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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1915
Page
3
An Algona newspaper column attacks Iowa insurance rate laws as a graft pushed by state officials and insurers. It cites higher premiums, a mandatory rating board, and penalties for below-rate sales, naming Emery Englich and public figures while criticizing Henry Ford and pacifist efforts.
A clergyman laments low weddings and baptisms and opens courting parlors inside the church to pair off marriageable members. He hopes better matches may raise weddings, but baptisms may still lag, prompting tougher preaching on vice. Andrew Carnegie turns eighty, with wealth and philanthropy cited and debated.
A fragment discusses a limerick style piece titled The limerick ip.a of a special river. It hints at five hogs and rhyme schemes, suggesting a playful or experimental verse form within a newspaper page.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate Henry Ford plans to sail for Denmark aboard the Ake Dacey with Dr. Cookeway referenced. unclear details and sourcing hinder full clarification.
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