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Newspaper
Audubon County Journal
Location
Exira, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1908
Page
3
A local ad promotes a fine assortment of Floral and Oriental rugs in Axminster Velvet and Brussels 9x12 sizes at reduced prices. The display includes new furniture lines with quarter saved suits rockers chairs and book cases, urging customers to compare figures and save money.
Village briefs record Brayton and Oakfield social events, politics, and business. Mentions candidate Brayton support, shopping trips, cattle sales, visits, and local improvements. Also notes train delay, school term end, fence projects, and a marketing tonic advertisement.
An advertisement by George A Arnold of Davenport Iowa touts Security Insurance Co as agent for Cunard Trans Atlantic ocean tickets. The copy claims Cunard offers faster crossings to Scandinavia, claiming boats arrive one day sooner than rival lines.
An old advertisement touts Ayer's Hair Vigor with a new formula that quickly stops falling hair. It asserts no color change and speaks decisively about its effectiveness, though the copy is fragmented and contains odd letters.
The advertisement promotes a product named the new hind by the J. Ayer Co. of Lowell. It asserts the formula stops falling hair and aids nature in restoring the hair and scalp to a healthy condition.
Old resident An Howlett, born December 7 1826 in Mor monthshire England, died May 7 190s in Omaha Nebraska at age about 90. She lived in Oakfield and Audubon county before moving to Atlantic and then spent recent years with daughter in Omaha. Interment was in Oakfield cemetery after Rev Sorenson sermon.
Sunday a bolt of lightning splintered a large elm tree near a doorway and knocked Mr. Sam Green from his chair leaving him stunned for a time. The item mentions a letter from a Denmark-based schoolteacher and praises flawless penmanship, then notes corn for sale five miles west of Brayton.
Notice to Our Customers states Fo ey's Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung troubles is not affected by the National Pure Food and Drug law contains no opiates or harmful drugs and is recommended as safe for children and adults. A Carmegie contract in Chariton will be completed for occupancy by quarter one at a price of 3179. Mrs B Swainhower of Coalville drops dead from heart failure while baking bread. she had lived in the town for thirty three years.
To relieve constipation clean out the bowels tone and strengthen the digestive organs put them in a natural condition with Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea the most reliable Tonic for thirty years. 35 cents Tea or tablets N. Dofting & Co.
Des Moines reports City Physician Miller showing normal temperature again after nearly two weeks since being shot. Physicians note ten day risk window for blood poisoning has passed. Mrs Bessie Collins Davis also improving at Methodist Hospital after a second successful operation on her injured limb with no further infection. Dr L J Oldaker dentist offers prompt dental work at Findlay Drug Store north room.
The Des Moines physician Dr. Bair claims hundreds of testimonials proving cures for so called incurable diseases including consumption paralysis cancers wits rheumatism tumors appendicitis and gall stones. He advertises free consultations at 1122 5th Ave Des Moines and invites written case details.
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