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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1903
Page
2
Our Men's Furnishing Goods offers underwear priced from 3a¢ to 4.50 per garment. Work shirts and back to $100 sweaters are advertised. Soft bosom shirts range from 38e to 140. Silk bosom shirts and wanvel shirts priced up to 3.00. Hosiery per pair set to 0. Sold by Our Men's Furnishing Goods.
The Algona Advance, edited by Reed and Clarke, announces subscription rates and carrier details. Entries list a post office designation in Algona and date stamps. the note reflects early 20th century newspaper administration and circulation terms with a 1.00 annual rate.
The article urges observing Thanksgiving by renewing and strengthening home ties. It emphasizes that the day should center on family reunions, gratitude, and the presence of absent relatives, with focus on cherished traditions and shared meals. It warns against losing sight of the day’s original purpose amid holiday busyness.
The piece praises President Roosevelt for his firm stance in the postal investigation. It highlights his resistance to meddling advisers and his refusal to bow to threats of political damage. It notes accusations that continuing prosecutions could hurt his future politics, yet he remains steadfast.
The passage lauds the president for prioritizing truth over political pressure. It argues that officials should act conscientiously, and if rewards are due, they should go to him who does what is right despite opposition from close allies.
A scolding editorial laments a state law requiring teaching of stimulants and narcotics in schools as dead and ignored for years. It cites faulty reporting to justify repealing or enforcing the statute, notes 262 rooms reportedly compliant, and criticizes political pressures and practical enforcement issues. Additionally, local chatter touches on autumn leisure, fashion, and a domestic incident.
The article describes an international physical beauty contest in Madison Square Garden New York where 1,000 men and women in tights will be examined for form and beauty. The most perfect in each sex wins $1,000, with free transportation offered to Algona ladies willing to compete and have their names published.
A Wood en Watchman note recalls a 1860s Irvington town hall debate on a resolution about Indian suffering versus white treatment, with a lawyer-turned-debater exposed by Dr Armstrong. The item shifts to a Marion Register critique arguing ministers and editors can improve homes, opposing the notion that divorce courts alone can end degraded marriages and noting flaws in courting maturity.
The passage contends that temperaments and dispositions may clash beyond reconciliation, claiming that even divine intervention cannot bind incompatible pairs, regardless of the clergyman conducting the ceremony.
A junior Emmett Index editor writes from Idaho claiming grand hunter dreams of elk deer and mountain sheep while asking an Atchison friend for a rabbit stew recipe. The piece contrasts Idaho hunting fantasies with local harvests where hunters expect tenfold ducks from Rodman and return with far more birds than planned.
A quirky item from the Monitor hints at loneliness among readers and teases drama around Mrs Sherwood and her spouse. It notes a grand rush if she does not intervene, framed in a playful old time newspaper voice.
A fragmentary caption notes Mabel in fine hose and a dad in cotton socks, with fashion details from the Cincinnati Enquirer. It mentions a Sunday Durdall meal, a special sale at the Variety Store for tinware and glassware, and a cistern promotion by Spurbeck Lambert Co offering a tarred pine model that resists freezing and lasts years.
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