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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1897
Page
5
Gentle readers in Hardy Iowa receive notices of train schedules from Burlington Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway. The page also includes various advertisements and notices about farming opportunities in Nebraska and Missouri, plus travel and land prospectuses.
Local digest reports several sicknesses in families including Mrs C E B Christopher and Mrs A C Thompson. John Becker visited the McMahon home in Livermore. Rev Batts and wife traveled to Humboldt. Hardy post office status unclear. Miss Hardy and Figuitable Life Insurance Co. agent Fitzgerald spent time in Hardy. Rev Betts delivered farewell sermon and left for Sioux City with his wife to start a new home. Basket social planned to raise funds for a school bell. Infant W H Christianson ill but improving with care.
An assortment of old time advertise ments tout cures for sores ulcers rashes and piles with money back guarantees. A churn agent misleads a farmer then fails to extract extra butter. Rail line excursions offer round trips at low fares with limited dates. Notices urge DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for piles and skin troubles and a safe for valuable papers.
A Victorian era ad page promotes DeWitt's Little Liver Pills for liver and stomach ailments and Karl's Clover Root Tea for constipation and general wellness. It markets Cole remedies and Witch Hazel Salve praised for piles and skin conditions, with testimonials from H. B. Cole and Mrs. E. B. Warden.
The narrator and Phyllis argue over naming a young country girl’s story about six admirers. Phyllis resists titles that hint at plot or romance, while the narrator suggests options like Miranda and Flower or The Plethora of Lovers, then hints at deeper issues of perception and propriety.
An old-time classified style notice touts Stark Nursery in Louisiana Missouri and Rockport Illinois offering cash pay to salesmen and free trees for club makers. It includes sensational health anecdotes and a sales pitch for a “One Minute Cough Cure” product by A B Cole and Ripans Tables.
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