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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1905
Page
7
Miss Sadie Robinson of Malden Massachusetts endorses Peruna as an excellent remedy for female troubles. She describes relief from weakness nervousness sleeplessness and pelvic weakness after seven months use and recommends contacting Dr Hartman for confidential medical advice.
At the Order of Railway Conductors biennial convention in Portland Oregon the group unanimously endorsed President Roosevelt against secret rebates and urged Congress to avoid giving a single body power to regulate rates. They warned such action would cause litigation, inevitable rate cuts, and inequitable costs to carriers and oppose InterState Commission oversight. They stressed U S transportation efficiency keeps freight costs low and prices stable across the country. Knickerbocker joke and dialogue closing.
Claiming unmatched performance, Defiance Starch announces top quality and greater bulk as the deciding edge over competitors. The message positions its product as the superior choice for consumers seeking reliability and value.
Washington reports a split among officials over Chinese exclusion reform. Secretary Taft advocates liberal interpretation of the law, arguing it unjust and harmful to U S interests. He clashes with Secretary Metcalf who enforces the law and resists relief outside Congress.
In Sioux City Iowa on June 19Miss May Collins sues her accuser Albert B Peeaut James Lester the arrested officer and American Bonding Co for 5000 damages claiming wrongful arrest after she was acquitted in a criminal case The suit arises from a locket incident witnessed by Mrs Peeaut who saw Miss Collins wearing a locket Mr Peeaut had lost years before and who sought her causing the arrest Justice Ferris discharged Collins.
June 19 Springfield reports Father Howard pastor of St. Agnes Roman Catholic church felled during confession as thermometer at 300 degrees remarks.
A quoted testimonial from Miss Midendorf in Quincy Illinois praises Dr Williams Pink Pills as superior for rebuilding strength after typhoid. The piece touts the pills as a blood builder aiding anemia, debility, overwork, and the change of life, with other lines claiming broad health benefits and wide druggist availability.
A garbled ad references land opportunities in Cuba at La Gloria, praising the first American Colony in Cuba and inviting readers to write for a booklet. It mentions money in fruit rotation and investments, with promotional appeal from 32 Broadway, New York City.
Defiance Starch promises 16 ounce packages for laundry use, contrasting 16 oz to 12 oz packs while prices stay at 10 cents. Grocers may push smaller packs to clear stock but Defiance never sticks to iron and is free from injurious chemicals. A stray line notes a proverb about a prostitute being complaisant through gifts.
The Santa Fe announces the resumption of its luxurious Colorado Flyer starting June 4 1904 departing Dearborn Station Chicago at 8 40 am and reaching Kansas City Union Depot at 8 20 pm daily for the summer season only one night on the road and as fine as The California Limited. Carries United States Government Fast Mail on dustless track with black sigvals. Also includes a long medical advertisement for Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound claiming relief from nervous prostration and related symptoms with customer testimonials.
Mrs Minnie Drew of Roxbury Massachusetts reports severe cracking and pain in hands that hindered housework and cooking. After using one cake of Cuticura Soap and one box of Cuticura Ointment her hands fully recovered. The reader also recalls a china mortar remedy for opium addiction from about fifty years ago.
An advertisement claims Defiance Starch offers more lasting stiffness than competitors and provides more value for money. It asserts better results and a sense of goodwill when shared with others through kindness.
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