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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1904
Page
4
The Herald is mailed to subscribers until ordered discontinued and arrears paid. Church and society notices, secular meetings, cards of thanks, obituaries and similar items will be charged at a per inch rate for each insertion.
The piece questions the fireproof claim of municipal buildings and reports Dowie abandoning a Australia trip, considering moving Avon City to Texas to pressure Chicago. It notes Iowa legislature sessions, capi tol damage estimates, and political maneuvering in Des Moines and Hardin county, with various editorials and local views.
S Y Meyert of Ackley and J B Grimm of Iowa Falls completed the audit of retiring Hardin County Treasurer Harry S Martin on Wednesday finding books and tax ferret records correct to a penny. The Herald supports Martin, denying any crookedness or mistreatment and calling his defeat unjust.
Actual and Taxable valuations for Hardin County list land town property personal property and railroad values. Tax levies show state university college normal school and various local taxes including county road bridge soldiers relief and school taxes with total to be collected and an editorial critique on tax ferret laws and local reformers.
J. B. Hardin, president of Hidora, Iowa, specializes in time deposits, offers low interest farm loans, and provides reliable abstracts of title.
A piece urges diversifying local economies to withstand hard times and suggests a low cost canning factory as a practical enterprise. It cites a Illinois canning manager who says complete equipment for 2,000 to 4,000 cans daily costs about $100 to $200 and requires a space around 60 by 80 feet.
The Chicago firm E C DeWitt and Co claims a witch hazel salve that treats piles eczema cuts burns and skin diseases as a genuine remedy. Counterfeits abound and Smith and Reed offer the authentic DeWitt’s product.
Farm properties in Minnesota and Iowa offered for rent or sale with favorable terms. Trade possible with time on balance, reference to Wirst National Bank. Geo. Howard of Forest City available for discussion. Also advertisement for hospitality guidance by Christine Terhune Herrick and a post paid pamphlet by E L Clode at 156 Fifth Ave New York.
The text explains that proper feed boosts milk from cows, pork from pigs, and eggs from hens. It claims bone, flesh, and blood foods improve development, citing Scott's Emulsion with cod liver oil as a standard scientific food for delicate children.
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