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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1897
Page
4
A chaotic mix of postal style notices from Hardy Iowa and surrounding rail regions. Includes references to trains, cafe cars on Illinois Central and Chicago routes, Methodist church services, and a general tariff law discussion. Names like W.F. aLign Clerk and J.W. Beeker appear amid scattered service schedules, menus and public notices.
Community mentions Rev Green from Eanwick, Mrs Hail returning from Des Moines, Mrs John Loobey hosting the Aid Society, Presiding Elder Vetter at the church, and Little Annie Madison receiving a new organ. Local travels include Dolph Thompson family in Eagle Grove and G H Cheever in Flolstine. A dentist visit, property rental, an elevator opening, and wheat market notes amid rising prices and farmer prosperity.
Gold seekers can buy tickets through Circle City and Yukon River points via Seattle and North America. Great Northern Railway offers special arrangements guiding travelers on routes to Alaska. Steamers depart Seattle August 5 and 20, with agents providing schedules and details.
Chicago and North-Western Ry announces ex excursion tickets to Marshalltown Iowa at half rates one fare for round trip from June 6 to June 13 inclusive. Apply to events. Jon Grifiz of Zanesville Ohio testifies De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve cured his piles after thirty years of suffering. It relieves piles cuts bruises sprains and skin troubles.
Amateur era advertisements tout remedies for coughs colds and lung issues. Egoistic claims promote One Minute Cough Care DeWitts Hazel Salve Clover Root Tea and Little Liver Pills with testimonials from supposed users. The jumbled OCR text mentions consumption croup and other ailments while urging readers to act before illnesses worsen.
A Sleep Health Bulletin argues that longer life and greater comfort come from regular rest. It cites Uplifting ideas from Desia the great clacs Tieran and notes that a person’s vitality depends on how they pace daily wakefulness. An afternoon nap is described as beneficial for both brain workers and laborers, with a Pennsylvania harvest memory illustrating renewed vigor after a brief rest.
The ointment is promoted for eczema tetter and other skin diseases with instant itch relief and permanent cures in bad cases. It is advertised as a remedy for itching piles sore nipples chapped hands chilblains frost bites and chronic conditions. Sold by druggists at 95 cents per box with Dr Cady's Condition Powders also offered as tonic blood purer and vermifuge for horses.
B Greeve of Chillicothe Va reports using Dr King's New Discovery after being told he would die from consumption. He credits two doses with recovery and two hot bottles. He has returned to work for three years and hails the remedy as grand. Free trial bottles at HB Coles Drug Store. Farmers again face mortgaged debt as loan agencies offer better rates and terms than last year.
Incomplete OCR reads like a garbled alert about cholera and foggy conditions, implying safer housing or faster cures. It mentions money or “moner” and a method to escape cholera with faster results, but the text is unclear and lacks concrete actions or dates.
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