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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1906
Page
2
Last winter J Urquhart of Zephyr Ontario described a severe lingering cold with a dry harsh cough. He tried Chamberlains Cough Remedy after local dealer recommendation and guaranteed results, claiming one small bottle cured him and calling it the best he has used. Sold by Ke E Conner & Co.
Mrs. Lucia Wilke of Caroline Wisconsin found lasting relief after 23 years from a running leg sore cured by Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. The ad promotes the salve as a greatest antiseptic healer of piles wounds and sores, selling for 25 cents at Bee Conner & Co. drug store.
A weekly Algona column reviews Democratic party postmortem on the county court house contest. It cites overworked pledge breakers, split bolt voters, misread support for Dutton Dunn and McDonald, and strong Republican opponents, plus internal discord and complacency as key factors in the defeat.
Editor Myers of the Denison Review says Cummins fell short due to stand-out views and personal insults toward Secretary Shaw. The hissing at Des Moines cost Cummins about a hundred votes in Crawford, while the Register and Leader drew away more votes than the Sioux City Journal. A cartoon tying Cummins to Shaw angered supporters, likely costing Gov. Shaw votes. his visit did not aid the State ticket.
The article lists the cabinet as Secretary of State Alilia Root, Secretary of Treasury George B. Cortelyan, Secretary of War William H. Taft, Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte, Postmaster General George Von L. Meyer, Secretary of the Navy Victor H. Metcalf, Secretary of the Interior Ethan A. Hitchcock, Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson, and Secretary of Commerce and Labor Oscar S. Straus.
In the list of districts for the upcoming Congress,Charles Kennedy holds the first district seat, A I Dawson the second, B P Birdsall the third, G N Haugen the fourth, Robt G Cousins the fifth, D W Hamilton the sixth with a Democratic win, J A T Hull the seventh, W P Hepburn the eighth, W I Smith the ninth, J P Conner the tenth, and Elbert H Hubbard the eleventh as representatives.
The Hampton Chronicle notes Purcell’s proposal to restore the circle on ballots and reports that section returns were unusually late this year in many counties. Count completion lagged into the next day in several areas, delaying final results.
A local bank advertises a general banking business handling drafts and money orders payable worldwide. It pays 4 percent interest on savings, compounds semi annually, and offers fireproof vaults for depositors. Small accounts receive the same careful attention as larger ones, under President B J Murtagh and directors including C B Hutchins and F H Vesper.
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