29 Mar 1905
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Newspaper
Upper Des Moines Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1905
Page
1
Announcement indicates that the Upper Des Moines Republican and the Lews State Register will be sent to any address for 1.50 dollars for both issues, with payment in advance. Readers who have paid but not received the Register must notify the office.
The article urges practical focus on good dirt roads emphasizing drainage and continuous maintenance. It previews a forthcoming road campaign next month and a June good roads school at Ames, notes the rural mail delivery stake, and mentions Mr. King showing a V shaped scraper to farmers. It ties road work to national unity and post Civil War magnanimity.
A historical note recalls John Jacob Astor in New York when farms he bought for 25000 funded his fur empire and foretold the city’s rise. Council Bluffs considers a 20 passenger auto hack to run between Council Bluffs and Treynor, hoping for a viable new public conveyance. The Delaware legislature adjourned without electing a U S senator and local politics touch on various appointments and opinions. The Wesley News World mocks some politicians’ views while the Chicago Daily Review offers a promotional four page format and a year subscription offer. Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea is advertised as a health aid available at Miller’s drug store.
An advertisement extolls Vinol as a tasteless cod liver oil preparation for throat and lung ailments. It claims Vinol lacks oil or grease, avoiding stomach upset and surpassing old fashioned cod liver oil and tonics in effectiveness.
The Chicago Record-Herald features Ralph Wilder, a rising cartoonist noted for witty, nonoffensive humor and timely political and social subjects. The piece highlights Wilder's rapid rise, eastern magazine work, and the paper’s role in presenting daily front page cartoons. The latter portion promotes Wisconsin land for sale in Price County with eight to fifteen dollar per acre pricing, urging inquiries to Hughes and Donaldson in Webster City, Iowa.
The Overland Route offers comfort luxury and time savings for travel to California. Tickets from March 1 to May 15 priced at 25 dollars from Missouri River, valid in tourist sleepers with double berths five dollars seventy five. Inquire EL Lom ax G P and T A Union Pacific Omaha Nebraska.
Chas Drake a mail carrier from Chapinville Conmn praises Chamberlain's Pain Balm as the champion liniment. He suffered rheumatism in the shoulder for a year and, after trying several cures, was cured by this remedy. The ad claims a single application provides relief and short use yields permanent cure, sold by E. Conner & Co.
A vintage ad touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a spring tonic for all ages. It claims to aid appetite, sleep, and growth, with a 33 cent tablet supply and a financing line for farm mortgages at five percent through a county savings bank. It notes a price list and a payment open through January 1, 1906.
Train schedules show arrivals at 11 00 a ur and 8 10 pm on Sunday. Local freight links Hampton Iowa to Twin Cities Mall Mason City Mall and Twin Cities Limited with connections. North bound service runs to St Louis and tangas City daily with a Peoria express. Elegant new ventibulated Pullman cars operate daily. For folders rates and more contact J H Morean agent Algona Iowa. District Court notice names Chas R Sheetz registered pharmacist seeking permit to buy keep and sell intoxicating liquors in Algona with hearing set for April 24 1908.
In Algona and Emmetsburg reports, residents endorse Dean's Kidney Pills as a remedy for backache and kidney complaints. J F Rowe of Emmetsburg testifies he found relief after using a box. Call at R W Miller’s drug store. 50 cents. Doan’s and Vester Milburn Co. promote the US sale.
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