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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1910
Page
3
Substitution rates listed for Algona Gonvier by Hinchen and Finnell. One copy yearly in advance and six months in advance. Paper entered at Algona Iowa post office as second class matter.
The article surveys Theodore Roosevelt’s vigorous post Saratoga tour, noting friction with Cummins and contrasts between Iowa and Saratoga platforms on tariff revision, taxes, and rail valuation. It reports Roosevelt's southern speeches, possible crossstate appeal, and hints Taft indorsement trade. Also mentions divorce cases and a humorous card-game dispute in San Francisco.
A fragment discusses divorce grounds noting courts treat them seriously despite trivial sounding reasons. It cites separation as a stated factor and mentions an Owens as part of the context.
Dr. John B. Murphy of Chicago announced to railroad surgeons this week that he has discovered a surgical method to cure stiff joints. He heads the American Medical Association and has eight years of work behind the claim, with eighteen year old cases reported cured.
Postmaster General Hitchcock expresses belief that the nation may soon adopt a one cent postage rate. He notes a desire to lower Alcona box rents below 44 dollars per year, signaling broader relief for rural and city customers alike.
The farmer B H Winkie reports a successful peanut crop in a warm semi sandy soil. He planted seeds received from a seed house and last Saturday brought to town a stalk bearing about a dozen large ripe nuts. The plant runs low and spreads, with cloverlike leaves and blossoms yielding a root that draws in ground ants forming potato like structures. Winkie plans a larger patch next spring and aims to plant earlier to scare birds.
James Britt, west of town, dug 25 bushels per acre from six acres at one dollar per bushel. Potatoes are being shipped in carload lots to Algona while local land rents run about six dollars per acre. The crop yields a fairly good profit with strong domestic market appeal.
Robert Edeson’s Hudson Theatre hit Class mates is set for Thursday night at the Call opera house on October 20. William Macauley appears in the leading role in a full production. The show has a strong New York record of 200 nights and promises a notable engagement for Call audiences.
A Waterloo contest highlighted Kossuth dairy products as dominant. Praises circulated from observers including T. J. Julian who wired the Courier. Prizes listed show Kossuth top with Bancroft Algona Irvington Lone Rock and Fenton among high scores.
Strayed or stolen reports from Lone Rock and nearby areas describe a white pony about 700 pounds with halter and a 14 year old light bay horse about 1050 pounds. Rewards offered by James Carey of Lone Rock and August Fenske of Whittemore. Additional notices advertise prize winning Indian Runner Ducks with contact Louis Kutschara in Algona for prices.
The Courier notes the Henry Cook and Leota Lashbrook marriage at Burt with parental consent and a long trip, plus a lively town life. An Algona auto bicycle collision near a Larson shop injures only vehicles. Wolfe farm hay stack fire blamed on a cigarette. a women banquets the men at a Methodist church supper. Also reports a Panama visit, Blue Earth wedding of Minnie Neitze, a new baby in Eckman North Dakota, Mrs. Cody’s west homestead, a Husking Bee in the armory, Nic Groh’s LeMars farming move, and local farm sales and railroad talk.
The piece compares Taft and Roosevelt to Buchanan and Douglas, arguing the 1912 GOP faces era parallels with 1860. It states tariff and slavery issues mirror protective tariffs and predatory wealth, predicts internal party battles, and envisions a renewed scramble over leadership amid across-the-board party infighting.
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