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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1915
Page
7
A fragmented note describes a cold wave and long wait for plumbing services. It urges readers to order promptly from a supplier offering long lasting products to avoid delays, cautioning about chances of waiting your turn and stressing urgency.
A New York Sun feature from 1915 presents J L Seward’s jungle expedition notes near the Caqueta River. He praises Capuchin missionaries for opening routes, aiding natives, and sustaining civilization amid perilous rainforest life and sacred Inca remnants.
John Loss wed Miss Rosella Kramer in the Catholic church last Tuesday. The Loss home opened to a thousand friends with food and joy. the groom a diligent young farmer, the bride lately from Germany and ambitious. The Courier wishes them happiness. W. H. Campbell, long-time Algona resident, died Sunday at his daughter’s home in Bancroft. born January 1, 1825, he once sailed as a US sailor and wrote poetry in his leisure. Petroleum politics stir Algona as a local oil company promises two cents cheaper gas than Standard Oil. The Moose Lodge marks its second anniversary on Wednesday evening, Dec 1, at the MWA hall. Hunters must have licenses. Carl Deryer paid a $31.75 fine for hunting without one. Evangelical Lutheran services are next Sunday at 10:30, English at 7:30 with scriptural texts and theme. Several marriages licensed: Loss and Rosella Kramer. others include Madetske and Maass, Haverly and Clara Haverly, Bolster and Clara Wolf, Gerber and Minnie Fehr. Ferm Lang returns from Canada for winter. J. R. Martin seeks county drainage contracts. a local game notes a 14 to 6 victory over Mason.
Charles R Miller, sixteen, son of Mr and Mrs George Miller of Plum Creek township, won the county boys corn contest with 107.9 bushels on one acre. He earns a trip to the San Francisco Exposition from Algona State Bank, and the winning demonstrates the value of effort, practice, and corn raising knowledge for a young student.
Thirty two years after its adoption Standard time united the nation. The Allen plan divided the country into four sections eastern central mountain and Pacific to fix time by central meridians. Iowa lies in the central with 90th meridian time slightly later than local. The 105th meridian near Denver aligns local and Standard time. The move marked an epoch in civilization. Also local ads note farm snap and help wanted and real estate listings.
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