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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1904
Page
4
A collage of editorials and notices commenting on Iowa politics and national events. Mentions Lafe Young for governor prospects, Colorado strike costs, telephone employment, and various newspaper affiliations. Includes a forecast of the upcoming Republican National Convention and a medical ad for Dean’s Ointment.
The St Joseph Gazette proposes a puzzle about who will be elected president. The piece mentions names Francis Olney Folk Miles Cockrell Cleveland ParEr Wali HearsT. The Herald mocks Iowa Falls Citizen as a candidate for renaming to Grumbler or Fault finder. It urges readers to focus on county news instead of grumbling and wasting energy.
City of Iowa Falls council refused to allow water for mortar mixing in the Carnegie-Ellsworth library project. Stooksberry, Truman, Carpenter, and Wright voted against the measure. The piece also notes changes in the Republican county central committee and cites an Illinois appellate court ruling upholding property rights over billboards, limiting municipal regulation and license fees.
For the week ending June 13, 1904 the six working days showed favorable weather with cool nights and bright warm days. The week saw good progress in cleaning weedy corn fields and first and second plowings, with moisture sufficient for present needs and general optimism for hay, pastures, potatoes, garden produce, and the apple crop.
The appeal invites readers who used Kodol to share results with friends. It asserts Kodol digests food, cures indigestion and stomach troubles, and strengthens by aiding nutrient absorption into the blood. It notes the product is pleasant and palatable and mentions J. Bickel Co. Gold Leaf ice cream sold at Wilson Drug Co.
On Monday evening June 20 at the Wisner Opera House Eldora Iowa a program from D. W. Robertson Edison Projectoscope Co features poachers gamekeepers and a collection of moving pictures including Nautical Tournament By Gone Days The Deserter The Enchanted Well and The Great Train Robbery. Music by Warry Willard and instrumental parts by Howard D. Argoe and W. Robert Goss accompany the show. Dr G A Stewart dentist is listed as a local contact.
An ad claims that perfect digestion eases stomach swelling and heart strain, offering IXodal Dyspepsia Cure to cure indigestion, relieve the stomach, and restore heart performance. It asserts Kodol strengthens digestion by aiding gastric organs to digest and assimilate nutrients, toning the digestive system. Sold by Smith & Reed.
Iowa Central will add three Pullman sleeping cars to St Louis starting June 1, including a car leaving Eldora at 5 01 pm on No 2 and arriving St Louis 7 15 am next day. The service, already popular, offers direct access to World’s Fair station at 7 00 am and saves time and crowds. Contact A B Cutts GP T A Minneapolis for rates and the Guide to the Fair.
On Monday evening June 20 at the opera house will be shown one of the greatest moving pictures, the Great Daylight Burglary, claimed as, and presented by, D. W. Robertson's Edison Projectoscope Co. The company touts it as among the most thrilling and interesting films ever made, part of a premier 50-title program.
Mr William Acton of 212 Fourth Street Lincoln Illinois reports his sixteen year old daughter suffered a severe cough and cold on her lungs. After trying common remedies she started Harts Honey and Horehound and in less than two weeks was completely cured. He and his wife now recommend it to anyone with deep seated coughs or colds. Sold by Wilson Drug Co Hidora Iowa, the temperance drug store.
An Illinois ad notes Dr. White's Electric Comb patented 1899 claims to cure dandruff and hair loss and, with the Electric Hair Brush, to straighten hair in 25 days. It sells for 35c in men's size and 60c for ladies, half-price during intro. Thousands sold nationwide and agents prosper. The Herald advertises a new ten-volume cyclopaedia offered at a low price, viewable at The Herald office.
Dr. B. J. Kay promotes Dr. Kay's Lung Balm and Renovator as remedies for colds and catarrh, claiming rapid relief and improved digestion, blood, and nerves. He cites testimonials from Rev. F. Garabedian and public speakers, notes tablet forms, no alcohol, and offers free advice from Saratoga Springs.
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