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Newspaper
Algona Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1898
Page
2
Milton Starr column notes subscription rates for Aigona Republica offering one year in advance six months and three months options with prices listed, albeit with garbled wording. The piece conveys pricing structure and payment terms for readers.
The passage notes a seasoned figure with a long record who rarely fails in pursuing office. It predicts a busy political year with congressmen and judges to be nominated and elected, while Piedmont Alto shows interest beyond state posts.
A dense column ties Cuban independence to U S intervention and looming war with Spain, while Iowa politics shift around Bryanism and equal suffrage inquiries. It notes Congressman Perkins facing opposition, local auditor race, and social events from wedding coverage to community notices, with varied state and county updates.
All mothers and all ladies invited to a series of meetings at the Congregational church Sunday next with Rev F L Hanscom of Garner to fill the pulpit both morning and evening. He is a brother of the clergyman who preached here years ago and who last summer moved to a church in Rochester New York.
Capt Foster moved to Ames and Dr McCoy visited Mason City yesterday. Dave Miller home from town Falls. Fred Ingham from Spencer attending court. A H Stock at Spirit Lake last week giving evidence in a lawsuit. Mrs Rutherford and daughter Annie home from Chicago. Mrs Lida Cole heads to Bods to keep house for Dr Ed Watson. Mark Boyle hired by Northwestern Life Insurance Co as agent, Boone headquarters. Mr and Mrs J M Thoms of Rutumbo visited the Tellier and Bowyer families. Thomas is Tellier's brother. T J Juliva of Union township attended the farmers institute at Eumetsburg. institute called fine. W E Mosher of Irvington sold stock, machinery, and household goods. he heads to Erie, North Dakota. Geo Inter of Minneapolis, old college friend of Harry Moore, visiting Sheety home. Rev C E Sinclair leaves today for the east. Rev Hanscom to fill pulpits next Sunday. Rev Day to follow. Emmetsburg Reporter notes the wedding of Chas H Slagle and Maggie Joynt Tuesday with Rev Father Daily officiating. dinner at bride’s parents. couple to live at Clear Lake where groom works as telegraph operator. Sal and Mrs Spencer left for Cuthbert, Georgia. Cal Spencer’s brother Charles and their mother to meet in Clingwet. Jailer to accompany pendue south. party to visit Maren and the GA R colony at Pitegerach. BR I Brayton and family there. Stay uncertain, likely a month or more.
Instructions describe using one tablesponful of Grain-O with two cups cold water, mixing with half an egg, boiling fifteen to twenty minutes, then adding cream or milk to taste. A woman testifies that after ten days she would not return to coffee, claiming consistency and habit make Grain-O preferable.
An old advert promises hundreds of dollars in profits for farmers who improve farms to maximize cash returns. It mentions Firry Yuans Improvements in Faruma and Sanitarium foods as popular items, with Langdon & Hudson carrying a full line of these goods.
A blaze in Buffalo Center started around 2 PM in the basement of Elder & Co. general store, destroying much of the business district. Estimated losses reach 35000 dollars, with insurers covering most claims including 6500 for Alland & Co. and 6500 for Perry’s building. Firemen fought the flames until about 5 PM despite shifting winds, aided by the Johnson hotel’s windbreak.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway cuts carload emigrant rates from Illinois Wisconsin Iowa and eastern states to Western Minnesota South Dakota and North Dakota to move settlers belongings cheaply J H Hiland General Freight Agent Old Colony Building Chicago invites inquiries through railway agents for details Entiain er, Eniexs & Fark entertainers advertise flavoring extracts claiming double strength and purity though the note reads as filler product promotion.
An ad promotes owning a farm with a free North Western Home Seeker pamphlet from W B Kniskern in Chicago and invites correspondence for settlers. It includes a testimonial praising Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for rapid relief and notes local availability through W J Studley as well as a fruit and dried goods emphasis.
Fourteen Bancroft Masons attended an Algona all day session last Thursday to confer the third degree on eight candidates. Over 240 fraternity members from surrounding lodges attended and praised the event. A banquet in the court house hall, served by the Eastern Star ladies, topped the day with an unprecedented spread.
Nicely located building plots in Algona offered by J E Spacy. Sizes exclude tiny 4x8 rod plots and range from 5 rods wide by 10, 11, 12, 18 to 14 rods deep. Some lots already bordered by sidewalk and prepared for shade and fruit trees. Low prices and easy terms for buyers planning to build.
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