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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1907
Page
4
Detective Godfrey closes in on Miss Croydon as the janitor recounts the Thompson killing. The witness suggests a high flying womanmay have shot Thompson in apartment fourteen while fleeing, locking the door behind her and leaving the hall door ajar.
The Iowa State Fair opens its musical program on August 5 with the Innes band in a two concert daily schedule. The fifty piece ensemble will perform two concerts daily, featuring a patriotic America suite with soloists of note and a story without words. The program, arranged by Professor Innes, has drawn praise from past Fourth of July appearances and promises a strong lineup of entertainment alongside the fair’s other attractions.
A customer asked for a pair of ladies shoes in a store but was met with confusion and a remark about the fit. The exchange shows a miscommunication about size and style efforts to please the shopper.
A rural feature urges farmers to adopt a deliberate multi year cropping plan for soil health and profitability. It stresses sticking to a system, warns against chasing high priced crops, and highlights alfalfa seed purity, germination, and adulterants. It notes alfalfa seed costs, pure seed standards, and testing guarantees, plus winter feeding shifts favoring alfalfa over bran for dairy rations and potential cost savings.
An Iowa farmer describes hoeing weeds at bloom, salting stubs, and turning in sheep to control thistles. He notes cocklebur persistence for years and urges early cutting before seed ripening to head off spread. Sheep are praised for weed control in pastures and meadows.
Iowa farmers push laws against adulterated seed and then target weeds. Canada thistle and Canada blue grass spread via mixed seed from Canada to Kentucky regions. Buyers urged to verify genuine Kentucky blue grass as thistles ripen simultaneously making pure seed hard to find.
Fragmentary OCR text describes an elderly man and woman discussing a funeral, with names like William and Nancy. A woman in Aske is mentioned along with a funeral at night and a quarrel about arrangements. The passage focuses on personal conflict surrounding a death.
A garbled passage describes a town scene with a speaker named Tariana and a figure in a boat named in a tense moment. The text hints at a confrontation or accusation, with broken phrases about coats, readings, and a recited plea for help. The fragment references Yeats and a landmark in the town.
An incomplete newspaper fragment presents a mayoral figure denouncing corporate greed. A barber scene closes with a customer asking for bay rum and other items, casually noting no extra charge. The dialogue hints at urban life and social commentary of the period.
Bishop Thomas Bowman spoke at a recent celebration in Orange noting that age teaches tolerance. He warned against quarreling over minor denominational differences and urged focus on unity, charity, and righteousness across churches. The tale of a Taoist and Shintoist was told to illustrate how fixation on small divides blinds us to shared values.
A Wilkes Barre reader recounts switching from coffee to Postum Food Coffee during a visit, claiming relief from headaches and indigestion after several weeks. The letter emphasizes boilingPostum for 10 to 20 minutes and notes tea caused nervous fatigue and stomach issues, urging others to try Postum as a coffee substitute.
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