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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1905
Page
5
Local notes from Eldora recount ongoing rain affecting streets and business, upcoming Patrons Day for primary grades on May 20, market and auction plans at Hidera, and civic updates. Reports cover telegraph and telephone company changes, court activities, school closings, repairs at Steely Bros. and Pratt’s, and proposals for paving streets around the new county courthouse.
Governor Cummins and Ex-Governor Larrabee with wives to attend as guests of honor at the May 16 pipe organ dedication in the chapel of the Iowa Industrial School. Supt Col Drake issued engraved invitations. both leaders will speak. an organ recital is planned. A large audience from the city is expected.
Ackley endures a water shortage as a deep well pump breaks loose from its rod, sending the pump to the bottom. The city tank dries up, hotels suffer, and officials order replacement parts while residents improvise. Fishermen lose the chance to fish as the Iowa River overflows and alfalfa gains attention in regional agriculture. The Homestead features N C Dunlap on sowing and managing alfalfa and urges subscribers to renew.
News arrives from Dansville New York of the sudden death of Mrs Anna Courtney Wood formerly of Iowa Falls daughter of Mr and Mrs W T Courtney She was the oldest daughter a well traveled cultured wife of a Dansville sanitarium physician Her parents were in Hot Springs Arkansas at the time and plan to go to Portland Oregon for the exposition Interment will be in Union Cemetery Iowa Falls.
Fragmentary civic ledger lists Arthur B. Long and Karen Marie Hanson as licensees with dates obscured, plus scattered names including Grace Bay Neal, Jesse Grant, and Morton, Iowa Falls. The text shows incomplete identifiers and stray initials, indicating a local marriage license roll with missing details.
Dr. G A Stewart, a dentist, operates at Wartchow's market location.
A severe rain and hail storm drenched the region Monday, leaving fields soaked from weeks of prior rainfall. West Liberty saw a marriage, and Des Moines Short Line head KE Ellsworth welcomed a grandson. The Des Moines Town Falls line reported earnings of 11,474 net on 70 miles of track. A local hotel venture advances, and landowners plan a new golf venue and club house at Iowa Falls plus other civic notes.
Advert explains piles worsen in heat with poor drinking water. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve is advertised to stop pain draw out soreness and cure. Get the poultice bearing the name E. O. DeWitt & Co.
Eldora Iowa May 21 1905 at 3 PM convent program opens with accompaniment by A M Tuas and Miss Meader. Scripture reading prayer by Rev Geo Shoemaker. Prof Milo Hunt speaks on the moral influence of the Sunday School and the importance of decision day. Nomination committee appointed by C E Petty. Ladies Quartette performs. Various teaching and officer election segments noted ending with H L Besan as president and W V Wittcox as secretary.
Week in Des Moines Iowa was cool cloudy and excessively wet with daily rains totaling from 2.00 to 3.00 inches statewide. Winds hail and lightning damaged buildings crops and livestock while planting delayed by moisture. Pastures and meadows benefited. early corn sprouted. fruit injury reported. warmer dry weather needed for better outlook. Also an advertisement for Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea at Starr Drug Co.
Read what Eidora resident W. J. McCall says about Dean's Kidney Pills. He notes multiple family uses, relief from kidney pain and urinary issues, and urges continued use if symptoms recur. Available from Smiths Reed's drug store and other dealers at 50 cents. Foster Kilburn Co. Buffalo NY sole agents. Remember the name Dean's and avoid substitutes. Do not let children suffer. tonic also advertised as Rocky Mountain est baby tonic at 35 cents.
For 1905 the railroads announce low round trip fares from Eldora to St Paul Minneapolis 31.50 Duluth 1360 Denver Colorado Springs and Denver 2340 Salt Lake City and Ogden 3040 and Portland 8490 with tickets on sale June 18 to October 31. Special Denver passes for Epworth League and GABR encampment add 20.00 and 14.50 with limited dates and 50 cent extensions. Also Hot Springs Arkansas one fare plus 2 for round trip and Portland expositions with stopovers and other low California fares. For full details contact A B Cutts Minneapolis. Also a local ad for DeWitt's Little Early Risers pills. Sold by Smith & Reed.
An advertisement claims catarrh cannot be cured by local treatment and promotes Julius Catarrh Cure taken internally. It asserts the medicine acts on blood and mucous surfaces, with a testimonial offer and Toledo company credits. Includes a lure for Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Great Western announces reduced round trip fares to Portland Seattle Tacoma Bellingham and Dres crett Victoria Vancouver San Francisco Los Angeles San Diego and immediate sale periods May 23 to Sept 2 Homeseekers tickets on May 2 16 and June 6 20 to broad regions North South Northwest and Southwest at steep discounts Also May 9 23 30 and June 13 27 to Minnesota Dakotas and Canadian Northwest. Apply to agents.
A Kansas paper notes Joe Tack, a Missouri Pacific engineer between Wichita and Kiowa, claimed Odol cured his stomach pains after his druggist recommended it. He says others were cured too and endorses the product Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, which digests food and treats stomach troubles sold by Smith & Reed.
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