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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1900
Page
2
A brief OCR fragment lists pricing for newspaper subscriptions with timing options and staggered prices. No clear names, dates, or locations are legible beyond generic terms and incomplete figures.
A lengthy report describes tax ferrets uncovering unpaid property taxes in Rolfe and Pocahontas counties. It covers arguments on retroactive laws, court views, and the stance of Attorney General Remley. The piece touches on church governance, McKinley’s politics, and polar exploration ambitions by Dr. Hansen and Dr. Nordenskjold.
The piece argues against imperialism and expansion, noting the Filipino resistance and the likely extended conflict in the Philippines. It cites Gen. MacArthur’s reports, President Schurman’s estimate of 400000 troops, and fears of a prolonged war with a growing pension burden. It links seizure abroad to higher casualties and costs, condemning mass pensions and the idea of prosperity through conquest.
A special committee of Episcopal ministers did not report on church policy toward divorce. The panel urges more stringent steps to curb the divorce rate and states that the next general convention in San Francisco in October will act on the report.
In Britt a heated contest over the village postmastership unfolds as News defender Tom Way and Bailey supporters clash with Fort Dodge politics and Ingham linkage. The paper urges a local vote to decide the next postmaster, arguing against external influence and favoring direct patron consent. Bailey appears poised to win, despite opposition and local wire pulling theories.
Capt J A O Yeoman of Port Dodge died at his old home in Washington Court House Ohio last Saturday night after a trip to visit his sister. He was a Civil War veteran and a successful lawyer regarded as a high minded gentleman. Peace to his spirit.
Long, dense record recounting the Kossuth County supervisors official canvass of votes from the 1900 election. It lists board members, refunds for erroneous payments, adjournments, and extensive vote tallies for presidential electors, state officers, district electors, and county offices. It records officers elected, public measures, and multiple adjournments with detailed vote totals and committee appointments.
The Town State Library Commission seeks old magazine numbers to support free public libraries. A committee in Algona, appointed by the W U A, will collect and forward magazines to Des Moines while retaining needed copies locally. Readers may donate by contacting the undersigned or librarian E P McElroy.
On Wednesday December 5 1900 at 10 in the morning at his farm in section 21 West Bend Palo Alto county A B Canter offers fifty 2 year old steers twelve to fifteen horses and colts about 200 Poland China brood sows and 12 to 15 head of other cattle. Cattle by full blood Short Horn or Polled Angus bulls. One year bankable notes terms. No stock to be removed until settled. Free lunch at noon.
Public auction at my Lotts Creek area farm two miles northwest of the creamery begins at 10 p m Friday December seventh. Items include horses, cows, calves, wagons, plows, implements, hay stacks and more with a cash on small sums and eight percent credit option for larger totals. Also mentions Chester White stock hogs and pigeons, with loan offers on improved farms at five percent with optional payments.
Question Answered: Yes, August Flower remains the largest sale of new medicine in the Civilized world. Mothers and grandmothers used it for indigestion or biliousness when doctors were scarce. The ad touts Green's August Flower as a liver and nervous system stimulant and urges getting Green’s Priya Almanic from R.A. Miller, the Drugist.
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