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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1901
Page
2
The Algona Advance lists subscription rates under its associate editor and foreman byline. Details cover annual and term pricing for print delivery, with potential monthly options and regional availability.
The article recalls 13 Iowa volunteers of Company A, 82nd Iowa Infantry, who left Irvington for Dubuque 39 years ago. It traces their long march through Missouri to Louisiana and Alabama, noting deaths at Cape Girardeau, Little Rock, Benton, and Pleasant Hill, and the remaining four who returned home.
A fragment recalls the 32nd Regiment and Company B linked to Orb Dodge. The note salutes veteran soldiers of the great Civil War and hints at ongoing remembrance.
The article recounts Major L Enfant’s 1790 plan for Washington DC, his clash with public access, and Washington’s admiration. It notes his dismissal, death, and unmarked grave, then ties his grand design to modern proposals by Olmstead Burnham and Mekitn to beautify the capital with a mall, Anacostia restoration, park filling, and a grand riverfront for boating.
At Cedar Rapids the Iowa Republican convention nominated A B Cummins on the first ballot amid a vibrant, historic gathering. Speakers Allison Dolliver Hepburn Cousins Lacy and Smith praised Cummins, predicting a 60,000 vote victory and continued leadership. The piece notes strong party unity, thanks Cedar Rapids for hosting and hints at broader county support and a humorous note about Supervisor Welsbrod.
The convention praised Ex-Speaker Byers as permanent chairman while Geo E. Roberts rejoined the resolutions committee. Kossuth delegates, 200 strong, gave solid votes for Cummins and A D Clarke was elected vice president for the Tenth district. The meeting was hailed as a Cummins victory.
Geo C Call launches a new weekly paper named the Algona Advance with offices east of the courthouse. Len Reed edits and Hugh Smith oversees the mechanicals while B F Reed handles editorials. Will Smith assists as one of the northwest's veteran printers aiding the first issue.
Wrendt County Democrat notes the launch of a new Algona newspaper The ApvANc with Ben Reed named to editorial chair. The piece praises Reed as capable of succeeding in a crowded field and promises an original, ably edited venture.
Fred Corey and W J Hanson visited Algona on Monday as plans emerge for a feature on trading horses. Jtred hints Geo Call's paper may publish its first issue today with Ben Reed named editor. Geo Call will handle the editorial column and Fred may contribute to the sports column in Wesley News.
Geo Call launches a new paper titled Advance with Reed, the lawyer, as editor. Despite a crowded Albany field, the venture may succeed on the merit of its product, with Whitte jnore Champion noted in the preview.
Wesley News notes Geo C Calls launches the Algona Ap-Yange with B Fr Reed as editor. The paper aims to attract every school teacher in the county to subscribe, promising a strong start for the new publication.
The Swea City Merald notes the Algona newspaper will adopt the name Aoyance. It hails the choice as fitting and predicts success if the paper remains true to its chosen title and purpose.
A comic exchange plays on the word gent as Willie asks for a gent to his father. The old man explains that a gent is far short of a gentleman, yielding a brief witty moment from the Philadelphia Record.
A Minot resident recounts Dec 1861 to Jan 1862 journeys from Lewiston to Augusta and Boston to Philadelphia and Washington. He Mustered into U S service, received gear, then marched to Camp Franklin near the Female Seminary. He records cold, hunger, picket duty near Fairfax, and a dog scare during an alarm as winter quarters begin.
A Britt Tribune parody lists odd provisions from a recent legislature. It lampoons laws about hunting piano peddlers and feather renovators, forbids harming book agents by day, and mocks matrimony schemes and bounty rules, ending with Sunday hunting and editors’ late-night pursuits.
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