Rev Russell warns mothers against college for daughters
Brooklyn Tabernacle pastor Rev Charles T Russell asserts higher learning breeds agnosticism and threatens Christian faith. He cites a Chicago lecture tale of a daughter who returns home unbelieving, blaming university influence and the so called higher critics. The piece also notes snakebite death from Dowieism devotion, typhoid vaccine news, and local political commentary in the Record-Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles T. Russell
Brooklyn Tabernacle
Orchestra Hall
Chicago
Record-Herald
Russell
Bailey on the Primary Law and Cummins Era
A fragmented 19th century column notes Bailey and the Primary Law of Iowa with references to Cummins and the era. The text hints at warning the public about schemes and sacrifices tied to political structures, though details are incomplete and garbled.
A GOOD CHAUTAUQUA CONTINUES WITH VARIETY
The Algona program featured Gabriel Maguire praised as a diamond in the rough for his vigorous performance in heat. Father Cleary of Minneapolis lectured on the Passion Play of Oberammergau, sharing vivid, competent insights from experiences in 1890 and 1900. The open roofed venue seats 4500, with 700 locals participating in the famed production staged only every ten years on Sundays and holidays.
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Central
Africa
Gabriel
Algona
Gabriel Maguire
Father Cleary
Minneapolis
Oberamorgan
Bonny Black Bess ballad fragment ends in tragedy
A rough verse recounts a journey from London to York with a horse named Bonny Black Bess as the speaker robs the wealthy. Bloodhounds close in as the speaker plans gallows fate, lamenting that the horse must die and vowing not to let others seize the mare in later years.
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London
Privies Ordered Removed by Algona Board of Health
Algona Iowa May 28 1910 city council meeting as board of health condemns privies on blocks 20 21 28 29 as nuisances and orders owners to remove within 30 days from publication. If ignored the board will abate the nuisance and charge costs to property owners. City Clerk Crowell notes adoption. Clarke & Co advertise money to loan at 6 percent.
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Algona
City Corncil
City Hall
Wadsworth
Cleary
Bowyer
A. Ju
Peterson
A. Peterson
Paxson
Harrington
Board of Health
Iowa
Yeas
A. Ty. Peterson
Nays
W. Crowell
Bancroft News Items on Telegraph Upgrade and Local Affairs
The Algona Telephone Company plans a major rebuild of the Bancroft exchange with new cable, wires, poles, and instruments and may seek a rent increase after spending about $3000 to improve service. Also noted are hotel renovations, local meetings, harvest prospects, real estate sales, and various community events around Bancroft and nearby towns.
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The
Algona Telephone Company
Bancroft
Phoenix
North
Kossuth
Frank Hatten
Groton
S. D
Public costs rise for repairs as old story repeats
A local note recalls that public repairs on corporate property push expenses onto taxpayers. Social updates include Mrs Adell traveling to Germania for a wedding, Mrs Doemanton and daughter in Algona, Dora Richardson recovering from measles, Mrs Sudmeier returning from Dakota, J M Miller's death near Swea City, and Mr and Mrs Nemmera visiting Algona.
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W. Adell
Germania
John Doemanton
Bula
Algona
Dora Richardson
Ben’ Sudmeier
Dakota
J. M. Miller
Bancroft
Swea City
Peter Nemmera
Storm damages farms as Wesley and Plum Creek hit hard
A Sunday hailstorm swept parts of Plum Creek and Wesley causing heavy damage to farms owned by Jim Kain, Melign, Blake, Nelson, Ferrigan, Johnson, and Blain. Five years after a similar outbreak, residents face significant losses while others in the area undertake moves and events continue, including Mrs. August Neurell visiting Plymouth and the Sexton Auto Co’s first car delivery. Children’s Day exercises at Sexton were praised as a grand success with praise for the local women’s efforts.
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A. Hall
Plum Creek
Wesley
August Neurell
Plymoth
Iowa
Sexton Auto Co
Sexton
Edward Martinek
Mason City
Indies
Clarence Blake
Burt
Mike Perrigan
Britt
Mooney Stings The Ball In A Riotous Verse
An old poem about Mooney’s prowess at the plate, all eyes on his nerve and wit as pitchers stumble. The crowd erupts with yells and dances when Mooney connects. Also a brief ad style line about furniture for sale and a loan offer at six percent with annual payments.
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Murphy
Casey
Mooney
Toxy
Dantil
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Algona Govier
Hinchon & Finnell
Algom
Inwa
Postafien
Oliver Pugh
Zion City
Wilbur Glenn Voliva
Paris
Vincent
Academy of Medicine
John P. Henderson
Passiac, N J
Reno
Nevada
Jeffries-Johnson
T. Roosevelt
Warren Garst
Claude R
Porter
Garsti
the Record-Herald
Boston
Roosevelt
the Tribune
Burt Monitor
Newel
Fenton
Frank Newel
Dick Turpin
Black Bess
Bailey
Hinden
Ben
Bess
Ay Dy Clarke & Co
the Bancroft News
Wm. Putzier
C. B. Saxton
Board of Trade
J. J. Warrick
John Jacobs
Greenwood Township
Eller-Keller- Schueler - Rinderknecht- Hack - Gilbert
Mike Keller
Jos. Becker
B. J. Lattimer
Billy Carolan
Armstrong
Billy
Andrew Brattlund
G. Bolster Land Co
Brattlund
Texas
Bradner B. Chaffee
Pat Mulligan
Rochester
Pat
Dr. Guilde
St. Cloud
Minn
Maggie
Mr. Alexander
W. D. Woltz
Glenbuim
N. D
Montana
Warnie
Foresters
Jefferson Hall
Woodman
John Wood Jr
A. J. Hertig
File
Feucht-Froehliche Gruesse
Hamburg
Germany
Moving Picture Theatre
Opera House
N. J. Schiltz
Remsen
C. F. Plood
Dave Keefe
Waterloo
M. Ringwill
Rockwell City
Chas
Merrifield
Everett
H. B. Adama
Rock Island
Ill
Mary Mulligan
Trenor
KRAFT
H. S
Ed Young
Kirschbaum
Widow Jones
Kraet Clothing Co
Wesley and
Phe
Mooney Ating
Wm. Kehoh
A.D. Clarke & Co
Chalmers
Detroit
Overland
BUICK
Studebaker Flanders
Algona Auto and Machinery CO
EACO
Langdon & Long
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