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Newspaper
Algona Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1892
Page
7
Market page shows figures for oats hogs barley and timothy with prices and totals not fully legible. It notes oat and barley prices alongside hog receipts totaling several thousands in a damaged 1900s page from Algona Iowa.
Local items note sick residents C B Walker W B Quarton and Jennie McIntyre in town for court. Advertisements highlight maple syrup new china linen handkerchiefs and Xmas goods at Grange Store. Court session with Judge Carr. Paul Wagner found guilty of assault. Grand jury and gambling den closing amid adjournment. Real estate transfers and local notices conclude the page.
A notice urges hosting a wedding or swell party to buy Gold Medal Flour from Great Wasburn Mills in Minneapolis at $1.20 a sack, claiming superior quality and cheaper price than other mills. Jones & Stacy offer a Miek delivery service and begin daily milk and cream delivery from December 12, 1892 to Algona residents, with orders via Lund & Ryan’s office or postal card. Also notices advertise cheap Bays’ cuts at Taylors and sale of full-blood Poland China boar pigs with additional poultry requests.
The body of Fred Streit of Whittemore Township was found in a hazel brush near the river bend between Blackford and Call bridges. A jury found death in an unknown manner with no signs of violence. Identifications point to Streit, though notes from G. C. Hoag and Pat O Day offered vague employment hints. The body was examined at the courthouse basement. relatives in Kentucky had limited contact with him.
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