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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1901
Page
2
The piece warns that a single company now dominates major rail systems in the northwest, with farmers and manufacturers paying higher prices. It argues government ownership could trigger the era’s greatest national showdown, as rates rise and land values fall, sparking a people’s push to reclaim the roads.
A 1901 Algona letter from W P L Conner opposes efforts to replace the postmaster with Lewis Mayne and urges reappointment of the incumbent. The note rails at Congr. man Conner for pressuring public opinion and calls for fair suffrage and a ballot vote to decide the best candidate for the post.
The Advance is sued for five thousand dollars by Bancroft clients, and the writer claims a right to benefits from the newspaper fraternity. The text complains about news being given to the Courier before service and mentions a suit by Bancroft.
A local item misidentified Geo Mack as jailed for larceny. Sheriff’s clerk gave a wrong warrant, revealing Geo Mack in custody briefly but not jailed since Monday. The Springfield township case was dismissed for want of prosecution, leaving the Bancroft Geo Mack unknown to editors and readers.
Committeeman Way recalls Algona’s neglect of inviting Governor Crummins to speak. Algona seeks a postmaster election. G. A. R. resolutions urge action. Britt is bypassed. Various quips on local life, a Tennessee anecdote, and remarks about post office fights, new papers in Estherville, and the Miastinu town plumage factory shutdown affecting three workers.
Dan Kelley arrived home from As sinibia Canara Monday evening after bargaining for nearly eight quarter sections of land for himself and others. He paid four dollars per acre and praised the country’s future. The trip featured cold weather and ice strong enough to bear wagons, plus lodging in sod shanties. He notes the memory will linger despite midsummer clothing.
A fragmented diary recounts Civil War experiences of a 42nd month era, detailing a large family, a funeral, and notes from the Antietam era. It includes weight of boys, a forged certificate, farm sales, railroad troubles, and local politics, interwoven with battlefield observations and letters home.
The undersigned offers a free sample of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for stomach disorders biliousness or constipation. Describes the remedy as new and reliable. Ralph Milter.
Report describes ground patrols and resumption of heavy gunfire toward Harpers Ferry. A letter from Seret in Batley notes a sick status at Fu ley hospital. The fragment ends with a continuation note for the issue dated October 2.
Washugaton November 11 The department of agriculture reports a preliminary average corn yield of 16.4 bushels per acre for the nation, lowest since records began. state indications give Ohio 26.1 Indiana 19.8 Illinois 21.4 Iowa 25 Missouri 10.1 Kansas 7.8 Nebraska 14.1 amid a ten year average of 24.4 and 1881 being the previous low.
Local ads tout hard and soft coal from the Algona Milling and Grain Co. and offer 5 percent loans via Clarke & Co. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is endorsed for coughs and colds with patient testimonials, urging purchase from druggists and grocers.
A northern Iowa landlord asks Wallaces' Farmer for detailed guidance on balanced rations for dairy cows and young stock, definitions of albuminoids and protein, and how much of each feed contains flesh and milk producers. The piece notes prior discussions in ADVANCE and urges reading Henry's Feeds and Weeding, plus broader agricultural literature, to educate tenants and landlords alike.
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