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Newspaper
Ireton Weekly Ledger
Location
Ireton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1905
Page
8
Maurice Father McNally received a new piano last week. Effie Swarta visits Perkins relatives while Van Pearsem attends county seat duties. A sleighing mood brings many locals out Sunday. The Epworth League hosts a handshaking social at J E Mieras with admission one cent and more.
Miscellaneous town brief items mention Lee Koliman shipping a car of bogs on Monday and visits by Mr Mette Siemen of Bridgewater returning home Saturday. Residents shop in Inetor Saturcar, and Teanisy hosts W J Tarler.
Mrs Marie McCrory visiting relatives at Beresford returned home Monday. Mr Oscar Riley of Cantaville visited Sunday at Kollman Martins. Toft learned Saturday morning of his mother’s death in Polk County and took the evening train to attend the funeral.
A long list of residents and visitors is recorded including Bagie Tips visiting his brother Charles, Edith Gerling visiting Marie Speen, and H Churchyard buying feeders during a western trip. Various locals report hunting trips, sleigh riding, hog shipments, and health concerns with diphtheria scares and a brief quarantine. School No 8 faced a scare but reopened. the literary society postponed a meeting with a program planned for January 20.
E Rilea and family and J A Eddy were pleasant callers at the H F Maust home Sunday afternoon. Jack Ames lost a valuable horse on his way home from Treton last Saturday evening. Florence Morey returned from Woodstock Minn last Friday night where she has been wresting with her sister Mire d A Eddy for the pest month. Mr Waterman, visiting with his daughter Mrs Peter. Weste gaard for two weeks, returned to Hawarden last Saturday. A large number of rabbits are reported in the vicinity this winter. A party of hunters were cut last Friday and bagged twenty two rabbits.
Advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a modern brood and system cleanser for stomach and liver troubles. It claims the product is in great demand and is guaranteed at Parker drug store at 250.
Gladstone headache tablets provide prompt relief at a price of 25e. The ad highlights fast action and affordability for relief seekers.
An advertisement extols Electric Bitters as a pure tonic with curative effects against malaria and malarial fever, claiming it is superior to quinine and leaves no after effects. It cites a testimonial from E S Munday of Henrietta Texas about a mother saved from malarial illness. Also promotes a United States wall map product and offers mailing details and prices.
After January 1 1905 display advertising on pages 4 5 and S will be ten cents per inch single column Helf page and page advertising on these pages will be at slight reductions First page display at one and a quarter dollars single column Half pages at seven dollars and pages twelve dollars per issue Rates to be strictly adhered to L D Maynard.
Settlers' One Way Second Class Rates to Southeast on the North Western Line in effect on the first and third Tuesdays to January February March and April 1905 to Kentucky Alabama Georgia North Carolina Florida and other southern states. For full information inquire of agents Chicago and North Western R R.
A damaged ad notes Mrs. Harries Howard of 206 W Sith St New York suffered skin trouble for years. She credits relief to Gackien's Arnica Salve described as a quick healer for cuts burns and sores. Price 25 cents at The Parker drug store.
Tam no longer selling land for Earle F Andrus of St Paul or working with W cotte. Im the land business. I have a larger selection of lands than ever before in Pembina Go N D and among them some of the finest improved farms in the Red River Valley. I can sell lands in Eastern Pembina Go either improved or prairie at less price and on better terms than ever before. It will pay you to see me before investing I also have lands in South Dakota Minnesota Iowa and other localities.
An farmer advertises smut treated early seed oats including Iowa Silvermine and 20th Century from New York. He claims yields higher than other oats and urges readers to order quickly to ensure fulfillment. Samples may be mailed on request.
A Gaslandon Indiana resident states his wife suffered from consumption and doctors gave up. After using Dr King s New Discoveries for Consumption she recovered in days. The ad touts the remedy as a universal germ killer and offers a trial bottle at 50 cents and a full bottle for one dollar through local druggists.
A decorative steel engraving titled Hies Afraid? Thies iv the title of a beautiful ste] bgraving by the Chicago & North Westerns. The card is printed with wide margins and designed for framing. Sent Sanyo audiey opreseipt of four igi possage by WB. Kuiskera, passenger traihe manager, Pbicagu.
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