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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1907
Page
4
Secretary Taft speech at Iowa City shown to avoid politics. Dozens of topics including Civil War veteran bounty, 1200 extra registration names in Des Moines, and governors Shaw Cummins rumored presidential talk. Cedar Rapids named next G A R encampment site.
Fire insurance firms do not back the Blanchard anti concur bill and a committee is appointed to appeal. The proposed law would bar insurers from fixing rates on property, narrowing long-standing holdups in Iowa insurance. it aims to reduce price manipulation and widen protections.
A conflict between a Federal court and a Missouri District court over the two cent fare rule. Railroads secured a federal injunction blocking enforcement while Judge Parks in Kansas City ordered eighteen road representatives to comply with the 2 cent fare and maximum freight rate laws. A hearing date was set for yesterday in district court.
The April Lake Herald discusses Governor Cummins aiming for the U.S. Senate since his defeat by John H. Gear. It suggests his early aims used the governorship as a stepping stone, with allies like Tom Way and Web Byers shaping his path and framing the Dickinson county vote as part of a broader plan to unsettle Senator Allison.
A Des Moines mission run by J H Ellison faces arrest and public disturbance charges for loud and unseemly conduct. Mrs Scott M Ladd, wife of State Supreme Judge Ladd, reportedly supervised and opposed efforts to aid a distressed child in the crowd. The scene included heat, shouting, and frantic acts as attendees cried and fainted, with medical concerns raised for a boy named Earl Miller, aged around nine or ten. Local charities investigated the event, deeming the mission inhuman.
A public notice from Emmet County details a drainage improvement petition by J.D. Wolr allothers. The engineer's report favors establishing the drainage district with main lines and laterals described across sections in Marmot and Blixworth Townships. Hearing set for July 11 before the Board of Supervisors. bids for construction and tile must meet specified terms and bonds.
The Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway offers round trip tickets from June 22 to July 6 at one fare, with return validity to September 15. Travel via direct routes both ways with stop-overs allowed. A special Pullman through train departs St. Paul July 1 at 7:00 p.m. for Los Angeles via Fort Dodge Omaha Colorado Springs Pueblo Salt Lake City and the Salt Lake Route.
An Estherville resident testifies to kidney pain and related symptoms improving after using Doan's Kidney Pills. He describes back pain, poor appetite, and insomnia, then notes relief after taking the product bought at Willians & Anderson's drug store. He endorses the pills and urges others to try them. Doan's Kidney Pills are sold by dealers. Price 60 cents. Buffalo, New York, is named as the U.S. agent.
The Vindicator and Republican firm offers self closing ink wells and a wide range of approved legal blanks for purchase. Carters and Arnolds ink is also in stock, advertised as the best on the market.
Mr E W Goodloe of Fort Worth Dallas says in the past year he has become acquainted with Dr King's Now Life Pills and finds them more effective than any laxatives for malaria and biliousness. They do not grind nor gripe. Available 250 at Williams and Andersons drug store.
The Daily Register and Leader offers new subscribers baseball season coverage through October 10, 1907, for $1.60 or $2.25 for daily and Sunday. The paper delivers morning baseball news and gossip for Iowa fans, plus daily fall box scores from Western and Town League games. Subscriptions can be forwarded by The Register and Leader Co., Des Moines, IA.
A letter praises Electric Bitters as the cure for liver and kidney trouble. The writer says after trying the remedy, three bottles completed the cure and regained health. Williams Andersons druggists advertise the product as the best remedy for stomach, liver and kidney troubles.
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