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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1907
Page
7
Special low rates are in effect on the first and third Tuesdays of each month to all South Dakota stations on the North-Western Line. New lines open up extensive territory for development, presenting a chance of a lifetime. Ask your ticket agent for full particulars, maps, pamphlets, and information on railroad rates and steps to secure government land free.
A fragment from a 1907 Algona area notice sheet listing a farmer tale of debt after entering 160 acres, a Great Northern Railway bulletin offering farming guidance, cattle castration service and guarantees, an elevator and coal firm urging creditors to pay by April, a creamery sale policy on butter quantities, and a broker advertising two young Short Horn bulls and flax seed stock in Algona Iowa with basic notices.
A Britt and Estherville Democrat exchange recalls a preacher Holmes controversy over upper berths on a train and legislative ideas. The pieces mock the idea of bedding humiliations while praising or criticizing Holmes for depot plans and railway policy. Readers see editorial banter about Porterfield, rail rates, and political alignments with Governor Cummins and Roosevelt.
A public letter from J F Porterfield prompts a response in the Algona Register Leader. The writer defends the Kossuth representative and criticizes railroad restriction grandstanding across several states and in Washington. The exchange emphasizes fair play and political accountability.
A local outlet announces a large and beautiful spring wallpaper line with free consultations. The ad promises designs and patterns to fit every room, plus complete room mouldings, plate rails, interior wood finishes, alabastine and paints. Shoppers are urged to call early for availability and pricing, bringing room dimensions for estimates.
G A Watts, longtime Clear Lake business figure and former county supervisor, has taken charge of Woodford Wheeler Lumber Co. yard in Algona. He has lived near Clear Lake for 33 years, served on the county board and city council, and was postmaster from 1898 for over eight years. He plans to move to Algona when a house is found.
About three hundred Estherville citizens pledge to smoke only homemade cigars and buy home made flour for thirty days to test effects on the local cigar factory and steam mill. They praise Western Cigar Company brands and Sylvia’s flour, urging steady use of home brands until a reason to change appears.
Richardson and Janvrin sue Rodgers and Smith and John Cronin their agent. Kelly v Thomas involves a house sale with household furniture auctioned at the residence on Saturday March 20 at 1 o'clock. A. M. Johnson.
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