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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1904
Page
4
The Herald offers the largest bona fide yearly subscription list for advertisers in Hardiss county. The list is open to inspection, allowing advertisers to review before making a contract if satisfied.
Iowa is urged as a Roosevelt state amid ballot theft fears in Des Moines where a mayoral race favored pattern over McVicar by about a thousand votes. Chicago enforces a strict new theatre ordinance provoking manager ire. County voters weigh increasing supervisors from three to five. Chas Rodgers leaves New X-Ray for law practice, while tax ferret questions linger about Martin’s handling. Jennie Stitzer reports weight gain after Rocky Mountain Tea.
The Herald comments on the Albrook tax case, absolving the Board of Supervisors, and questions MacVicar’s Republican loyalty for opposing a fellow party nominee from Des Moines Capital. It also salutes the Hampton Chronicle’s 31st year and Editor Tom Purcell for building a strong county paper.
On the first and third Tuesdays of each month round trip excursion tickets are on sale to points in the west south and southwest at one fare plus two dollars return limit 21 days from date of sale stopovers allowed. Special one way settlers tickets are on sale at a trifle more than half the regular fares. The Iowa Central operates through sleeping cars and free reclining chair cars. Call on agents for full particulars or address A B Cutts GP&TA Minneapolis Minn.
The Citizens Bank of Eldora Iowa markets time deposits, offers low interest farm loans, and provides reliable abstracts of title. President J. Hardin leads the institution in Eldora.
Ad copy extols Scott's Emulsion as a potent fattener and strength giver. It claims to increase bone, flesh, blood, and nerve tissues for invalids convalescents consumptives weak children and others needing nourishment.
The article reviews a four act play adapted by Augustus Thomas from Editha's Burglar. It portrays a society drama where a rich husband is revealed as a burglar, escapes capture, and is believed dead after an attempted jail escape. A later twist finds him alive, leading to a pivotal scene with his daughter.
Nels Johnson sells land to DMIF and N'R'y Co. Ellott sells to O G Baugh man. J B Knowles to L H Broer. J L Branson to Thos Walton. O T M Foster to J H Merrick. Hubbard State Bank to CH Anderson. Carl Wennermark to Thos Knutson. Ralph Glidden to Wm Witthuhn. Wm Carr to E A Van Patter. W W Williams to A D Williams. Henry Brand to Dist Two of Grant. Jacob Huffman to B J Trickey. Jacob Huffman to F W Trickey. Hilbert Jonker Jr to L F and VT Brown. J W Zieger to WT and HM Brown. J M Madden to H E L E Meader. H E Ford to N E Ford. John Blatt to O E Klingensmith. Joseph White to Roy O'Neil. Wm Wardman to E E Newell. Jas Groesbeck to W H Day. Thos Keough to John Keough. W B Ackles ex to W B Ackles joint 8 lots Sayres subdivision Eldora.
An OCR fragment describes a rail schedule with stops at Albert Lea Mason City Hampton Idora Marshalltown Grinnell Oskaloosa and an arrival through Kansas City Santa Fe line with early morning arrival. It notes cold weather inconveniences and advises contacting someone in Minnesota for trip planning.
Mrs H Thamer of West Newton St describes chronic kidney pain and back ache worsened by exertion. After trying multiple remedies she used Dean's Kidney Pills from Smith Reed's drug store and reports strong relief and endorses the product. Sold by all dealers 50 cents Foster Kilburn Co Buffalo NY sale agents for USA Remember the name Dean's.
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