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Newspaper
Algona Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1897
Page
7
A brief notice invites men to visit the store over the next ten days for personal attention. It highlights a range of apparel including suits, overcoats, and Ulsters, noting a large, choice selection and many suitable gift ideas for gentlemen.
The town anticipates the annual freman's ball set for December 80 with festive plans. New appointments include A. N. Stock at Cordingley meat market, Bert Resseguie at Northwestern freight depot learning telegraphy, and B. H. North taking over Algona House.
Reduced rate excursion tickets sold December 24 25 and January 1 1898 limited to January 4 1898 for trips within 200 miles of the selling station. Apply to agents for tickets and full information. See lamps at M. Grove & Bun's.
A special weather feature notes Blizzard Tonight and a new blizzard flag at the E. & F. signal station in Algona, denoting cold northerly winds with snow. The item lists local movements and visits from D. Mannating, J. Falkenhainer, Jos. Walkner, F. E. Allen, S. Funnemark, J. J. Ryan, and others, plus regional travel and social notes across Algona and nearby towns.
A weekly glance at store promotions shows Durdall inviting ladies to choose from gent's furnishings, Robinson and Otto Falkenhainer offering practical gifts, Grove & Son discounts on dinner sets, Gilmore lamps, Brownell slippers, Shu & Waterhouse smokers articles, Patterson & Son delicate china, Dingley & Pugh and Bowyer jewelery, Jas. Patterson china and candy stock, Eblers & Falkenhainer books and novelties, Goeder's clothing and dry goods sales, and Langdon & Hudson's holiday stock.
In Kossuth county a case labeled the Ray matter ends without indictment as Frank Ray alias old Socks remains jailed briefly then released. He aided in returning a stolen watch later found with him, while claims he did not intend theft. The report also notes the 1898 Columbia Pact Calendar and other local notices including watch cleaning and buggy painting services.
Adjourned Algona council meeting awards sewer ditch digging and tile laying to Crallin Lovell for 385 feet with four lamp holes, sets contract terms and bond, approves clerk’s plumbing license form, and adjourns. City Clerk J E Donaxoo records decisions.
A 200 page guide catalogues about six thousand newspapers credited by the American Newspaper Directory for regular issues of 1000 copies or more. Includes state maps naming towns with over 1,000 circulation and notes The George P Powell Advertising Co offering the volume for one dollar by mail from New York. Grove and Bon advertise Christmas bargains.
The program notes a W I A Friday afternoon meeting on Dutch customs by Mrs. C A Ingham, a discussion on aiding Algona, preacher assignments for Sunday services, chalk talks by Mrs Blair, and talks by Rev F E Day and Rev W S Lewis. Also listed are church suppers and oyster and pie dinners at multiple locations with times and hosts, inviting all community members.
Poultry buyers push prices upward as markets show demand for turkeys at 8 cents, ducks at 70 cents, chickens and geese at 4 cents. Jas Taylor notes market strength and rising quotes for poultry products.
Beginning September 12 1807 first class Palace Sleeping Car service runs daily between Chicago and Denver via OC M S P Ry with connections to Omaha. From October 2 1897 through tourist sleepers Chicago to San Francisco via multiple lines including C BE Bb P Ry Omaha to Colorado Springs Colorado Midland Ry to Grand Junction and R S W Ry to Salt Lake and Ogden and S P By to San Francisco.
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