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Newspaper
Bedford Free Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1906
Page
4
An advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a kidney remedy. It describes signs of kidney and bladder issues such as dark urine back pain and frequent urination and claims Swamp Root cures rheumatism kidney and urinary problems. The ad offers samples and a free health booklet and lists Binghamton New York as the address.
An editorial from the Free Press asserts taxpayers deserve a broad county financial view as four years of board leadership are reviewed. It details cash balances from 1903 to 1908, notes bridge fund overdrafts in 1903, outlines levy changes, and discusses factors behind tax shifts while praising farm and home improvements and court house park upgrades.
In 1908 there were fifteen insane county residents in Clarinda hospital, now twenty six, costing substantial sums per year with a levy barely adequate. Bridges have grown from eleven hundred claimed to about 1300, spanning roughly 1500 miles of road. Damages from two collapsing bridges show average losses near one dollar per bridge over four years. The board endorses prudent budgeting, bridge supply, and tax policy amid reductions in officials’ pay and public notice costs.
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