Mona Couvier Entered At Algona Post Office
Mona Couvier is recorded as entered at the Algona Post Office with first class matter status indicating official mailing handling and designation.
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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1917
Page
3
Mona Couvier is recorded as entered at the Algona Post Office with first class matter status indicating official mailing handling and designation.
The article reviews President Wilsons speech to the Senate and world leaders, praising its appeal to the Declaration of Independence while noting English and French cautions toward war aims. It surveys German and Irish reactions, argues the speech highlights emancipation from conquest, and cites John Dillons praise and critique amid European reactions and political tensions.
A short, reflective line suggests enduring impact as words once spoken are expected to yield insight and fruit long into the future. The speaker’s confident forecast frames language as a lasting, fruitful influence.
The piece denounces a Chicago Tribune editorial suggesting England or Germany could bombard U.S. coasts for tribute, calls the idea absurd and dangerous, cites Propers Bryan and prohibition debates, mentions John Hess divorce over a eel in whiskey, notes Pennsylvania’s forestry push planting millions of trees since 1902, and urges Iowa landowners to plant 5 to 10 acres of walnut or other trees for future wealth.
Harvey Ingham has been lecturing New Yorkers on opposition to extreme preparedness propaganda. He is suggested to deliver more talks in the region. The Hamilton County Bar Association opposes raising judge salaries from 3500 to 5000 and also opposes adding another judge to the Eleventh Judicial District.
The piece notes resolutions sent to Representative Mc Ferren and Senator Cady Ghase, with Judge Kamrar opposing the salary grab. It urges farmer involvement and rejects judge shortages. It cites President Wilson vetoing a literacy test immigration bill, a move also seen in Cleveland and Taft eras, and warns to weed out persistent cranks in Congress.
A roundup from January 29 1892 notes Mize Lizzie Kennedy's move to Sioux Falls a young son for Marshal Dailey and A. W. Moffatt's Chicago trip. Emmetaburg gains city status and Algona welcomes it with others. A Dreyer baby born at Lotts Creek. Henry Willis heads to Texas, possibly followed by Charley Gutenfeldt. Land case before the supreme court involves 200000 acres. Whittemore businessman Dorweiler expands Thompson & Dorweiler. Matson to join Dingley & Moffatt in land ventures. Charley Smith now in banking, A. A. Call plans Louisiana trip to manage property and plant orange grove. Bancroft’s J. A. Winkle donates six bushels of wheat to Russia. Frank Dingley family tours California for six weeks. Farmers institute slated for Algona March 10–11 with officers Hether shaw, Dutton, Dodge, Ingham. Grand jurors for Feb 29 listed. trial jurors named. Demorest contest features Nellie Hinehon, Rawson, Alcorn, Tellier, Johnson and Mills, Hays, Hamilton. George Hamilton wins medal.
Mrs P J Walker born Sarah Ann Robinson in Wisconsin May 10 1841 died January 10 in Algona Iowa at age 76 years 8 months. She and her husband Peter J Walker pioneered in Lotts Creek township and raised ten children nine surviving. grandchildren numbered twenty five. She united with Primitive Methodist church in Wisconsin and later worshipped in local churches in Lotts Creek and Algona. Her funeral accompanied by family prayers and burial in Riverview cemetery beside husband and son.
John Bohannon writes from Portsmouth Virginia on January 26 praising Senator Henry Adams and the governor's regard for him as a lawmaker. He reports a hearty breakfast and hearty spirits, expresses a desire for company to share the sights, and mentions the river.
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