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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1905
Page
3
A garbled ad style snippet praises a remedy named rippled aid and lists dubious claims of healing kidney issues and headaches. It mentions a maker in Buffalo New York and prices around 60 cents per box, with vague references to relief after use. The text reads like an unreliable medical sales pitch with distorted phrases and unclear outcomes.
A Cotton-era piece praises KC Baking Powder for healthfulness and fair price, insisting it should be wholesome and sold at one cent an ounce. It also recounts a Queen Victoria story about a sovereign’s clever reply and a Colorado train schedule quip about a train late by four hours.
A fragmented Texas text promotes Postum as a coffee substitute. It claims a mother switched her five year old from coffee to Postum, noting relief from biliousness and family health benefits. The piece cites a brother in law’s constipation cure and broad family adoption of the drink.
Chicago November 13. Government officials pursue an inquiry into railroad rebates claimed by independent dealers against Standard Oil. Dr. B D Durand and assistants collecting evidence from Chicago dealers and at the Stratford hotel bureau to determine if Standard Oil received lower switching rates, with one dealer noting an $8 charge vs $3 billed to the company. Independent dealers report delays in car availability and railroads favoring the giant competitor.
Twenty three Yaqui Indians die after drinking liquor poisoned by a rancher who feared the warlike band. They drank the liquor believing it offered alcohol and died in agony in El Paso, Texas, as the incident unfolded on November 13.
DIRECT CHARITIES OF STATE Marshalltown Ia Nov 13 At the meeting of the Iowa state conference of charities and corrections Frank I Herriott of Des Moines was elected president W R Patterson of Iowa City was chosen first vice president Colonel L K Drake of Eldora second vice president and C W Wassam of Iowa City secretary treasurer
Washington November 13 The diplomatic representatives of South American republics will select on December 7 the country to host the next Pan American congress to be held in 1907.
Newark prison report says Michael McDermott, jailed for drunkenness, lit himself afire in a padded cell causing a panic among about one hundred inmates as the odor of burning flesh filled the cell block. The death is attributed to self immolation while awaiting trial.
Tokio November 13 Count Matsura premier of Japan and Lloyd Griscom the American minister have signed an agreement for a copyright convention as part of formalizing intellectual property protections.
Washington Nov 18 The Cristo bal club has been formed by employees of the Panama canal. The commissioner appropriated 7000 for club houses or others to be built.
A 1841 Lincoln letter, owned by Mrs. George M. Moulton of Olmeda, reportedly sold for 100 dollars in New York. The item was described as well known and associated with Horace Anstrader, with multiple names and places echoed in the damaged OCR text.
Sailors from the British cruiser Cumberland rescued fourteen people from a capsized catboat while heading to view the North River fleets. E Dimmick from the Bedford saved a boy as the craft swamped. About five thousand people toured the armored cruiser Drake, flagship of Rear Admiral Prince Louis of Battenberg, with the prince visiting Trinity church earlier and later hosting in New York.
A Sunday afternoon fire at Acton Park fourteen miles southeast of Indianapolis destroyed 110 cottages and their contents. Loss is estimated at 60000 dollars with unknown insurance. Cottages were owned mainly by Shelbyville and Indianapolis residents who summer there during the Acton Park Camp Meeting association's gathering.
R A Roth a wealthy Cody business man died soon after returning from a trip with two women. He was unconscious when the party reached Cody and doctors said he was poisoned. The women were arrested but refused to discuss the death.
Muscatine Iowa November 13 reports drillers have struck the fourth natural gas well. The new flow is the best yet, and the company plans to pipe the city. A chorus of excitement runs through the gas wall area as land values are thought to rise with the discovery.
El Paso Texas November 13 Notwithstanding the reduction of duty on Wheat from the United States wheat is going into Mexico. Complaints say a trust operating in both countries is withholding supply in the United States.
Croesus of Lydia, famed for wealth, could not buy wholesome food with riches. The passage cites Pillsbury's Vitos as a leading cereal of the day, contrasting wealth with simple nourishment. A pessimist mocks happiness by denying good fare.
Ada C. Smith of Jersey City reports severe scalp itching with pimples. After using hot water, Cuticura Soap, and Cuticura Ointment, her scalp cleared and hair grew normally. She plans to continue using Cuticura Soap.
Excerpt promotes Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as essential for mothers guiding daughters through puberty. It cites letters from young girls and mothers praising relief from headaches, dizziness, irregular menses, and bodily distress, urging girls to seek advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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