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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1905
Page
3
A prairie schooner trekker Jim Williams and his wife Nell care for a newborn in lean times. Bandits corner Williams by a stream and threaten him with hanging. Williams sacrifices himself to protect his family while Hank and the gang decide his fate.
A tense scene unfolds as a group decide not to hang, choosing mercy over justice. Williams, overwhelmed, sobs while others depart, and he returns to Nell and the kettle. A separate vignettes shows Richard recounting stories to inflate his own stature for a potential $1,000 misdirection.
In Barkersville near Bangor Maine fifty years ago Seth Rogers a prosperous farmer owned a spare hearse he lent out to neighbors He warned against overworking the horse Joe Clark asked to use the horse for the day planning to attend a funeral in Veazie saying he must keep pace with the procession even if it kills the horse
The article cites Sarah Bernhardt on dreamers and doers, noting that success comes from steady work rather than talks or seeking approval. It argues that art students and working women alike attain achievement by persistent effort, improving over years until success emerges unexpectedly.
A lyrical piece foresees labor daybreak with dawn over a mountain and night retreating. It envisions a world where labor and reason bring peace and goodwill, contrasting dark forces with a dawning era of light and social harmony.
In Peru ten miles from Pittsfield, Mrs Ackers brings butter to Frank Creamer to trade for tea and sugar. After weighing, he says the butter is short of a pound. She retorts that it weighed a pound of soap she bought earlier, highlighting a quirky local exchange tale from the town.
Storekeepers report that extra quantity and superior quality of Defiance Starch hinder selling other brands. A Boston restaurant tale has Harvard President Huot confusing hohl with hock. A Welsh-Jones surname joke from Oxford college triggers windows. Boston mayor Patrick Collins recalls a home mission move where a wife earned a dollar from her husband, prompting sly remarks on hard work.
A collage of vintage advertisements and notices including Defiance Starch claims of 16 ounce packs at 12 ounce price, cigar ads for Lewis' Single Binder, Hall's Catarrh Cure testimonials, Mother Gray Australian Labor regulator, Wise silence ad, Mrs Winslow teething syrup notes, Isthmian Canal mentions, and Butter production figure for Britain. It presents typical early 20th century commerce and health claims in a fragmented OCR extract.
Report shows Key West shipments topped 15,009,000 cigars in the first half of the year while Porto Rico exported about 40,000,000 cigars and Cuba contributed roughly 25,000,000. Trade balances reflect growing demand and cross‑regional supply.
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