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Newspaper
Algona Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1892
Page
7
The text warns readers to check the paper’s date tag to see when the subscription expires and reminds them to renew with $1.50 to avoid arrears. It references local items like hogs wheat barley and Timothy, plus a printing note about the publication.
Local notes list visitors Fred Stockwell J W Sweeting and wife from Berlin Wisconsin and others from Des Moines Dubuque Llano and Chicago. Circus plans and county fair previews mix with school opening enrollment about 480. marriages licensed. relief corps meals. new business changes. and a upcoming Columbus day program.
Algona moves toward a pork packing house with 800 hogs per day, aiming for full operation by January. Led by C. M. Coxsee and partners, the firm plans a 335,000 capital and strong local support. Expected benefits include increased property values and a regional economic boom alongside a butter tub factory and electric lights projects.
The Humboldt Independent censures certain papers for alleged postal law violations while the Humboldt County Courier and Republican reply. The piece notes editorial rhetoric, urges filing formal proofs, and praises local fisherman C. C. Walker famed for prolific pickeral catches aided by unorthodox bait.
Mr Spurbeck of Waverly, after visiting last spring seeking a site, has chosen Algona for a butter tub and furniture factory. He is in town arranging construction for this fall on ground east of the C N W depot. Additional such enterprises may follow in Algona.
Company F departed by an early train to Sioux City with a farewell ceremony at the armory. They insured against death, and Col. Cooke and officers accompanied them. The rifle team swept the recent contest, earning two trophies and a gold medal for Capt. Edens amid praise for rifle range work. Local notes cover weather, crops, a runaway incident at the normal school, a temperance lecture, and a boy's pelican find near Buffalo Forks.
A long advertisement offers an 8 good business hotel and barn with furniture in Algona area for 8500 exchange for a 160 acre farm in Kossuth County. It notes 80 acres cultivated, a good house and grove four miles from Algona, and part payment with an Algona house and lot. Sam offers farm loans at 7 to 7 1 2 percent, no commission, for Julie Pleth of Algona Iowa. Public sale notice follows for Burt area farm with horses cattle hogs and terms.
An Iowa grocer advertises flour at 4.00 per barrel and 5.50 per barrel elsewhere, noting higher costs for consumers. The ad lists fresh pies cakes and cookies from Setchel and Setchel and invites orders. It also promotes ground feed oats corn coal and delivery by Lund and Ryans land office and W H Lacy at Algona C N W Elevator with postal orders welcome.
A 320 acre farm three miles east of Armstrong is for rent with 120 acres plow land 70 acres pasture a good well wind mill a large barn and a house capable of cutting over 120 tons of hay. Cash rent 825 dollars apply to B E Bravanper Swea Iowa. Also a price promotion on flour and groceries from Jones Stacy Reynolds Consolidated with sales pitches for sugar tea coffee apples tobacco and round lots. An entertainment notice promises a travelling act with bands drum and fife corps and a fresh baked goods counter with delivery options in Hamilton & Co city service.
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