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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1903
Page
7
The Eldora Herald reports a storm causing damage to buildings and windows, mentions cattle losses from lightning, and notes ongoing events in Hardin County including prohibition meetings, a barber shop sale, and mayoral court actions. It lists local letters, marriages, and community updates with a local-press tone.
Major Chas Gantz known as the human atom will appear in Eldora on May 30. Born August 27, 1863, he weighs 30 pounds and stands eighteen inches tall. The display highlights his dwarf status as the state’s smallest man.
Request to donate flowers to the W.R.C. for graves of dead soldiers in Eldora. Leave at the W.R.B. C. hall on Friday afternoon May 29. Com.
Reverend John P. Clyde announces he will resign as pastor of the Congregational church to accept a call from the Muscatine church. He has not set a date to be relieved and will allow the pulpit committee time to find a suitable successor.
Multiple transfers recorded including Louis Depper to Tlugo Lepper for $1600 and W V Shipley dealings with R H Bowman John Hartman Minnie Hartman and B A Witt in Buckeye with various lots and prices, plus W Schminke to N Penny in Ackley for 8450.
Chas Puttkamer aged about 78 years died Saturday night at his step-son Chas Bal yant home after a lengthy illness. He was buried Monday from the Lutheran church in Eldora, where he had long been a member. Puttkamer had lived with the Bal yant family for about a year according to The Herald.
A humorous tribute contrasts the classic mothering role with a father’s unseen labors at home. The piece notes fathers rise early, manage finances, and handle danger and chores, ending with a toast to fathers despite flaws. Davis & Moser promote low prices for storm sash and prompt service.
An Iowa Falls home paper reflects on Memorial day exercises at the local cemetery. Forty five veterans lie there as the writer recalls old friendships, memories, and the hope for a peaceful future. the piece closes with a comforting religious sentiment attributed to O W Garrison. A separate brief note mentions Maud and a joke about Rocky Mountain Tea from Ellsworth Drug Co.
The Iowa Central Ry offers a Sunday May 31 special excursion to St Paul and Minneapolis from Eldora at 2.40 for a round trip. Tickets valid until Tuesday June 2. Tour includes Minneapolis fair and carnival opening day with lavish entertainment. See agent for details.
The article argues that well designed public parks boost real estate values and attract residents and businesses. It cites Boston and New York, noting land near parks rose sharply while overall city land gained slowly. It urges rapid park acquisition to prevent price increases and loss of desirable tracts.
The Marengo Democrat notes an evergreen address by United States Senator David Davia of Imness, praising local papers for giving 500 to 5000 free notices yearly. He says editors do more for towns than any other figure and urges patrons to invest in their home paper.
A landscape engineer recalls advising a man planning a forty thousand dollar residence to abandon a large lot due to an eyesore nearby. He warned that the adjoining property would lower the area’s tone and land value, and that the man who overlooked appearance ultimately bore the loss.
Local farmer Joseph Vigars testifies that a persistent neck itch resisted many salves until he used Dean's Ointment. He found it soothing and cooling and reliable as described. Sold by Smith & Reed's drug store and Foster-Kilburn Co. Buffalo NY sole US agents, price 50 cents. Remember the name Dean's and avoid substitutes.
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