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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1903
Page
8
A Boston financier seeks rapid flesh with a $500 per pound offer. Cod liver oil fails him, but Vinol C is pitched as a pleasant, effective body-building tonic that boosts nutrition, digestion, and resistance to illness. Ellsworth Drug Co offers refunds if it fails.
Fashion notes describe a deep rich blue gown with scarlet and white flecks, a Clouse jacket, white vest, gold buttons, decorative shoulder straps, and a simulated pocket. Skirt features box-plaits and lace bands. Evening wraps in silk or broadcloth with alabaster lace over blue velvet are praised. red coronation color with pompadour lining is highlighted. cape collars and fur or fiber braids add breadth.
An El dore Iowa notice offers a half cultivated Walworth County South Dakota land section with a small house water well windmill and stock water abundant and priced at 11 dollars per acre. It also promotes DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve emphasizing its skin healing claims and warns of imitators from Chicago and Crescent Lumber.
New Providence notes list court appearances, school closure for a week, and several visits among locals. Virgil Lancaster and wife welcomed a baby girl, while O B Miller and wife hosted visitors at Eldora Junction.
Nearly 200 acres under cultivation with balance grass and all cultivable smooth prairie land. Deep rich soil. Post office and store two miles away. Features a frame house worth 1200 dollars a frame granary 200 dollars a well and stable. Bargain at 1260 dollars per acre with easy terms. For information contact Nincomen Bidora Iowa.
Mrs. Ori Gast has the mumps while Everett Trisbie is home briefly. John Nazor traveled to Chicago with stock this week. The L A S met with Mrs. I A Jackson last Thursday. Frank Jackson and family visited Fred Jackson's last Sunday. Pete Trickey will work for Fred Sheets this season. S Bowman bought a horse from Ben Bear. Welch works for Jackson Bros as red courtings, Henry Meard visits his daughter Mrs Maggie Crippen. Milk hauler waits for better roads. special meetings postponed. D E Williams drove to Victora and planned a trip to Illinois. A Miller from Steamboat Rock used four horses to reach Owasa last Wednesday.
A land listing in Edmunds County offers As Pretty As A Picture for $5000 with half cash and remaining at six percent, urging interested buyers to contact J D Newcomer. Also notes on local people including Aliza Collins recovering from pneumonia and various social visits and health updates.
Carl Barnard, recovering from a severe appendicitis, suffered a badly lacerated hand when attacked by an enraged hog. The incident occurred during a farm event, with Barnard seeking medical attention for the wound.
Will Mitchell and wife are on the sick list. Rev Beebe of Mason City will preach here Sunday afternoon. The roads are bad again but that is common with seasonal travel. Mrs I C Boody and Master Jean visiting relatives in Tildora. Eugene Burgess sold his team of donkeys to Chris Tough. Mrs Win Satchell traveled to Town Falls for an ear abscess operation. Trisworth Drug Co promotes Rocky Mountain Tea at 35 cents. John Meyers in Chicago part of the week. J Miler rode to Grundy Center Thursday. I Ulfers and wife visited J Ludemann home Tuesday. Mrs H Janssen spent last week with her son Dick. Rev Stewert and family of Abbott visited here Wednesday. Mrs King hosted her mother and brother from Friday to Wednesday, then left for Harrison county.
Local notices report Laxreative BromoQuinine tablets advertised as a cure for cold and cough with no cure elsewhere. Sam Skare remains on the sick list. Prof J E Freeberg visited Ells worth Tuesday. Mrs J C Gillham returned from Eldora Tuesday. O Maland family moved to Town Falls Tuesday. An entertainment is planned at the M B E church Saturday evening. Albert Arre adds to his east town home. Joe Johnson family moved to A N Drake farm south of town Monday. Mr and Mrs A W Smith visited H J Larson's home over Sunday.
A sequence of 1920s style deed notices records transfers from John Haines to John Luttschwager and many others. Listings include buyers, parcels described by section township and range, and prices from 200 to 84 900 dollars across towns such as Ackley Hubbard Steamboat Rock Alden and more, with buyers like Margaret Cummins and firms like Mason et al.
Complete list of box holders and carriers across routes in Alden. Route No. 2 shows John Dutton and many others serving 200 plus patrons daily except Sunday, with details of labor assignments, box holders, and associated Mrs Maggie Dearth and Hattie Crisp among numerous farmers and carriers. The long roster names multiple individuals, families, and firms delivering goods and services to the town's agricultural community.
Eldora residents endorse Doan's Kidney Pills for backache from kidney trouble. Mrs. B. W. Van Vick reports severe dull ache across the back eased after using Dean's pills, bought at Smith & Reed's drug store. Foster Kilburn Co. Buffalo NY sole agents remind readers to remember the name.
A full Beadle County farm near Lake Byron offers a complete setup with house, well, windmill, pastures and cultivated land. Includes a deep water supply, four miles to a post office and one and a half miles to a telephone. Priced at 20.00 per acre with 3000.00 cash and remaining on six percent interest. Contact J. D. Newcomer of Eldora, Indiana for details. A health ad promotes Kode Dyspepsia Cure claiming stomach restoration aids overall strength through digestion.
The mayor of Eldora Iowa summons property owners and taxpayers to a April 4 hearing in the city council chamber to consider a proposed sewer system project. The plan, designed by city engineer L Higgins, would fund bonds via a two mill annual tax for up to ten years and levy assessments on all taxable property in Eldora.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Heralds and the State Register with unclear context and missing details, yielding a minimal record of a political or governmental reference without concrete actions, people, places, or dates available for reliable summarization.
Notice by incorporators declaring Crescent Lumber Company formed in Eldora Iowa with principal business to buy sell and own lumber and other property. Authorized capital 25000 dollars with 20000 paid and 5000 to be paid before issuance. Commencement January 19 1903 and duration twenty years. Directors three stockholders elected annually. Maximum debt 10000 dollars. Date February 1 1903. Signatories Lunpy Marin Bales Murray.
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