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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1903
Page
4
An Official County Paper notes town whispers and the Des Moines campaign as new X Ray newspaper debuts by Chas. G. Sargent and Chas. A. Rogers. It reports Congressional maneuvering, Birdsall's possible judgeship bid, and Iowa’s stance on primaries and local self government amid national talk.
Berlin Letter reports a new faith healing form called Apostles' faith promoted by American Mrs Seal. It rejects medicine, charges high fees for spiritual treatment and devotional prayers. Doctors denounce the system as quackery and push for health-board action.
The Alden Times mocks the Citizen over coverage of Iowa Falls and demands $75.38 to publish signed statements from two signatories denying Furrys authorship. It vows to print a full, concise rebuttal and to push for wider publication, urging fair information while selling its own truth. Rocky Mountain Tea ad closes the piece.
An Emporia Gazette critique urges Eldora mothers to curb street roaming by teen girls aged 15 to 17. It warns about flirtations with older men, claims lack of home duties fuels temptation, and stresses plain dress and strong home grounding as safeguards against vice.
An old advertisement notes specialized time deposit taxation, low interest farm loans, and reliable abstracts of title. It lists J.B. Hardin as president of Hidora, Iowa.
In Hardin county Iowa a district court petition, filed by Mt W Hill, seeks to quiet title to 184 acres of described real estate in section 20 township 89 north range 20 west, including specific parcels and waterlined boundaries, against heirs and unknown claimants. The notice lists numerous defendants and heirs, cites deeds and recorded volumes, and warns that failure to appear by January 11, 1904 will result in default. The clerk's office and judge order publication in the Eldora Herald for six consecutive weeks.
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