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Newspaper

Semi Weekly Herald

Location

Eldora, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 18, 1909

Page

3

Land for sale in Routt County under Carey Act

Ten percent profit on a valuation over 200 dollars per acre is being made by Little Snake River Valley farmers. Colorado offers similar lands under the Carey Act at 35.60 dollars per acre on ten years. Lands suitable for grains, grasses, beets and fruit, sold in 40 80 120 and 160 acre tracts to United States citizens or declarants. First come, first served with no drawing. Write Routt County Colonization Co. 1734 Welton Street Denver for full details and rates.

Little Snake River Routt County Colorado State of United States Routt County Colonization Co Welton Street Denver

Just an Angel

A Cleveland Leader reader quotes a joke about a man praised for his wife who lets him spend the money he earned after shaving her to buy baseball tickets. The light anecdote highlights domestic humor and a fond view of frugal indulgence.

Cleveland Leader

No Short Haul for Him On a Railroad Ride

A passenger pleads for a longer ride claiming his first train trip and a dollar to continue. The story features a Chicago to Boston return fare of 25.60 on the Grand Trunk with a double track route and liberal stops. Tickets on sale daily until September 30th with tourist sleepers and routes to New England and Canada.

Billville Grand Trunk New England Canada W. S. Cookson Adams St Chicago Ill

Any But That Diversion Ends With A Boy’s Reply

The Delineator narrator notes five boys in the family with Little John as the youngest. Their mother longs for a daughter to fashion curls and dresses but John replies he would rather be any other animal than a girl, revealing a humorous child’s view.

John

Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound praised in Texas testimonial

Houston reader Mrs Bessie L Hicks credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing years of female troubles and liver issues after trying doctors. The ad urges any sick woman to trial the remedy, claiming thousands of similar letters over 30 years prove its honesty and effectiveness.

Lydia E. Pinkham Houston Texas Bessie L. Hicks Cleveland St

Peary Declared Cook Dead and Siege at Annatook House

A Paris cable reports a French scientist doubting both Peary and Cook reached the pole, while Dr Norman Hansen in Copenhagen details Cook's account of stored provisions in Annatook north of Tah and a Newfoundland boatswain installed by Peary. Cook explains a winter siege, with Whitney treated harshly and provisions moved for fox and bear hunting.

New York Paris North Pole Peary Dr. Cook Copenhagen Norman Hansen Frederick A. Cook Commander Peary Arctic Dr. Hansen Cook Greenland Annatook Egedesminde Whitney

Royal Arch Masons Escort World Tour Triangle Visit

A party of 150 Cleveland Royal Arch Masons and a delegation of 68 women arrived by boat in Detroit to escort the traveling triangle started from Toronto on its world tour.

Detroit Mich Cleveland Royal Arch Masons Toronto

Physicians Endorse Castoria As Harmless Remedy

A health journal praises Castoria noting its safety and usefulness for stomach pains and nerves. It claims Castoria assimilates food, substitutes for castor oil, and contains no opiates or narcotics. The piece argues it does not stupefy and should protect children from unsafe remedies.

Astoria Bateman Godfrey Haiti Journal of Health

Curtiss Wins Grand Prize at Brescia Aviation Meet

Glenn H. Curtiss, famed American aviator and winner of the Rheims International Cup, added to his laurels by taking the grand prize at the Brescia aviation meet on September 14.

Brescia Glenn H. Curtiss Rheims

A Queer Malady and Wrigley’s Mint Ad Snippet

An old humorous vignette shows Sprigg seeking medical advice in a comical pompus tone. The physician states heart and lungs are affected, and also manners. The piece references patent medicine sales, a Wrigley Spearmint ad, a 5 cent grocer, and social notes on women’s rights.

Sprigg

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