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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1902
Page
2
Election less than two weeks away, and Kossuth County voters face a heated race. Republicans push turnout, denouncing Democratic tactics, defending candidates’ qualifications, and urging neighbors to vote straight party for good government.
The article lauds John L. Mitchell as a steady, principled labor leader amid the coal strike. It compares him favorably to Roosevelt and Baer, praising his equanimity, restraint, and strategic arbitration posture, and notes his decisive, principled letters to operators.
The message urges voters to value party principles over personal friendships and cautions against being swayed to vote for a candidate or measure due to personal connections rather than policy. It frames loyalty to the party’s ideals as essential for proper civic judgment.
A vintage ad urges proper watch maintenance noting a watch ticks about 150 million times yearly and deserves cleaning and oiling. It promotes clock upkeep, suggests engraving for wedding gifts, and invites customers to view an elegant line of souvenir spoons with engraving offered free and Christmas delivery orders.
Daily entries describe heat and scarcity of rations and a march toward Petersburg. Battles, entrenchments, and movement to City Point and Washington appear with mentions of transfers to Fort Stevens and Leesburg. Lincoln visited front and skirmishes persisted as armies maneuvered near Richmond and Potomac.
Not One. But choice of three through tourist sleep du g cuis to California assured by the Chico 0 Great Western Ry. Ask any Great Western agent whank them, 19-31 Cheaper Than Coal. Go on California via the Chicago Great Weston Railway. Choice of three through tourist cars. Ask any Great Western agent andour particulars. 11-15
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