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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1914
Page
12
A Bystander essay recalls WWI era conciliation hopes between Nationalists and Ulsterites. Vignettes show shared drills on common ground, and a Nationalist volunteer waiting to borrow Ulster rifles, illustrating frayed hostilities and possible easing of tensions.
Homer T. Wade, secretary of the Texas Good Roads association, laments the mudholes as the widest gap between producer and consumer. He envies permanent highways built in countries where Christian missionaries are sent, arguing for improved rural roads.
The speaker cites a Shakespeare line and a witty reply notes a missing 40 foot asbestos curtain. The quip blends literary reference with theater production humor. No dates or locations are given.
Davenport district court orders division of the 200000 estate of late McCausland stockman George A Carber among his regal heirs. The 2000 acre farm had been left to children but tied by restrictions aimed at passing to grandchildren. Keokuk preachers Rev W L Hawkinson and Rev J F Sanders enter state senate and legislature races respectively on prohibition and progressive tickets.
Des Moines reports A M Neyoe outlines a broad educational policy in the 1914 annual report, urging state aid for public schools, three new elementary normal schools, and higher consolidated school funding. Proposes inheritance or utility taxes, higher per-person limits, seven-year state aid, longer city superintendents, and a revised code plus vocational, sanitation, and wage updates. Farm labor shifts as corn harvest draws hands northward. Ickis qualifies for ballot amid party disputes. Trades mark for Iowa butter sought to boost grade and price.
A prisoner in an Irish police court faced a prosecutor asking about crime. He jokes that he does not pick pockets, only takes them as they come. The report also notes low wages for women in Britain confectionery and tin box factories, and England's lead in automatic telephone service with half a million dollars in contracts.
A terse pessimistic note questions youth prospects and societal neglect. It oddly links grim fates to seeming mischief, suggesting even harmless bottles may shelter misleading tales and warnings about future hunger or hardship.
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