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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1901
Page
8
A collage of anecdotal lines and publicity blurbs from late 19th to early 20th century press. It includes humorous exchanges about bishops in Windsor and Lincoln Douglas quips, along with brief notes on stage criticism, royal dining anecdotes, product ads, and travel missives.
Washington reports Consul General Stowe in Cape Town has submitted findings on the temporary prohibition of American meat in South Africa. British soldiers praised the meat, with complaints focused on poor post shipment handling causing tins to rust and leak, affecting supply to troops.
A general strike order was issued by I J Schaffer of the Amalgamated Association, affecting over 20 000 sheet steel workers. All mills owned by American Sheet Steel Co nationwide will close indefinitely until a dispute is settled. Also noted is the Marquand Co bank failure assignment in New York with no asset or liability statement. Yale crew wins intercollegiate boat race on Thames. General Cailles surrenders with 600 men in Laguna and insurgent prisoners to be released in Manila. A wreck on the Pittsburg and Lake Erie line at Monaca results in 2 dead, 3 fatally hurt, and 40 injured.
The account recalls Joal R. Poinsett, South Carolina native and US envoy to Mexico during upheaval under Adams. In Mexico City soldiers attacked the ambassador’s house. the flag shielded him and Mason, who stood under it as they declared the banner a symbol of liberty and unity. The passage urges pride in the Union to gain respect abroad.
The piece notes beliefs of a Chinese individual and recalls personal origins. It highlights John and Mary Burkett of Kokomo Indiana celebrating their fourth wedding after three prior divorces, with both remaining single since. It also mentions President James J. Hill of Great Northern Railway owning a model farm at Pleasant Lake Minnesota and giving lectures at the Minnesota agricultural experiment farm.
The notice touts Las Animas Gold Mining Company, 81 Mgquitable Building Des Moines, as promising for small investors with monthly payments of 4.00 per 100 shares. It claims strong research, compares to Cripple Creek fame, and highlights widespread wealth potential for Alaska’s sparse population. Also includes short consumer ads for Allen’s Foot-Ease, Russ Bleaching Blue, and DEFIANCH starch.
An advertisement extols Allen S. Olmsted of LeRoy and LeRoy, urging readers to ask for Allen's Foot-Ease powder to shake into shoes for swollen, burning, and sweaty feet, corns, and bunions with a 25 cent price and samples sent to Fred caster.
An odd fragment proclaims that forceful action ensures success and promotes Russt Bleaching Blue with a caution against frauds. It oddly counsels delaying debts for thirty days while urging distrust of tal tatians and asserting ubiquitous grocery availability.
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