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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1904
Page
8
An old advertisement warns indigestion weakens the heart, urging small overeating avoidance. It promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure claiming digestion aids heart health and general nourishment. Also notes The Herald offers a new ten volume cyclopaedia at a low price, viewable at The Herald office.
Cleveland’s Home Gardening association drives city beautification by planting flowers, shrubs, and trees in alleys and school grounds. It reaches 65,000 children, distributes seeds for 25,000 homes, funds garden prizes, and partners with schools to create lasting green spaces.
The Civic Improvement league cites six free open air playgrounds with bathhouses libraries and shelters for 200000 children enrolled and 74000 tree baths given. A five acre junior school of horticulture at Tower Grove and Shaw avenues enrolled 75 boys. The league plans 1000 children this year and prizes for best gardens. The city comptroller may fund waste paper boxes and annual contests along the St Louis and Suburban railway right of way to transform areas into beauty spots.
Berlin treats sewage by sending Hallid matter to two distant farms Brandenburg and Mallowe eight miles away. Sewage is distributed over natural fields via reservoirs and gravity spray, with earth and plants absorbing and purifying it. Cleaned liquid returns to Berlin reservoirs to replenish the water supply. Sanitary engineers suggest rotating filtration beds to improve efficiency.
A Harper’s Weekly writer argues that neglected back yards across a block could be unified into pleasant rear parks. By linking interior gardens, shrubbery hides walls, and a single gardener tends several plots. The idea envisions a block lawn suitable for tennis and croquet, offering a healthier play space for children than streets.
A Roosevelt quote extols the man who counts as the decent citizen who exerts a force for cleanliness and civic righteousness. It emphasizes moral action in public life and the enduring value of personal responsibility.
Hardin county fair at Bicora runs August 30 to September 4 while Vardi county normal institute in Eldora schedules events from August 8 to 0.
A vintage advertisement touts DeWitt Witch Hazel Salve as the best for sores cuts burns bruises and piles, warns of counterfeits, and urges checking for the DeWitt name. Also promotes DeWitt’s Little Nervy Risers pills and Early Risers for biliousness headaches liver issues and related ailments with claims of gentle, reliable relief.
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