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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1899
Page
4
A compact Hardy County section highlights local and general news, community notices, and periodical coverage for Hardy and nearby areas featuring community updates and regional remarks.
A compilation of vintage medical advert lines claims Shilohs Cure guarantees refunds if two thirds of the bottle remains unused, with prices listed as 25 30 cents and 1.00. Additional notes tout One Minute Cough Care and De Witts Little Early Risers, while a western slot machine tale ends with a quip about stomach removal and editorials.
A town column notes La Grippe being epidemic with warnings to take precautions and mentions Que Minute Cough Cure as a remedy. It records neighbors’ illnesses and social events including a Valentine party at Watkinson’s and a drilling activity for Washington’s birthday. It also cites advice on extracting splinters by steam and parodies about nasal sickness from a local exchange.
A fragmented verse about yearning for wide skies and a distant inn after a vagabond life. The text mixes a reflective travel poem with stray lines about domestic life and a couple’s dialog, including a joke about baking bread.
Our Des Moines letters report Iowa National Guard units forming in Davenport and Centerville as captains are notified to muster this week. Des Moines stores hold about 7599 pounds of powder, a powder house is advised. Manila news stirs Des Moines. local regiment participation discussed. Plans for corner stone building and a speech by Kasson are highlighted. Local beath of control visits institutions. complaints about Soldier’s Home management sparking reform. Diploma exam schedules issued by State Superintendent Barrett with travel options. State fair committee adjourns to March 6 to pursue Texas Rope and Riding Show. Court house case proceeds with suits over river front site votes. Hardware men form Iowa Retail Hardware Dealers Association.
Thomas Whitfield and Co, a Chicago druggist firm on 240 Wabash and Jackson, endorses Chamberlains Cough Remedy for grip and cough relief. Adds claims of counteracting symptoms and promoting healing, while noting wide availability and varying advertised benefits.
An advertisement extols an illustrated magazine of adventure love travel and education for children and adults. It notes a special contract to promote The Cosmopolitan and offers a year’s subscription to both the magazine and this journal at the lowest price for local readers.
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