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Newspaper
Audubon County Journal
Location
Exira, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1905
Page
6
O L D Miller and Richard Owen delivered a car of shelled corn to a buyer Monday. A large shipment of butter moved Tuesday morning from this station. Neighbors and local families gathered to honor a Silver Wedding anniversary with warm hospitality and friendly chatter.
Martin Babeck of Kimballton travels to Extra Saturday on business. Mortensen & Juel bought a burner for their store building. J. J. Jones and others feed cattle and hogs. Pete Peterson helps with farm corn. Bruhn operates a coal delivery wagon. Charley Welle rents near Bear Grove. Olesen butchery handles beef weekly. Two typewriters offered for sale. Thanksgiving dinner hosted by Onur Hassan and Tom Branters at their home. Hans Miller offers harness and repair work. Purchaser of a Moora farm unknown, likely Missouri resident. Tom Coglon sells stock. Dimick children bike to Extra. Town guests over Thanksgiving. Lumber co. reports no shipments. Hamlin markets list cattle and hog prices. Church services by Rev. Johansen next Sunday. November business report shows stock, coal, lumber handled. total grain and goods movement noted.
An old ad claims Chamberlains Pain Balm relieves wounds swiftly. Nickel Coffing Co reports Illinois Steel loses 1,000,000 in a fire at a Chicago storage building housing patterns. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure advertised as stomach rest and relief. Washington talk involves Frank L Dingley of Lewiston Journal summoned by President Roosevelt on tariff matters. Kennedy Laxative Honey and Tar touted as effective cold cure. Lemnos fleet occupation reported by Vienna desk of Daily Telegraph.
Enjoined ad copy touts DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve for cracked hands burns boils and piles. Separately a Des Moines area report cites neighbors accusing J W Curry of Vandalia of abusing his children with dirt bread and harsh whipping. authorities moved to arrest him and seek custody if facts verify.
An advertisement urges rest for weak stomachs and promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a digestive aid that digests food regardless of stomach condition. It claims relief from indigestion belching sour stomach and other stomach disorders and lists Nick Doffing & Co as the seller.
Des Moines December 1 seven Iowa mayors forming the Iowa League of Municipalities urge Governor Cummins to propose a legislative appropriation to investigate municipal problems. They note state funding favors county fairs farmers institutes and schools while cities pay half the taxes and receive no similar aid. They press for state support to study and address urban issues statewide.
An advertisement asserts no pneumonia cases linked to coughs or colds after using Foley's Honey and Tar. It warns against unknown preparations possibly containing opiates and causing constipation, urging buyers to ask for Foley's and to avoid substitutes. Sold by Nick Domug.
A collection of short items notes aging health advice and local news. The feature cites Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets as aiding digestion and vitality for elderly men while reporting a death in Imogene and a grand jury adjournment in Logan. It also covers seed corn specials and grain shipments in Des Moines.
An Iowa newspaper item promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea claiming beauty and health benefits. The notice includes a price of 35 cents and advertises Nick Coffing & Co. as the seller. A separate item reports death of Henry Anson, founder of Marshalltown, IA, noting his connection to Adrian C. Anson of Chicago as the first white child born in Marshall County.
A Harpersville New York pastor Rev. C. D. Moore endures torture while recounting experiences with the grippe and a claim of help from Dr. King s New Discovery. The ad notes the medicine s price and a free trial bottle. Separately Mtumwa Tennessee reports Judge Eichelberger directs a verdict for E H Skinner as Birmingham bank failure leads to insolvency charges being dropped.
A Harper Washington man, George W Hollman, claims seven years of chronic stomach and liver trouble were cured by Electric Bitters. He urges others to use the remedy, sold by Nick Coffing & Co with a guarantee. The piece also mentions a distressing massacre report from Minsk and a death linked to a fight over wine, along with praise for Dr King’s New Life Pills as a general aid for liver and stomach troubles.
The advertisement touts a pill that clears the stomach and bowels of putrid matter to remove headaches and constipation. It claims not to gripe and promises a safe, pleasant, perfect remedy sold by Nick Dolfing & Co.
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