Eldora and Surroundings May News Highlights
Eldora locals report Frank may day breakfast at M E church and a flush water system upgrade. Obituary notes Mrs Addison Trueblood of Lawn Hill at 65 70 years. City contracts for lumber and school building work. Library dedication May 1 as G A R post raises flag. Community clubs organize Village Improvement Club and plan large Carnegie library project progress.
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Lawn Hill
Addison Trueblood
G. A. RB. Post
Eldora
Congregational Church
Eldora Village Improvement Club
W.S. Porter
Commercial Club
Chas, Moser
S. Greer
Village Improvement Club
The
Herald
Chariton
Messrs
I. N. Bowen
Thos. Gay
Miss — Brown
County seeks fifty teachers for Pocahontas schools
Rolfe Reveille notes Superintendent Vance of Pocahontas County seeks fifty teachers and is unsure where to recruit them. The piece argues wages for county teachers are lower now than years ago, as costs of living have risen. It cites Joe Trigg of the Rockford Register on truth telling and publicity methods with several sharp examples including political runs and evangelism.
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Rolfe
Joe Trigg
Rockford Register
Round Trip to New Orleans via Chicago Great Western Ry
Tickets on sale May 14 good to return within ten days or by May 30 for an extra 50 cents. Information from any Great Western agent or J P Elmer Chicago. Also ads for a laxative, East Texas pamphlet request, and Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil for croup emergencies.
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New Orleans
Chicago
Great Western Ry
Great Western
J. P. Elmer
Land and Emigration Circular Seeks Westward Names
The M K and Tf Ry part of the Colonization agency of the Southwestern lines aims to publish a monthly paper with authentic Southwest information. It seeks farmers and names from east of the Mississippi to join a mailing list, requesting agents to enlist local clubs and prominent citizens, then provide addresses for the expansion program. James Barker, General Passenger and Ticket agent, St. Louis.
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Colonization Agency
South’western
Ines
Great Southwest
Southwest
Mississippi River
James Barker
St. Louis
Wall Atlas Offered Free to Herald Subscribers
The Herald offers a up to date wall atlas at no cost to subscribers. The atlas features world tags on the front page a correct town map with county seats a United States map and circular maps of the Western and Eastern hemispheres plus state capitals with populations and areas. It is valued at $1.00 and available only at The Herald office with limited supply.
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Herald
Earth
Towa
United States
Farm Lands Along Minneapolis and St Louis Route
Farm lands in the Northwest advertised as best along the Minneapolis and St Louis line with good soil climate and rising values. Low excursion rates from Iowa Central and Minneapolis & St Louis Ry for investors. For particulars address A B Jutts G A Minneapolis Minn.
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Northwest
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Iowa Central
Minneapolis & St. Louis Ry
Jutts
Minneapolis
Minn
Nickel Plate rail fare to Boston for National Education meeting
Tickets priced at 19 dollars to Boston with a 2 dollar membership fee for the annual meeting of the National Educational Association. Tickets available July 2 to 5 via Nickel Plate Road, return July 8 to 12, not deposited with joint agent. Optional return extension to September 1 for 50 cents and agent deposit. Dining car meals and American Club plan from 36 cents to 1 dollar. John Y Calahan, general agent, 113 Adams St. room 298, Chicago, for departure times and details.
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National Educational Association
Nickel Plate Road
Sth
John Y Calahan
Adams St
Chicago
Long-Felt Want Relief Promised by Ointment Ad
A local notice promotes Dean's Ointment from Foster Kilburn Co as relief for itching piles and skin irritations with customer Joseph Vigars endorsing its soothing, cooling action after trying salves. The ad stresses buy from Smith Reed's drug store and cautions to choose DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve for burns and piles without scarring.
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Eldora
Joseph Vigars
Jasper Street
Dean
Smith & Reed
Foster-Kilburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
United States
Smith & Steed
Homeseekers Excursions Rates Issued by Railway
The Iowa Central Railway reestablishes homeseekers rates to Minnesota North Dakota Montana Idaho Washington and Oregon plus other western and southern points. Rates are one fare plus $2 for the round trip with a 21 day limit. Valid on the first and third Tuesdays of April May and June 1903. A B Cutts G P TA Minneapolis Minn June 30.
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Iowa Central Railway
Minnesota
North Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
Minneapolis
Minn
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M.E
Crescent Lumber Company of
City
White
Eldora Board of Education
Newcomer
Anabel Thompson
Grundy Republican
Rocky Mountain
Elworth Drug Co
Bro. $C. Platt
Iowa Falls Sentinel
Windsor
Myx
Platt
Jackson Township
S. S
Oakwood Church
Ella B. Chassell
Iowa Falls
Itardin County
Clarion Monitor
Hoover
Bessie Hoover
Everett Trimble
Chas. Hoover
Miss Amblin
Ed. Hoover
Robb
Chas, Mathes
Zearing
Maud Jennings
Valera
Fred Burlingame
Paul W. Kirkhuff
M. E
Kirkhuff
Eben Protheroe
Hawarden
Steamboat Rock
O. B. Chassell
Miss Otis
Elizabeth Kirkpatrick
Maud Sheldon
Chassell
Eldora High School
Wisner Opera House
Ina Taylor
Grace Davis
Margaret Turner
Mabel Collins
Maud Near
Florence Stanley
Grace Crockett
Helen Hall
Edith Martin
Jessica Norris
Nellie Houghton
Carl Harris
James Bales
Irvin Devendorf
Don Miles
Norman Jonker
American Medical Association
Smith & Eed
East
Texas
Katy
Wainwright
Eldora’s
Marshalltown
C. FP. Steward
North Eirst Street
A. Miller
W. J. Bowers
Ouse
D. Sprain
Slack
Milo
Stevens & Co
Fourteenth Street
Washington, D. C
Hardin County
Cedar Rapids
Standard House
Dearborn Street
Land and Emigration
Boston
Homeseekers
Florida
Acksonville
Ville
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Iowa State Insurance Company
Keokuk
Iowa
Samuel E. Carey
Wmn. Logan
Howard Tucker
Hugh Robertson
Geo. D. Rand
V. P. State Central Saving Bank
Jas, C. Davis
Organiza- Onsteerts
Organiza
C.F. Brownell, Agt
Krebs Bros
Gorpora
GRANN
Boar Kapds
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