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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1915
Page
2
Subscription rates listed for one year in advance and six months in advance. Display advertising rates shown as 5 to 25 cents per inch. Entry noted as second class matter at the Algona, Iowa post office.
Professor Camden M. Cobern, returning from North Africa, Egypt and the Holy Land, argues that many so‑called modern ideas were known in antiquity. He cites Nero’s elevators, first century taxes and unions, ancient shorthand, oil and egg monopolies, vast home decorations, and Jericho fortifications, with notes on Moses and the Red Sea story. He observes no miracles in the rock strike or Red Sea parting, only historical context.
The column mixes anecdotes of Moses and Red Sea winds with local lore. It notes a man pulling a two thousand dollar gem from the Mississippi bottom and a pearl sold for fifteen hundred dollars in Algona. Sears Roebuck is listed with 112 percent last year. It adds Iowa will register 150000 autos this year.
On May 6 1915 the county treasurer called for drains warrants including Drain 81 warrants 6 to 15 Drain 2 dollars warrants 7 to 23 Drain W and K 89 warrants 1 to 13 Drain 93 warrants 11 12 Drain 95 warrants 9 10 Drain 106 warrants 1 to 5 Drain 20 all outstanding warrants Interest stops June 6 1915 H J McCresney Treasurer Kossuth County
The item notes sudden death of G J Lawson of Wealey and mentions Paul Woodworth offered captaincy on Colum bia river steamer. It covers area plans including Chamberlain Dakota railroad survey for C M & St P Co led by Langdon Patterson Cheever Hudson and others. Also reports hog sale, Memorial Day committee, local business notes, whiskey comment, beer arrivals, building plans, and residents relocating to Algona with various community tidbits.
A new tourist car service offers non stop travel to Los Angeles arriving at 10 30 A M Saturday after departing Algona each Wednesday at 8 40 A M via Manilla Iowa connecting with The Pacific Limited Milwaukee line. Service also reaches Denver San Francisco Portland Omaha and intermediate towns with morning arrivals to avoid night in strange cities.
The Algona Courier notes Bailey and Geigel visiting Britt to interview school officials and speculate on Earl Peterson joining later. The Britt Tribune jokes about the situation, while readers are directed to Mary Pickford film dates and local classifieds for rooms, loans, farms, and sales.
Mrs J M Moore on Route 2 advertises Rhode Island Reds for sale. The hens are described as laying every day with eggs available at 60 cents per setting and 200 dollars per hundred.
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