150 Years Ago

The United States Congress has passed the Coinage Act of 1873. This abolishes bimetallism and places the country on the gold standard. This means that for the foreseeable future no silver can be made into coins, only gold.

125 Years Ago

By Anne Kohlhaas

SPAC

On kindergarten memories and a few others

Recently I was asked to tell a memory from kindergarten. The reason I was asked is I’ve been given a book - a journal, really - to fill out for newest grandchild, Vincent. You of course know all about Vincent if you read my last column. If you didn’t read my last column, why didn’t you? Please be more attentive in the future.

Smell the memories

If you have not been in a school building for a few decades, you may not realize how the scents of schools have changed. Not “sense,” like common sense, but “scents,” like smells or odors or aromas. See if any of these ring a bell.

Created with a purpose

Rev.

Chris Burtnett

Pastor, First
Congregational United
Church of Christ

Dear Editor,

I am writing to thank Algona​​​-area residents for sharing the true meaning of Christmas with children in need this past holiday season.

Clippings from the 1948 Algona Upper Des Moines newspaper archives

Part of being a Boy Scout is being prepared for any situation. This helps with managing life’s challenges.

County hit hard by blizzard

150 Years Ago

For Sale -- Mr. August Gustafson offers for sale his house and lot on McGregor street, Algona, Iowa. The main building is 16x24 with 12 feet posts. The wing is 10x17 with 8 feet posts, good bricked cellar, and good well. Lot is 4x8 rods. Terms, cash or trade. A good team with part cash. Also a house and lot on the west side of town, house 16x22, with 12 foot posts. Terms, cash. Inquire of August Gustafson.

I am not upset

I realize I am supposed to be upset over our government’s classified documents the Department of Justice seized from President Joe Biden’s Wilmington, Delaware, home.

I am not.

I realize I am also supposed to be upset over the classified documents that former president Donald Trump stored in his personal property at his Mar-a-Lago, Florida, home.

I am not.

Caught by the Gospel

By Rev. Thomas Cowell - Pastor, St. John’s Lutheran Church, Burt; Partnership Pastor, Trinity Lutheran Church

The Gospel lesson which we heard at Trinity, Algona and St. John’s, Burt this Sunday was the account of Jesus calling four disciples to be fishers of men. Here is that text for your reference:

Who remembers this from the Jan. 22, 1976 Algona Upper Des Moines newspaper ...

Tuesday morning management was waiting on the issuance of the court injunction to limit the number of pickets at the gate and to permit entry. They had an ex-school bus at the National Guard Armory, where highway patrol cars had gathered, waiting to transport management and supervisory personnel to the plant after the injunction was served.

-- BRIEF ALTERCATION TUESDAY-

By Gene Miller

150 Years Ago

Wanted, A Leader -- Much as we dislike to admit it, a love for truth coupled with a hope that some good may come from this admission, compels us to state that Algona is sadly in need of a leader. By a leader we mean some one in the community to whom all others instinctively look to take charge of the advance guard in all matters of public importance. Such a man is a leader and cannot be otherwise. Where can such a one be found?

By Michael Tidemann

For years, Celina Karp Biniaz lived a quiet life in Iowa. Little did those around her realize the horrors she had experienced in the Nazi Holocaust.

By Molly MacDonald

By Shane Goodman

I like pizza. Thin. Thick. Doesn’t matter. I prefer it mostly with meat and cheese, but you can throw in some veggies if you really want to. I can’t eat pizza like I used to, but that goes for a lot of foods these days. Meanwhile, I find it quite challenging to resist a slice of hot, gooey pizza.