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Newspaper
Algona Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1901
Page
7
Local notes mention CS Brevny Time at the Gn opera house election night, Taylue 4 cloaked site, Cultiver meeting to beat the court hagise, and Friday night events. Reports on new homes West of We, building activity, and theater promotions plus family news and library hours.
Local items note Catholic souvenir directory work by Father Halpin, planned publication and early church history. Meetings on Friday and a moving picture fundraiser for Odd Fellows benefits Manona Manord City home. Cattle and farm sales at Sexton loom, Blanche Slinde and Dr. Ed Gay wedding tonight, Libary opening events, and theater promotions at Call Opera House. Algona high school football beats Emmetsburg 12 to 0, with Humboldt next for football and basketball.
Lawrence Wooster of Riverdale township died early Sunday morning at his sister Mrs A H Durant's home. Born in New Hampshire in 1860 to Abel and Mrs Wooster, he lived in Langworthy and Jones County before moving to Riverdale. Funeral held Monday with Red Man lodge present. interment at Irvington cemetery. Surviving: father Abel Wooster, brothers O H B and M I Wooster, sisters Mrs A N Durant of Algona and Lydia A Wooster.
The school board announces that due to poor bell propagation the city will blow a whistle for one minute at 8 30 each morning and 1 00 each afternoon to mark class times.
Personal items note Fred Gulking and wife delaying a month long stay in Algona while Mr. Calkins closes a Wholesale Grocery business and looks to southern investments. Nurse Mary Kain from Chicago arrives after years of training. Local residents visit relatives in New York Buffalo and Spokane.
Uneven local page notes the execution of the assassin of President McKinley, with a brief nod to a fortune teller feature at Fitz & Webster's Newest and upcoming shows at the opera house. Also mentions a library schedule change, a house for sale, and a poultry advertising lineup.
For sale. I intend to leave the dairy business and will sell my herd of cows now milking and the rest to be fresh soon. Anyone owning good cows should call on or address the seller to arrange.
A full carload of overcoats was purchased directly from eastern tailors by our stores, with orders fulfilled in bulk. The purchase is described as substantial and tied to our inventory expansion.
The Cutting School in the Spear building offers practical education for women, arguing it helps daughters earn honorable livelihoods while preserving social standing. The piece urges recognizing the cutter’s role in empowering girls who may otherwise face hardship if a father’s death or illness leaves them unsupported.
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