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Newspaper
Audubon County Journal
Location
Exira, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1906
Page
4
Long column chronicles residents in Hamlin area from Exira to Audubon with names of neighbors, sales, and visits. Mentions barbershop opening, depot agent praise, hotel proprietor, and local tradesmen. Reports weather, snowfall, and a large Monday sale with stock and farm implements fetching prices.
An advertisement extols buckwheat cakes as a wholesome cold weather breakfast. It promotes making a perfect buckwheat cake with a simple morning preparation and no yeast, and invites readers to request the Royal Baker and Pastry Cook with free mailing from Woer Co New York.
The article notes the firm has been most successful in pecuniary terms and sales last year, encouraging bigger efforts to carry more stock including buggies and phaetons. It urges patrons to call on the firm when in need, promising fair treatment.
Senator Dryden revises a measure to place insurance under a comptroller of insurance with powers like those over national banks. Backed by the president and administration officials, the bill follows New York inquiry findings and aims to detect wrongdoing, regulate policies, and meet federal regulation demands.
The record notes 51 690 petitions received and referred with 13 125 acted adversely. Routes in operation numbered 34 677. Rural carriers handled over 1 000 000 000 pieces of mail in fiscal 1905 at about 11 cents each. The net cost for 32 055 carriers for 1905 was 316 871 738.
Ad promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as the best throat remedy from The Original Holey & Co Chicago and warns against imitations. It claims safety for children and that it is mildly laxative and contains no opiates. Sold by Nick Dosting & Co. Charged With Burying Babe Alive in Carlsbad New Mexico. Mrs Mary Aiken, living near Lakewood, faces arrest for burying her eight month old son and covering the grave with prairie dog mounds.
A General Staff report transmitted to Senator Gullinger warns that the United States could not move its army by sea in wartime without drastic increases in suitable steamships. The analysis stresses the urgent need for expanded transport capacity to support war plans and protect insular holdings.
An advertisement extols Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea claiming it invigorates physically mentally and morally. It lists 35 cents for tea or tablets and cites Nick Coffing & Co and Mrs Leafgreen in St Louis. A probate ruling dismisses Mrs Leafgreen's claim to a $500000 Howard estate.
Harriet Howard of West 34th Street New York recounts years of salt rheum or eczema until Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured her condition. The quick and sure healer for cuts burns and sores is sold by Nick Doffing & Co’s drug store.
An OCR fragment touts Foley's Kidney Cure as curing Bright's disease and kidney trouble if taken early, citing A. R. of Morgantown Indiana who awoke many times at night with backache. It notes Nick Coffing & Co sells it. Jan 13 Cedar Falls Normal School suspends intercollegiate football for next year, no schedule or team planned. students will pursue other athletics.
A claim that a cold will not progress to pneumonia when Foley's Honey and Tar is used. It stops the cough and strengthens the lungs, with Dr. C J Bishop of Agnew Michigan reporting success in three severe pneumonia cases. Sold by Nick Doffing & Company.
John Flaxcamp, itinerant cigarmaker, died after a small piece of meat entered his windpipe in a San Vanna restaurant. Physicians confirm choking caused death. Also notes about four hundred babies at Bt. Vincent's Infant Asylum in Chicago awaiting adoption and a local fire in Waterloo destroying a grain elevator and lumber yard with no local fire department.
Mrs. Cora Walker of Potterville California endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the best cure for colds. The advert claims rapid relief prevention of pneumonia and pleasant safe use with Nick Dofting & Co selling it.
Editor George D. Perkins of the Sioux City Daily Journal will seek the Iowa gubernatorial nomination. A private letter to William McFarlane indicates Perkins has decided to run and already has substantial support across the state and in the Eleventh district.
An advertisement proclaims Chamberlain's Cough Remedy absolutely harmless for children. It warns that harmful medicines in some syrups can worsen illness and urges mothers to use Chamberlain's. Sold by Nick Doffing & Company.
A dynamite blast at Mackey hardware in Boone killed Alva Nelson proprietor and wrecked the building beyond recognition. Nelson was alone inside when the explosion occurred. M M Smith, a nearby grocer, arrived soon after and the exact cause remains unclear.
W H Howard of Husband Pennsylvania says his mother suffered rheumatism for years and could hardly walk. After using Chamberlains Pain Balm she could move and walk with ease and remains a regular user to keep pain away. Sold by Nick Doffig & Company.
Mrs John Wheelan dies after convulsions while playing Nearer My God to Thee in Shenandoah Iowa on January 11. The report mentions consumption and pneumonia as opposed killers and cites Dr Kings New Discovery as a remedy. The item also notes Farson Iowa’s small population of fifty with two banks on the CMStP line in Wapello County.
Stomach troubles and constipation touted for Chamberlain s Stomach and Liver Tablets by J R Cullman Potterville Michigan. They are easy to take and satisfy customers with no complaints recorded. Sold by Nick Coffing Co. Doctors Must Not Contract Clinton Jan 11 Clinton County Medical Association condemns contract work for lodges or societies with immediate expulsion for members engaging in such practice.
Ad claims Electric Bitters relieve and cure malaria and malaria fever with fewer after effects than quinine. Testimony from E. Munday of Henrietta Texas cites dramatic recovery in a malarial case. Local drugstore sells it for 50 cents with guarantee. In Des Moines a court proceeding reports Mrs Josiah Pratt denying administering poison and denying love for a farmhand.
In demand medicine offers a blood and system cleanser to fit modern needs. Claims to cure stomach and liver troubles. Sold at Nick Dolling & Co's drug store for 25 cents with guarantee.
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