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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1908
Page
2
The Valder Bust catalog from Bess College Decorah lists the names and positions of over 600 students with portraits, detailing school rooms and office-training departments as part of a 52th catalog entry.
The Denver Democratic convention signals tariff reduction on trust made goods, edging toward Republican stance on tariffs. Readers note a fading distinction between parties as calls for free trade wane and reformists hint at a Reformed Republican Party.
A miscellaneous column surveys anti Jewish sentiment in Russia, political reactions to Bryan’s nomination, Prohibition debates, and social humor. It notes massacres of Jews, the Denver convention, a vice presidential comparison, and lighter observations about women and public figures. It also mentions the death of a New York judge and a penitentiary case in Iowa.
A fragmented column recalls local figures such as Weisbrodt and Henry, a crowd watching a race at a fair, and social ads amid editorials. Mentions of Whittemore, Bancraft, and La Weatherili stages, with notes on public playgrounds, marriages, and a lightning strike on a church steeple in Swea City.
The article discusses William Howard Taft and William Jennings Bryan as two Bills contesting the White House. It notes Bryan’s popularity grows with defeats, his high demand on the platform, and Denver's Democratic nomination aiming for November victory. It warns Republicans against overreliance on Bryan’s past defeats while acknowledging party objections on both sides.
The piece argues John Worth Kern weakens the ticket by tailing the Democratic slate. It notes Judge Gray would have strengthened the ticket as vice president, with Gray’s influence helping Bryan win broader western support. Kern remains largely unknown to Western voters.
During a moving picture show in the Sparks building the Fourth a floor section gave way and dropped spectators about five feet. The crowd was present, but no injuries worth mentioning were reported by the Bancroft Register.
A fragment of advice notes public display of sheath gowns signals social meanings. It suggests that a married woman's choice of dress reveals her aims, whether to attract men or women, and reflects family propriety and gossip norms.
The Big Bend Republican editor reportedly faces lethal backlash in Crow Heart Butte country after publishing a local piece about a man known as Old Wall-Eyed Johnson. The item references heightened saloon mirror insurance as a dark joke tied to his arrival.
The Hon. L. E. Francis endured a rough journey from Terril to Superior after delivering an 11 a.m. speech, then rushing by auto to speak again at 1:30 p.m. The eight mile road corridor was mud soaked, causing repeated stucks and an abandoned car, forcing the remainder by team. The return home in the early evening found the family tired but reflective on the muddy ordeal.
A neighbor died in a tile ditch cave in near Forest City. The man tiling alone failed to return for supper. Mr. Russe found his coat on a fence post and, after searching, uncovered the body about six feet deep under earth at the cave site. The accident occurred some time earlier, around 8 p.m.
Begs ie Ee Fu be piste i Bi a ave ae upan oar and biol atk for rook ae een i 'a.
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