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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1904
Page
4
The Herald guarantees advertisers the largest list of bona fide yearly subscribers in Hardin County. The subscription list is open to advertiser inspection. Investigate and then make a contract if satisfied.
In this district summary, auditor candidates and party leaders are named while analyzing Democratic weaknesses. The piece critiques Democratic rhetoric, gold standard debates, and Roosevelt era policies, noting Republican gains and farmer anxieties amid the debates and crop reports. It references Parker, Williams, Clark, Taggart, and Watson with attributed opinions and voter sentiment.
The Herald warns that unpaid accounts, some 3 to 6 years old, will be turned over to an attorney if not cleared within 16 days. Readers are urged to settle at the office within 15 days. The notice lists names Borton and Smilh Parker.
A historical column argues the party now denouncing Roosevelt mirrors past critics of Lincoln Grant McKinley and the Democrats. It asserts the Republican track record of progress despite Democratic opposition, praising the flag and constitution as enduring symbols respected worldwide.
An advertisement touts DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve from Chicago as a specific cure for piles including blind and protruding forms, bleeding, itching, eczema, cuts, burns, bruises, and skin diseases. It claims no equal among salves and urges readers to ask for DeWitt’s.
Proceedings of the Sept 1904 board list line mileage and assessed value for railroad property in multiple townships and counties. It itemizes companies such as Tow Central, Northwestern, and Dubuque & Sioux City alongside townships like Eldora, Union, and Clay, detailing miles and value per mile, total values, and associated school districts. The document continues in the next issue.
A vintage health blurb explains the sources of red blood in bone marrow and spleen, claiming Scotts Emulsion feeds these organs with rich fats from pure red liver oil. It targets pale schoolgirls and invalids with thin blood, presenting the product as nourishing and strengthening.
Excursion rates to Mon tana Idaho Washington California and western Canada. Tickets on sale daily Sept 15 to Oct 15. Inquire with Great Western agents or J P Elmer GPA Chicago. The Chicago Great Western sells tickets Sept 20 Oct 4 18 to Texas Oklahoma Indian Territory New Mexico at low rates. One fare plus 60 cents for round trip to St Paul and Minneapolis Sept 28 29 30.
80 acres of pasture land located 1 Union two miles south of Baldora Junction. Inquire of box 391, Iowa Falls, Iowa. Advert reads mixed with testimonial on Hart's Honey and Horehound cough remedy. 25 cent bottles sold by The Wilson Drug Co. Nidora, Iowa. The temperance store.
Iowa Central railway announces rates under half fare for round trip tickets to events and excursions. Tickets include season 817.05 for sixty days and 84.20 for fifteen days with coach options. Excursions to Indiana Ohio and Kentucky feature low round trip rates with thirty day return limits. Call agents for details.
A Jefferson Street resident testifies that Dean's Kidney Pills halted Mrs. McCall's severe kidney region attacks after taking a course from Smith and Reed's drug store. The statement supports the product's efficacy, noting past family use and quick relief. Sold by Foster-Kilburn Co. in Buffalo NC for 50 cents.
Public notices taken from the Hardin county Iowa records: a trustee sale of unsettled O B Miller and Son accounts with about 450 in books and 600 in notes to be auctioned September 24, 1904 at the Bank of New Providence, names and amounts available on request. plus executors notices for Selby B Moran estate and Margaretha Alfke et al, detailing court actions to settle, claims, and upcoming October term with orders to appear or default will be entered.
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