23 Jul 1904
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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1904
Page
1
Local column reports visitors from Sioux City Cedar Rapids and Chicago. A Philippine trip reception for Wade Rodwell and wife includes fine hand embroideries and Japanese crafts. Upcoming union picnic in Gregorys Grove and Edgar’s new location and circus opening are announced along with community events and daily life notes.
Eldora notices mark a lively mid-summer period with lectures by Capt. Hobson and a renewed hotel, lawn socials at St Marys, a new public fountain, and county veterans planning in Town Falls. The piece notes Crops look promising, races at Marshalltown with fatalities, and town concerts, with rail and bank news, closures, and social events across Hardin County.
A half week summary from The Herald lists social calls and travels around Eldora and area. Notable movements include J J Rash from Providence, Hobart Follett at Lake Okeboji, editor Sheakley at Wankton, and visits by C C Lindsay, Mrs. R O Morden, Dr C Wa Vroom, and many others. Several residents attend outings to Spirit Lake, the world fair in St Louis, and other nearby towns, with transport and lodging details noted.
Smith and Reed urge readers with indigestion or dyspepsia to visit for a bottle of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. They claim it digests what you eat and acts as a tissue-building tonic, endorsed by hundreds cured of indigestion heart palpitations and stomach troubles, noting its pleasant taste and strengthening effects.
Mrs Laura Ingraham cares for Mrs Will Walker who is ill. Nelen Putnam, ill with typhoid fever, shows improvement enough to ride out. Mrs R V Adams and Miss Clara Vixars visit Jim Vigars home. Crossan visits Eldora clan. Farmers near completion of day work as wheat and oats await. Mrs R I Thomas and children Harold and Marion visit Aunt Jen n ie Whitney in Hornieck. Monday’s high wind damages windmills and trees. Jessie Miller visits grandmother Mrs W Barnard then stays with T and Ed Gearhart. Dr G A Stewart dentist notes.
An advertisement from Wilson Drug Co promotes Hyomel as a cure for catarrh with a money-back offer if it fails. The promotion emphasizes extraordinary cure records and urges sufferers to try the remedy despite skepticism from customers. The text also contains a garbled aside referencing Mary and a dubious note about Rocky Mountain Tea.
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