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Newspaper

Semi Weekly Herald

Location

Eldora, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 18, 1903

Page

4

Announcing candidacy for supervisor in 1903 primary

Terald announces that C Ek Berner of New Providence Iowa will seek the Republican primary June 6 1903 for member of the board of supervisors, subject to voters decision. The text includes endorsements for the Republican party and reflections on philanthropy and agricultural innovation, with unrelated local notices and court tax decisions folded into the page.

Terald Board of Supervisors C. Ek. Berner New Providence Iowa

Homeseekers Tickets Offered at Low Rates

Homeseekers tickets to nearly all points on sale at low rates by Chicago Great Western Ry and first third Tuesday of each month from November to April inclusive. Available in through tourist sleeping cars. For particulars apply to any Great Western agent or J P Elmer GPA Chicago Ill.

Chicago Great Western Ry Great Western J P Elmer GPA Ill

County Board Names Dr Marsh County Physician

The Radcliffe Signal reports the board of supervisors appointing Dr. Marsh of Hidora as county physician for $800. Most county doctors agreed to assist him with trips and labor for the poor, except four candidates who declined to donate time. The Herald criticizes the arrangement as a poor method.

Board of Supervisors Marsh Hidora Herald A Burgess Tunt Young Breneman Radcliffe Iterald

Pointed Paragraphs From Chicago News

A collection of aphorism like lines on luck folly and social polish. It notes how pity and love relate and mocks laziness advice and gender norms with crisp quips attributed to Chicago News. The tone resembles a syndicated opinion blurb offering wry social commentary.

School report and Valentine day activities reach local pupils

Richard Speers left 10th grade duties while Donald Miles returns after days away. Enrollment stands at 400 per Prof. Hunt. Four dozen supplementary readers purchased by the board will be loaned to students. Valentine events fill primary grades as eighth graders tour the high school and view physics. Miss Suehne re elected to teach music for Cedar Falls summer term. Sophomores hosted by Mrs. Clara Lewis with original valentines. Ruby Webber wins best animal card prize and Ruby Martin also receives one. Sophomores finish last year’s unsolved junior problems. About fifty pupils attend Col. Geo Bain’s lecture after Mr. Hunt announces free tickets.

Richard Speers Donald Miles Prof. Hunt Board of Education Hunt Suehne State Normal School Cedar Falls Clara Lewis Donald Lewis Earl Borsack Ruby Webber Ruby Martin

Low Rate Homeseeker Excursions Offered by Iowa Central

The Iowa Central Railway announces low rate homeseeker excursions on the first and third Tuesdays of February March and April 2003. Tickets to west southwest south and southeast points are one fare plus 2 dollars for round trip, valid up to 21 days from sale. Inquiries to any Iowa Central ticket agent or A B Cutts G P T A Minneapolis Minnesota 430.

Iowa Central Railway Iowa Centr A. B. Cutts Minneapolis Minn

Land transfers and values in Iowa Falls and nearby towns

A compilation of property transfers listing grantees and grantors, parcel descriptions and prices in towns including Iowa Falls, Alden, Ackley, Garden City, Steamboat Rock, and Cleves. Transactions involve numerous lots, blocks, and additions with sale amounts ranging from 1000 to 8712 dollars and dates implied by parcel references.

D Lang Carpenter Buttolph & Smiths Iowa Falls Neford HE Word North Josephyle Et.al Bump Wales W & S Cartwright Steamboat Rock L C Newland JI Carleton J Cavana PD Vanderburg Trigh Newton Central Alden FR Reumper F D Peet Bliss Riverside Park TI Kerssen W & B Jackson Ackley Ballard Et al O Fedden Pleasant Ridge Garden City

Free Wall Atlas Offered by The Herald

The Herald offers a new up to date wall atlas at no charge to every subscriber. The atlas includes world flags on the front page Iowa map with county seats on the second page a United States map on the third page and circular maps of the Western and Eastern hemispheres on the following pages. Capitals with population areas and settlements are listed, making it a valuable home reference. It retails for $1.00 but is available only at The Herald office with limited supply.

Herald Wallatlas Earth Iowa United States

Land and Emigration Circle Seeks Southwest Information

The M kK and T R joins the Colonization agency to publish a monthly paper with authentic southwestern information. It seeks farmer names east of the Mississippi and asks agents to contact commercial clubs or prominent citizens to gather addresses for the mailing list. James Barker, general passenger and ticket agent, St. Louis.

Southwest Mississippi River James Barker St. Louis

Stops the Cough and Cures the Cold with Rocky Mountain Tea

A vintage advertisement claims laxative BromoQuinine tablets cure a cold in one day with condition no cure no pay. It promotes pimples faded complexion chapped skin rough hands and eczema as cured by Rocky Mountain Tea marketed by Ellsworth Drug Co.

Rocky Mountain Ellsworth Drug Co

Progressive Towns and the Right Kind of Citizen

A civic essay on the difference between progress and stagnation in towns. It argues that the right kind of citizen funds local growth at home, supports schools churches libraries, and backs public improvements while paying fair taxes. The wrong kind focuses on others and neglects local advancement.

Value of Good Schools and Liberal Educational Appropriations

Opinion piece arguing that strong school funding attracts residents and businesses. It asserts citizens should vote for generous school budgets, cites Benjamin Franklin on pennies for schools, and notes that well funded schools draw pupils from nearby areas who support local merchants.

Benjamin Franklin

Local newspapers and town welfare through advertising

The piece argues that local papers serve town interests more than any business group and depend on local merchants and owners for support. It warns that scant advertising from locals forces papers to seek outsiders, hindering their ability to advocate for the town and its residents. It urges liberal advertising expenditure to see positive local results.

Artificial Stone Sidewalks Endurance and Cost

Artificial stone sidewalks are stated to outlast wooden sidewalks by fifteen years and brick by eight to ten years. They are smooth and firm, require little or no repair, and despite higher initial cost, are economically advantageous. The quality of a town is reflected in its streets and sidewalks.

Road care plan near Trenton praised as worthy imitation

Farmers near Trenton New Jersey adopted a simple road upkeep plan by each man caring for the road in front of his farm. They recently met to agree on this method and report remarkable improvements in county roads as a result.

Trenton N. J

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