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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1903
Page
2
A jumbled column rails at political favoritism and social evils. It criticizes educational decline, Panama actions, and Roosevelt and Hay, contrasts marshal law debates, and notes Dowie’s legal troubles. The piece blends satire on governance, media, and religious figures with scattered opinions on trust influence and public duty.
The piece lauds French prowess as canal builders, noting Suez and Panama efforts, large barge canal systems, and plans to turn a vast Sahara Desert area into a sea by linking below sea level basins to the ocean, outlining French territorial reach north and south of Sahara.
A New York Sun editorial condemns Cannon demand for bigger payrolls and useless offices. It cites Secretary Cortelyou's Department of Commerce and Labor spending on carriages horses and stables, arguing such excess mirrors a bloated state and diverts funds from labor and commerce.
The M. B. Church in South Cresco will be dedicated next Sunday the 20th with Rev. W S Lewis of Morningside College delivering the dedicatory sermon assisted by Rev. W T MacDonald. Pastor Rev. Vincent R Beebe of Whittemore oversees services including morning, afternoon, and evening rites with choir and duets. Local lenders A D Clarke & Co offer 6 percent loans. Colorado potatoes are stored in Galbraith block cellar. HORAN & Hope solicit inquiries.
Obituary item details the death of G D Pettibone, a long time Algona resident and former creamery founder, with notes on family and community roles. Also reports the deaths of a young girl from perlostitis, Mrs Lindquist, and Mr Little of Sexton, with brief life outlines and burial plans in local contexts.
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