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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1907
Page
5
The Variety Store announces a Friday morning sale beginning at nine o clock on January 11 to reduce overstock. All goods are new and offered at prices designed to move stock, with a limit of 20 yards of calico per customer.
The advertisement promotes low prices on boys knee pant suits overcoats and bedding items. Includes $2.50 overcoats $3.60 to $4.98 knee pants suits and numerous notions such as hose, mittens, hair pins buttons and sewing supplies with prices from a few cents to a dollar. Also features enamel ware and kitchen pans at reduced rates.
A reader advocates bringing a Chautauqua to Algona describing it as a public education and culture movement. The note argues entertainment and recreation alongside education, cites Janesville Wis as a model using tents, stock company organizers, and two Sundays of programs to attract visitors and boost the city.
A K Kennedy long a Wesley township settler and local official was instantly killed Saturday evening in Wesley yards when struck by an eastbound passenger train. He was about sixty nine, born in Stoughton Massachusetts, married to Anna Thain, and had eight children. Funeral was held from the Me E church on Tuesday.
The article notes four congressmen receive 416 dollars monthly with 9400 spent by up town Washington hotels for room and board leaving 16 dollars for other expenses. It suggests hotel rents would rise if salons grant themselves another 416 while naming the Willard Shoreham Arlington and Normandy as landlords. It adds a call for the president to supply each member with a big stick against landlords. It also covers Sears Roebuck ceasing grocery sales after pure food law hurts mail order firms, arguing adulterated goods forced the shift.
Business leaders in Algona discuss hosting a Chautauqua gathering next summer. The town is viewed as an ideal site, with farmers and residents from across the county invited to enjoy several days of cultural and educational events in a pleasant setting.
Mr and Mrs James Devereaux mourn their granddaughter Bertie who died Saturday night near midnight from appendicitis. She was a diligent student in school. The funeral was held from the Catholic church Monday with services conducted by clergy and a solemn procession reflecting the family's grief.
The county board completed bond approvals with Treasurer Wright’s bond fixed at 200000 dollars. Mrs Blanche Crose to remain as assistant in the Auditor’s Office, Randall named deputy treasurer at 900 dollars yearly. Board actions aimed to steady office operations amid drainage work and staff changes.
A garbled OCR item notes a Bealls related purchase involving Hs and Adams with references to Lind Gesapey and BLOCK Dregdgr. The fragment suggests a retail or stock purchase with unclear names and terms, prompting market chatter about the deal’s details and parties involved.
Fred Pinches spoke of North Dakota weather noting snow accumulations about three feet from a sled and sleigh conditions. The brief remark highlighted heavy snowfall and winter travel hazards in the region.
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