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Newspaper
Upper Des Moines Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1908
Page
8
The timetable lists freight service at Towa Central with arrivals at 8:40 p.m. and departures at 12:10 a.m. Also notes passenger service with details on mail and freight handling, indicating schedules for freight and passenger movements.
The Digestor Court of Hosgath County Iowa issues notice to defendants Alfred Johnson et al to appear by the ninth of August and show cause why the mortgage on a farm in Kossuth County should be foreclosed. The bill seeks sale of the land to pay debts and distribute proceeds to widow and heirs as required by law. Attorney for plaintiffs warns of default and court entry if unresponsive.
At Iowa's Great Fair exhibitors display fine livestock as the peak attraction of Agricultural Expositions. The exposition features a central building on a high hill hosting state displays. A health ad touts Drastic physics for constipation, urging relief with Dog's Regulet at 25 cents from druggists.
An ad for Dr. Shoop's Pink Pain Tablets claims pain departs in 20 minutes after taking one tablet and attributes pain to high blood pressure. It asserts relief from headaches toothaches and painful periods for women. The product is sold by E. E. Conner & Co.
An old advertisement touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as a trusted remedy used by A A Welton of Barrisylla New York for relief from constipation biliousness and malaria with R W Miller’s drug store promoting Kodol for indigestion and stomach disorders sold by B E Conner & 30.
Testimonial style advertisement notes Folay's Kidney Remedy for nervous exhaustion and kidney trouble, with endorsements from Rev J W Williams Huntington W Va and others. Also promotes Cascasweet for babies, Burdock Blood Witters, and Dean's ointment for eczema and itching with Conner & Co as seller.
Norman E. Mack of Buffalo named national chairman after long talks with Willan J. Ryan and John W. Kern. Bryan pressured for caution and Tammany’s Charles Murphy insisted Mack avoid meddling in New York politics. L. P. Hall Nebraska chosen vice chairman. John J. Martin sergeant at arms. Urey Woodson secretary. James Haskell Oklahoma treasurer.
London reports Dorando honored amid a closing Olympic ceremony as Americans claim both the 110 meter hurdles and the 1,010 meter relay. United States leads in overall and field track standings, with Dorando receiving strong public support despite earlier marathon heartbreak. Campbell faces a narrow Texas primary loss as results remain incomplete and Prohibition issues loom.
Arguelles, a Havana banker in New York, says next month’s municipal and provincial elections will mark a key turning point for Cuba. He points to three presidential candidates Gomez, Zayas, and Menocal, with Gomez favored in the countryside and Zayas cited as a potential cause for disorder if elected. He warns of possible insurrection if Gomez is not chosen and notes U.S. and Wall Street scrutiny of Cuban conditions.
William Randolph Hearst, back from Europe, says he cannot accept an Independence League nomination if the league’s sentiment is unanimously for him. He notes no change in support for endorsing either major party and heads to Chicago for the Independence party convention. He and Mrs. Hearst enjoyed a European tour, mostly in Germany, avoiding main routes.
Fleet position near 181 deg 6 min W and 12 deg 23 min N, 510 miles from Honolulu. Warm seas, moderate swell, wind squalls. Morning and afternoon tactical drills. otherwise uneventful voyage toward Auckland with nightly port communications likely, July 27 to 3b skipped. Funeral of Bishop Potter held in Cooperstown, body removed from Peraletech. Indictment of armed bank robberies in Philadelphia with $1900 stolen. Mexican Papago fight near Cerro Colorado results in 19 Indians and 2 soldiers killed, 5 wounded. Troops deployed to prevent race war at Natashbagya.
A lettered appeal extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a life saving alternative to risky surgeries for female ailments. It cites women advised to operate who avoided it after using the remedy, noting decades of use and claims of curing displacements, inflammation, ulcers, fibroid tumors, irregularities, pains, and backache.
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