Mayona Canvier and Wartime Debate Across Columns
An array of topics fills the page from pacifist questions on naval buildup to a Civil War debt ruling in Virginia and West Virginia, a glimpse of emerging medical X ray use, Zionist plans in Palestine, and a historic note on Commodore Decatur’s actions against Barbary pirates.
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Charles Dickens
England
Jarndyce
Supreme Court
Virginia
West Virginia
United States
Palestine
Holy Land
Boston
Russia
St. Louis
Sea of Galilee
Chicago
Cana
Winnipeg
Joppa
Pittsburg
Cleveland
United States Navy
Stephen Decatur
Mediterranean Sea
President Madison
Decatur
Algiers
Tripoli
Tunis
New Electrical Ray Report Promises Superior Penetration
A New York man named Charles H. Stanley has invented an electrical machine that is said to produce a ray more penetrating than the X-ray. This invention has attracted the attention of many scientific persons.
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New York
Charles H. Stanley
A Quarter Century Ago From the Courier 1890
A roundup of local notes from the June 27 1890 Courier mentions Miss Lila Watson visiting with Mrs Mas Taylor, mail routes in play, Fourth of July plans with a township flag prize, Ringling Bros circus in July, and various town characters including Doc Lacy injured by a press, and a fatal poisoning case linked to corrosive sublimate. It also notes a convivial crowd at Call Park, local races at the Milwaukee depot, and friendly visits among Bancroft residents attending the Mason’s district association.
Record of Iowa treasurer candidacy and estate case notes
Fragmentary OCR text references Sourt Record New Gases and a treasurer of Iowa with a suit Anta Krieger and Al Meyer administrator of Grace Krieger deceased. Mentions inquiries at a residence and a farm loans ad from Ben Adams & Co. of Algona Iowa. The readable items include legal actions, names, and a loan offer with low rates and optional payments, typical of classified notices from a local newspaper page.
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Wao
Brown
State of
Iowa
Anta Krieger
al’ Meyer
Grace Krieger
Jordanved
C. Pula
Ben Adams & Co
Algona
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Hinchon & Finnell
Algona, Town
Europe
Japan
Geo. W. Goethale
Kohlhaas Bros
Phione
Studebaker
Wilson Motor Company
Algona, Iowa
the Courier
Wesley
Lila Watson of
Spencer
Mrs. Mas. Taylor
Jonathan Winkel
Ambrose
Garfield
Henry Bell
Doc.Lacy
Job Press
Dr. Shore
Des Moines
O. E. Palmer
Baums
Dakota
J. F. Lacy
Satan
Call's Park
Ringling Bros
Winkel
A. M. Adams
Independent
Waas
Masonic Association
Ira L. Welsh
Messrs
Hine
Ensign
Lost Island Lake
Mr. Hine
Mr. Ensign
C. A. Hardie
Emmetsburg
Bro. Ellis
J. B
Devine
Milwaukee Depot
Doc Leatherman
Meyer Frank
Thorington
Frank
Doc
Nethergall
Henry Mason
A. J. Berryman
J. A. Winkel
H. N. Renniew
P. R. Crose
Miss Hunt
Bancroft
Mason's District Association
Josie
Jerinie Pettibone
Bangs and
Jenks
Fon
Uae
Arkansas
Jas
Patterson
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