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Newspaper
Upper Des Moines Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1909
Page
15
A vintage advertisement lists women and children's apparel and accessories for the holiday season. Items include furs coats skirts waists kimonas under skirts sweaters patterns and hats plus gloves scarves bags and other gift-ready pieces aimed at ladies and children.
Prices for grains hay and livestock listed in todays market report. The document notes items such as oats 87 to 92 cents, cats 32 to 34 cents, rye 55 to 60 cents, flax 1 to 1.60 per cwt, new corn 45 to 50 cents, timothy 4 dollars 2.50 per cwt, wild baled hay 18 dollars per ton, tame hay 650 to 850, potatoes 50 cents, dairy terms 28 to 30 cents, eggs noted, cattle steers 4 to 6 cents, cows 2 to 3 cents, turkeys 130 and geese BC.
A digest of names and events from Algona and nearby towns including visits by Dons, theater notices for The Other Girl at the opera house, church events at Presbyterian and Lutheran churches, and updates on locals such as Dally, Knutson, and Mrs. Cretzmeyer. December activities, weather notes, scholarly society meeting, marriage permits, and market notices appear along with farm for rent offerings and a lumber ad.
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