Electrification Extends Across Cascades on Milwaukee Line
The Milwaukee Road highlights its electrified system across the Cascades in Washington, claiming vast coal and oil savings, reduced labor, and cleaner travel. It urges travelers to use the modern route for Pacific Northwest journeys and offers electrification literature from its agents.
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Milwaukee Road
Great
Continental Divide
Cascades
Washington
Pacific Northwest
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Paroc Boars For Sale In Algona Iowa With Prices
Spring boars with good blood lines offered by Geo W Platt of Algona Iowa. Be Big Boned stretchy type and good alertness at reasonable prices. Also for sale a 1914 model Ford in good shape. Enquiry needed. Phone 141.
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Geo. W
Platt Algona
Iowa
Algona Post Office Indicates Paper's Paperwork
The article lists editorial staff including editor Prabley Willis and W. Bradley as associate editor and patinner, noting entry at Algona Iowa post office and classification as second class matter.
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Algona, Iowa
Acond Claus Matter
Burt City School trains citizens with student-run government
The Burt school issues a paper describing its self governed city model with a mayor and city court. Students run the government, maintain a charter and police, and report a clear docket as they learn civic responsibility and motives guiding action beyond facts.
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Burt School
Burt City School
Burt
United States
Iowa
Dell Marlow
Curtis
Merle Owen
John McDonald
Frank Treskow
Mr. Brown
Miss Thompson
Miss Garlock
Mary Dowd
Carver Smith
Al Gona Considers Apartment House Investment
It is suggested that Algona should build several residences on one site to ease housing scarcity. With land rising and rents increasing, an apartment block could reduce land rental costs and provide affordable, modern homes for small families. The proposal argues Algona’s growth justifies such a venture.
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Algona
An Appeal to the American Farmer during wartime finance plans
An address urges farmers to back the republic’s war effort as citizens bear grave responsibilities. It notes men must be supported when called to arms and outlines government funding through income taxes, expanded internal revenue, and corporation taxes to finance the war.
Farmers urged to buy Liberty bonds in new issue
The article urges farmers to invest in a new government bond issue praising tax exemption and 4 percent interest paid semiannually. It argues bonds are a patriotic duty and compares them to the prior missed opportunity during last July’s Liberty bond offering while noting the war effort and soldiers in the field.
Uncle Sam and Ezra Weed meet in a hard talk
A dramatic monologue portrays Uncle Sam urging Ezra Weed to cover a fifty dollar loan. The speaker stresses national duty, freedom, education, and service, underscoring responsibility to country and family lineage. The piece ends with a challenge to prove worth and repay the debt.
Jurors Drawn for November Term Across Towns
The list shows jurors assigned for the November term, to appear on the second day of the second week. Names include Algona D D Clapsaddle Al Falkenhainer E J Hartshorn Harry Powers J H Stephenson Burt C R Baker Fred Ringsdorf Whittemore Sam T Bilger Anton Derner Ramsey Henry Bucholt F H Mescher Albert Schiltz Lincoln Leonart Christ Riverdale Matt Faber Ledyard A J Galagan Plum Creek Tom Godden Grant F A Griffith A W Ratman Garfield Fred Hanselman Wesley G W Hildman L E Krantz Fenton A A Kading Sherman M J Kalen John Schnyjer Greenwood John Kelso C J Lehander A W Schiltz Eagle Robt E Pehrson Harrison Art Peterson Buffalo Teddy Rike George Schutt Jr Lotts Creek John Sabin Frank Schallin Seneca Henry Schuler Herman Struecker Portland E E Schweitert Union R A Taylor Jacob Winkle Swea Aug Tegelberg Prairie John Witte
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Algona
D. D. Clapsaddle
al Falkenhainer
E. J. Hartshorn
Harry Powers
J. H. Stephenson
Burt
C. R. Baker
Fred Ringsdorf
Whittemore
Sam T. Bilger
Anton Derner
Ramsey
Henry Bucholt
F. H. Mescher
Albert Schiltz
Lincoln
Leonart Christ
For Sale A Few Snaps Farm Kon south County
Real estate notice listing three properties: No 1 a 80 acre improved farm 2.5 miles from a town at 136 dollars per acre with good terms. No 2 a house barn and one acre with orchard. No 3 a house barn and two lots, price right with half down and balance at 2000 dollars per month. Also mentions second hand fords and Kohlhaas Bros sale.
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Konsuth
Thia
Waterhoyse & Co
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E. E. Ballheim
Mason City
New Algona Hotel
Wehler
Fred W Wehler
Optici
Story & Clark
R. M. Mountford
Court House Algona, Iowa
Prabley
Willis W. Bradley
J. W. Hinchon
Patinner
Aix
Amercan
Dispisana
Carter
SY Ezra Weed
Sam
Kohlhaas Bros
Goeders
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