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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1906
Page
2
A fragmentary ad copy extols Chamberlains Cough Remedy to avert danger from a respiratory grip. It claims many have used it without adverse reports and notes sale by P. McCreery as the local vendor.
OCR detritus shows travel fare quotes to many places including Nebraska Missouri Kansas and Minnesota with round trip and one way rates plus 82.00, plus a St Louis and Minneapolis reference. Also job recruitment ads seeking two county representatives for hardware department and a manager position offering 10 dollars weekly plus expenses, plus a Chicago mail address. Also medicinal tonic promotion and beauty claims sandwiched in.
scattered items include visits by W. B. Smith and Beardsley residents, veterinary care for a horse, social plans at Bliss Weiss school, school superintendent meeting in Webster City, and the founding of the Boone Valley Athletic association with charter members. references to local crops, farming tips, and community events frame a daybook snapshot of small town life.
Treasury Department Comptroller certifies that The First National Bank of Fenwick in Humboldt County Iowa is authorized to commence binding as provided by Revised Statutes. Witness William B. Ridgely Comptroller of the Currency dated November 27 1906.
The page lists dubious medicine claims and drugstore promotions. It mentions Hitters for chronic indigestion and liver disorders, an excursion ad to Minnesota venues, and a Chicago agency seeking district managers. It includes complaints about cough remedies and warnings about guaranteed products, with several garbled names and locations from Jaynesville to Chicago.
The Minneapolia and St Louis railroad announces excursions beginning March 30 with return options. Special weekend fares apply after noon Saturdays for 450 miles, extending to Monday. Friday late special fares cover distances under 75 miles or over 150 miles, with five day return windows. The offer targets theatre and amusements in the region and applies to all line stations. For details call L. apenty in Minneapolis.
A notice describes low fare travel to Mardi Gras events via Northwestern Line with stopovers to New Orleans Mobile and Bey cnestola. Dates Feb 21 to Feb 27, return by noon Feb 27, reduced rates available, agent contact Chicago Northwestern. A separate note promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and records a Jamaican woman endorsing it for coughs and whooping cough.
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