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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1913
Page
2
A Merry Christmas Wish and Moral Reflection
The Courier wishes readers a merry Christmas and urges adherence to religion as the source of morality. It notes France’s secular drift and its alleged rise in youth crime, arguing for continued support of churches and Christian duty to uplift society toward eternal salvation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Courier
France
M. Fouillee
Brunetiere
Verlaine
Huysmanns
Bourget
Coppee
Notice to Drinkers in Bode Stirs Moral Debate
A Bode Bugle notice calls for stopping wholesale drinking, with Special Officer Oliver Tufte urging enforcement under Iowa law. The piece weighs alcohol’s social effects, praising reform while hinting at tradeoffs in speech and culture if nationwide prohibition ensues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Oliver Tufte
Bobby Burns
Edgar Allen Poe
Swinburne
Omar Khayyam
Bode
Algona
Varied slang for intoxication in old prose praises language
The text catalogs many terms for drunkenness and asks if any language can rival such diversity. It laments the prohibition era as a loss to linguistic richness and hopes for better days, ending with a witty nod to Bode and beer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bode
Mann as a partisan danger to nation and economy
A critical voice argues Congressman Mann of Illinois should not lead the House. The author likens Mann to postwar politicians who wielded the bloody shirt and warns his rhetoric could spark panic and hurt business. It cites Chicago Record-Herald praise for restraint and notes strong company earnings and consumer sales data as contrary to Mann’s panic narrative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mann
Illinois
Congressman Mann
Congress
Manns
Canada
Chicago
Sears, Roebuck & Co
John N. Willys
Willye-Overland Company
United Cigar Stores Co
American Can Co
Algona
Towa
Hera
Chicago Record- Herald
Political regime contrasts in blame and fate
A reflective line contrasts leadership by one with fate and nature bearing responsibility for mishaps, while another regime shifts blame to incapacity and legislation. The passage hints at accountability dynamics and partisan framing without specific events or actors.
Unemployment rises in Canadian cities amid money panic
The article notes widespread joblessness in major Canadian cities, with Western Canada hit by a two year money stringency. Sir Wilfrid Laurier cites unemployment as a first since 1896, while Winnipeg reports about 3000 unemployed. Montreal and Toronto also see men seeking work without success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Canada
Western
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Winnipeg
Montreal
Toronto
Hicks Weather Forecast Questioned By Critics
A reader clash over early December weather predictions by Tr L Hicks. The piece notes risk of magnetic disturbances, earthquakes and storms cited in Hicks forecasts, contrasting with government forecasts and questioning the credibility of predicting weeks in advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Ocean
Coasis
Tr. L. Hicks
Government Weather Bureau
No Marriage License Needed in Wisconsin Says Attorney
Milwaukee dispatch reports attorney Horace B Walmsley claims Wisconsin law requires no marriage license or clergy for a valid union. He cites a 1913 Supreme Court ruling and suggests couples merely agree to mate and cohabit as husband and wife. He notes a written mutual agreement could help but is not legally required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Horace B. Walmsley
Supreme Court
War scare and local quirks in a 1900s paper
The article discusses fears of Japan defeating the United States if war arose and suggests American Philippines freedom should be guaranteed by Europe’s great powers. It recounts Cedar Rapids mayoral removal over Sunday baseball, a Missouri coon hunt turned odd with a love-disappointed hermit living wild in the woods, and a curious bee-keeping burglar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Philippines
Gilman
Hobson
Europe
Cedar Rapids
District Court
Supreme Court
Moberly
Thomas Siebler
Money orders sent abroad from New York City
Postmaster Morgan reported nearly $7.78 million in money orders mailed to Europe by foreign New York residents since December 2, rising by about $1.25 million from last year. Britain received $2,021,265, Italy $1,667,658, Russia $793,792, and Germany $596,355.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan
New York City
Great Britain
Italy
Russia
Germany
Pleasant Social Roundups in Wesley and Plum Creek
A December sequence of local gatherings features Frank Seefeld hosting the fifth wedding anniversary party with cards and supper, Miss Emma Adolph’s surprise visit at the Martineks followed by music and cards, and travels of Geo Dallen and Melvin Seefeld visiting Illinois. The Larkin Club met with Mrs. Nelson, plus The Paper and Puff notes, and Hon. L J Dickinson and E C Dickinson visit for legal and business matters with Dickinson urged as a candidate for representative on progressive or republican tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Seefeld
Emma Adolph
Albert Martinek
Miss Adolph
Hartley
Iowa
Geo. Dallen
Chris Seefeld
Sterling
Harvest
Melvin Seefeld
Illinois
Larkin Club
H. C. Nelson
L. J. Dickinson
Algona
E. C. Dickinson
Dickinson
Ten Ears of Corn Grown From One Stalk Reported
The Fenton Reporter notes editor has ten ears of corn from John Weisbrod said to have grown on a single stalk. Readers may visit the Reporter office to verify the astonishing claim and see the corn for themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fenton
John Weisbrod
Population Probe and Local Notice From a Livery Stable Tale
In a Chicago Record Herald notice a stranger asks about town population for a future factory, while a frayed trousers man claims thirty years around the livery stable. A separate note warns stock running at large and urges local care to avoid trouble and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minter
Vel
Chicago Record-Herald
Costa
Kayser
Evils of Youth Smoking Highlighted by Doctor
Vienna reports Frank Hochwart of the Austrian Society of School Hygiene conducted investigations into nervous diseases among smokers. He concludes juvenile smoking poses grave future health risks. He found nicotine poisoning most severe in those who began smoking young, with symptoms developing years later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Austrian Society of School
Hygiene Drof
Frank Hochwart
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