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Newspaper
Iowa Citizen
Location
Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1903
Page
18
A stream of small town visits and life events fills the page. residents from Muscatine to Iowa City and Cedar Rapids are described visiting kin, attending services, teaching positions, and moving plans. Local business, farming, schooling, and church activities mirror a busy rural week.
The item notes local trade with J E Elliott purchasing hogs from Penn J Albaght while Ran B V Bredinstine finished an assessment on horseback. Foreman Hill drove cattle into town and Frank Frice ships lending material for the season. Suze Ze Jesse Ham barters four horses to J D Zeller, as the farmer fixes fences and calculates seven dollars per hundred pounds of pork amid improving roads. North Liberty merchants move goods by four horse teams hoping for the Smith Dows Electric railroad revival before more road trouble.
Mrs W K Hayiland of Ammonk N J writes that her daughter almost died from whooping cough and bronchitis but recovered after using Dr King’s New Discovery. She adds her niece, with advanced consumption, is now well. The ad touts the medicine as infallible for coughs and colds with guaranteed price.
Noah Yoder welcomes a new piano home while a young daughter arrives for Mr and Mrs Chas Ressler. W D Berkey returns from Kingston Indiana after a two week visit. Mail carrier Beil continues on the remnant mail route. D O Thomas is ill and Miss Sadie Kinsinger remains under care. Rev Streyfeler returns from Zearing Iowa after attending United Evangelical conference and is welcomed back for another year.
A Wake, Arkansas resident reports twelve years of yellow jaundice cured after using Electric Bitters. The testimonial cites relief from liver and kidney trouble and general debility with two local guarantors backing the medicine.
Mr and Mrs 7 P Paintin announce a new daughter. Mrs John Eubechek visited relatives here Sunday. Clark visits friends at Sigourney. Ide Miller visits sister in Moline. I Reed sold hogs worth about 500 dollars at seven dollars per hundredweight. A sociable was held in the church basement Thursday evening. Charles A Williams expected home from hospital soon.
Eggs of silver lace Wyandotte breed offered for sale at two for a setting of 15. Contact Mrs 8 Wickham at 3G 1 3809 Page Street for details.
S Le Quinn of Cavendish VI was robbed of his customary health by chronic constipation. Dr Kings New Life Pills broke into his house and arrested the trouble, leaving him entirely cured. Guaranteed to cure 25 cents at Shrader and Whetstones Drug Stores.
Advertisement notes eggs priced at 1.00 for a setting of 15. Location listed as 41 S Wickham.
Mass Ogle Beacom spent Sunday at home as spring moves in. Marry Beacom and family plan to move into Mrs. M Zellers house this week. J J Chamberlin and wife return from California. North Liberty school will begin next week with Winnie Stewart as primary teacher and Blanche Girtler from Iowa City in the grammar room.
Otto Dodd of Powder writes that Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured his year long sore. The product is sold for 75 cents at W. E. Sorader and J. H. Whetstone drug stores.
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