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Newspaper
Algona Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1898
Page
7
Westbound passenger and freight schedules listed for the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line. No. 2 and No. 4 passenger trains show departure times, freight services indicate passenger carriage at specific moments, with times around 0328 pm and 10:10 pm and 10:45 am.
Hampton raises 3800 for Franklin county soldiers while supervisors fund monthly aid to veterans. Amateur Al Falkenbaiper wins gun club gold medal as Morten sen from Britt joins last week’s shoot. Algona firms receive safes from Cary Safe and Lock Co. A J E Naudain sells coal business to Algona Milling, shipping hundreds of tons at 7 75 per ton. Sheriff searches Kuhn property amid prohibition rumors. Community reports cover a stone-laying ceremony, church services, school circus controversy, farm activity, and a busy week in Algona society.
Captain Cooke takes thirty days sick leave while Edgar Winkel grows weaker and is moved to division hospital. Ellison Blackford shows improvement as four in company hospital recover. Rifle range at Lookout Mountain nears completion for the 52nd Iowa with light, filter water improving health. Clothing issued. stores indoors grow. camp sees better ground and policy against deleterious substances near guard lines. Bert Tuttle reports.
A Fort Dodge Post item describes weekly and Sunday inspections of company quarters, stressing cleanliness, neat dress, and spotless gear. Soldiers adapt to military routines, even as they endure strict miliary standards after peace talks begin. Classified notices mention a general housework position, a Majestic Range benefactor, and local sales.
Eight room house for rent includes a well, cistern, coal house and a fourth room. Also advertised are a crash skirt at Taylors and strong E F Flavoring Extracts. Birthday gifts featured and Dineley and Puax referenced.
A printed verse sent home from Honolulu by Carl Setchell, written by Chaplain Cressy. The song, sung to Marching Through Georgia, praises Minnesota soldiers sailing to Manila, Dewey’s navy, and homecoming, with chorus about courage, jollity, and Minnesota pride.
Dry and hot weather prevailed the past week with mid-summer drought unbroken though showers and winds on the 19th and 24th brought some relief. Corn at a critical stage requires rain within days. damage from the 19th wind squalls to small grain and corn was likely exaggerated. Southern and central regions show shock and threshing in progress. northern areas near completion of spring wheat and oats with flax harvest underway. Returns from threshing vary, but average ahead of recent years. Late potatoes suffer drought injury. the notice notes farm loan facilities and local promotions but ends with unrelated ads.
In a wartime ode the unnamed stoker below fights heat and danger while others in air and on deck are hailed. The second piece recalls three soldiers who carry their beloved girls’ pictures, only to learn the painful truth that all three lovers share the same photos. Louisville Times chronicles these contrasts of sacrifice and longing.
Odd clipped poem mocks Admiral Von Diederichs with threats and scaly tricks. An advertising block promotes B F Sarsaparilla and a high grade upright piano for sale. A bakery and restaurant Lehmann advertises for sale due to illness, with a buyer needing cash security.
Special excursion tickets on C M and St Paul Railway from July 19 to August 2 and 16, September 6 and 20, October 4 and 18, 1898 are on sale. Return travel must start on a Tuesday or Friday within 21 days of sale. Round trip fare logged at 2.00. Use E and F Ointment. Five hundred dollars bos.
A historical ad style piece touts Chamberlain's remedy as the best for stomach pain colic and cholera infantum claiming instant relief and universal efficacy. It lists multiple claims including curing dysentery diarrhoea and preventing bilious colic. Nearby notices promote poultry loads estate items wedding rings and farming gear with local seller names and contact points.
Announcement for Young People's Christian Union of United Presbyterian church offering round trip Aug 1 and 2 to Saratoga N Y with return limit Aug 1 at a dollar by depositing tickets with joint agent at Saratoga Cheap rates to other eastern points Contact 111 Adams St Chicago Van Buren St station for details
Instructions advise mixing one tablespoon Grain-O with cold water, adding half an egg, heating to boiling, and boiling 15 to 20 minutes. Add cream or hot milk if needed, and sweeten. A testimony notes first dislike turns into habit after ten days, with many saying they would not return to coffee if directions are followed precisely.
Mrs S A Sweet of Hartford Conn reports relief from constipation kidney and bowel trouble after using Kari's Clover Boot Tea. Sheetz druggist Dr U A Sheetz sold the product. The testimonial claims the tea quiets nerves strengthens the nervous system and rapidly restores health and strength.
The Northwestern line offers daily sale of home seekers excursion tickets with flexible stay limits for the Omaha Exposition. Dates include July 18 August 2 16 September 20 October 18 with favorable terms to numerous western and southern destinations. Information available from Chicago and Northwestern agents.
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