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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1903
Page
4
A county hearing records a person claiming political corruption, with a long mock dialect monologue about a sheriff and voters. The piece includes a phonograph poem reading and a plea tied to county finances, ending with a county board summary of highway and bridge actions and claims.
Mrs W W Saylor of Willard Pa reports severe dyspepsia, misery, and loss of appetite improved after using Kodol Dyspepsia Cure which she says cured her. The ad promotes Kodol as the digestives juice mix with tonics, purifying and sweetening the stomach, sold by Smith & Reed with cheap penny-press incentives at Jenssen &.
Proceedings of the Board of Supervisors October 1903 session in Eldora Iowa. Meeting opened by Chairman Granner with all members present. Morning devoted to examining county claims. Adjourned to 1 pm. Appraisers’ petition on Bolden highway heard with damage testimony and necessity noted. Nickel Plate road ad text appears amid jumbled OCR.
Public endorsements from J. H. Warn of River side dairy near Eldora claim Dean's Kidney Pills cured his dull backache and kidney irregularities. Warn notes long-standing attacks worsened by cold and hard work, praises the medicine after purchasing at Smith & Reed's drug store. Sold by all dealers, 50 cents. Foster Kilburn Co. sole US agents. Remember the name Dean's.
Dr. Dumphreys famous Specific claims to break up lingering colds before they turn into grip catarrh or lung inflammation. The medicine comes in small pocket friendly pellets priced 25 cents and marketed by Humphreys Medicine Co New York with a free manual on request.
The Herald publishes a new up to date wall atlas at no cost to subscribers. The atlas includes world flags on the front page a town map on the second page and county seat towns of the state at the bottom. It also features a United States map and circular hemispheric maps with state capitals population areas and settlements. Value is one dollar and it is available only at The Herald office with a supply on hand.
The Nickel Plate Road offers three fast express trains daily in each direction to New York City and Boston. Trains include modern first class day coaches and vestibuled sleeping cars between Chicago and eastern points, with superior dining car service. Meals on American Club plan or à la carte, prices from 35c to 81c. No excess fare on any Nickel Plate train. Chicago city ticket office listed at 111 Adam Street.
Promotional notice lists a fare of 200 for round trips via Chicago Great Western routes to destinations in Canada the U S and Mexico with multiple states and provinces named. Tickets go on sale October 6 and November 3 with further information from Great Western agents or J P Elmer in Chicago.
A fragmentary 19th or early 20th century notice argues dieting harms health and promotes Kodo dyspepsia Cure as a remedy for indigestion and dyspepsia. It claims starvation weakens the body and that the product aids digestion of all wholesome foods. Sold by Smith & Reed.
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