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Newspaper

Algona Advance

Location

Algona, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 11, 1906

Page

5

Boy Born Without Bones Dies After 21 Years

Antonia Conger of Brooklyn died at age 21 from a condition in which he had no bones. He was twenty inches tall, never moved, yet remained perfectly formed save for the absence of bones. Medical men visited his home to study the case and he appeared in good health for years.

Antonia Conger Brooklyn Anton

How They Retaliate in Town Fallout

Farmers retaliate after a dispute described as a pelea ae of autor mobil Nee Sereat Tey commune ities. The passage notes strain and deprivation affecting families as the conflict unfolds in the community.

Pelea Ae Autormobil Sereat Tey

Raised Timber at a Profit in Pine County

The report outlines timber sales and profit figures tied to a local operation involving notable figures and a patent outcome. Details mention Roy and Allison in ownership or leadership roles with a focus on timber valuation, licensing, and potential regulatory results affecting future yields.

Senator Dolliver Addresses Large Audience for Party Renewal

Senator Dolliver delivers an eloquent address urging renewed party allegiance to secure victory. He counters false views and appeals to supporters to unite behind the party.

Christian ministers in politics praised by Rev Holmes

A speech extols Christian ministers entering public life as a sign of progress, denounces curbstone loafers, and defends Governor Cummins for funding educational institutions. The speaker says laws come from divine origins and urges ministers to influence politics for the country's good.

Congress Holmes

Senator Dolliver Delivers Forceful Address at Local Hall

Senator Dolliver spoke for an hour and a half to a packed opera house, delivering polished, convincing rhetoric backed by sharp observations on trusts monopolies and tariff policy. He argued that trusts will falter as prices adjust and highlighted government profits from postage stamps as an illustration of monopoly dynamics.

Dolliver Duesday Opera House Senate Chamber United States Pmocrats Congress

Death of Silas P Hartshorn After long illness

Silas P Hartshorn died Sunday at 4 45 p m after sixteen years as an invalid His wife who taught at Orange City High School arrived before the end He was born March 2 1848 in Ohio and moved through Iowa Minnesota and finally Bancroft Cedar Falls Missouri Valley Lone Rock before settling nearby A Civil War veteran and devout member of the M B church he left a lone child and several brothers and a sister The funeral was held at the M B Church with Rev Q O Maynard and Rev C I Spray officiating, the G A R post conducting the cemetery ritual The family included Caleb and Joseph Hartshorn and Mrs Austin from Titonka plus Parker relatives from Rochester Minn

P. Hartshorn Silas P. Hartshorn Orange City Mr. Hartshorn Ohio Zanesville Delaware Iowa Olmstead Minnesota This Ella C. Parker Bancroft Cedar Talls Caleb Webster City Joseph Ledyard Samuel Sioux City Jesse Oklahoma Jane Austin Titonka Hartshorn M.B QO. K. Maynard C. I. Spray G. A.B Ina Joseph Hartshorn Austin George Parker Kiva Parker Rochester Minn

Founders of the Republic Sermons at Congregational Church

Series of Sunday evening sermons by Rev. O. H. Holmes at Congregational Church. Began last Sunday with topics on the Pilgrim Forefathers Puritan Founders and other historical groups. Includes George Washington as a moral factor in American progress.

Congregational Church O. H. Holmes George Washington America

First Meeting of W L A Society Opens Series on Famous Women

The Woman's Library Aid Society held its first meeting at Judge Quarton's home. A musical program featured Miss Purvis, Mrs. Benjamin, Vernley Nicoulin, and Duke Wilson with a chorus of “America.” President Swetting lauded notable women, dating the year’s focus to portraits of Cleopatra to Queen Victoria. The ninety member group plans additional music and a June picnic.

Woman’s Library Aid Society W. B. Quarton Mennor Swetting Sophia Wright New Orleans Janet Addams Hull House Chicago Cara Dawson Oberlin America Thomas F. Cooke Mothers’ Clubs Des Moines Mary Purvis L. T. Benjamin Vernley Nicoulin Duke Wilson Bernice P. Swetting Elizabeth M. Horton Mary G. Mason Fannie A. Hutchins la P. Thompson Ella P. Thompson Etta P. Ferguson Georgiana Irench Caroline A. Ingham Catherine Griges

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