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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1902
Page
5
Local notes report Moore Bros and Feithous markets listing oats butter wheat eggs barley. Many short items on residents traveling, graduations, church services, road questions, and social events across Algona and nearby towns.
From Que Special Correspondents Bancroft Humboldt Ward visits P M Barsley home as John Huffman sells farm for 60 an acre. Mrs Kinney ill but not improving. Bar sley Fellows attend Estherville convention renominating Judge Quarton. S Spears visit Bancroft. real estate talk. Local bank upgrades its sidewalk. Fourth of July decor and political talk fill the town as folks debate a ticket. A tale of moon planted potatoes sparks farmer humor about hoeing and yield.
Jno Witte remains gravely ill as others report daily chores and community updates. Sexton vs St Benedict game scheduled on local grounds and area residents join an excursion to Hampton. Weather brings strong winds causing damage to homes and barns while Osterbaner project advances northwest of here.
Irvington items report Fred Fuller visiting Mr. Vincent, Grant Sample enjoying a northern outing, and Miss Marie Krambaugh visiting Whittemore. A baseball team challenge is hinted, a Declaration of Independence celebration idea surfaces, and a lively dart game in Irvington hall is noted. Chamberlain's Colic remedy is recommended for summer bowel issues, sold by R. H. Miller.
A seller advertises rich black loam soil with moisture for good crops and invites inquiries in Algona for several weeks. Mentions cheap land prices, a treasure tie net setup, and a nearly new top buggy. Call at the residence on McGregor Street to view with Mrs Mary Jonson for details.
Mrs A M Shields of Chambersburg Pa recounts severe six month sickness from Hay fever and Asthma. She credits Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption with her complete recovery and calls it the safest cure for throat and lung diseases. Guaranteed bottles 50c and 1.00. Trial bottle free at Smith's drug store.
An old notice lists stove wood for sale at Central in Mo, and a separate line advertises a child's rubber-tired go cart in good condition. It also includes a distressed question about mouth taste, followed by an advertisement for Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets at 25 cents, with a local seller R. H. Miller.
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