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Newspaper
Algona Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1885
Page
3
A lament from the Ohio State Journal reflecting on changing fashion and youth. The verse recalls earlier girls with curls and gracious manners, contrasting them with modern dances and "shakera" fashions as time alters style and demeanor. The piece mourns lost charm and memory of bygone manners.
In a Springfield quilting circle, longtime residents share memories and reflections on women’s roles, marriage, and resilience drawing on humor, faith, and shared hardship. The talk covers tailor tales, household duties, patient love, and the social judgments that shape community life.
General Tremaine cites that merchant marine subsidies are a security measure, not sentiment. Austria funds steamships at 1,000,000 yearly for ten years, Hungary about 100,000, England just over 3,000,000, France 6.5 million annually for 15 to 24 year ranges, Spain 1,000,000 for six to eight years, Belgium 200,000 yearly for 13 years, Holland 458,000 for 10 to 15 years, Italy 2,000,000, and Germany increasing. He argues politics do not drive these costs alone.
The Aguata Georgia Chronicle recounts Lord Strathnairn, famed as Sir Hugh Rose, noted for brutal actions during the Indian Mutiny. An eye witness describes a scene of chained prisoners before a cannon mouth with nine bound men behind, a daylong salvo showing English vengeance.
A Chicago style reminiscence recounts a high stakes Faro game in New York in 1867 between Ben Wood and John Morrissey. Wood doubled the stake to $62,000, then wagered $88,000 on a single eight card. Morrissey drew the final cards, swing the outcome to Wood and leaving Morrissey exposed in debt.
A lengthy Iowa Register editorial denounces foreign insurance firms as waging a campaign to undermine Iowa home companies. It cites anonymous circulars, deceptive agents, and false public opinion while urging vigilance and examinations by state officials to protect Iowa insurers and the public.
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