election in November. He notes honoring the office and aims to serve Iowa and his district from Whittemore, dated February 4, 1908.
An atmosphere of mixed loyalties and shifting support surrounds state and district races as factions differ on candidates for U S senate governor and congressional seats. Voters mix party principles with personal appeal, predicting a tumultuous June primary and a consequential November vote.
A fragmented item notes election activity with unclear names and places. It indicates officials or delegates chosen to hold or supervise certain duties, but the readable text provides no specific identities, locations, dates, or outcomes.
A description of faction tensions ahead of the June primary notes the temper of local Republicans, with praise for orderly sentiment and a call to voter duty. A New York dispatch mentions Lincoln tablets funded by the Lincoln Educational League for schools. The piece cites Gov. Hughes on gambling at tracks, discusses treasury figures, and mocks candidate John T. Hamilton while noting Porter's potential support amid a looming senatorial race. Supporters of Allison and Cummins are urged to face possible shifts, while pensions for veterans’ families are touched on in passing.
An odd clipping notes men leaving a merry widow for eye cutting by eleven foot hats and mentions derricks lifting such hats. It then references Lydia Pinkham and Mrs Winslow as still-advertising names long after death, and ends with a business card for paper hanging and house cleaning by Mrs B W Pool with phone number 94 a3tt.
Train timetable page listing north and south bound lines from Hampton Iowa. Daily and express services include Twin Cities Ball Muron olex and Peoria Express, with local freight, passengers to St Paul and Des Moines. Agents J H Morgan Algona Iowa and B B Gutts oversee Chicago and North Western service.
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