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Newspaper
Perry Advertiser
Location
Perry, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1899
Page
4
Dallas Doings reports local activity with names of residents visiting kin, trips to Angus and Mitchellville, church events, school staff changes, a horse shot after injury, a farewell for Ellen Gilquist, a death in Duncombe, and county seat notes noting marriages, sales, and a new book by Ore Williams on Luzon natives.
A fragmentary note requests information from Dr S C Goll of the Union Block area. The terse item lacks context and details.
A quirky health note touts Dr Kings Men Life Pill claiming to improve stomach and liver health. It promises wonderful digestion and a strong body habit. Sold for 2c at Draper and Loughlin drug store.
From the Journal, D.S Smith and family host his Perry visitors this week. Krauthof Godfrey and Miss Hattie Godfrey rode to Perry Monday. Alpha Coleman and Ora visited the Smith home. Grandpa Hurlbut plans Perry residence after leaving Jamaica. A large group honored Mr and Mrs Zartwan with a surprise 13th wedding anniversary party last Saturday with music and social chat.
Alex Collins and family from western Nebraska arrived at his son Will's Wednesday night and will make Daw son his famue florine. Miss May Harvey visits Des Moines with relatives for a few days. Mrs W Knight returns from western Nebraska reporting a pleasant visit. Jola Collins visits with parents east of town. Schools hold term examinations this week. Potatoes, rivers Otissar streets at 20 cents per basket. Hay crop larger than last year. Bennett moves his house onto recently purchased lots near the Tolle homestead and plans permanent residence. Armour & Co shelling corn. Kinney assists. L K Brown shelling corn, last old corn in town to be shelled. Buyers preparing for new corn crop. Lecture course opened last Thursday by Rev J T Weaver of Manning titled There is a Screw Loose Somewhere. Weaver expected to draw large audience if he visits again. Mrs J L Telie is ill but improving. Johan Randoliph visits J Lewis near Dexter. Geo Boning, new school teacher, seeks a house. houses scarce. found one at last. Good clear lots offered for stock or farm machinery trade. inquire at Lansing Printing office.
A 1899 correspondence from Campbell Iowa praises Kid-Rhea a rheumatism remedy. J B Day reports long rheumatic pain and limited mobility but notes significant improvement after using five or six doses. Des Moines Iowa based firm is cited and Draper & Loughlin listed as sellers.
A commercial traveler from Brooklyn reports severe kidney rheumatism pain eased within hours after using Kid-Rhea and accompanying Pain Tablets. He bought three boxes of Pain Tablets and three bottles of d-Rheu TM, noting rapid relief and recovery, with a closing endorsement to Draper & Loughlin as sellers.
Mesdames E F Frush and P Calonkey left Iron Way to attend the Rebekah meeting Calonkey will also visit the State Normal Miss Lacey Grandma McCracken returned from Denver with son F L McCracken who is greeting old friends A musical entertainment at 1st M E Church Peppies drew a full house One wa s in Waldo Stiles store fell down cellar stairs breaking leg and injuring him Dr Comly set the limb and he rests as well as could be expected
Renick Hamilton of West Jefferson Ohio suffered months with a rectal fistula. Doctors warned he would die without a costly operation. He instead cured himself using five boxes of Bucklen's Arnica Salve, marketed as the world's best pile and skin salve. Draper and Loughlin sold the remedy.
Grimes Iowa May 17. A testimonial from AxprEW J. Ivan praising Co. for neuralgia and nervous headache relief after twenty five years of ailment. He reports prior remedies failed, but now feels no trouble and endorses the medicine. For sale by Draper and Loughin.
A distorted ad copy promotes King's New Lie PIs sugar coated health pill claiming to boost strength and vitality. Draper & Loughlin are listed as sellers, with dramatic but unclear claims about effects and benefits.
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