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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1904
Page
8
Community notes from Etna township recount sick lists and visits as residents aid families. Messages cover school, religious events, concerts by Abbott and Cleves bands, a county supervisor candidate’s campaigning, and upcoming Sunday school conventions in Ackley and vicinity.
W Barnard plans fruit trees. Mrs Robi Collins visits Marshall county. Miss Jennie Whitney and C E Peaithory visit James McManes in St Anthony. Uncle Benny Walton ill with heart and kidney trouble. Mrs Tom Crossan recovering enough to visit Grundy county. J E Cruzan in the vicinity. Mr King and family visit J L Johns. Hendricks building on Robertson mason foundation. Rev C F Hillman and wife greet friends. Sinning’s nephews from Presbyterian school in Dubuque home from South Dakota. Lillie Mitchell sick with pink eye. Nora Adama works for Mrs Whitey. Arch Mossman complains of dogs killing his sheep. Some corn planting done. H A VanPatter cow lost in a slough.
E L Ruby of Bidora bought stock in the region this week. J P Sheldon oversees north Tipton road work. Pete Mingle hauls milk to Spring Branch creamery this season. Cottage lacks a store causing local inconvenience. Drs Horton and Brubaker of Hub bard fished along the South Fork. James Rodgers and his wife occupy the single place this summer. Jim handed his place to his brother for the season. About twenty young folks gathered at Ed Graham's Monday night for a pleasant evening with refreshments.
Readers learn Eldora residents praise Dean's Ointment for itching and skin troubles with a testimonial from Joseph Vigars of Jasper Street. Also notes Kodal Dyspepsia Cure promises digestion aid and health gains. Mme Katerina Tsilka, with child, will speak at Eldora Congregational Church on May 15 about Balkan captivity experiences. Also travel ads tout Iowa Central with fair guides and excursion prices to the World’s Fair.
The Iowa Central Railway offers daily March and April one way excursion tickets to Portland Tacoma Seattle Spokane Helena Butte and other Northwest points at very low rates. Through trains to St Paul and Minneapolis run daily with direct connections to the coast and only one car change. Rates and full particulars available from agents or A B Cutts GP TA Minneapolis Minn.
G F Carter of Atlanta Georgia says he suffered a bad case of piles and was advised by a physician to use DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. After a box he was entirely cured and praises immediate relief. The salve is also claimed to heal eczema and wounds quickly, sold by Smiths.
The Chicago Great Western Railway offers significantly lowered tickets daily in March and April to Montana Washington Utah Idaho and California. Address J P Eimer G P A Chicago IL for full particulars.
A compact column reflects on practical wisdom and everyday quirks. It notes that open windows aid sleep and fresh air, men should think originally rather than imitate, and a curious tale of an intelligent Scottish horse returning to a blacksmith for a shoe. It also jokes about German business pricing and poultry egg production advances.
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