This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1903
Page
5
Four days of local news and notes cover city and vicinity actions. Mentions grand jury activity, Halloween suppers, Republican meetings, new restaurant owners, and improvements at Mrs Porter and Mrs Porter’s bedside reports. The piece notes church events, fundraising suppers, and small business changes amid a busy editorial roundup.
In Wednesday’s issue the docket listed Button vs Button, later corrected to Button goin vs Gilbert to reflect no family dispute. Willcox vs Willett upheld Dr Willett as no evidence that death from cancer or surgery was due to unskillful treatment. Mrs Hanson injured by kerosene explosion while lighting stove, serious burns. Isabel and Aleene Patterson to attend Eldora wedding of Emma Roudebush and William Reichard. C B Patterson and family to Eldora.
Mrs. J. Sh. Meek, born Sarah Jane Els in Fayette County Ohio on April 4 1843, died Saturday morning in New Providence Iowa after a long illness. She married Irvin R. Meek February 20 1818 at Liberty Mills Indiana and the couple lived in Kansas before settling in New Providence in 1875. Surviving are her husband, one brother and four children C. of Sioux City Mattie Tans ey Mina Butler and May all present at the funeral which was held Sunday October 18 1903 conducted by Rev Carrie Butler from the home. Church affiliation shifted from Christian to Friends in 1882. Burial followed in New Providence cemetery.
A careful record of comings and goings in Eldora notes Mrs. Charity Ellsworth in Leban on Mo visiting business, C. I. Shaw and wife Iowa Falls in town, and many others from Marshalltown Union and Adel. Local residents such as Dr. Frisbie, Wm. Welden, and J. Blydenburgh appear, with testimony before a grand jury and visits to relatives.
Tuesday evening visits and social calls are recorded. E K Brown heads to Fondu Lac Wisconsin to see friends. R V Adams visits Marshalltown with uncle J O Adams. Miss Nellie Barnes attends The Resurrection in Marshalltown. Dr W Rew from Mankato Mn visits sister Mary Rew.
The advertisement promotes DeWitt Witch Hazel Salve as the only pure witch hazel product, claiming counterfeits exist. It touts its usefulness for cuts burns bruises tetter and other conditions and notes it is sold by Smith & Reed with promotions at Jenssen & Krause this week.
The Third District Federation of Women’s Clubs met in Eldora for its second annual gathering with about fifty delegates and visitors from Waterloo Cedar Falls Belmond Fairbanks Geneva Iowa Falls Radcliffe Alden Union Steamboat Rock and yielding. Key figures from Marshalltown attended and a gala reception hosted by Mrs Newcomer opened the sessions in the Congregational church with programs on Household Economics Child Study and State Federation benefits. The event included a visit to the Industrial School and a closing adjournment sine die followed by a basketball game in Eldora between New Providence and Eldora high schools.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.