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Newspaper
Roland Record
Location
Roland, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1913
Page
3
A local office notes a rattling nuisance of screens and doors, while public discourse praises prohibition moves at a banquet and urges cleaner citizenship. Postal rules tighten with unpaid postcards returned or destroyed. Walkway and bridge repairs are urged for safety. Citizens urged to support new ideas, progress, and common good.
A bill to be filed in U S District Court accuses Independent Harvester Co of breaking faith with 27,000 farmers owning most of the stock. Plaintiffs seek audits, disclosure of executive compensation, restitution of allegedly unlawfully taken funds, and resignation of the president. They demand non voting stock given voting rights and criticize mismanagement and overstaffed salaries amid low machine output in 1912. The filing summarizes a Chicago Tribune report of May 2.
Marion Ohio druggist C Lower endorses Dr Ming's New Discovery as the best throat and lung medicine for colds and bronchial coughs. He recounts a severe bronchial cold cured after other remedies failed and urges keeping a bottle at home for all family members. Wuna Drug Co guarantees price 0 and 1.00.
The commercial club met Wednesday evening and elected officers: O. S. Boyd president, O. T. Thompson vice president, M. Red secretary, O. M. Grove treasurer, O. O. Donhowa corresponding secretary, B. E. Ky Thompson and George Wicks as members.
A banker with two apple trees argues spraying is vital and cost effective, noting Iowa’s orchards could rival others if trees receive proper care. He compares paying for a sprayer to the value of a dollar per tree and urges farmers to treat orchards seriously. A businessman then touts newspaper advertising as essential to reaching intelligent readers efficiently.
Notice is given that on April 21 1913 the District Court of Story County Iowa appointed Mrs Anna Solem as Executrix of the estate of Pedro Solem deceased. All creditors must present claims authenticated to the court for allowance and indebtedness must be paid to the executrix in Nevada Iowa.
John Supsic of Sanctuary Pennsylvania praises Dr Kings New Life Pills as the best remedy for constipation indigestion and liver complaint. He says the pills relieve constipation promptly and restore bowel health. Price is 25 cents and recommended by Bunn Drug Co.
An irregular ad fragment from the Oregon Journal references a promotion for a six month subscription at a low price. It mentions sending money to receive a weekly or semi weekly issue and notes a guarantee or security in the offer, though details are garbled. The text is incomplete and fragmented.
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