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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1903
Page
4
An advertisement extols female suffering as unnecessary and promotes Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy. It claims women face health derangements, urges avoidance of stimulants, and offers free medical advice from Lydia E. Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts.
A fragmented ad style text promotes a foot powder product for new shoes, aiming to ease corns, bunions, swelling, and sweating. It lists brand-like phrases and scattered names, resembling an old catalog or storefront blurb. The readable portion centers on foot care and comfort claims.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions events around December and a wrestling match at Kr oe s Wrest Nor atorer with scattered phrases about lanes, arenas, and quoted dialogue. Readable content is minimal and unclear.
A Brandywine Manor village tale recounts a long running effort by a resident named Wib Hat Rett to feed and breed gray squirrels, sparking a local belief that every red squirrel should be hunted. The story notes hundreds of gray squirrels now inhabit the surrounding woodlands, with few red ones remaining. Residents consider it a duty to kill any red squirrels they find. The piece weaves in a humorous aside about a child and a broken umbrella, and briefly advertises a "Tire Winalow's Sorteng Aranr" product in garbled later text.
A garbled OCR fragment questions why the cheese is called elute cheese and mentions Brenneny Cheenac Gunge Kadekerbocker with unclear context. The text is fragmented, lacks coherent events, and provides no verifiable details or outcomes.
A Chicago and Northwestern train wreck at Whiting twenty eight miles south of Sioux City killed engineer George Coleman and injured several crew members including Oscar Larson fireman and John Thompson helper. The derailment occurred Monday night as the train traveled at high speed and the engine overturned. Crew members were taken to Spareritan hospital with fractures and lacerations.
A severe hailstorm struck Remsen and surrounding areas Sunday night, smashing over sixty school windows and the J. M. Dwight photograph gallery. Barns and homes suffered shattered glass and damaged fronts, with many cattle drowned or injured. Farmers north of Remsen report thirty shoats killed, large hogs injured, and crop loss noted. The storm extended from LeMars to Seney, flooding meadows as the Floyd River overflowed its banks.
Severe hail and storms struck Marcus and Livermore causing widespread damage. Hailstones as large as eggs injured crops and property while trees toppled and power lines were disrupted. A family in Ida Grove faced a fatal milk poisoning scare, and injuries from a fall at an American Express building were reported. Livermore's fields suffered heavy crop losses and cattle were spooked. Continuous rainfall and rising floods strained Boone River and nearby areas, with persistent high winds and storm-related damage across multiple towns.
Gariond of hood from Kranoo Will dominated Nete spencer wea Sheelan superintendent Mawpi at Boedecer has received tax need from Adare tract of lend tad bua rented on Green ranch Gortheast of Towa seed imported from France Drapy Husali $8 freight seed costs And Mr Sheehan reports last year profits from flax in the region though future supplies rely on farmers joining in. Hannah Christensen a 16 year old student disappeared after being seen with Jack Vesey at a theater company visit to town. Investigations say letters mailed to parents stated she left with the writer and his wife to join him on the stage. The G A R encampment elected Commander Col LB Raymond and other officers after a large parade and campfire.
Allen Tiddle was arrested in Des Moines for embezzlement from the United States Express Company and sentenced to two and a half years in the penitentiary. Just before sentencing his wife filed for divorce, claiming her husband relied on her to avoid capture. Tiddle returned to the city after a year’s absence to persuade his wife to join him when he was arrested again.
A fierce tornado struck the small town north of Webster Club on Sunday evening, demolishing most of the west side’s businesses. Sing Lee was killed and hail accompanied the storm. The event caused extensive damage to shops and homes, with only a few structures spared.
The nineteenth year sees Dr. Kennedy reelected secretary of Iowa’s State Board of Health with J F Kennedy of Des Moines named secretary and LA McKaveen of Chariton president. Other officials include Pmt Kinney of Bex Moines as chemist and Ressir Olmsted of Eagle Grove as assistant secretary. Nearby notes report depot closings, river high water levels, and assorted local incidents from Mason City to Davenport.
A fragmented survey lists ongoing wars across many regions including Somaliland Venezuela Afghanistan and the Balkans while interwoven are sea life vignettes near Bermuda with vivid coral and fish scenes. An advertisement endorses Deans Kidney Pills with a customer testimonial and a note about negotiable bearer instruments.
A garbled note claims fruit acls will not stain goods laied with Putnam Faceless Dyes and repeats the assertion. It then oddly mentions Senator Pettua of Alabama wearing eyelasses bought in 1565. The text mixes product claims with an anachronistic political figure.
A letter from Mrs J F Finn of Buffalo extols Peruna for restoring health after prolonged social withdrawal. The testimonial claims nervous female illness stems from catarrh and that Peruna cures catarrh wherever treated, urging women to seek the remedy to overcome many forms of female disease.
The excerpt presents a chit chat on favorite writers and a remark by Mrs Dood about her husband. Mr Chester Park questions the authorship, noting Four husband's talents and prompting curiosity about his writings.
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