Prospects for crops and economy amid late season
The piece notes Iowa crops like oats and corn may still yield well if the season improves, while hay could be light. Canada faces a lean year due to late spring with potential financial strain if wheat relief fails. It warns against speculation and highlights broader economic fragility and cross-border trade implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Iowa
Canada
Montreal
Que
United States
Wilfrid Laurier
London
Sermon Attacks Successive Polyamy and Divorce Laxity
Rev W H Head pastor of Ashbury Methodist Church Chicago denounces successive polyamy as a sign of societal decay and urges a halt to protect the home. He cites the Corey Gilman marriage and mocks the clergy who performed it, comparing them to Judas Iscariot and urging resignation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev. Clark
Brooklyn
Corey
Mabel Gilman
Ife
Gentleman
God
W. H. Head
Ashbury Methodist Church of Chicago
Corey-Gilman
Judas Iscariot
Wisconsin Senator Uncle Stephenson A Wealthy People’s Man
The new Wisconsin senator Uncle Stephenson is a millionaire who remains a man of the people and a staunch supporter of LaFollette. He entered the lumber business young, profited as others did, though he disapproved of graft, and later served a congressional term. He is a plain backwoodsman with a history in politics and a wary view of Washington conventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
the Stephenson
LaFollette
Stephenson
Congress
War wanes as Emmetsburg paper notes exhausted forces
The article portrays a long stalemate ending in exhausted combatants and shared sacrifice. Allied forces collaborate with unity while the Napoleonic fortress holds firm, exchanging attacks with precise defenses. It praises loyalty and hints at possible permanent union arising from the conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
United States
Europe
Emmetsburg
Optimist Says Cold Spring Shortens Mad Dog Season
A concise quotation credits a philosopher with noting that a cold backward spring reduces the period for mad dog scares, implying a silver lining to difficult weather. The remark portrays weather as a factor influencing public safety concerns and timing.
Will Case Settled in Wells Will Prosecution
Sullivan and McMahon reach a 200000 settlement for three clients over the Wells will contest. The Wells estate is about 900000, with three claimants Col Wheelock George Murray and Martha Comstock. Attorneys took a contingent fee and expected a third, but one client pressed for quicker possession and settled, others acceeding.
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Wells
Sullivan & Mc.Mahon
Sullivan & McMahon
Col. Wheelock
Germania
George Murray
Bancroft
Martha Comstock
Grundy County
Wade
Iowa City
Fire at Burt largely contained with outside help
A Sunday morning blaze at the Bourne building in Burt destroyed the store of A. Watkinson and damaged neighboring properties. Fire dependence on a vintage chemical engine and buckets proved inadequate until Bancroft and Algona volunteers arrived with hoses and horses. The Burt Monitor suffered minor damage. insured losses covered about half values. Algona crew included E. J. Murtagh, W. B. McDonald, A. F. Dailey, Nels Grenwall, D. Paine, Max Mesing, and Ray Laird.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bancroft
Algona
Burt
Bancroft and
Bourne
A. Watkinson
Burt Monitor
E. J. Murtagh
W. B. McDonald
A. F. Dailey
Nels Grenwall
D. Paine
Max Mesing
Ray Laird
Successful Drainage Well On Hancock Farm
E B McCorkle completes a drainage well on his Hancock County farm near Kanawha. After years of surface drainage trouble, he drilled 166 feet to reach porous rock and found the well filled with water yet unchanged by large inflows. He plans a cemented cistern with a four foot casing and a ten by seven foot space to trap sediment, with a screened opening to admit only water.
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E. B. McCorkle
Hancock
E. B. McCorke
Kanawha
Franklin County
McCorkle
Wedding of Mrs Baer and Frank Schneider at Lotts Creek
A Saturday ceremony at the Baptist church joined Mrs. Baer and Frank Schneider of Lotts Creek in matrimony with Rev. J. F. Porterfield officiating. Neighbors Mrs. Daken and Mr. Daken acted as attendants, and the couple’s union followed a long separation from Mrs. Baer’s former spouse. The piece also notes community events, including the Kossuth county fair plans and a week of memorials and graduations in Algona, highlighting local leaders Geo. E. Boyle, J. M. Farley, and school board president J. W. Sullivan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Daken
Lotts Creek
Schnieders
August
Frank
Mrs. Baer
Mr. Baer
Mrs. Bae
Mra
Baer
Schnieder
Opera House
Algona
Algona Harp Orchestra
Lambert
Willets
Chicago
J. W. Sullivan
Raymond Bradley
Edna Cole
Elsie Glasier
Edwin Glaser
Lioyd Mitchell
Segrid Nelson
Sumner Quarton
Neva Patterson
Capitola
County Fair Boosters Leader Plans Timely Construction Efforts
Geo E Boyle visited Algona last Saturday to advance fair preparations. He secured lumber shipments and carried cash for lumber and labor, signaling strong fundraising and execution for amphitheater and other buildings this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farley
George Boyle
Geo. E. Boyle
Algona Bright
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Agana Cauvier
Hinchon & Finnell
Washington
Uncle Ike
Smet Tleeee
Leck
Hylo
Florsheim
Brownell Shoe CO
Algona, Towa
Geo. Wells
Dred
Widow Jones
Krrarr Croraine Co
Annie Baer
Frank Schneider
J.M. Farley
Holmes
Spray
Eac
the County Fair Boosters
Square
Mattress
Aera
Ature Peone Iis
Realete
Pitonh
Alona
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