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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1904
Page
7
Distressing kidney and bladder disease relieved in six hours by a nostrum named New Great South American Kidne Cure. The ad boasts prompt relief for bladder and kidney pain, backache, and retention. Sold by B. F. Keables, druggist, Pella, IA.
Crop Bulletin from Des Moines Indiana May 4 1904 reports the week ending May 2 with mean temperatures 2 to 5 degrees below normal, mostly fair weather aiding farming and cereal germination. Oats spring wheat and barley show good stands. plowing and ground prep for corn advance. some planting began late April with favorable weather expected to expand acreage. Compared with last year cereal crops and fruit look better though season ten days late. editorial cites postal law criticisms and proposes a simpler three class mail system to reduce disputes and litigation.
The speaker advocates all merchandise and a law to meet a real need. They urge petitioning congressmen to support a bill with minimal classifications. They seek relief from a framing method that requires interpretation before obedience to the law can be understood.
Frederick J. W. Skiff extols universal expositions as encyclopedias of society. The St Louis 1904 layout groups 16 departments and 807 classes, led by Education, Art, Liberal Arts, and Applied Sciences, with sectors for Agriculture, Manufactures, Machinery, Transportation, Electricity, Anthropology, Social Economy, and Physical Culture.
J A Gulledge of Verbena Alabama suffered a severe case of piles with 24 tumors and was twice in the hospital. After doctors failed Bucklen's Salve stopped inflammation and cured him, ending pain effectively as marketed. Agent Henry M Langerak, druggist.
An 19th century testimonial touts Dr King s New Discovery as a sure cure for bronchitis croup whooping cough grip pneumonia and consumption. Mrs C B Van Metre of Shepherdstown WV reports relief after one bottle. Trial bottles free and guaranteed by Henry M Lange rak druggist. Reg sizes 50 cents and 1.00. Origin of the word Cuba traced to Lucayan Indians and Columbus era Cubanacan a village name discussions follow.
The text traces Cuba’s varied names from Columbus calling it Juana to Ferdinandina and Santiago before Ave Maria, noting that none endured and the Indian name survives. It reflects on the island’s long history of renaming amid European contact.
Chicago Great Western announces a popular coach and sleeping car excursion to St Joseph and Kansas City for two days in April. Tickets are $3.00 round trip and valid for two days. Information available from E J Sawyer city ticket agent 514 Walnut Street Des Moines Iowa.
A 50 cent mail offer from Julius Pieth of St. Hilaire Minnesota advertises a post paid colored map 28 38 of the Red Lake Indian reservation nine miles east of St. Hilaire covering 256 152 acres open for homestead and showing quality of every quarter plus a reference book with full information offered through the bank at St. Hilaire.
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