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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1913
Page
2
A historical column by Hinchon and Finnell traces the blue sky law term to Algona. It credits Algona and the Courier with first using the phrase and mocks swindles tied to blue sky schemes, contrasting rhetoric and public harm with notable figures like Gladstone and Hastings.
A fragmented discussion contrasts praising eloquence with its dangers. The Advance urges systematic oratory teaching, while Blackwood's Magazine condemns eloquence as a curse. The piece notes rhetoric’s power, cites Warren Hastings, and warns that eloquence often serves passion over justice.
The article notes ongoing nervous strain on President Wilson and officials over the Japan dispute, with troops and provisions rushed to Hawaii and naval readiness under way. Gov. Johnson of California signs the alien land act, prompting a government reply to Japan via Minister Chinda. Japan weighs the reply as tensions rise, with public anger and a looming yellow peril if a China coalition forms.
The eight hour law increases mail delays in large cities. Extra clerks raise annual government costs by about three million dollars. a $600,000 emergency appropriation exists. Two senators have proposed repealing the law.
The article argues Americans largely supported Japan in the war with Russia and would reverse that stance if possible. It laments Japan's arrogance since then, contrasts it with Cuba's recent changes, and speculates on a similar shift for Japan.
Algona high students prepare for commencement on May 28 and 29 with a class play At the End of the Rainbow at the Call Opera House. Baccalaureate on May 25 at M E church with Rev F A Smiley. Class address by Mrs Hattie Moore-Mitchell of Drake University. Admission 15, 25, and 35 cents. programs begin 8 p m.
Readable fragment lists many names associated with a Wednesday evening class play at Hobart Preston. The document names Lois Keen as secretary and mentions cast members including Robert Preston a lawyer, Douglas Brown football star, Miss Grayson Ross and Myrtle Meune, with mentions of Mrs Brown and Linnea Rosewall among others. It also references commencement exercises on Thursday evening with program items and diplomas.
A rounded summary of the week’s notices from Algona and nearby, including job moves, marriages, local harvest talk, hay and corn markets, transport fortunes, a divorce case at Wesley, farm sales, church calls, and local anecdotes about residents and weather. Names include John Sifert, Sam Grove, Clarke, Parsons, A F Call, P A Sarchet, Mary L Seryver, T White, D H Hutchins, Col Spencer, Barney Devine, Philip Dorweiler, Whittemore, and Rux v Rux.
A Calvary Cemetery graveyard tale from Mankato centers on Martin Appert, a Ka gota farmer who died in a local hospital. His handsome Scotch collie reportedly found the grave days after death and has haunted the spot each night, feeding at a nearby house until the sexton arrives at dawn.
Janda rich, fertile land in New York State offered at 15 to 50 dollars per acre. For full particulars contact S. P. Christensen in Oneonta New York with reply address R. 1.
An advertisement urges placing rug orders by mail and calls on Otto Neuman near the court house square in Burt Iowa. It also offers single Camb White Leghorn eggs at 1.50 and 2.00 for 15 with the sender Dad Stow covering freight.
Des Moines Tribune comments on a New York case where a young mother was deported and her eight month old child torn from her breast. The child born in the United States is a citizen but was kept from the mother aboard an outgoing steamer. The paper denounces officials as incompetent and brutal, calling the act indefensible and a national disgrace.
Estherville Vindicator reports a scandal over enlarging Des Moines capital grounds with an initial two million dollar appropriation swelling to at least ten million. Lawmakers are accused of financial interest, with critics calling the plan extravagant and useless. The proposal centers on a sixty acre tract in the city heart.
Advertisement shows Excelsior Autocycles for sale by Algona Auto & Mdh. Co mentions sale or rent options. Also a 160 acre farm in Waseca County Minnesota with 125 cultivated acres and 44 miles from market, addressed to Henry M. Gallagher, Waseca. Additional listings include Kossuth County lands and Minnesota lands by J. Wellendorf, a farm at $85 per acre via IF. W. Waterhouse, and lawn and white elaver seed offered by F. C. Williamson.
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