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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1908
Page
5
A Hobart editor extols a modern women’s society called The Thursday Thimble Club. He praises its biweekly meetings, sympathetic discussions, and the uplifting effects on neighborly relations, insisting the small group accomplishes more good than many larger bodies.
Remains of Mrs Susan Strickler died at her son's home on the old William Ward farm northwest of Wesley Saturday and was buried in Riverview Cemetery Monday. The funeral from the home was led by Rev J J Porterfield. Born August 28 1818 in Warren County Pa she moved with her parents to Ohio as a girl and married Daniel Andrews March 18 1840. She widow of John Strickler and mother of W H Strickler of Algons now. The obituary notes old age as the cause of death and lists six children with Solomon died in infancy and the rest living in Wisconsin Kansas and this locality. Her husband died in 1854 and she remarried to John Strickler in 1858. The family describes her as devout and cared for by her sons and daughters in her final months. She died at about 60 years plus life.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a theft and a shot suggested to cure a disease or condition. It references a theater or public space, a person named Leavard, and a department of German miswritten text. The readable parts are sparse and unclear.
The readable parts mention Salamon Bun and a seal, but most of the source is garbled. No clear event, date, or names beyond these few items. Further context is needed to produce a meaningful headline and summary.
Edith Bowyer Whiffen, assisted by Mabel Sharp Herdien, gave a standout piano recital at the opera house Tuesday. The large Algona audience applauded warmly and called for encores, with Chopin, Dvorak Humoreske, Schumann Liszt Dedication, and Beethoven Sonata highlighted. Herdien’s vocal numbers impressed, including Love You Truly and Isaiah Aria, culminating in an enthusiastic encore.
A well bred mare eight years old and weighing about 1100 pounds set a county sale record by fetching 250 dollars at the Jake Zimmerman sale near Bolfe. Reported by J C Burloge fon, the animal was sold to a buyer named Bear Rolfe Pogahon.
Fragmentary OCR words mention a golf or game scene with possible hazy names. Readable bits suggest a contest or challenge with a par seven and a grate phrase. No clear persons, places, or organizations are identifiable from the text.
The Kossuth County Agricultural Association held its annual meeting at the courthouse with about one hundred attendees. A fifty year anniversary fair is planned with a new cash prize pool of 150 dollars to reward township displays, aiming to fill the floral hall with agricultural products. Elections reappointed J. M. Farley as president and named H. C. Adams, W. E. McDonald, and Myron Schenck to key posts, with several directors retained.
Odeboldt Chronicle notes business leaders who say ads don’t pay should watch the fortunes of those who rely on page ads. Figures cited include Ladies Home Journal four thousand dollars Youths Companion six two four hundred Saturday Evening Post sixty one thousand eight hundred Collier's Weekly one eighty Chicago Tribune twelve hundred.
A young man, heavily intoxicated, sought water at a guildshed water jug and mistakenly drank harness oil. He attempted to vomit but the oil spattered his clothes, causing a mess and a potential health concern. authorities noted the mishap as a cautionary tale.
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