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Newspaper

Semi Weekly Herald

Location

Eldora, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1904

Page

8

Pleasant Ridge Ladies Attend Church Dinners Near Fair Grounds

Local notes from Herald reporters list Mrs. A C Crossan visiting relatives near Sioux City, Mrs. Eliza Foster hosting Annie Bell, Grace Mason ill at grandfather's, and Kate Janssen staying with her brother Court Janssen. A pleasant Presbyterian lawn picnic and various farm visits wrap the brief community update.

Grace Mason A. C. Crossan Sioux City Annie Bell Pottawattamle County Eliza Foster W. O. King Chicago A. N. Gerdes Mr. DeNeuf A. Jaspers Presbyterian Church Kate Janssen Court Janssen

One Minute Cough Cure Aids Lungs And Croup

An ad promoting One Minute Cough Cure claims it clears phlegm draws out inflammation heals and strengthens the lungs and bronchial tubes. It is pitched as ideal for children and suitable for cough cold and croup. Sold by Smith Reed.

Smith & Reed

Local notices from Ellsworth area residents

Grandmother Stotser remains ill. Several residents and visitors including J Quiggle in Iowa Falls on business, Frank Johns of Ackley, Estella Carpenter of Steamboat Rock, Mrs John Simpson and children of Oakwood, and G W Stotser’s household noted. Electrician Charles Theobald of Lincoln reports Re-Go Tonte Laxative Syrup helps headaches from constipation. The Wilson Drug Co. markets the product. A break in at D N Therri i’s house, 826 stolen. People attended the State fair. Inez Lovell called on T J Hortne. Updates on travel, returns from northwestern Iowa, and planned visits from Thos Hall and Lizzie Hall from California. Mrs Barlow remains with friends while E O L Barlow returns to Marion Ohio.

J. Quiggle Iowa Falls Frank Johns Ackley Estella Carpenter Steamboat Rock John Simpson Oakwood G. W. Stotser Symington Heinz Rachel and Dora Wickham Steamboat? Rock J. S. Quipmle Charles Theobald Lincoln Light and Power Co Lincoln Wilson Drug Co Ellsworth Drug Co Eldora Iowa Temperance Drug Store Inez Lovell Union T. J. Hortne D. N. Therri i P. L. Butler John Clark Nettie Long Branch Chas. Hart. Thos, Hall Lizzie California L. Barlow Marion Ohio

Ka Dyspepsia Cure Market Claim in Fractured Ad

An aged advertisement style note touts Ka Dyspepsia Cure as a universal remedy for stomach ailments. It links sweet breath with good digestion and sad breath with disorder, claiming earths Monyspepsjayang allgt as part of the remedy language.

Dyspepsia Cure Claims Rapid Recovery by Kodol

Mrs Mary S Crick of White Plains Ky reports years of dyspepsia improved quickly after using Kodol. She says after a few bottles she is fully restored in weight health and appetite and can eat anything. Sold by Smith Reed.

Mary S. Crick White Plains Smith & Reed

Local News Briefs From Eldora and Surrounding Areas

Clifford Hayden is quite sick and Rev. Cleveland filled his pulpit here last Sunday. School starts the Monday after the fair. Fred Severs helped Robt. Sayer thresh near Eldora on Wednesday. Fred Jackson and family traveled to Iowa Falls on Tuesday for business. Jim Jackson and family visited his sister Mrs. Nell Nugent near Popejoy Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Susie Van Dike and children and Mrs. St. George and son visited C. Townsend on Tuesday. Mrs. Fossler and daughter and Mrs. Fred Kirkpatrick and children visited Ackley Wednesday and Thursday. Mrs. N. Weard and Mrs. Nazor visited Mr. and Mrs. I. Crippen near Grundy Center a few days last week.

