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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1904
Page
4
The Herald guarantees the largest bone fide yearly list of subscribers in Hardin county and invites advertisers to inspect the Hornald subscription list. Advertisers may investigate and finalize contracts if satisfied.
To the Republican Electors of the Third Congressional District of Iowa a convention is called at Waterloo on May 4 1904 at 11 00 for nominating a candidate for representative in Congress and for selecting two delegates and two alternates to the Republican National Convention in Chicago. The basis of representation lists one delegate per county and additional delegates per 200 votes or fraction thereof for Cummins in 1903. Names of counties and vote tallies follow with signatures of T W Purcell secretary and Wing NT chairman.
A compilation of notices shows multiple residents announcing candidacy for county offices in Hardin County Iowa. Names include E R Seaton Bubbard Mader Newcomer Hartinger Wildman Satchel J C Jackson and C L Marks with campaigns pending Republican primary decisions on June 4 in 1904 or 1905.
The text notes Admiral Walker, head of the Panama Canal Commission, was born and raised in Iowa. It comments on Iowa men in demand for their effectiveness, questions whether Winnebago county resolutions will be repudiated by delegates, and suggests Gilbertson may still be renominated based on his record as an officer.
A Hardin county political scene discusses potential vice presidential picks from Iowa editors, tariff policy support, and Gov. Cummins Canadian reciprocity stance. The Hardin county Bank failure bankruptcy case ties to local newspaper debts, with editorial notes on who owes whom and accountability among borrowers and publishers.
A letter from Alfright Illinois merchant E N Scholsser encloses 5.40 credit and requests six dozen Hart’s Honey and Horehound 25c size. The item is praised as a cure for coughs colds croup and throat and lung issues. Sold by Wilson Drug Co Eldora Iowa, successors to Eilsworth Drug Co, described as temperance drug store.
The county offices feature several Republican candidates for June 4 nominations. E R Seaton of Hubbard and Geo W Ward of this city oppose for county attorney. Tom C Meader and F M Lockwood seek district court clerk. Incumbent county auditor runs unopposed. Four men contest county recorder: L B Tucker, Wm M Satchell, C L Hartinger, Oliver Wildman. Supervisors are Chas L Marks and J O Jackson. The Herald will share more as the campaign continues.
The Hardin County Republican convention met at 11 a.m. in the Eldora courthouse, with Hon. O. B. Chapin named temporary chair. Delegates were chosen for state and congressional conventions, and resolutions endorsed Roosevelt, Cummins, Birdwell, Ellsworth, and Gellette. The gathering was orderly and well attended.
Wilson Drug Co. endorses Hyomei as a reliable catarrh cure with a personal refund guarantee. The complete outfit costs one dollar, with a refill bottle for fifty cents, and claims cure times of a day for colds and one to ten days for mild to chronic catarrh. The advertisement urges starting now and promises a guaranteed return if not effective.
Are You a Dyspeptic? If you are a dyspeptic you owe it to yourself and your friends to get well. Dyspepsia annoys the dyspeptic's friends because his disease sours his disposition as well as his stomach. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure will not only cure dyspepsia indigestion and sour stomach but this palatable reconstructive tonic digestant strengthens the whole digestive apparatus and sweetens the life as well as the stomach. When you take Kodol Dyspepsia Cure the food you eat is enjoyed. It is digested assimilated and its nutrient properties appropriated by the blood and tissues. Health is the result. Sold by Smith & Reed.
An advertisement extols Dr Kay's Lung Balm and Renovator as cures for catarrh across body sites. It cites testimonials, outlines how the remedies quell inflammation and toxins, offers free prescriptions, and gives purchase details and address in Saratoga Springs.
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