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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1903
Page
5
A vintage ad lists items with bulk and per unit pricing including Wash Boyls at 80c, Pudding Pan deep 15 now 10c, Pie Plates 15c for 10c, Dippers Windsor 250 now 19c, Lipped Sauce Pans 30c now 22c, Lipped Preserve Kettles 48c for 39c, Coffee Pots 60c for 45c, Water Pails 10 qt 5c or 55c.
A vintage sale lists Tin Cups two cents each and a Cohfer Pot ten cents, fancy Comb Cases with mirror twenty cents for ten, Bread Pans ten cents or five, Milk Strainers one cent now ten, Muffin Pans six inch frame ten cents, eight inch frame twelve cents, Dish Pan ten quart thirty five cents or twenty, one quart pan five cents.
An old advertisement lists assorted notions and sewing goods with unit prices. Items include pins 1c per paper, needles 1c per paper, hairpins 1c per paper, books and eyes two dozen for a price, agate buttons six dozen for 5e, automatic buttons five cents per box, pants buttons twelve dozen for a price, pearl buttons fivee per dozen, fancy pearl buttons by the dozen, knitting cotton Arthur's Superior four cents a ball, Corticelli twist spool four cents, silk twist ten yard spool two cents.
Hutchles Iowa March 16 1903. Minune Grain Co Algona Iowa. Gentlemen waving retired from business here I beg to make the following statement on behalf of Fancy Patent Flour I began business August 1901 first purchase 20 sacks August 30 1901 two weeks later sold and ordered again trade increased by December 16 1901 bought 500 sacks car load and have bought in that quantity since that time Flour from the start satisfactory last batch excellent compared to Minnesota or Iowa brands To satisfy the trade your Flour must be handled by my successors as almost my entire trade uses it Yours truly
A letter from T Earley criticizes price cutting by merchants in Algona and pledges continued aggressive discounts to draw customers nationwide. He praises honest advertising, thanks patrons and Mr Taylor, and notes store hours and local notices including sales, egg and glass purchases, and a pacing horse entry.
A spirited Royal Neighbors gathering in La Verne featured welcome by Geo Flanna, an address by judge J B Quarton, and remarks by Adams and George J Boyle. Reports cover local altercations, burglaries, a jail break scare, a marriage break, cattle deaths from poison in Shaeffer’s herd, a runaway at Sexton, and community events including weddings and church activities.
Savines Dank respectfully solicits Sayloga deposits with annual compound interest paid each year. It also solicits checking accounts with a convenient location and inducements. The bank issues drafts and letters of credit payable worldwide and offers safe deposit boxes at one dollar per year for valuable papers.
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