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Algona Courier

Location

Algona, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 17, 1909

Page

3

Taft's 183000 mile presidential journey across the U S

President Taft undertakes a two month coast to coast voyage from Boston to Washington and beyond aboard two private cars. The trip, lasting two months and spanning from September 15 to November 21, marks the longest presidential journey in office. Taft will meet Diaz of Mexico in El Paso and shake hands with national leaders as he travels through major cities, with stops planned in Chicago, Seattle, Des Moines, Omaha, Denver, Salt Lake City, and several Gulf and Southern states.

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The Porpoise and Tortoise in a Droll Salad Tale

A whimsical fable recalls a porpoise and a tortoise ending in a lobster salad. The dialogue mocks starch use for laundry and touts Defiance Starch for strength and thin application causing less fabric paste. A Small Boy challenges a teacher in a comic exchange about knowledge.

Transcontinental fares and travel routes advertised in city notices

The ad list promotes Chicago to New York and Atlantic City round trips with prices 25.50 and 25.70, plus a Grand Trunk Lehigh Valley route and daily tickets until September 80th. It cites liberal stopovers, travel agent contacts in Chicago, and brief notices about extortion threats, a consumer testimonial for Allen's Foot-Ease, and a Wrigley’s Spearmint endorsement with a note on Britain’s horse supply for war.

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