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Newspaper
Algona Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1898
Page
2
An issue fragment displays newspaper advertising language from the Algona Republican with byline attribution to Milton Starr and pricing terms for subscription lengths including one year advance six months and three months in a terse promotional notice.
President McKinley’s message to Congress focuses on the Spanish war and its general results. It omits colonial governance details for the Philippines and Puerto Rico, urges aid to Cuba for republican government and industrial recovery, proposes expanding the army to 100000, and suggests discharging volunteers as regulars fill their places. It highlights Nicaragua canal importance and renews the plan to redeem greenbacks in gold to place the currency on a gold basis.
Captain W T Rigby of Manchester campaigns in Iowa for sound money legislation via an extra session to be held next spring. He holds meetings in major cities, circulates petitions, and gains business support though sentiment is divided. Iowa Republicans back the gold standard and monetary reform, arguing for decisive legislation despite concerns about political delays ahead of a presidential election.
The Cedar Rapids convention split over Dr Green for Iowa diocese bishop. Opponents accused him of tainted reputation, read a detective’s unverified notes, and elected Dr Morrison of Chicago. The dispute signals lasting church division and calls for restraint and fairness. The piece also discusses political history, racial justice, and tariff policy, noting Cleveland’s financial stance and the need for equal protection under law.
Read this week’s ads from Dingley Pugh’s, Eblers & Adame, and others as Coxsee Lot 313 draws attention. Auctions near Sexton and Haggard & Peek sales near Burt highlight brisk market demand for dry goods, lumber, farming stock, and real estate with many buyers paying cash.
Poultry dealers announce relocation from Goeders' store to the brick creamery building at the Milwaukee depot and invite customers to deliver poultry there. A separate notice seeks a Gisford housework worker via the office.
A collage of ad items lists liberal bundle offers for rural papers including Berus.icaNn Iowa Homestead Farmers Institute Poultry Farm Journal and Humane Alliance priced at $2 for six papers per year. Also notes Inter Ocean and Marshall Town Times Republican offers, legal code reference, debt repayment plans, farm sale notices, and equipment listings with contact cues.
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