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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1906
Page
7
Local shop advertises cool refreshing summer beverages including Ginger Ale, Pop, Root Beer, and Orcherade. All are ice cold and delicious, emphasizing the shop's specialty in providing chilled drinks for hot weather.
An old advertisement proclaims offerings of Eastman and Daybrooks perfumes with no superior, along with Toilet Water Opaline and a full line of drugs and patent medicines regularly stocked for customers.
W A Parsons and Company reports various residents moving, visiting, and pursuing studies in Grinnell, Sioux City, Milwaukee, Des Moines, Ames, and Chicago. Families attend dinners, reunions, and concerts. local ministers announce upcoming services. teachers, lawyers, and tradespeople depart for or return from education and work.
Mrs Nettle Lowrtets from Lionsdalle visits her parents at Joel Taylors and takes fat. Four Algona youths Harold Quarton Mildred Carter Ruth J Reed and Ralph Hutchins will represent Town College. The Rev C H Purmort will preach at the Presbyterian church Sunday Sept 16 and at Irvington at 3 00 pm. A seven foot walking band and a short chubby girl were seen at the fair. J O Smith returns from Hagle Grove and supports the fair. Gene Shadle from Spokane seen on sidewalk. Quarton returns from Miles City MT and goes to Grinnell for sophomore studies. Winkel watermelons and chickens vanish as strangers visit the fair. Prof Brown former Wesley principal now insurance agent visits town. R F Wallace stacks sixty acres of grain aided by wife and 12 year old son. Tiwood Paxson arrives from Oklahoma with bride. Joe becomes father in law and grows wiser. Mrs J W Crummond hosts Anna Tinnegan from WA state left 15 years ago as Miss Anna Kennedy. Prof Holden talks at county fair advocating brains in farming. H Vesper heads LA journey to banking with wife to join later. Hazing incident at high school punishment by Supt Overmyer with a strap. two hazed boys have acid brands. Town editor’s duties at fair described. Chase Lister Theatrical Company performs nightly at the opera house with “At Risk of His Life” “The Gypsy Queen” “A Runaway Match” and upcoming “The Other Fellow” during Sept and Oct.
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