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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1904
Page
8
A Mrs Frank Leslie portrait of the New Yorker as a brisk, slang loving, brisk city man. It highlights his love of abbreviation, cynicism, social savvy, and practical restraint in flirtation, dining, and theater life. Despite sharp irreverence, he remains a pleasant companion and inventive, brisk conversationalist.
A reflective piece arguing that true happiness comes from farm life and honest rural living. The author recalls pioneers in Indiana and Kansas, contrasts warm hospitality with modern money obsession, and claims farmers embody contentment, manliness, and independence away from Wall Street panics and city artificial life.
The author weighs benefits and drawbacks of modern capitalism noting small businesses face pressure from large rivals yet employment remains steady and demand for skilled workers persists. The central concern is power concentration and the risk of plutocracy, proposing public disclosure of accounts as a safer reform.
A promotional note for excursion lines to the Iowa World's Fair cites six benefits of choosing the shortest, most comfortable route with direct two line trains, promising time and crowd savings and urging readers to obtain free guides for tickets and reservations. A Lincoln Illinois man endorses Re-Go Tonic Laxative Syrup for chronic constipation, sold by Wilson Drug Co.
Atlanta man G F Carter says a physician advised a box of DeWitts Witch Hazel salve for piles and he was entirely cured. The product is praised for quick relief and broad healing use including skin diseases sores and burns. Sold by Smith Reed.
An industrial agent in St Paul invites inquiries for mercantile and professional locations along the Chicago Great Western Railway. Maps and leaflets are mailed on request. Also promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea for cleansing and health, available at Wilson Drug Co for 35 cents.
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