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Newspaper
Fayette Reporter
Location
Fayette, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1912
Page
3
Randalia community notes bustling church activities and social events. Walter Whiteford and Miss Nellie Vaughan return from trips, local embroiders and leagues meet, and many residents attend shows, visits, and family gatherings. A wedding, a death, and visits to Cedar Rapids, Oelwein, and Waterloo shape a week of news.
Center Grove residents Louie Bark and Deloss Watten paugh attended the social at the McSweeny home Saturday evening. Charley Strong and wife visited Ed Talcott home Sunday. George Smith home welcomed Frank Irish and wife of California Mrs Duggan of Charles City and Mrs A Russell of Fayette Sunday. Floyd Foss and wife called on Fred Foss Sunday. Wayne Donat had supper at the Williams home Sunday. Mrs John Roe of Oelwein visited Saturday night to Monday with her sister Mrs Henry Bar lingame. Josiah Davis and wife and Clair visited Dud Davis home Sunday. Grace Linehimer visited V E Dye home Sunday.
The passage paints a bleak view of cooperation between city authorities and criminals, noting rising corruption in New York and other large cities while arguing small towns face similar abuse. It mentions Cedar Rapids, Sioux City, Davenport, and generic rural locales where officials bend to pressure, evade warrants, and overlook duties.
Fragmentary ad copy warns against internal Catarrh cures containing mercury and other dangerous ingredients. It touts a so called Ctrl Cure from Cheney & Co and mentions external testimonials, prices per bottle, and claimed blood and mucous system cleansing.
Mrs. Thomas Taylor of Blum Texas extols Dr Miles Restorative Nervine saying it raised her from the grave and restored her vitality amid modern nervous exhaustion. The ad praises relief from sleeplessness poor appetite and the common run down feeling.
An advertisement for Dr Miles Nervine from Miles Medical Co of Elkhart Indiana claims the product will tone the nervous system and restore vitality. It guarantees money back if the remedy fails and urges purchase through Askeny druggidt.
A persuasive notice invites farmers to consider moving to West Union for improved schools and social advantages. It promotes renting or buying farm properties, lists available farms, and offers to arrange loans and abstracts plus title examinations. It urges saving, hard work, and planning for a peaceful later life in a healthy town.
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