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Newspaper
Hardin County Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1908
Page
1
The Citizens Savings Bank promotes youth savings with a $1.00 minimum and 4 percent interest. It urges young men to form money-saving habits for a strong business foundation and invites fathers and mothers to encourage children to save. The bank targets men women and children.
Eldora news notes a busy week with a county fair strong races and many premiums. Schools report strong rural participation at Eldora high, with notable work by teachers and pupils from Ackley Iowa Falls and beyond. Local business and civic items include the sanatorium project, bank mentions, and notable residents in town.
Julius Calhoun foreman of the bridge force on the St. Paul and Des Moines road was brought to a hospital in Iowa Falls for treatment after a speeder accident near Cambridge during a work inspection. He was seriously injured while others escaped serious harm. his injuries will lay him up for a long time.
The cremated remains of L. P. Jones, a lifelong Mason and member of St. Elmo Commandery, were brought from Pasadena and interred at Union Cemetery with Knights Templar ceremonies after a procession from the asylum to the home of his son L. E. Jones.
The county fairEducational exhibit showcases progress in the county schools under Supt Scurry. He emphasizes boys and girls mastering common branches before pursuing other work and notes a carefully prepared premium list aligned with rural school courses. For the first time the fair divides graded and rural schools as a commendable feature.
Comings and goings report a bustling half week with visits and travels by D. M. Moser J. F. Hardin Esq. F. E. Foster and wife Jno W Peisen and others. Notes on health, schooling, and family visits in Eldora Iowa Falls Waterloo and Des Moines. Also mention of a building boom and various trips to Ohio Colfax and Schoon Lake.
Henry Lund of Iowa Falls was fatally injured when the fast mail train on the Illinois Central struck him as he stepped onto the main line to watch a switching train. He was a long time tailor employed by Peter McCallum and was found after the collision beside the railway after the train had passed.
Admirers of art and stage lovers are invited to a single Fridays September 18 performance of Wagner's Parsifal at Wisner Opera House. The piece is hailed as the gentlest and most satisfying drama on stage, praised by scholars, artists, press, clergy, and theatregoers for its powerful, enthralling and spiritual storytelling.
The Crescent Lumber Co promotes Illinois Lamp Coal at 3.90 and Indiana Lamp coal at 3.90 with the best hard coal on the market at 9.00, inviting readers to try their product. The notice emphasizes bargain pricing and encourages customers to place orders.
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