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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1902
Page
9
The Markets Corrected Weekly notes corn at 30 cents, oats at 20 to 26 cents, barley at 25 to 38 cents, hogs at about 6.50, with various price markers from Moore Bros. The listing reflects small commodity pricing and market timing for the period.
Mrs E McMahon visits St Paul. Lectures yield 828.55 door receipts. Miss Dell McCall visits Riverdale. Mrs Cohenour hosts friends. Editor Bilsborough visits Algona from Fenton. Mrs Gould visits daughter Risum. Various local notables noted: Bowyer in Chicago. Lang visits Spirit Lake. Stella Salisbury to Chicago for music. Pointers on school library books and local politics. Church services planned. many personal mentions and community updates through the week.
A suit over broker commissions arises after sons failed to execute a deed. The California supreme court sets a new requirement that a broker must disclose the purchaser’s name and confront the vendor to recover commissions. Additional items note piano tuning in Algona, a stock farm for rent in Donaldson Minnesota, and travel options on the Great Western Railway with through tourist cars.
The LuVerne 1 News reports a pie supper at J. J. Chapman’s residence with an extraordinary range of pies. Attendees praised many flavors including bean, pumpkin, mince, custard, banana, gooseberry, cranberry, apple, peach and more as pies disappeared quickly.
Bancroft Register reports Jim Sheridan and Tenry Guide intruded on a married ladies physical culture show last Saturday night. The women reacted by covering their faces with burnt cork and their outfits with flour, then turning them away as a warning to future intruders.
Estherville Democrat quotes a Kansas editor jokingly urging drastic action against flattening the earth. He quips that many in Kansas cannot swim, and adds a provocative line about shooting the offender on the spot. The remark reflects regional humor on a scientific claim.
The Livermore Gazette cautions a parent who sold a boy or calf given as a gift to not join the church until debts are settled. The note warns that unresolved wrongs could disrupt family prayers and harmony, humorously linking repayment with moral conduct.
Fragmentary note flags Titanka Topic as leading local advertiser. Text mentions county advertising strength but ends mid thought, lacking concrete facts or events to confirm outcomes or names.
Local merchants and business men of Titanka embrace newspaper advertising, with robust support for Brother Wolfe’s printer and its ink. The Burt Monitor notes strong engagement from community leaders in promoting local commerce through print media.
John Hefty suffered a severe leg fracture when a chain slipped from the evener while a threshing outfit moved through a setting. He was walking behind the team and the evener struck, breaking both bones below the knee. He had already spent most of the summer laid up with rheumatism.
The Chicago Great Western offers a choice of three through tourist cars via different routes with fast time and comfort. Inquiries should be made to obtain hooklets describing each option and schedule details.
Fully described and illustrated sixty page book issued by the Chicago and North-Western Railway. Portrays California beauties, commerce, industry and transportation advantages for travelers planning a Pacific Coast trip. Sent on receipt of four cents in stamps to W. B. Kniskern, passenger traffic manager, Chicago.
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