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Newspaper
Upper Des Moines Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1908
Page
1
G E Boyle of Whittemore Iowa declares his candidacy for State Senator in the 7th district subject to June 1908 Republican primary. He pledges to work for Iowa’s and his district’s best interests. Dated February 4, in Whittemore.
To the Republican voters of the 47th district Tam a candidate for the Republican onintna Lan as Senator and respectfully ask for your support He has lived in the district all his life and believes he is familiar with its needs to serve He has worked in the Republican ranks since attaining majority and would gratefully accept the honor of serving this district in the state senate If you can vote for him at the primaries June 2nd it will be appreciated Very respectful L E FRANCIS
Var County announces Pavll as a Republican candidate for county supervisor in the second district. Primary date set for June.
For County Surveyor. Thereby announce Myrelta candidate for the office of county surveyor, subject to the decision of the Republican primaries of Woseuth County. Clarencee Pacxe Algeud Iowa.
The Iowa Republican state convention at Des Moines backed Allison for senator and Taft for president with strong Ohio tariff support. Delegates at large named Perkins Young Lanell and Simmons, with seven of eleven districts voting Allison and four Cummins districts. Perkins to chair the delegation, and the June state primary expected to confirm Allison’s strength.
Des Moines last week saw a clash within the Republican Party over adopting the Ohio tariff plank. Iowa Republicans rejected a divisive issue and endorsed a revision stance acceptable to all factions, with Major Lacey reporting the committee resolutions. The resolution passed without a dissenting vote.
In Iowa’s political realignment Taft strengthens support after his tariff revision stance echoed in his town speech. Allison Republicans and Taft backers like Geo. D. Perkins and Tuafe Young lead advocacy. Democrats convene in Des Moines to back Bryan, while a ship subsidy bill advances in the Senate, signaling cross party leverage.
Dr Shoop offers a bold bet: $100 to anyone whose grippe or cold remains after trying a 25 cent Preventics box. The ad touts Preventics as quinine free and gentle, safe for feverish children, sold by J E Conner & Co.
An old promotional line urges reliance on Folay's Honey and Tar for coughs and vala Vervon style health claim highlights a yellow package sold by E H Conner & Co urging consumers to choose genuine remedies for coughs.
A New York daily paper cites a noted authority endorsing a formula to cure backache and kidney or bladder derangements before Bright's disease stage. Fluid Extract Dandelion one half ounce. Compound Karyon one ounce. Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla three ounces. Shake and take teaspoonful after meals and at night. A local pharmacist says ingredients are harmless and affordable, and the mixture may cleanse kidney structure and remove foul acids from blood. Readers urged to try.
Prominent architect Norman R. Coulter of the Delbert Building in San Francisco endorses Electric Bitters as good for everybody. It claims to correct stomach liver and kidney disorders promptly while building up the system and serves as a superior spring medicine and blood purifier sold at R A Millers drug store.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Shoop's Cough Cure as a gentle, effective remedy for tickling and dry coughs suitable for very young children. The copy claims no opium or harsh ingredients, promotes Deal Ointment for skin itch and piles, and markets Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup as gentle and child friendly, sold by E E Conner & Co.
No case on record of cough or cold leading to pneumonia after using Foley s Honey and Tar. Warns to refuse imitations in yellow package. Also promotes Kadol for indigestion and stomach disorders and Burdock Blood Bitters as a tonic and builder. Sold by B and Conner Co.
Resolved by Iowa Republicans in convention that the party’s fifty years of national leadership prove its asset and pride. They call for tariff reform through a special session to protect production costs, endorse Taft for president, and back Senator William Alden Smith’s reelection with continued party unity and national service.
Lotts Creek Township records show receipts and expenditures for road work in 1907. Listed are payments to Russell Scraper Co. and various laborers, wagoners, and suppliers including Wheeler Lumber and Albert Lea Culvert. Also notes repairs by Austin Western Co and Geilenfeld, with balances and totals for road funds.
The text extols the Encyclopaedia Britannica as a premier reference work and ranks Shakespearean romance and Alexandre Dumas Monte Cristo among the greatest world literature. It notes the Bible as a leading work, praises the novel and stage adaptation qualities, and contrasts enduring popularity with other dramatic forms.
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