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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1909
Page
5
Entries show trades and ads from Eldora area including old papers for sale, engraved cards orders, dentist visits, bread and ice cream shops, a hospital event May 25, and school exams May 24 25 26. Multiple residents visit Des Moines Marshalltown and Cedar Rapids. local officials, farmers, and merchants attend meetings and promotions around May.
Dr Horton dentist over First National bank prints calling cards. Various local notices cover school staff changes, church suppers, business moves, road and crossing improvements, Odd Fellows events, weddings, deaths, and council political talk. Names include Jennie Allen, Mrs. Estelle Carpenter, Belle Protheroe, Nell Smith, Nancy Wasson, Alice Bristol, Hortense Reynolds, Hortense Porter, Beatrice Aylesworth, Miss Roxy Early, G S Ward, Kraebs Bros Co, Robb & Son, and many Eldora residents. Dates reference August meetings and June counts, with farm prices and goods urged.
Hardin county board met in adjourned April session at Eldora with all members present. Bond for coroner J A W Burgess approved, and Owasa Savings Bank depository bond approved. Open bids for drainage districts 8 and 9 rejected. re-advertisement set for June 8, 1909. Construction to begin on or before July 1, 1909. completion by Dec 1, 1909. Meeting adjourned to June 7, 1909.
The Herald appeals to Eldora citizens to keep Mr. Polland and his greenhouse in town. It notes a nearly $600 glass loss from a hail storm and offers that he faces offers from Kansas City with cheap gas. The piece urges local action to retain the prominent greenhouse man and questions what inducement could be offered.
An advertisement from D Robb & Son at 41 offers a free can of Calumet Baking Powder with every sack of flour bouget purchased, a promotional deal likely aimed at attracting customers to the shop.
Unclear ad fragment offers a light driving bogey and a two ee r toy at a cheap price. Item listed under J F Ha Arb Din with a 41-tf marker.
Mrs. Henrietta Hughes died at her Hughes home on Tuesday May 18 1909 at age 72 years 7 months and 23 days. Born in Steuben County New York to Samuel W and Mary R Stewart she married Henry P Hughes in 1854. she is survived by her husband and one son. Funeral services were held Friday at the Baptist church conducted by Rev Stanley.
A Rexall store advertises Rexall 93 hair tonic with a money back guarantee. The ad invites anyone with scalp or hair ailments to try a large bottle in two sizes priced at 50 cents and one dollar, with refunds if not satisfied.
Death notice reports Mrs. Jessie Martin cousin of the late Mrs. I J Edgar passing away May 18 in Bingham Canon Utah. The notice records her as a local figure linked to the Edgar family.
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