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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1915
Page
6
Publication notes subscription prices for one year and six months and lists display advertising rates from 1 to 25 cents per inch. The notice states entry at the Algona Iowa post office as second class matter.
Bailey of Britt longs for the next election to vote against the national administration unless Cummins is nominated by Republicans. He fears a Cummins nomination and faces a Democratic or Prohibitionist choice. He argues Hancock county needs competent, honest local officials first, noting past county scandals. The piece mentions Adamson’s bill against false advertising, urging broader reform.
Rumors claim the Grand Duke was shot in the abdomen after a reported transfer from command to a Moscow hospital. Other items note Algona school districts face higher insurance costs under a new law, Italy’s limited wartime gains, and Arabs overrunning Tripoli with potential reconquest needed after Austria.
After peace was declared his regiment went to Cuba to police the island. He held a company rank on par with the writer, a high private in the front rank while the writer was a high private in the rear. He stands six feet four inches, flat footed, while the writer is five feet seven. His only advantage was length. We spent hours together in this office reflecting on the past. If Joe Allen is nominated for governor he will get our vote.
The Farmers Co operative Creamery Co of Hobart held a meeting as the secret ary L Baals reported. The discussion focused on bidding practices with the note that the highest bidder would win the sale.
Partial OCR notes reveal an auction notice for a sale at Grove Farm four miles after Titonka on December 24. Mentions B A Corey Wai and Froese as participants with a one pair deal advertised.
A sermonette argues profanity is useless and degrading, noting its prevalence among Americans and Englishmen. It laments blasphemy in speech, urges thoughtful speech before the Deity’s name, condemns swearing as vulgar, and praises efforts to keep the Holy Name revered.
A young man named Sewart Ostrin died in his Livermore home reportedly from self-inflicted gunshot wounds after paying his debts. Authorities cited jealousy as a possible factor in the suicide, with the circumstances described as a tragedy for the local community.
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