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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1909
Page
2
Lot 401S features gowns in cambric with embroidery trimmed V-neck long sleeves priced 125. Corset covers in lace trim and cambric range from 25 to 40 cents. Various drawers for Misses, Girls, and Childs in cambric or muslin with lace trimming and tucked finishes. Skirts with embroidery flounces and tucks priced around $1.00 to $1.25. Many lots specify sizes and trim details.
The Algona paper reprints Mr C B Hutchins defense of the national agricultural department, but questions its value for Iowa. It notes growth in crops before the department, claims about scale insects, praises Luther Burbank, and argues farmers rely on themselves rather than Washington. It denounces rising costs and bloated civil service under Roosevelt-era expansion.
A long letter in satiric tone discusses Bro. Hinchon and Bro. Sherwood while criticizing the Courier. The article then lists federal post office project appropriations by town including Ames Cedar Rapids Council Bluffs Davenport Decorah Estherville Fort Dodge Mason City Ottumwa and Shenandoah with specific amounts. Community items follow: Jim Park’s Store tale of a farmer turned grocer, a rustic love letter from Burt Iowa dated March 1 1909, a milk purity case in Ottosen with a $25 fine, a teachers exam notice for Algona March 19 20, and a Wesley and Plum Creek update on wrestling results and local auctions and social news.
An appropriation of 225000 dollars is granted to Des Moines to finish the new project. The funding aims to complete construction and push forward municipal improvements as part of a larger deficit reduction strategy.
A playful note claims subscribers enjoy sleeping between two light quilts to keep warm, using newspapers tucked between the quilts as a magical heat substitute. The quirky text likens the newspapers to magic in a winter room with no heat.
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