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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1905
Page
5
Brief roundup of notices and highlights since last Wednesday’s issue. Local items include community notices, upcoming events, and reader submissions from multiple sources, reflecting neighborhood activities and public interest stories.
A bustling week at Hardin County Fair with plans for parades and rides. Dentists Diehl and Kier promote dental care at the Opera House as vendors and carnival attractions draw attendees. Local officials discuss telephony disputes and new leadership shifts amid a flood of news from Eldora and surrounding townships.
Long, varied local items report on temperance speech by Rev. C C Warner at Union W T U meeting in Hardin county, penalties for a probate printing error, fair dining hall supervision by Mr. Pratt, updates on telecommunication rates, a suicide in Iowa Falls, repairs to county records by Fred Trainer, and a range of community snippets including races, marriages, illnesses, and fishing exploits.
Burglars entered the Owasa post office between Sunday and Monday morning and forced the safe open, taking 28 dollars in money and about 40 dollars in stamps. Sheriff Mitterer investigated but found no clues, noting the safe was opened by someone who knew the combination. The intruder likely fled the country, possibly a member of a professional burglary ring.
The salve heals without a scar by soothing cooling and drawing out inflammation. It claims to cure cuts burns bruises piles and skin diseases. Counterfeits warn buyers to seek the genuine Witch Hazel Salve from Smith & Co.
A mass gathering in Eldora discussed forming an independent switch-board for rural phones centered in the city. A committee reported favoring action contingent on farmers’ companies approval, with plans to submit the measure to all companies before a firm decision. The Herald regrets farm to Bell toll line tensions and hopes for a peaceful, satisfactory outcome.
During a Saturday evening storm Henry Shafer was knocked unconscious near his home after a line wire touched by lightning discharged. The injury paralyzed part of his body but he is improving and resting easily. Shafer has endured prior misfortune including loss of an eye and a hand from past accidents.
A compact social round up notes J W Carson returning from Idaho F F Nye heading to St Anthony Idaho Will Walker and other residents visiting the State Fair and Des Moines trips highlight a busy week with many townsfolk traveling to the fair and attending events in Des Moines Including Mrs Kate Fagg Alf Modlin and local lawyers among those mentioned as present or traveling in Hardin county and nearby areas
Geo O Piere, Union Nettie Wood, Union J W Cooper, Ellis Township and Buckeye Township appear in a compact roll call. The terse entry lists individuals associated with unions or townships highlighting early 20th century civic notes.
Annual meeting of the Webster City association of Congregationalists to be held in Iowa Falls on September 1 and 2. Detailed schedule lists devotional times, sermons, prayers, business sessions, Sabbath School climax, Christian Endeavor climax, church object, attendance, support, missions, and Woman's Hour with speakers including Byron Northrop S J Beach Geo L Marsh T H Lcuil Wm Parks C C Warner T M Price Jnc O Thrush M D Reed O A Chambers T A Scull E F Wheeler Mrs Hardin P J Barker James Thompson.
Davis and Moser demand immediate delivery and insist on buying only the Wheeler screen. Prices cited as favorable.
A late 19th century ad claims Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure catarrh and offers a $100 reward for cases it cannot cure. Endorsers J Cheney and Kinnam Marvin of Toledo certify Cheney’s honesty and ability. The notice promotes internal remedies and family pills as staples, with pricing and order details.
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