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Newspaper
Emmet County Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1900
Page
2
The Estherville Republican includes subscription terms, advertiser notes, political commentary on Senator Healy, and reports on the Boer war, Kentucky politics, Iowa Supreme Court decisions, and upcoming lectures. It describes the Farmers Institute, a train accident near Emmetsburg, public sales in Swan Lake and Lincoln townships, and local tobacco cigar advertisements.
Local notes report Rev Peckie planning open ing services at Fair View while Mies Mattie Youngman won a prize at the Estherville Farmers Institute on Jan 24. A Jan 26 wedding of Thomas Brooks and Maggie Holland is noted, plus a successful Fairview sociable with a fine supper. Various updates cover illnesses, travel, sales, and community events across Ringsted Dolliver and Four Mile Lake.
A collage of ad-like items includes Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription praised for women’s health and childbearing, a Minnesota railroad expansion note from Worthington to Hardwick, Iowa, and regional real estate pitches. Also mentions a Vermontville editor touting Electric Bitters for aging, a railway convention travel offer, a dissolution notice, a general salve claim, and a land agent in Estherville offering deals.
The Cedar Rapids Route Playing Cards offer top quality and a glossy finish. Sold by B C R N Ry agents at 15 cents per pack two for 25 cents, $1.50 per dozen, with postage paid if ordered via depot, stamps, coin or money order to the General Passenger Department Cedar Rapids Iowa. Also includes an advertisement for Dr King’s New Life Pills with a testimonial from D H Turner praising renewed youth. pills are vegetable and 26 cents at Williams and Anderson’s.
Farmers are urged to sharpen plows and harrows now before spring rush. Local wagon makers and horse-shoers are employed. all work guaranteed. H. N. AwovE, 1st South Sixth St, Estherville, IA. Also an ad for Dr. Hathaway selling an electric belt for treatment, with return to sender and cash-on-delivery option. Short cold cure ad urging Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with W. Ghove signature.
My wife's good sense saved my life writes J M Rosa of Winfield Tenn I had such a bad cough I could hardly breathe I grew worse under doctor s treatment but my wife urged me to try Dr Kings New Discovery which completely cured me Coughs colds rophitis La Grippe Pneumonia Asthma Hay Fever and all maladies of chest throat and lungs are positively cured by this marvellous medicine 50c and 100 Guaranteed Trial batch at Williams Anderson
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