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Newspaper
Hedrick Journal
Location
Hedrick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1910
Page
3
A stream of aphorisms on reform, pride, work, money, and social behavior. Points include self reliance, view of women, male vanity, prudent spending, and the social pecking order. The tone imitates a cautionary, moralizing parade of everyday truths.
Hedrick Keokuk county mourns as Hon. John Morrison postmaster and longtime state legislator is found dead in the Hedrick post office basement after a fall. He served fourteen years in the Iowa legislature and was a famed stump orator. Morrison came from Scotland, served in the Civil War, and his death recalls his public service and family tragedy with his son a U.S. cavalryman killed in the Philippines. The obituary appears in Fremont Gazett and Knoxville Express as part of a broad tribute to his life and public career.
Auctioneer W H Cooper presided at the pure bred Poland China Sale of S M Pedrick and I B Ranes in Ottumwa. Sixty one head sold at an average 55.70 with the top pig at 152.50. Pedrick and Ranes long regarded as leading breeders. Cooper called this the best offering in the corn belt this year. Cyrus Tygart visited Richland over Sunday with his daughter.
Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway advertises low round trip homeseekers fares in effect on the first and third Tuesdays of each month through 1910. Tickets allow a 25 day return limit and liberal stopovers. Descriptive literature available from any CMStP agent or F A Miller, General Passenger Agent, Chicago.
Notice to Hedrick Telephone subscribers explains free exchanges with Martinsburg Mutual and Highland Center Mutual, and tolls of ten cents to Sigourney and Ottumwa for subscribers. Non subscribers face ten cent tolls to nearby points and regular rates elsewhere. Calls capped at five minutes. Subscribers must settle arrears and pay rent quarterly in advance, per manager L. Dudgeon.
Dr. R. V. Henry reports the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. William Meier on Wednesday, adding a new addition to the Meier family.
The C B Q Soil Special arrived on schedule and a small audience gathered at the Hedrick auditorium despite a rainy night. Prof Johnson publicity agent, Prof Snyder from Ames spoke on soil fertility, crop rotation, and Prof Holden discussed corn. E R Puffer thanked Hedrick for hospitality while Eunice Hawthorne and local residents were noted visiting Ottumwa and Freemont respectively. An advertisement offer from Jackson Son’s cloak sale was highlighted along with a demonstration week promotion from La. Dudgeon and Luella Hollingsworth Fur prize at a local store.
An 1900s era advertisement claims Doan's Kidney Pills cure kidney complaints and prevent progression to diabetes dropsy or Bright's disease. It cites Hedrick Iowa resident Mrs B Markle praising relief from back pain, lameness, headaches, and kidney disarray after using the remedy bought at Wray's Pharmacy. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY is listed as sole U.S. agents.
An advertisement claims catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal treatment that acts on blood and mucous surfaces. It asserts the product is not a quack medicine, lists ingredients, and urges readers to send for testimonials and to purchase through druggists. The item also includes a local note about community visits and a subscription pitch for Youth's Companion.
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