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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1908
Page
5
Advertises hot water bottles and rubber goods as reliable yet notes leaks risk with cheap products. Promotes medicinal heat benefits and urges purchase of guaranteed, dependable rubber items at lowest prices for home use.
Is your Coal Bin empty. The Coal Man offers to fill it with hard coal washed egg red jacket and locking Illinois lump for heaters or Illinois nut for cook stoves. With prompt delivery of clean coal they aim to please. Try out Coke its Hot Stuff and lasts well.
A Saturday dawn blaze in Algona damaged the A. D. Clarke building housing Otto Falkenhainer hardware Campbell’s restaurant and the Courier outfit. Firefighting teams battled high winds and frozen ground, saved the Courier printing office, and prevented wider ruin. Dynamite in the hardware store was stored safely in the cellar with no explosions. The town praised the fire company and noted insurance gaps for several businesses.
Mrs Harry B sues for divorce and alimony of 6000 dollars against husband Harry B Adams in Burt. She accuses him of habitual drunkenness cruelty and inhuman treatment including beating and choking her and using vile language in front of others. Adams, a former Burt druggist who sold his store plans to move to Yakima Washington, had previously faced district court fines.
An Estherville meeting two or three weeks ago formed an organization to study an Estherville Algona interurban line. Officers were elected to assess feasibility. The proposed route would run through rail-sparse country with no railroad crossings. A Lotts Creek junction could serve both Algona and Fairmont lines, but current conditions hinder immediate development.
Louie Killer, in exile since the fair, has returned voluntarily to face alleged beer selling violations. He spent years in Steele, North Carolina, and shows signs of hardship from his journey. Law officers now determine next steps regarding his case and potential punishment.
Farmers urged to attend an upcoming sale with Col William Wellendorf as auctioneer. Claims to be the best stock auctioneer for the town, inviting inquiries by mail or phone. All mail and calls promptly answered from Blue Earth Minnesota.
For sale all kinds of coal at low prices and a car of the finest dry kindlings. Storm windows and doors available before cold weather at right prices from Woodford Wheeler Lumber Co.
Auction notice lists John Wellen dorf Algona offering Idlewild Herd Duroc Jerseys and bred stock for sale. Included is a house with two acres one block north of Fair Grounds gate. Pigeons are not included with the property. Charles Stewart signs the notice.
Public pamphlets describe new opportunities in the Dakotas Montana Idaho and Washington offered to inventors stockmen fruit growers merchants tradesmen and professional men. Titles include Montana Folder In the Dakotas and Montana Many Acres Open to Settlers Business Opportunities and A Trip Along the Pacific Coast Extension of the St Paul Road FA Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago.
A Storm Lake Vidette editor laments heavy burdens of running a newspaper and contemplates marriage as a solution. Bachelor editor G A Craig responds with a conditional offer, demanding proof of domestic skills before agreeing to fill the vacancy. The exchange includes joking tests of pancakes, coffee, and laundry.
For Sale listing includes Rose Combed Rhode Island Reds by M D L Parsons in Irvington Iowa. Butter scotch described as like mother used to make at Taylor's. Money to loan at five percent offered by ALD Chance Co.
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