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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1916
Page
5
Readable textile price notes show 9 4 standard bleached sheeting at 23c per yard and 0 4 high grade bleached sheeting at 4c per yard. A maize marquisette over pink taffeta party dress is listed at 12.75 and a reseda taffeta over mite silk marquisette party dress at 22.60.
A vintage advertisement lists table cloth options in bleached or unbleached linen with per yard and damask prices. It also promotes ladies undergarments with fleeced vests and union suits at reduced prices. Hand bags move from $1.50 to $1.19, $2.00 to $1.45, and $2.50 to $1.85.
Stolen money orders found after a rural carrier's satchel was picked up in Willer's Corner field, linking to a gang active in post office safes. The tale includes a $400 stamp cache, arrests, and a likely multi-town operation, with dates around January 1916 and an appearance planned in Fort Dodge. Also notes a gasification accident at a worksite and a marriage at St Michael's Catholic church in Whittemore.
Friday night featured Algona high school defeating Sanborn in a debate on minimum wages with a unanimous Algona win. The same evening Algona edged Eagle Grove 23 to 21 in a tense basketball game, despite missing players. Nugent Holtzbauer and Cotton led the home team. Roy Martin of Goldfield refereed. Next Friday Algona hosts Webster City in basketball.
Bert Van Trees confessed to killing a Kain heifer and robbing the Model Clothing Store in Algona. He claimed sole guilt, led officers to evidence at his home near the old O’Rourke place, and was jailed awaiting grand jury action. He says poverty drove him to crime. he has a wife and six children.
Fragment describes a mother possibly forced out in a storm to fetch food for her children. the text questions who knows what happened while the kids were left alone.
A serious accident at Dr Peters home Monday caused a water driven explosion when city supply was turned on without notice. Mrs Peters suffered facial injuries from coal dust and debris, with glass shattered and dishes damaged. estimated damages run between 200 and 300 dollars.
On Tuesday morning at 7:30 Rev. Father Halpin joined Charles Gilbride and Clara Josephine Aman in marriage at St. Cacelia’s Catholic Church The ceremony was private with immediate friends present They will reside in a new Plum Creek township home and begin married life with good wishes from their community.
H H Frazee's New York production of A Pair of Sixes arrives Friday at the opera house. The company has visited many midwest cities this season and earned praise. The farce casts Edward McGuinness as T Boggs Johna with an unusually strong supporting lineup.
Katherville Democrat blasts recent Iowa insurance law as ruinous, noting a $2,000 policy rising to $92 from $40, a 125 percent jump. The paper urges repeal via special session as Des Moines rating bureau offers no relief. Also mentions Final Judgment photo drama by George Bearborough at the opera house and a Broadway star appearance.
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