Reading for Life at Algona Institute 1906
Elsie Reichsamen urges reading education at the Teachers and Farmers Institute in Algona, stressing reading comprehension, love of reading, memory, judgment, and social faculties. Emphasizes early home reading aloud, access to books, and parental guidance to foster wholesome taste, noting the shift toward conveying knowledge through voice and the rise of rural libraries.
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Teachers and Farmers Institute
Algona
Elsie Reichsamen
St Louis
United States
Chicago
Reading for character and the value of good books
A long reflection urges parents and schools to guide youth toward wholesome literature, stressing reading as a path to moral growth and thinking. It highlights parental involvement, balanced tastes, and the role of schools in shaping character through reading. The piece also notes a September 5 anniversary for Joseph and Mary Hatton and local political chatter about a young mayoral candidate.
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Evangeline
Joseph Hatton
Mary Nift
Nokomis
Ill
Wernig
Hilsboro
Joe
Clayton County
Til
Ramsey Township
Bancroft
Roosevelt
Jake Sreeh
Algona Republican
Boy Charlie Miller Secures 320 Acre Farm in Colorado
Charlie Miller returned from Colorado where he bought a 320 acre farm and started a homestead. Wheat in that area rose from 24 to 30 bushels per acre and is noted for exceptional quality. Monitor reports this regional farming note with local tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Miller
Colorado
Monitor
Sam Schneider Announces Mayoral Candidacy in Mason City
Sam Schneider of the Iowa Mortgage Loan and Investment Co announced his candidacy for mayor of Mason City at a banquet honoring Congressman G. M. Haugen. The message circulated widely and gained general support as it passed among attendees. Schneider, a long-time resident, has actively participated in local affairs.
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Mur
Schneider
Mason City Times
Iferaid
Sam Schneider
G. M. Haugen
Sam
A. Schneider
Iowa Mortgage Loan and Investment Company
Notice to Bidders for Titonka Drainage Ditch Project
Notice states bids due by noon Wednesday September 12 1906 for digging furnishing and laying twelve inch tile to form a drainage ditch about 1800 feet long in Titonka Kossuth County Iowa. Ditch begins at main street foot runs northeast to Buffalo Creek outlet. Bids mailed to clerk Townsend Titonka. Council reserves right to reject all bids.
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Titonka
Kossuth County
Towa
Buffalo Creek
Grout
Lw. WN
Townsend
Titanics
Iowa
Missions Fest at German Lutheran Church on Sept 16
A missions fest at the German Lutheran church will be held Sunday September 16 with forenoon and afternoon sessions starting at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Prof H Ernst from the Theological Seminary to St Paul preaches in the morning and Rev A Wellner of Woden in the afternoon. Dinner offered by church ladies, free of charge. all invited to attend.
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H. Ernst
Theological Seminary
St Paul
A. Wellner
Woden
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J.F. Fisher
J. H. Queal CO
W. N. Townsend
Joe Hatton
M Schneider
Mason City
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