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Newspaper
Upper Des Moines Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1909
Page
2
Local tile maker Algona Brick and Tile Works touts corrosion free drain tile. Since 1906 they produce 4 to 6 inch tiles, burning five kilns monthly to supply 90 000 to 100 000 tiles per month. Under KR Madson management, they emphasize absence of shale lime or sand in clay and plan improvements to boost output while keeping cost steady.
The facility continues rapid kiln construction and continuous operation with new kilns starting as soon as ready to cool, yet overall gains remain small against incoming orders for its product. The report notes persistent output limits and steady demand prompting ongoing expansion.
A long list of new titles issued by the library includes works by Lincoln Atkinson Buckley Buckley Chittenden Densmore Du Bois Dunbar Everts Follett Grahame Henderson Hutchingon Johnston Lane Lane McCutcheon Meredith Montgomery Noyes Parsons Parsons Reed Reed Rice Stanton Stanton Taft Van Dyke Warner Wilkins Wilstach and others. The note mentions two copies of several items and an editorial jab at nearby Algona editors amid the Librarian’s announcements.
The semi annual gathering of the U D M E A and the Upper Des Moines Editorial Association will meet in Mason City and Clear Lake August 5 and 6 1909. The program led by H S Stanberry W J Branagan and W A Simpkins features talks on subscriber growth modern newspaper building and town development. A banquet and noon toasts follow with Governor Funk among speakers. An auto tour of Mason City Friday and a fish supper at Clear Lake close the sessions.
The Topic reports Titania will skip its Indian Day as Arm strong Kleist Palkenhaier and their associates travel in cars around the country. Leo Wolfa is busy counting money while Titania’s residents grow affluent and indifferent to visitors.
Help wanted for first glass drama maker to perform housework duties. Call Up Misa Hazel Jackman at phone 223 or visit her at Algona for details.
News of Our Neighbors reports Holdridge and Tyler hardware merchants will relocate to Garner next week leaving Whittemore with a single hardware firm. The 240 acre Wm. Meyers farm east of Lotts Creek creamery sold to H W Dreyer at 60 per acre. the deal described as a bargain. Runaway incidents injure Mesdames Herman and C Dell near the creamery. both bruised but not seriously hurt. Lightning storms shock Livermore with damaged cornice bricks and split trees. John Kerr becomes manager of Lone Rock Farmer's Exchange Co. August 7 start date. Whittemore school debt free. bonds paid when due September 1. funds on hand. Tom White elected secretary of the school board. Dr Rodermeyer and wife suffer a serious runaway. doctor sprains arm, wife bruises. baby unharmed. W. Sigabes of Burt injured by runaway hay wagon, face and limbs cut but recovering. August Dau and wife buy 71 acre Rockyford, Colorado farm. plan to move next winter. home farm leased to M. E. Polemus next January. The Days long-time Kossuth residents are respected. Colorado land bought for 175 per acre, expected to sell for 200 per acre.
The Mapleton Enterprise reports rural route patrons favor a change beginning June 1. Carrier on route No 4 will start from the opposite end of the route reversing the delivery order. Patrons suggest rotating the carrying method every three months to balance early and late mail delivery when roads are poor.
A Iowa man reports his wife’s stomach trouble cured after years of medicines. He spent about five hundred dollars on doctors and drugs before trying Cham berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, which greatly improved her condition. The note mentions the medicine is for sale by local firms and offers free samples.
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