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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1904
Page
1
The Herald reports a quiet Hardin County news field with local notes on cement walks, farm crops, merchants, and public events. Communities like Hubbard and Union are planning Fourth of July celebrations, while school terms and church activities are noted along with minor local ads and letters.
Carl S. Newcomer asserts a higher risk of disablement while offering accident insurance at the same old rate with improved policy options and coverage.
The town records a flurry of departures and arrivals with local residents visiting relatives, attending summer schools in Chicago and Cedar Falls, and neighbors traveling to events. Several names appear including Miss Mamie Stanley, Miss Victora Ayresworth, Miss Florence Stanley, Chas. L. Marks, A. J. Meyer, F. H. Noble, Mrs. Deyo, Mrs. O. J. Smith, Paul, and H. A. Stevenson, reflecting social and educational activities around Eldora and Marshall County.
Edwin O. Soule former cashier of Home Savings Bank Iowa Falls faces charges including forgery larceny and embezzlement totaling over 50000. Reports say he disappeared and may not return for trial. bond set at 7000. Bank stockholders must cover losses while relatives relocate to Moravia and Chicago. Attorneys decline to discuss case details.
Isaac Allison of Millageville Illinois, about 53, despondent over estranged divorce, hanged himself at a farm near Steamboat Rock. He attached a halter to a beam, kicked a Paiderbox to form the trap, and died. An inquest returned a verdict of death by own action. Interment followed in Millageville. Also listed are real estate transfers involving properties in Iowa Falls Eldora Owasa and surrounding areas. The Wilson Drug Co promotes J D Bickel Co. Gold Leaf ice cream in any quantity.
An old advertisement touts Dr White's Electric Comb patented January 1 1899 claiming it cures dandruff and hair loss and, with Dr White's Electric Hair Brush, makes straight hair curly in 26 days. It reports thousands sold nationwide and urges agents to sell on sight with samples priced for men and women in Decatur Illinois.
On Monday evening June 20 at the opera house the Edison Projectoscope Co will present the Great Daylight Burglary. It is billed as one of the greatest and most thrilling moving pictures and among fifty titles in the program. The company claims the Edison Projectoscope offers the best series and finest presentation in the moving picture field.
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