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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1903
Page
5
Two hundred veterans and their wives arrive for the Hardin county twentieth annual encampment. The G A R post and W R C organize meals and lodging, with sessions on the grounds and a big campefire at the M E church. Good speakers and music planned, weather hoped to be pleasant for the two day event.
The column describes gowns in chiffon velvet with crepe de chine embroidery and wide sleeves with cuffs, praising trims like white or colored cordings and buttons. It advises two tailor made outfits, one plain, and notes increasing popularity of ornate trimmings. Also promotes a cheap round trip excursion to St Paul and Minneapolis on Sept 20 1903 with a special train and sightseeing plans.
A garbled OCR fragment lists multiple individuals including Ada Ahienkiel Clara B Shaf Frank Piarce Jennie Humphrey Curtis Boylan Stella Van Potter Chas Rubies and Rosa Lee Bhitelng with unclear punctuation and sequence. The readable items suggest a notice or roster style cut from a local publication without complete context.
Local column notes a sick child of G F Cobb improving. Frances Miller begins district No 7 school term. Mrs J H Needles returns from northern Missouri visit. Geo Vigars moves to new farm residence. E F Moore and Story county family visit Jacob Miller and Adams picnic. W A Crist family visit and attend Eldora fair. Mrs Will McGregor and sons visit Vigars home and fair. New Store announces new dress trimming line.
A historical column argues over weekly versus semi weekly papers, noting readers’ preference for more frequent editions and the tension between labor and profit. It cites Iowa papers balancing daily issues with morals to suit audience demand and financial realities.
Walter Cox visits from Dubuque for a hunting expedition while Frank Heard stays with his aunt Mrs. Ira Thompson. Mrs. Cole and Mrs. Smith of Dows visit Mrs. Frisbie. Nellie Gardner Lafetta from Dows visits her mother and sister. Rev. Metzer and family visit from Ackley. Mrs. Whipple and daughters return from North Dakota. Miss Minnie Whitney and Miss Persis Wood head to Sibley for year’s work. The third annual Marshalltown carnival and semi centennial celebration run Sept 28 to Oct 3 with new attractions and reduced rail rates. Eldora residents discuss The Herald’s semi weekly expansion and civic improvements, noting the desire for two papers weekly and debates on modernization.
A brief note on The Citizens Bank highlighting time deposits with a low interest rate. The fragment mentions a person, L.rdsn, as president, but the text is incomplete and unclear.
Democrats in Hardin County invite a mass convention in Vidora on Saturday September 19 at 1 PM to nominate a Democratic county ticket and handle related business. The notice also includes political exchanges over accusations of bribery and support for Sheriff candidates T W Scurry and A W Mitterer and ends with an advertisement for Rocky Mountain Tea.
An Eldora resident describes long standing backache and kidney discomfort followed by relief after using Dean's Kidney Pills from Smith Reed's drug store. The testimonial endorses the product as a prompt remedy, with Foster Kilburn Co. as sole U.S. agents. Remember the name Dean's.
The ad warns that consumption is curable if treated early with Scott's Emulsion. It claims neglected consumption is incurable and urges immediate use at first symptoms. It promotes Scott & Horne samples and lists price and address in New York.
Cedar Rapids Iowa business college releases a booklet praising its training program. It claims graduates earn from 3000 to 2000 dollars annually and notes many start in small towns earning under fifty dollars monthly. President A N Palmer offers to send copies to interested readers.
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