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Newspaper
Bedford Free Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1905
Page
7
A patient narrates severe tuberculosis illness and initial doctors doubts. After trying a remedy named Porusia or Pomba he began to improve, losing weight yet regaining strength and mobility, expressing gratitude to the treatment.
An early 20th century advertisement extols Peruna as a cure for catarrh linking disease progression from head to lungs. It claims thousands of testimonials from patients saved after doctor-approved skepticism and urges readers to write Dr. Hartman at the Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus Ohio for responses.
The article details the incorporation of Tay Square Publishing Co to commence November 2, 1905, for twenty years, based in Hedford Iowa with a five-person board and officers elected annually. It outlines liabilities, non-assessable stock, and corporate protections, plus an administrator notice for John W. Miner estate.
A community debate exposes the liquor trade as a public health threat. Advocates urge closing saloons, enforcing laws, and mobilizing women to curb youth drinking, arguing licenses fuel crime and ruin families. The piece cites drunk youths, public drunkenness, and parental neglect as consequences, urging action and vigilance.
A fragment urges vigilance and unity, warning against complacency as the town faces threats to work, safety, and daily life. The call to action emphasizes defending God, home, and native land while urging residents to look around and stay alert.
Henry H Taylor deceased at Phillipsburg Kansas on December 1 1008 aged 72 years 12 days born Rocky MHS Connecticut October 20 1839 practiced law in four states served as clerk of courts and probate judge known as Judge Taylor funeral held at Baptist church on December 3. Local items list residents visiting Bedford Conway and Loveland with notes on health and travel.
An assortment of patent medicines and health claims dominate the page. Dr King’s New Life Pills and Electrin Bitters are touted as cures for bowel and stomach diseases kidney trouble and general weakness. Ads praise a Jersey City teacher’s pension and note factory life expectancy in soap boilermakers and grindstone makers.
A newspaper blurb notes Foley's Honey and Tar as a leading cold remedy and Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea for vigor, with prices and local store mentions. It also comments on German public fatigue with the war in Southwest Africa, citing casualties and costs.
A. H. Thyrnes of Buffalo C claims kidney and bladder trouble relief from Foleys Kidney Cure. He reports brick dust stones and excruciating pain relief after few doses, declaring it has done him $1,000 worth of good. Sold by H. B. Roads. Includes note on Prussia and King Edward’s smoking habit.
An advertisement praises remedies for constipation and indigestion. It promotes Oring Fruit Syrup and Oring Daz ative Fruit Syrup as gentle, non nauseating laxatives. Bibbins and Mee et Ack endorse Mi-vena tablets claiming digestive restoration and health benefits with a 30 cent box.
A garbled ad page touts Foley's Kidney Cure for kidney troubles and Foley's Honey and Tar for throat and lung ailments. It also mentions Dr Thomas Healther Oil for burns, slips, and accidents and Dr Wood's Norway Syrup for vigor in old age. Miscellany includes leap year musings and a Sioux City college gossip line.
Burlington Route announces reduced round trip holiday tickets from December 22 23 24 25 30 31 to January 1. Fares apply to all points on Burlington and other roads across Iowa Missouri Illinois Michigan Minnesota Indiana Wisconsin Texas and neighboring states with January 4 final limit. For details contact F P Brin Aj.
Holiday rates via Chicago and Western Railway with one fare plus round trip to many states. Tickets on sale December 28 24 25 30 and January 1906 final limit January. Representative of Des Moines Register and Leader will be in Bedford December 21 or 22 to activate subscriptions for the great daily paper. The Register and Leader proclaims itself best paper for the legislature and people. Also notes Angora rabbit fur industry and a court acquittal story about William M Hearts and Edgar.
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