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Newspaper
Algona Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1892
Page
5
Auction notice announces a removal sale directing customers to the new store located one door east of the former site. The brief item highlights a closing sale with details likely for local shoppers seeking bargains during the move.
The steamer Western Reserve of Cleveland foundered sixty miles off Whitefish Point near 9 p.m. Tuesday. Captain Peter Minch and family were aboard along with seventeen crew. only two of the first lifeboat’s occupants survived. The second boat reached shore with one survivor, Harry Stewart, who signaled for help. The vessel, built in 188, valued at $220,000, and captained by Minch, sank within ten minutes after the lifeboats abandoned ship.
In two weeks the twenty sixth grand encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic opens in Washington with extensive preparations. A key feature is a return march along the 1865 route to the White House, the opening Monday Sept 19 on Grand Army Place with President Harrison to speak. Also reports of unrest at Homestead with a clash on an excursion steamer, injuries, arrests, and rumors of a general break in strikes. A sales notice for Dr Kaufman’s medical book is included.
A reader requests a free bottle of Dr Miles Nervine from Drugglat. The note seeks promotional consideration while conveying interest in the popular nerve remedy. The request reflects common 19th century practice of soliciting samples from patent medicine sellers.
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