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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1909
Page
7
A Washington, D. C. man cites Peruna as unmatched tonic and cough remedy and authorizes the company to use his photo with the testimonial in any publication. He signs as Joseph H. Chinae of 804 Tenth St.
A reader endorses Peruna as a cure for catarrhal troubles and la grippe. He states three bottles cleared throat and lung involvement after a February illness and urges others to try it. Another Virginia doctor, T Clifford Figg, notes cold relief from Peruna and chronic health gains. The ad invites readers to request a free Peruna booklet from The Peruna Co in Columbus, Ohio.
Melvin Rock aged 18 a delivery boy was badly burned and driven from Floyds grocery oil house after a gasoline tank exploded. The blast ignited the gasoline house and its contents causing fire damage to surrounding property as firefighters and a surgeon treated his wounds. Rock denies smoking or using a match before the explosion occurred.
Local merchants incentivize road improvement by offering 75 dollars for the best mile and 35 dollars for the second best mile, plus 235 dollars for the best half mile and 15 dollars for the second half mile on eight rural routes, encouraging road dragging as more paths become well maintained.
Lynn Trimball a Union restaurant keeper was shot twice in the head during a robbery attempt as he counted money. A manhunt followed with a posse tracking the suspect to Eldora where the killer changed clothes and left a mitten and coat discarded near the scene.
Mrs John Treuthart, widow of Fort Madison origin, disclosed her husband’s alleged adultery with another woman in Fennville Michigan. The confession at Michigan City Ind sparked a sensation as she plans a divorce suit while the husband admits his infatuation.
Anna Barnard 18 was forced from home by a pistol wielding masked man who ordered three blocks of a walk on threat of death. She escaped and sought help with Mr. Young as officers pursued the attacker, who vanished. Also: Marek Bridge Company of Des Moines insolvent. J B Marsh resigns as president, assets listed at 90000.24 and liabilities at 72188.08. Roscoe Welty, 28, of Omaha, committed suicide in Creston by slitting his throat.
A plan for a new opera house in Iowa City could cost about 75000 dollars if the Iowa City Opera House stock company achieves its aims. The report includes a range of local incidents and notices from across Iowa, noting fires, burglaries, accidents, and community efforts in December. Names appear, including W. A. Chipman of Burt and various towns such as Council Bluffs and Dubuque.
Carmangay Alta December 15 1903 letter from James S Ainslie & Sons details purchase of four sections near Little Bow south Alberta. Describes homesteads built 200 acres broken 50 horses 250 sheep 30 cattle and Shropshire stock. Claims land value rise from six dollars to twenty five per acre aided by rail access. Praises government treatment and outdoor life in Southern Alberta.
An old advertisement boasts Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward offer and endorsements from J Cheney & Co Toledo. It claims internal circulation through blood and mucous surfaces and cites price, distribution by druggists, and a laxative product Garfield Tea as supportive health aids.
A fragment from Chicago Tribune notes Periander, one of Greece's Seven Wise Men, suppresses Corinth's popular amusements after a gulf shore delegation protests. He declines to reveal his full motive and mentions detecting tendencies toward inventing the game of bridge while observing card games. Also cited: a French horse butcher reports the average horse yields 389 pounds of meat.
A Texas reader shares how Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored her health after three years of female troubles liver issues and chronic ailments. The advertisement cites many grateful women and urges all suffering women to try the remedy, promising truthful testimonials.
A garbled advertisement extols various nostrums and tonics with dubious cures and claimed instant results. It mentions coaldenta costs, whiskey with syrups, arparilla, Toria compound, and druggist availability. It also cites unrelated trivia on telephone directories and miles, plus a pile of dialect tea.
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