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Newspaper
Humboldt County Republican
Location
Humboldt, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1903
Page
2
The Humboldt County paper lists subscription rates of 31.50 per month, seven cents for three months, and 40 cents for longer terms. Subscriptions are payable before the year’s end, with six subscriptions payable by address. The Berveutoan is merged with Humboldt Kermos Apell and is the largest paper in the county, run by the people.
The Fort Dodge edition reflects on mayoral candidacy, urging capable leadership amid local political debates. It reports on meat price protests by Gypsum Miners and Mill Workers Union, accusing city ordinances of meat trade collusion and noting high local prices vs surrounding areas.
A satirical note asserts farmers control vast wealth, with power to buy banks, debt, steel, and oil trusts, while warning they remain the nation’s key class. A humorous local anecdote from Algona’s creamery fire adds color, as a firefighter and a civilian clash in a playful exchange. The piece appears in the Emmett County Magazine edition.
A man enters a uptown college club and charm proves costly as he extorts food and drink, pleading poverty then leaving without paying. The steward lends a dime and is ridiculed by onlookers for his generosity. The man exits with a bow and a talk of meals he cannot pay for, leaving others to ponder the ruse.
The Nation reports the Senate's December 16 vote approving the Cuban Reciprocity pact by fifty-seven to eighteen with fifteen not voting. Notable exchanges featured Senator Raley of Texas and Senator Spooner of Wisconsin, praised for logic and rhetoric. Also noted were Birdsall's maiden House speech and Howard Everett Hale's election as Senate chaplain, plus social notes on Miss Hattie Miles and local Christmas observances in Washington.
A Galveston Texas reader endorses Wine of Cardul as a cure for tired women with nervous complaints and menstrual irregularities after ineffectual visits to doctors. The letter claims the remedy strengthens the system and corrects irregularities while noting widespread availability and a price of one dollar. It also promotes Thedford's Block-Draught for digestive issues.
Mrs. Benson of Keller Virginia treated her child’s severe burn with Pain Balm from J Q Hubbard Drug. The child suffered a hot stove injury Saturday night but calmed within half an hour of application and was fully well within two weeks, highlighting Pain Balm’s use for burns and sprains.
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