Clifford Hayden Cleveland Fred Severs Sayer Eldora Fred Jackson Iowa Falls Jim Jackson Nell Nugent Popejoy Susie van Dike St. George and Son C. Townsend Fossler Fred Kirkpatrick Ackley N. Weard Nazor I. Crippen Grundy Center

DeWitts Little Riser Pills Praised in Lafayette Ad

A newspaper blurb extols DeWitts Little Riser Pills as a cleansing remedy for the system liver bile and complexion. Bob Moore of Lafayette Indiana testifies that other pills upset him while DeWitts Risers work perfectly. Sold by Smith Reed.

DeWitt Bob Moore Lafayette Ind Smith & Reed

Public Sale Auction Notice at Robin Coffee Farm

An Eldora area public sale advertisement details August 26 1904 at one o clock. Items include seven horses, cattle including milking cows, shoats and farm machinery plus household goods. Terms: cash under five dollars, over five to be paid in one year on approved notes at eight percent. Creckius Mason and Murray listed as auctioneer and clerk.

Eldora Whitten Ivester M. Creckius A. P. Mason W J. Murray

Lawn Hill Community Notes and Local Incidents

The district’s Sunday meeting drew a good crowd at Lawn Hill. Ed Foster plans a short Illinois visit with friends while Miss Bertha Smith heads to New Providence for school. A missionary program is set for next Sabbath at Lawn Hill Evangelical church with a missions collection. Reports warn of petty thieves and a trespass gang of three men and one woman who arrived by midnight train Friday.

Old Settlers Ed Foster Illinois Smith Newby and Adams Gifford Bertha Smith New Providence Lawn Hill Evangelical Church Mney Mpl

Curious Tibetan Bride Rite At Koko-nor Described

A wild Tibetan marriage ceremony at Koko-nor has the groom attempt to seize the bride while her male relatives guard the approach with bolothorn sticks. If the groom touches her toe, he earns entry into the family. failure brings him wifelessness and loss of cattle. The father may sell the bride to other suitors until she has multiple husbands.

Tibet Koko-nor Booklavers’ Magazine

Eye dominance test from Chicago Journal brief

Instructions describe a simple process to determine stronger eye by viewing a two inch object from ten feet, aligning with a fingertip, then comparing perceived alignment with each eye. It explains how the object’s apparent shift indicates which eye is stronger and how to compare both eyes open.

Aine Chicago Journal

Bumps on the Head and Similar Shin Lumps

A medical note explains that a head bump forms a lump when the scalp and skull resist impact. It describes bruising and tearing of small vessels, serum seeping into connective tissue, and a lump that cannot push inward. The shin can form similar lumps under the same mechanism.

The Largest Cities of Antiquity

The article claims Babylon and Rome were the greatest ancient cities. Babylon covered 100 to 200 square miles with three to four story houses, gardens and palaces taking much of the area. Population estimates cite Nebuchadnezzar era Babylon near 2,000,000, while Rome at its peak in the fourth century exceeded 2,600,000 residents.

Babylon Rome Gardene Orcherola Nebuchadnezzar Hragon Merodach

Soldier saved by a bullet wound in Quebec campaign

A veteran who served under General Wolfe during the Quebec campaign faced a fatal lung abscess. He vowed to die in battle and joined the firing line. A bullet pierced his lung abscess at a pivotal moment, draining it and saving his life. He recovered and lived many years afterward.

Wolfe Quebec

His Little Joke Stirs Tension at City Eatery

Regular customer Bald challenges the cashier at the restaurant desk over the day's beef, asking where it came from and provoking a tense exchange as the cashier defends the dish. The brief incident reflects underlying disputes over food sources and service.

Nine Points of the Law exchange quip

A concise adage outlines success in law as a mix of money patience a good cause a skilled attorney sound counsel reliable witnesses an impartial jury a fair judge and luck, attributed to an Exchange.

Headwork and livelihood clash in a barber tale

A doctor warns a patient to avoid head work for weeks while the patient protests that his head work is his livelihood. The doctor asks if the patient is a literary man, and the patient clarifies he is a barber.

Impressive visit with the new butler discussed

Nuritech anxiously asks what the new butler thinks of it while Jenkins notes the lad spoke with him. Philadelphia record remains unclear as the exchange hints at opinions without specifics.

Jenkins Butler Nuritech

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