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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1903
Page
5
The Herald covers city events including two funerals, Thanksgiving activities, and social notices. It lists visits, subscriptions, probate items, and local business notices from Allen's Cafe to the Wilson Drug Co. with obituaries, lectures, skating, and school events prominent.
Local theaters announce Katherine Willard leading role in Power Behind the Throne showing next Tuesday evening December 8. Other notices include church meeting recaps, a thanksgiving season recap, a job ad for general housework, and a sudden death of Fred S. Brown, Iowa Falls grocer. Also brief health ad on Rocky Mountain Tea and widespread local notices and classifieds.
A regional column records many social visits and comings and goings. Mrs Dell Nutting and Elmer Mossman stop by Marshalltown, Mrs P S Davis returns from Huron, and Mrs Turner visits from this city. Mrs Farrow heads to California for the winter, while Mrs W A Fenton and son Carroll visit. The piece notes a family gathering for Thanksgiving and local moves, including O E Miller from New Providence to Oklahoma and possible Englewood merchandising. Germaine the magician draws crowds in Eldora.
Residents flocked home for Thanksgiving as families hosted relatives from Marshalltown Cambridge and Maquoketa. Local staff and students returned to duties after holiday visits, with Rev Wadkinson conducting revival meetings and others planning travel to Redlands and Wyoming for winter.
The final Eldora lecture by Prof John B De Motte titled The Harp of the Senses or the Secret of Character Building impressed a large audience. He argued for early child hood development of right brain cells using stereopticon visuals and urged attention to boys amid concerns of neglect while girls receive careful training. An extended advertisement section promotes local merchants and encourages readers to rely on the paper’s advertising pages to guide shopping choices.
An oyster supper is to be hosted at the residence of B. J. Lynn in Point Pleasant on Thursday evening December 3 to raise funds for the local church. All are invited for a pleasant social evening and a good meal.
Mrs Kate Donaldson and Miss Susie Reynolds display a full line of fancy work at Holgar's jewelry store inviting inspection. The notice also touts Bur ock Blood Bitters as a remedy for a clear healthy complexion, claiming pure blood from its use.
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