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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1902
Page
6
The fugitives Charlie and Arline cling to hope amid a burning hotel. Charlie stitches a rope from torn sheets and lowers Arline to safety as flames close in. Anxious moments pass as they inch toward escape while the building roars and smoke thickens.
Charlie carries Arline through smoke toward a救 safe exit as flames roar behind them. Firemen rescue them at last, Arline’s devotion helps him endure, and captains Brand and Arline’s father reunite with the pair in a hopeful mood.
Dean Hoffman's costly gift forms part of a rare collection of old Latin Bibles at the General Theological Seminary. The archive, considered the world's richest, expanded since Vanderbilt’s prior donation of the Capig nor library. It centers on the Cavdinders Bible, whose chain of ownership spans years and auctions ending with Hoffman's gift to the seminary.
An article describes a Steubenville mayor proposing a controversial method to settle petty clothesline disputes. He allegedly opened a "getting room" where women who quarrel over back yard routes are locked for an hour of abuse before they supposedly reconcile.
Local speaker declares that when a man is too fresh he earns a place in a plekic, a bitter warning about impropriety and social consequence in the town.
A lengthy critique argues Secretary Shaw’s interview reveals financial risk in the banking system and warns that tariff reform agitation could trigger a panic. It contends farmers' deposits are lent repeatedly to sustain stated prosperity, cites New York, Chicago, and Omaha banks, and questions protections and gold standard policy.
The piece notes James R. Keene's curt reply to a friend asking if he was a bull or bear and the retort that his comeback could be money. It then recounts an English Zoological Society anecdote about captive wolves who, after long captivity, roam the park like they did in cages and are recaptured.
Washington report recalls a new congressman's wife who pursued perquisites, even asking the fish commissioner to deliver lobsters for a dinner. The reply clarified the commission is not a market and offered goldfish for an aquarium instead.
A regent recalls a college servant Downie who was mock executed by Aberdeen undergraduates who blindfolded him and struck his neck with a towel. The death was a farce, later deemed a deafness hoax, disclosed years later by a participant. The tale appears in a curious London anonymously published volume now linked to Robert Muic.
In flood, quake, or storm the danger worsens when lights fail and gas or electricity cut. The Philadelphia Public Ledger promotes keeping a candle in each bedroom for emergencies. A sturdy plain sand candle with a saucer can prevent darkness, reduce damage, and even lower insurance risk.
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