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Newspaper
Ireton Weekly Ledger
Location
Ireton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1906
Page
8
Local notes report illness lists and visitors in Garfield township. Families mention births, farming activity, land claims in North Dakota, cattle purchases, and regional travel to Hudson Rock Valley and Minneapolis.
A string of brief items from Henry Basch to David Hammond covers market activity, visits, illnesses, jobs, travel and education. Names appear: Basch, Thordsy, Wing, Savage, Nanninga, Annis Filers, Bushby, Hawkins, Johnson, Elsangs, Willson, McGrory, Fritz, Day, Lean, Short, Shell, Bev Geo McDougall, Evansville, George Day, MorningSide College, and David Hammond with cattle purchases in North Dakota.
An old ad copy touts Kocol as a quick remedy for indigestion and headache from hastily eaten meals. It claims the product digests what you eat and restores the stomach, sold by E E Waite & Co.
A string of visits and calls outlines neighbors in the Smilt and Struble area with Akron and Sioux City trips. Farmers report ten days of good weather aiding hay and corn while a runaway damaged a surry near Nanninga’s farm. Savings and sale notices from Farmers & Merchants Bank hint at local agri goods and livestock opportunities.
A collection of humorous vignettes and quips on topics from dating and motherhood to advertising and trains. The tone mocks public figures and social habits with lines about tears as arguments for women, duties of baseball players, and playful jabs at Americans and the media.
A scattered column of humorous snippets traces promain season jargon in kitchens and hats, the rise of bank robberies before night, and a Posey county railroad song about a man losing false teeth. It notes army traffic to Indianapolis and references to women’s fashion and marriage lore.
Dr Eisler visits Ireton to fit glasses and examine eyes without drugs. He asserts thorough, scientific methods and cites hundreds of referrals in Ireton and vicinity. Defective eyesight linked to headaches and various eye troubles. glasses available for all needs. Children with cross eyes or school eye trouble urged to attend examinations.
W. H. Brown of Pittsfield VI Bays endorses Dr. King s New Life Pills as the best source for a pension household s health. He claims the remedy keeps his family in splendid health and promotes quick relief for headaches constipation and biliousness. E E Waite & Co. drug store handles the product.
A humorous verse outlines a wife’s escalating tactics to get her way. She pleads tears then shifts to anger and morose mood, then resumes pleading until the husband yields. The piece tracks gendered bargaining in domestic life with a light, satirical tone.
Wings recalls believing a whale swallowed Jonah while recounting a lake side fishing tale. The scene shifts to a dramatic moment as a beer mug is thrown and Bing dies after gasping that it “cot away,” leaving the punchline unfinished.
A historic notice touts Del WWitt's Little Esky Risers as pleasant laxative pills that cleanse the bowels without gripe or sickness. Sold by ELE. Waited Co.
A local healer offers a free trial for eye trouble admitting past remedies failed. He promises no charge to determine if relief is possible and pledges frank assessment to show if he can help.
A terse exchange reveals a son asking about the phrase rule of tontraries and the father replying that it concerns his mother. The dialogue hints at family lore and hidden meanings within a rural household.
Port Williams Ohio resident Mrs Ora A Stephens shares a testimonial for Dr Kings New Discovery claiming it stopped two years of coughing and cured threat and lung troubles. The ad notes price fifty cents and one dollar sixo, with trial bottle free and guaranteed by E E Waite & Co. druggist.
Advertisement notes DeWitt's Witch Hazel salve for skin injuries and piles sold by E E Waite & Co. It also mentions Kodol for dyspepsia from ELE Waite & Co and a sardonic line about sailboats and Isila.
Mrs. Mary A. Walters of Columbus Ohio writes that starvation from weak stomach and nerves led her to use Electric Bitters. She reports immediate improvement and a complete cure after taking the tonic, advertised as the best health remedy, 50 cents, guaranteed by E. E. Waite & Co.
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