28 Jan 1898
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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1898
Page
1
The Hawarden Republican endorses Geo D. Perkins for another congressional term, praising his hardworking, plainspoken record and reliability. It argues his experience and results make him the best available representative for Iowa’s Eleventh District.
Gus Splitt returns to town while Alex Hurt visited Sheldon on business. Residents report visits from Hull and Sioux City visitors, upcoming marriages, and a Rebekah lodge installation. Chickens buyers from Hartley and editor Mr. Cole of Hudson Tribune were in town. plans include a Rock Rapids dance.
W T Hamilton bought a new horse while Somers traveled to Sanborn to buy one. Abe Reynolds sold a horse in Sheldon for 50 dollars. T L Kimmel drove to Sib ley on business. Mrs Lewis Brewster visited Mr CA Slifer’s home. E F Clark’s oldest child is ill but improving. Peter Somers traveled to Worthington Minnesota to oversee his farm, returning Tuesday. W C Kimmel Meyers and Hamilton attended a hog sale in Quimby Indiana. good prices reported. Next Tuesday W C Kimmel will hold a large hog sale. The Town Homestead farm journal is praised for quality and improving. readers urged to subscribe for 1 per year, with the February Special Farmers Institute edition on winter dairying and beef production.
Advert says Electric Bitters restore tired nerves and vigor, improve appetite and digestion, and purify blood. Claims best tonic for nerves with vegetable formula. Sold 50c or 1.06 per bottle at Brink's Drug Store. Also cites 1897 US export and import figures and a note on the Dingley tariff from the St. Paul Dispatch.
Buckloen Arnica Salve sold by M. Brink claims to heal cuts bruises sores ulcers eczema piles and all eruptions with satisfaction guaranteed or money back. Also Beggs Cherry Cough Syrup cures colds asthma and la grippe sold by M. Brink. The rain falls on the just and unjust.
A dialect tale argues about praying for rain during drought. Two men with equal faith ask for opposite outcomes, one seeking rain and the other dry weather, while a farmer’s crops and a garden loom in the balance as observers question divine action.
A French autograph collector claims Christopher Columbus signature can always fetch a buyer at four thousand dollars, asserting steady demand for historic autographs.
An advertisement explains the bladder and womb have singular purposes and warns against misattributing urinary symptoms. It touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a cure for kidney and bladder troubles, promising samples and literature by mail from Kilmer Co. in Binghamton New York.
Attorney from Belfast New York says ill health and heart trouble plagued him for years. He reports fainting spells and a bent posture but improves after using Dr Miles Heart Cure and recommends it to others seeking relief.
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