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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1903
Page
7
The Markets corrected weekly notes oats wheat barley wax hogs butter eggs with prices. Local notices report visits, new hires, travel to Missouri and Texas, weddings, births, and moves. Community updates include renovations, insurance offices, farm sales, a valentines party, and a checkers tournament in Dows.
A February 14 bake sale social at Mr. and Mrs. Hentges home supports the Catholic church. The Congregational ladies hosted a successful Thursday supper adding to their treasury. Mr. Gardner of Verillion South Dakota is expected to take possession of the Algona Telephone exchange. News covers illness, railroad telegraph links, diaries of a soldier, Lincoln memorial services, and a variety of local shoptalk and upcoming events in Algona and surrounding areas.
Mrs. Ballington Booth spoke to a full opera house on Monday about prison reform. She urged humane treatment for ex convicts, praising efforts to aid rehabilitation and arguing for chances to become productive citizens rather than punitive stigma. She cited Father Cottin of Fort Dodge and Iowa inebriate laws, advocating removal of temptations to crime.
The advertisement touts hot water bottles as superior replacements for old fashioned remedies. It offers a range from 25¢ to 1.40 and invites customers to view them without obligation to buy, emphasizing convenience and knowledge for future use.
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