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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1907
Page
2
An archival line notes the Algona Advance entered at the Alddna Iowa post office as second class matter on September 16, 1904, indicating its circulation status and historical publication timing.
A 1907 commentary praises Senator Tillman II as a formidable statesman with unyielding beliefs and sharp rhetoric. It recounts his senate speech attacking opponents and defending lynching as a policy, and critiques jury reform and grand jury independence, urging abolition of the grand jury as a legacy of older justice systems.
The Morning Register and Leader lists sermon topics from each denomination including Methodists on mayoral duty and daily life faith, Baptists on Calvary achievements, Congregational Moses as leader, Episcopal treatment of sin, and Latter Day Saints on the origin of the devil.
Des Moines faces confusion as jury lists are alleged to be fraudulently prepared. Several prominent city lawyers discuss the crisis and propose abolishing the grand jury as a remedy.
A Paris newspaper polled fifteen million responses on the greatest Frenchmen of the nineteenth century. Napoleon placed fourth, behind Pasteur Hugo and Gambetta, with Farmentier close behind. The result suggests French views of greatness now value more than military prowess.
The piece blasts Spettenham as a brute for denying aid after an earthquake. It lampoons state fair plans for a swine pavilion costing 65 000 and mocks Des Moines hotel prices. It notes Fresno Superior Court’s record 100 000 verdict for Willard Zibbell injured by a Southern Pacific train and his later marriage to his nurse.
Auction to be held on February 5 on the Chubb farm one mile and a half southwest of Algona. D A Waggard serves as auctioneer with W K Ferguson as clerk. The sale includes six horses, 18 milk cows, 4 yearling steers, 32-year-old heifers and yearling heifers, plus extensive farming machinery and harness. A free lunch will be served, and terms offer one year’s time at 8 percent. Frank Fox is the contact party.
On the first and third Tuesdays monthly the Iowa Central Railway offers round trip excursions to destinations in multiple regions. One fare plus $2.00 or less with liberal stopovers. Tickets to Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, etc. For rates and agent details contact A. B. Cutts, G. P&T. A., Minneapolis, Minn.
A general banking business sells drafts and money orders payable worldwide. It pays 4 percent interest on savings deposits, compounds semiannually. Depositors have use of fireproof vaults and receive careful attention whether their accounts are large or small.
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