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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1913
Page
4
An advertisement promises WILLAMS PENTAL CURWAM dental cream at 25 cents per tube with a free Aarive NICKIELED TOOTH BRUSTE HOLDER valued as a feast. It touts the holder as sanitary and urges every person to have one as a safe accessory accompanying the paste.
A fragment from a Detroit News column notes a woman shopping from one booth to another amid a general mood of lonesomeness. It weaves retail scenes with verses urging generous acts to ease loneliness, attributed to Miriam Fletcher. Also a real estate ad offers a good improved farm at $85 per acre via W. Waterhouse.
The Farmers Elevator Co held its annual meeting reporting nearly 200000 dollars in business for 1912 with 292722 bushels of oats and 11975 of wheat among other grains, stock at 7000 dollars and profits noted. Local weddings include Henry Becker Jr and Eva Esser at St Michael church, plus Jamees and Frank Elbert, with social notes on accidents and community figures like Col Dailey and Andy Whitney. The column mixed humor, remarks on public figures, and weather, reflecting Whittemore Ness society in early 20th century Iowa.
At St Cacclia s Catholic church in Algona on Tuesday at nine o clock Miss Mary Andre married Mr Otto Harig. The reception followed at the bride s home attended by close relatives. The couple will reside on the groom s father s farm near Algona. Best wishes from the community. Géo and Edward Arndorfer left for four weeks in Wisconsin. Mr Hugh Jones of Chamberlain attended a funeral in the area.
To the DMatelet Court of Tawiis and the Korauth County February Termiss Sohilis Matar Tony Loulitesberg and NM Hone Tochien verg. The petition seeks to establish title to described premises as absolute owner and bar unknown claimants and others. Defendants urged to defend by February 16, 1913 in Algona Iowa. default leads to judgment.
A Clarion youth wrote a romantic note to a German girl with a plan to meet, describing his attire and carrying a cane and cigar. The girl's father replied in a comically overbearing manner, threatening to confront him in a mock dialect. An unrelated classified line advertises a hair switch sale at Mrs. Jas Taylors and an estray notice for a small dark red cow from John Miller.
Notice to Frank Schulte that on December 3 1915 the Kossuth County Iowa Treasurer sold Lot 2 in Block 13 in Germania for delinquent taxes to G L Dalton, holder of a purchase certificate. Redemption expires ninety days after service. deed will be issued upon failure to redeem. Dated Germania town December 2, 1915. G L Dalton owner of certificate.
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