A Quarter Century Ago in Romney and Bancroft Rally
From the Courier November 2, 1888. Rev Nolte spoke in Romney. Wasson to speak at the court house tomorrow. Local baptisms and marriages noted including Kreuger, Fraser Barker, and H. B. Smith. Republican rally at Bancroft featured Dolliver Yeoman and a dramatic torchlight procession ending with a potato strike on J B. The crowd dispersed in good order after the events.
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Bancroft
Algona
Dolliver
Hints from Ames Seeks Best Seed for Superior Corn
An Iowa county study tested 60 farmer samples by planting seeds from each in identical conditions. Best five averaged 74.5 bushels per acre, worst five 41, overall average 61. The piece urges choosing high quality seed and proper drying to prevent winter damage, noting comparisons across counties.
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Iowa
Towa
A Good Suggestion Titanka Topic Sullivan for Rep
A community column urges Kossuth County unity behind Judge Sullivan of Algona as a representative candidate. It praises his honesty fairness and ability while noting he has not held elected office. The piece invites Republicans Democrats and progressives to unite for a single progressive candidate to avoid a costly partisan fight.
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Titanka
Kossuth
Sullivan
Algona
Right to the Point and Local Political Voices
Emmetsburg Reporter argues against faction splits in the Republican party, questioning the need for a rival party and urging unity to preserve core principles. Burt Monitor notes Burt may nominate a sheriff candidate and expresses desire for local leadership to push county road work, singling out Supervisor Newel as too compliant with Algona interests.
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Emmetsburg
Republican Party
Burt Monitor outlines new poultry and squab venture
R C Smith plans a new business alongside selling motorcycles and will raise Homer pigeons for squabs. The aim is to cut meat costs, with squabs selling for 86 to 7 dollars a dozen on the market, and disk hopes profits from aquabs.
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Burt Monitor
R. C. Smith
Disk
Rejects a Generous Offer Warns Farmers of Fraud
Ringsted Dispatch warns farmers about a traveling con artist posing as Algona, proposing five hundred farmers invest five dollars each to start a cooperative store, promising goods at cost. The paper cautions that such schemes harm town rural ties and notes current cooperation and good conditions should not be jeopardized.
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Ringsted Dispatch
Algona
Farmers Co-Operative
For Sale and Lost Notices From Algona Area
For Sale O J C Cheater White Hogs for sale Both sexes gifts open or bred as desired These pigs are all eligible to register and cholera immune J Y McCormick Eagle Grove Ind Route Lost In or about Nortons lumber yard a gold watch No of works 4590 under please leave at this office or at Nortons lumber yard and receive suitable reward See the Algona Harness Store for a nice line of blankets and robes Molloy Swanson For SALE Eleven full blooded Chester White boars and a few sows Geo Steil Algona Rt 8 Phone 7 on 14 if you are looking for bargains in farms call and see the big list of Kos Bath County end Southern Minnesota farms I have to offer A Sprague WANTED A girl to do general housework at the Algona Hospital TAKEN Ur A young gray mare and a sorrel mare with a colt at side Owner will please take them and pay the charges Geo Steil Algona Rt 8 Phone 7 gn 14
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O. J. C. Cheater
J. Y. McCormick
Eagle Grove
Norton
Chester
Geo
Steil
Algona
Bath County
Minnesota
A. $V. Sprague
Sex Hygiene and Youth Guidance in Collier's Weekly
Collier's Weekly discusses approaches to sex education for maturing youth, advocating personal reserve and reverence in home life over experimentation. The piece critiques purely mechanical instruction and urges instructors to combine knowledge with spiritual resolve to guide pupils toward purity, with cautions about modern psychology debates. Also includes a brief classified notice about selling a furnished hotel and other property in Algona Iowa.
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Collier’s Weekly
McCall
Algona
Iowa
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the Courier
Rev. Nolte
Romney
Wasson
Fred Kreuger
Fenton
Fenton Church
Stripling
LaVerne
Mrs. Kleberger
Northfield, Minn
Hr. A. Matson
Riverdale Township
Carpenter
Donald K. Fraser
Eldora Barker
M. E. Parsonage
Rev. Fuller
Sam Drake
Northwestern Rad
Minneapolis
H. B. Smith
Mary Humlong
Rev
W. F. Davidson
A. A. Brunson
L. A. Sheets
J. B. Jones
W. L. Joslyn
R. H. Spencer
Col. Spencer
Dr. Sheets
Richmond
Cleveland
W. L. Jonlyn
Harrison
J. B’s
Josh
J. B
Ames
Burt
Newel
Algona Uanchy
Harmony
Rexall
Boston Laboratories
Central Drug Co
Algona Harness
Molloy & Swanson
Algona, Hospital
Algona Harene
Molloy Swansan
Mountford Auto Company
Wellendorf & Son
Algona, Iowa
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