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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1902
Page
3
A hymn exalts Jesus rising from the dead, praising the living Savior’s power. It speaks of saints sharing in the triumph over the grave, and of eternal life brought through Christ. The verses urge believers to trust in the risen Lord and dedicate souls and bodies to Him.
A festival of resurrection stirs poets Browning Rossetti Lowell Morris and Wadsworth to praise renewal hope and virtue. The piece surveys lines from Easter Day Resurrection Eve Godminster Chimes and the Excursion noting how faith elevates sorrow into joy and life as divine energy moving through pain to eternal delight.
Easter chocolate eggs are in high demand with many shapes from plain to ornate. Comic face designs, rabbits, ducks, and chicks decorate the eggs, with some rabbits designed to open for filling candy of various sizes and prices. Sliver and pure chocolate options are offered.
A charming idea for an Easter present is a papier mache or satin egg box. Fill it with a small token such as jewelry or trinkets, gloves, handkerchiefs, lace collars, perfume, or other small items. Silver egg boxes filled with bonbons please recipients.
In a Princeton letter dated February 26 1902 ex president Grover Cleveland expresses joy that democrats are waking to his idea of restoring true democracy and ending dreadful dreams. The writer critiques his past four years noting he aligned with Wall Street and blocked reform while vetoing measures favored by Democrats. The piece argues the party repudiated his policies in 1896 and will not return to his path, calling for new leadership and a stance against imperialism.
The passage hints that Lord Pauncefoot may receive a punishment for following orders and being exposed. It notes Secretary Shaw visiting Wall Street and comments on Republican secrecy in the treasury, while predicting Mr. Cleveland will face defining "pure" and "true" democracy amid turmoil.
A South Dakota reader questions why wool prices stay low amid high tariffs. The piece cites factors including shoddy goods, wool dealer collusion reducing competition, mixed foreign and domestic wool, export tariffs, and the uneven benefits of protection. It argues against tariffic policy favoring a small sheep-farming minority and notes farmers’ shifting views when self-interest wanes.
The piece questions Governor Taft’s claim that potential armed resistance would stop the United States from abolishing slavery in the Philippines. It notes past resistance when the U S tried to govern Filipinos against their will and argues that such resistance did not deter the government then.
After vocal opposition, the Senate committee approved the Hepburn bill by seven to four, backing a canal via the Nicaraguan route. Opponents Hanna Pritchard Millard and Kittredge voted against. Senators urged no further delays and adherence to public demand.
A fragmentary note recalls Governor Hogg refusing to cater to the king when knee breeches were required. The text questions whether Secretary Hay might negotiate a new treaty while these requirements of American citizens remain pending.
The article notes President Roosevelt signed a permanent census bureau law seen as civil service evasion. It contrasts with his past remarks about restraint on cunning and questions tax bounties for cattle, potato, wheat, and corn growers. It remarks that senators are not chosen by civil service exams.
Nurses praise St Jacobs Oil as an excellent external remedy for sprains bruises rheumatic pains and pleurisy rubs. Sister Caronta of St Andrews Hospital notes its efficacy in gout sprains and bruises and urges physicians to use it. The article then shifts to industry noting the large scale of the package dye business in the United States and the Putnam Fadeless Dye Co in Unionville Missouri producing millions of packages yearly.
An old newspaper item comments on Defiance Starch claiming superior quality and larger quantity justify its price. It also parodies advertisements for Putnam dyes and Hamlin’s Wizard Oil, notes packing innovations for butter from Australia to Europe, and cites a New York Times tale of a cald misadventure and a healer bill.
London social gossip reviews Queen Alexandra’s stance on décolletage versus high bodices at court. It contrasts Victoria era styles with Alexandra’s preference for modest dress, noting English women’s long habit of low necklines and a bemused Bret Harte quip on the nation’s portraits.
A convoy of Tsquimaux dogs from remote Russian regions travels in ice cooled rooms aboard a ship bound for Melbourne to join the British party aboard the Discovery. The dogs, trained for heavy sledging, cannot endure tropical heat and will stay in cooled storage until the Antarctic voyage begins.
Ottey, a Cecil County blacksmith in Maryland, has read the Bible from start to end 117 times over 33 years and has begun his 118th reading. He can recall the number of letters, verses per chapter, and totals by alphabet, noting 1,189 chapters 81,198 verses 173,697 words and 3,566,480 letters.
Florida paper reports a dramatic moment as Joan N Crimmins and son John Jr. tether a sea cow for a fast ride off Palm Beach. The seacow surged over waves with Mr Crimmins at the lines, then plunged after a fifteen minute sprint. The craft lurched free as the animal submerged and browsed the ocean bottom.
Reports raise questions about whether Peary will be classified a deserter if he does not return before his leave of absence ends. Quearies mount as authorities consider the status and potential penalties.
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