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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1903
Page
2
Gov. Cummins urges Iowans to donate to Sweden Finland and Norway relief. He names G. J. Erickson of Boone as state treasurer for the fund and offers the Courier to begin the collection with five dollars. Readers may send names and amounts to Erikson for publication and transfer. An unrelated note discusses army life in China and criticizes others for a lack of virtue.
A historical report argues the 1901 abolition of army canteens failed to curb vice. Post surveys show more nearby saloons, rising drunkenness and desertion, more courts martial, and worse health in U S posts. Philippine postings show similar increases in saloons and discipline problems.
A Minneapolis letter from February 16, 1903 argues that if imported plate glass retained no duty, a storefront would cost 100 dollars fob Minneapolis, but with the tariff the price rises to 275 dollars, forcing consumers to pay an extra 175 dollars for protection to “the Trust.” The author, Forman Ford Co., asserts machines make plate glass with little skilled labor, calling the protection enormous and unjust, and questions the politics behind the glass trust. The piece also touches on Venezuelan mediation, Bowen’s diplomacy, and Roosevelt’s administrative expansion with a new secretary of commerce.
Bro Branagan predicts a sharp senatorial fight in the republican camp while Clarke of Kos suth may or may not run. Clarke could canvass every school district if he enters. Hicks warned of a harsh winter with subzero mornings and stormy weather through mid month followed by a warm spell.
A satirical monologue argues poets are misread, pigeonholed by editors, and kept unread while critics praise their dull books. It laments modern potts as petty productions, calls poetry a tool for professors, and urges poets to write ads to get rich before quitting the craft.
The death of William Finnell occurred after repeated spontaneous bleeding from minor wounds and nosebleeds. A tooth extraction attempt triggered fatal bleeding. five doctors could not stop it. The case suggests a hereditary bleeding tendency, possibly a trait in the Finnell family, with doctors noting bleaders as a recognized but poorly understood condition.
A stock farm of 640 acres near Armstrong Iowa with buildings water windmill tanks sheds and cross fencing. Pasture and cultivated land with running water. Rent cash or grain for 1 year or longer. Also clover seed sale livestock loans and various local ads including a five room house near the Milwaukee depot and hay dinner offer at Lacey's yard.
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