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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1909
Page
8
A copied ad notes a so called renowned doctor's best prescription for rheumatism. It lists one ounce compound syrup Sarsa parilla one ounce Toris compound half pint whiskey and instructs a tablespoonful before meals and at bedtime with shaking before each use.
Fragmented colonial style notice reports Cheney Co promising a reward for catarrh cures and includes swearing of oath by Frank J Cheney. Also cites various advertisements and literary snippets from periodicals mentioning remedies, marriages, and a quip about moral behavior.
A Washington county couple, starting with a few hundred dollars, bought a 1600 acre farm, mortgaged heavily, and paid it down with frugal living. After eight years they sold the farm for $60 an acre, bought 275 acres at $70 an acre, and now own land fully paid for as values have risen.
A young Iowa couple, who moved to town 16 years ago with little, now own land valued at $150 per acre and total assets around $60,000. They bought a farm, sold oats cheap, paid high interest, yet rose to prosperity by seizing local opportunities. A tale urging readers to seek opportunities nearby rather than chasing distant wealth.
Samuel McNutt celebrated his eighty seventh birthday in Muscatine and recalled his long career. He edited several eastern Iowa papers, served in the Eighth Iowa cavalry, was elected to the Iowa House and Senate for ten consecutive years, and held various public offices including U S consul to Maracaibo Venezuela. He remained active in civic life for decades.
Former Representative Hepburn relocates to the national capital to handle a large and varied legal practice. He plans summers in Town and winters in Washington, and his business needs were cited when he declined Taft's offer to be commissioner of pensions.
The Iowa Produce Company reports over $250,000 paid to farmers and merchants in Creston and nearby towns for butter and eggs in its first year of operation. Of this total, $165,000 was paid for eggs alone.
Growing student interest prompts Iowa Wesleyan College at Mt. Pleasant to integrate liquor problem study into the curriculum. The initiative reflects a broader educational effort to address alcohol issues within educational institutions.
The state orphan home at Davenport is overcrowded and the state board of control says immediate action is needed to relieve daily growing congestion.
Des Moines Supreme Court split over a civil rights case involving Mrs. Bell, a Black woman denied coffee at a pure food show. The majority framed the act as a private transaction with no rights breached, while dissents argued the statute embodies social sentiment and protects against humiliation beyond ordinary property rights. Meanwhile Johnson County rural schools report ten vacancies with no near-filled prospects.
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