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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1909
Page
8
Germany leads the list as the envy of Ireland with an annual 1.23 to 1.8 billion bushels. Russia follows near one billion, while France ranges 375 to 525 million. Britain and Ireland yield 200 to 270 million, Belgium 60 to 90 million, and Canada 50 to 70 million.
Eldora resident W.95. McCall testifies to lasting relief from kidney pains after using Doan's Kidney Pills. He describes backache, weak kidneys, and relief after purchasing from Smith & Reed's drug store. Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo NY shows the product as US sole agents. Remember the name Doan's.
A fragment from a local tale about a man who buys trinkets with others’ money, then a humorous verse about merchants and advertising. Includes a joke about a dream leading to a fifty dollar poetry check and a publisher’s response.
A deep sea naturalist uses sea fleas to strip skin and soft tissue from small birds and fishes. He suspends the specimen in netting just above the bottom where crustaceans swarm to gnaw away flesh. The process ends when skeletons are clean, requiring timely retrieval to prevent bone damage.
The earliest trotting or pacing races trace to a New York Bowery area tavern De Lancey Arma near Fourth Avenue and Eighteenth Street. The Jamaica Turnpike served as an early speeding ground before the New York Driving Club track opened in 1826, with a noted 1818 match against time on record.
A parade of brief items from Steamboat Rock area life reports births and deaths visits and arrivals, travel notes, wedding era visits, and local announcements. Highlights include a baby born to Gus Kothenbuetel and burial after a newborn pass, family visits among Sharpshears and Martins, resignations and visits by pastors, home moves, and a completed water tank. Also announcements about opening Cheyenne and Standing Rock Reservations for settlement around Oct 1, plus a homestead information bureau invitation and a farm loan offer from T Mather.
A nationwide strike against stubborn stomach owners spreads. Geo A Starr promotes Mi o na as a cure for indigestion with a money back guarantee at 60 cents a box. He claims rapid relief within five minutes and lasting improvement in weeks, urging acceptance to end gastral distress.
Transactions record transfers in Eldora Iowa Falls Radcliffe and Ellsworth. Notable pages show Ferdinand Filbrandt selling to August Bal vane Its 7-8 block 2 Snyder’s Add Eldora for 1500 dollars. Bliss to Clark middle It 1 block 6 Iowa Falls for 1000 dollars. Chassell to Wood Eldora lot 6 block 9 Ellsworth Add for 1700 dollars. Several other parcels change hands in Radcliffe Eldora and Whitten with sums ranging from 350 to 1000 dollars.
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