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Newspaper
Upper Des Moines Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1907
Page
7
Readable text shows remnants offered across dress goods and fabrics such as worsteds ginghams percal es and prints with notable reductions. A sales highlight promises all ladies coats reduced and a free children’s coat with each coat purchased.
Algona residents noted Christmas visits from relatives and friends, a report on the town’s busiest night at the opera house with the Show Girl attraction, and local travel plans for New Year’s. County officials planned a drainage meeting in Yank Verne, while many townsfolk prepared for official court house changes and holiday sales.
Local notes report Rev O H Holmes delayed in Kansas and will preach next Sunday. Mead and Zanke plan a large water tank upgrade for cattle, while mail service notes road conditions improving. Roche & Smith hire crews for harvest and railroad fare changes seen. Des Moines paper progress praised. tuberculosis hospital site decision discussed. Motherville manager change at Spurbeck Lambert. Cronholm leaves. Community reunion at Shilts home and varied holiday visits. Electric outage briefly interrupts city, coal shortage blamed on plant leadership.
Algona grocery firms assign delivery duty to Henry Lowe starting January 1 1907 with two daily runs at 9 30 a m and 1 00 p m Orders after 3 00 p m will go out by 9 00 a m the next day Readers are asked to submit orders early and note Chapter 106 Section 1 of the Acts of the 31st General Assembly printed in this issue.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is marketed as safe for children with relief for coughs croup and whooping cough. The advertisement claims it contains no opium or harmful drugs and can be given to babies as confidently as adults, sold by E B Conner & Co.
News from Wesley reports the death of Clara Thompson Kunz at S X Way home Watertown South Dakota from pneumonia after visiting friends. She married Julius Kunz last February and they made Wesley their home. Her passing shocks friends who praise her as bright musical and beloved. The report notes arrival of the remains for interment and grief of her husband and relatives.
Algona Milling and Grain Co offers the highest price for all kinds of grain including ear corn. Contact Hag ard and Peek for ear corn payment details. Matt Kelley in Algona is selling bronze turkeys. Taylor's ice cream is advertised as pure.
The Upper Des Moines Republican announces a free Goodall's Farmer premium for county farmer subscribers who pay for 1907 or pay by April 1. The weekly edition from Chicago Drovers Journal will deliver market reports and quotations. Non-participants may receive the paper for 25 cents.
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