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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1915
Page
3
Algona column notes the death of Booker T Washington at his Tuskegee home. It recounts his rise from a Virginia birth to a famed educator and benefactor, and reflects on his impact on race relations and education, praising his citizenship and public service.
An 81 year old Captain Jas Brown of Bangor Maine plans a voyage from San Francisco to locate a rumored 60 million dollar treasure hidden off a western Australian island. Backed by Missouri and Kansas City financiers, Brown claims a Spanish ship carried the wealth and that Cocoa Island hides the cache. The party promises no hoax but success remains uncertain as the expedition sails.
The text recalls Jean Baptiste Massillon urging Louis XV to view war as misfortune not glory. He counsels disarming enemies, softening war’s misery, and using glory to repair past harms. He warns rulers that even just wars bring calamities, urging mercy over conquest to spare Europe further suffering.
Fragmentary dispatches discuss conscription and payments for fares. The text mentions English readiness to pay and Britain army recruitment, with garbled phrases about the irinh and perused pansage.
A discussion of John T Hall of New York who used mail fraud to lure poets into sending songs for music and promotion. He collected thousands before government action, advertising in venues including Estherville's Opera House Reporter. The piece argues justice should mix mercy and humor, noting an educational angle in exposing easy-money schemes.
A historical reflection on men's willingness to die for causes, noting Balkan decisions and royal alignment. It argues life is precious yet men die for others' bids, while private opinion would resist costly sacrifice. Questions if this pattern will persist across ages.
A cryptic OCR read yields a fragmentary item mentioning a girl never kissed and jibes about being kissed, with stray names like Reporter and Mayne. The text is highly garbled, lacks clear events or dates, and cannot establish a coherent news item or context.
A fragmented OCR note shows clashes between religion and politics, mentioning Fatale and Ayan amid accusations of bigotry. It hints at meetings and political rhetoric with unclear details and several garbled phrases.
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