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Newspaper

Algona Advance

Location

Algona, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 25, 1904

Page

4

Railway Time Cards Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul

Railway timetable fragment lists Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul routes with departures for Nos 1 3 4 7 8 9 10 12 13 51 and 53, noting connections at Grinnell and Wampton, along with Iowa Central Western and North Western services and an agent KLINGLER.

Chicago Milwaukee Paul LOGAL Prsaengon Haar R. &. Aedrick Chicago & Northwestern North Nourd Iowa Minn St. Pam South Found Iowa and Des Moines Iowa Central & Western Wampton St. Louis Kansas City Grinnell

Local items highlight town life and court news

A dense page of local notes reports illnesses and recoveries, visits by residents, and community events. It notes legal actions, a court suit over a note with a mixed verdict, an accident injuring a prominent resident, and upcoming lectures, shows, and society gatherings with names, places, and dates among the details.

Algona Firm Opens After Purchase By Local Residents

Martin James traveled to Algona Monday to invoice a restaurant stock at that location. He and his brother in law Henry Warner and Tarri son Warner of Ienton have acquired the stock. James is a well known resident, recently three years in town, previously with Hanson & Fink and Fink Bros. dealers in hardware. Ringsted regrets losing a citizen, but Algona gains a new venture, with many friends wishing success.

Marsh Stephens James Beem E. D. Farrell Thomas Farrell Ledyard Stephens and Beem Sullivan & McMahon E. A. Morling Robert Healey Tort Dodge D. Farrell Thomas F.L. Collis Gange Implement Mr. Simmons Mr. Collis Talis Martin James Algona Henry Warner Tarrison Warner Ienton James Hanson & Fink Fink Bros Ringsted Ringsted Dispatch

No Right to Teach Supt Belknapp Critiques School Directors

Supt C TH Belknapp in Our Rural Schools condemns directors for filling vacancies with uncertified teachers. He argues this stems from ignorance in part, and warns of risks to student instruction as unqualified staff serve in classrooms. The article emphasizes certification as essential and urges strict adherence.

Supt C. TH. Belknapp

Unlicensed Teaching Sparks Indignation and Risk to Funds

A director criticizes employing unlicensed teachers as unlawful encroachment on the rights of licensed educators. The piece argues such actions threaten the district's funds and may lead to arrest or prosecution for misapplication of school funds, prompted by residents' concerns and the need for proper credentials.

Plank Shipment From Oregon Reaches County

KR reports a car load of white pine bridge plank from Oregon arrived last week. Freight cost was 326 dollars. Planks measured three inches thick and 32 feet long, praised as fine limber timber not locally available. Burt Waddell unloaded the car and found the lumber frozen solid, noting the Oregon rain affected loading conditions.

France Oregon Burt Waddell Burt Eagle Grove Eagle

Mrs Hanna Undergoes Operation At Des Moines Hospital

Mrs. R. W. Hanna has been in the Methodist hospital in Des Moines this week where she underwent an operation today. Dr. Hollis assisted in the procedure. A telegram said the operation was successful and Mrs. Hanna was resting comfortably, much to the relief of her friends.

Aileen Sanderson Livermore G.Q. Simpson Edna White G. L. Galbraith Charles City W. OC. Dawson E. 8. Butler Duluth R. W. Hanna Methodist Hospital Des Moines Hollis Larry

Swallow It Opinion Spurs City Spitting Ban

Algona enforces anti spitting ordinance with street cards reading No spitting, expectorating, hawking or nose blowing allowed inside the corporation. Swallow it. City council order reported by Britt Tribune.

Algona Counci Britt Tribune

Coffee Lover Dies At 102 After Lifelong Coffee Habit

A 102-year-old Ohioan who drank six cups of coffee daily all his life has died. The joke from Britt News suggests he might have lived longer if he drank twelve cups a day. The item blends obituary-style note with a humorous quip on coffee consumption.

Britt News

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