Local items note visits and business in Algona
Miss Gertrude Murphy visits Miss Etta Klingler. C D Beat ships lay for Peoria market. Coal business expands with Naudaib buying C N W elevator sheds. Samuel Reed shows recovery from appendicitis. Tea party honors Miss Harriet Anderson. Frank Clarke and family stay in Algona. Judge Jus P Commer praised for harvest festival speech. Algona Milling & Grain Co promotes hard coal and Paney Patent Nour. Corwith preacher noted for modesty and local humor.
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Gertrude Murphy
Des Moines
Etta Klingler
C.D
Peoria
Board of Supervisors
Iowa Central
Hampton
Albert Lea
W. E. Naudaib
Samuel Reed
J. R. Bright
Harriet Anderson
Jefferson
Iowa
Lennie Bright
Frank A. Clarke
Ralph
Washington, D. C
Clarke
Geo. E
BE. H
Treasury Department
Spirit Lake
Cal
Chas
Algona News Teases Wesley Martins and Local Gossip
A fragment from Wesley News mentions a gentleman from Algona claiming to be an expert on school martins in the county and sharing opinions with a friend. The piece also notes hard coal sold by Algona Milling & Grain Co. and a playful line about Maria Jane and Danial Johnson on a doorstep exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona Milling & Grain Co
Wesley
Algona
Algonaa Milling & Grain Co
Maria Jane
Danial Johnson
Mamma
Appearances Against Him Parson and Johnson Clash
The Parson admonishes over the fence as Johnson confesses not gardening but digging bait for fishing. The exchange reveals tension between the two men with a humorous regional flavor reported by the Brooklyn Eagle.
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Beyon
Brother Johnson
Rastus Johnson
Brooklyn Eagle
Force of Habit Drummer Returns Home Amid Flirtation
A humorous exchange notes the drummer, long on tour, greeting his wife at home and immediately flirting at the dinner table when biscuits are served. The wry line underscores his habit of charming behavior after travel.
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St Benedict Column Recaps Local Visits and Ball Game
From our special correspondents and local readers, St Benedict highlights visits by Rosa Lickteig Aman dus Studer and daughter to Algona, a party including Martin Rahm J B Deitering Theo Bohn and Frank Van Erdewyk. It notes a Democratic caucus at the bank building at 7 30 pm and covers a recent baseball game with Algona and St Benedict details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosa Lickteig
Amandus Studer
Wesley
St. Benedict
Martin Rahm
J. B. Deitering
Theo, Bohn
Frank van Erdewyk
Algona
Algona Advance
A. B. Lange
G. G. Studer
John Rosenmeir
Mike Matern
August Lickteig
Green
Billy Hollenbeck
Clarion
Emmons
Kossuth
John Rosenmeier
Force
Company F
Algona and
Ruhm
Aizumul
Bellman
Ostrum
Bestenlehner
Kuhn
F. Benedict
Neitering
van Erdewyk
Rabin
Billy McDonald
Secret oft Why do you go away for the summer
A Chicago Post quip reflects on summer travel and the idea that exertion and hardship in warm months sharpen appreciation for home come fall. The exchange frames leisure against necessary discomfort as a life lesson about value and comfort.
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Chicago Post
Angels Visits Are Few Says Chicago Daily News
Quoted verse notes angels visit sparingly and asserts no man on earth has seen an angel, reflecting a skeptical view of angelic encounters from a Chicago Daily News line.
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Chicago Daily News
Squelched exchange sparks witty back-and-forth
A quippy dialogue fragment features Miss De Witt urging openness to opportunities while Mr. Funnyman questions why she does not embrace him. The exchange is presented in a playful, repartee style attributed to Fliegende Blaetter.
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Miss de Witt
Mr. Funnyman
Paris Tribunal
Mme. Nitod
Mme
Nitod
Venice de Milo
Cogquella
Paris Messenger
The Real Worry The man fears looming debt and bills
A Philadelphia Press teaser quotes a man whose fear lies not in current bills but in how he can ever avoid the looming debts that freeze him with cold chills. The line captures financial anxiety and future pressure.
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Philadelphia
Paris Etiquette and World News Gleanings in Algona
A pastiche of brief notes from various sources includes observations on Paris theatergoer manners, British Boer War fitness stats, Honolulu exterior lighting, a rabbit stoat duel in Norfolk, and miscellany on New York’s growth. Also notes on place names reform, hunger physiology, a nose valued by a Paris court, and a pineapple strawberry orange dessert idea.
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Gunton Park
Norfolk
England
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Jus
P. Commer
Denison
United States
Soen
Corwith
Lowa
Corwith Mustler
Algent Milling &Ruin Co
Pravers
Ee Sns Rohner
Nis
Paris
London
London Chronicle
Arnold White
British Isles
Manchester
Chicago Chronicle
Honolulu
N. Y
Yonkers
Two Tooth Thompson
Mr. Thompson
Baltimore American
New York
Republic of Mexico
German Empire
Ladies’ Home Journal
Chisago Daily News
Hague
American Board of Geographic Names
Washington
Germany
Deutschland
Italy
Italia
Pittsburgh
Burgh
N. Y. Herald
Eady
Detroit Fres Press
Bumperly
Ranger
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