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Newspaper
Iowa Citizen
Location
Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1903
Page
2
Local farmers discuss sowing grain hedging crops and meadow use. Mentions Easter rain hopes, repairs, and social visits including Rev. McBilian at Fairview, presbytery reports, and a spelling contest planned for June. Teems with names, farming updates, and community events across West Branch and surrounding townships.
Otto Dodd of Powder Missouri writes of an ugly sore lasting a year that Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured. Advert shows 75 cents at W. E. Sorader and J. H. Whetstone drug stores. Apr
Bruce Thompson and family visited Sunday at Cedar Valley. Some small boys trapped gophers at ten cents each. Mrs. E. G. Pratt of Scott traded in our town Monday. W. H. Rymier and wife returned from Texas. Frank Speight of West Liberty worked on his farm here. Cal Bumgardner boards at home and drives to West Branch school. Seeding near finished this week and some plowing for corn began. Y. N. Clark attended Mrs. Leonard Shiek funeral at Morse. D. M. Dison of West Branch set fruit trees nearby. Stud dried and roads became passable with teams moving about.
Mrs. W. K. Haviland of Armonk New York credits Dr. King's New Discovery with saving her daughter from a near fatal attack of whooping cough and bronchitis after other remedies failed. Her niece with advanced consumption is also reported as healed by the medicine. Desperate throat and lung diseases yield to this remedy.
S Le Quinn of Cavendish Vermont says his chronic constipation was solved when Dr King’s New Life Pills “broke into” his house and cured him. The ad guarantees relief and lists 25 cents at local drug stores W E Shrader and J H Whetstone.
Farmers begin plowing for corn. A buyer from Amaya visits the area to purchase wool. Richard Williams sold a drove of cattle averaging 1350 at 4.30. Frank White moves his father’s house to his farm to serve as a granary. Tom Watkins buys a carload of cattle from Will Hyradtic. Leslie Schnare, infant of Mr and Mrs Schnare, swallowed carbolic acid Monday but was saved by quick aid.
Rev Jao Cox of Wake Ark testifies after twelve years of Yellow Jaundice that Electric Bitters cured him. The message urges Electric Bitters as a reliable medicine for liver kidney stomach and general debility with a five cent price and local dealer endorsements.
A sand bank at Connemarr on Ireland’s west coast draws curious visitors with millions of tiny intact shells, each perfect like a miniature marine form. The piece also relays a Norse Eskimo legend where the sun is a maiden and the moon her brother who chases her across the sky after a dancing party incident.
The article describes serving raw eggs cold from a glass, emphasizing freshness and ways to prepare egg whites with salt or sugar. It notes objections to eggs and offers alternatives including brandy flavoring and a milk mixture. It also promotes Rocky Mountain Tea as a spring tonic by W. W. Morrison with a brief promotional note.
For sale a refrigerator described as good as new. Enquire at this office for details and to arrange pickup or viewing.
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