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Newspaper
Upper Des Moines Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1908
Page
29
A 5c to 10.00 sale offering dolls and accessories such as dress dolls doll cabs pelle gines magic lanterns hobby WorRee sewing cards sewing boxes games animals doll beds nodine trunks chairs dressers pastry sets friction engines and driving tops drums and cemas driving reins and other items.
A good assortment of copyrights featuring Bibles in all sizes from small Testaments to large type and red letter editions.
W Godfrey of LuVerne and Jorge W Godfrey of Kossuth County represented Iowa State College Ames in the International Stock Show contest in Chicago. The Iowa team, with rivals from seven states, won by 220 points and secured the trophy, marking a distinguished representation for Iowa and Kossuth County. Also noted is the mutual dissolution of Sandrey Brothers bakery, with Frank Sandrey continuing the business.
Mrs Bert Southard visits from Forest City. Chas Barry family moves to Schicht residence. Mrs Lars Soranson hosts sister Mrs Henry Johnson from Lake Park Iowa. J B Hofius of Union attends Chicago Stock Show. Haggards welcome a boy. dancing clubs reorganize and perform at the armory. Mrs Baumgartner of LaVerne hospitalized after operation. Cruikebank rents East McGregor home. Mrs Dr White in Rochester for operation improving. Roosevelt's annual message printed. MeCHA Thompson returns from Walker Minnesota to file timber claim. Broadway acts draw local talent. Otto Falkenhainer home for Thanksgiving. Roosevelt message readers urged. P O Martinussen to move to Freeport Illinois. Tuesday Club meets. conductor Hoxie dies at Mason City. O F Bale buys Texas farm. Miss Nellie O Taylor to stay deputy. Herman Fessel visiting. Dan Harris raises 6000 bushels corn on 120 acres. Chas Miller returns from Colorado plans to relocate. reconsider move to stay in Kossuth.
This passage traces Christmas gift customs across Christian nations from secret stockings on St. Nicholas Eve to the boy bishop ritual in Germany and England. It notes practices in France Italy Spain Switzerland and the Netherlands, including the Godstow Abbey rite and later secularized Santa Claus.
A fragment hints at marital tension over an expensive gift to Parke Not, provoking suspicion and potential conflict. The wording reflects a damaged OCR passage with unclear names and events, but centers on a wife and perceived material motive surrounding a present.
Fragmentary OCR reads like local brief mentioning Norman Nes and Hilde Fur Gos with a possible reference to Minneapolis. Text is incomplete, lacks clear event dates or actions, and offers no verifiable details beyond names.
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