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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1908
Page
5
Dr W Shallenbdereer schedules a one day visit at the Hotel Winchester on Tuesday February 18 with return every 28 days and office hours from 8 30 a m to 5 p m.
A historical exhortation on wireless telegraphy noting its infancy and vast future potential. It argues Marconi knows little of what lies ahead and that laws will curb misuse while unseen laws govern electromagnetic waves and their capabilities. It predicts rapid developments within years that will astonish calm optimists.
Senator Thomas H. Carter argues for a small annual tax on deposits in national banks to insure depositors if a bank fails. The plan would fund liquidation costs, protect depositors, and have the treasury hold and manage the indemnity fund, with the tax adjusted as losses accrue.
By the Right Rev. John W. Shanahan, bishop of Harrisburg, argues that all major societal crimes stem from lacking religion, condemns illiteracy but asserts religious instruction should not be left to Sunday schools due to insufficient time and parental gaps.
The piece argues local merchants gain trade by liberal advertising in papers, drawing former purchasers from Philadelphia and New York stores. It praises the nerve to advertise boldly and the hustle to match ads, asserting rural merchants can compete without laws through vigorous promotion.
The article discusses how elites and communities lament the monotony in town layouts driven by straight streets and rectangular lots. It notes authorities favor one tree type on streets, but some prefer grouping trees rather than planting single specimens at regular intervals, highlighting a tension between uniformity and varied streetscapes.
In the district court of Towa Hardin county March term 1108 Daniel C. Johnson plaintiff vs Andrew M Fulton and others including Nancy Coffin and John Coffin etc. seeking fee simple possession of 80 acres in town 88 21 west. Petition claims open possession over twenty years and requests foreclosure and quiet title. notices deadline February 10 108 and publication in Eldora World. Judge G G Lens approves publication for four weeks.
The text notes William McKinley, born in Niles, Ohio, as the twenty-fifth president due to the quirky numbering after Cleveland's nonconsecutive terms. It mentions Civil War service, law career, multiple terms in Congress, and Ohio governor status before defeating William Jennings Bryan for the presidency.
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