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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1904
Page
3
Mr and Mrs F W Converse arrived for their wedding trip to find friends on the train. They distributed bright yellow flyers asking passengers to refrain from making a scene or throwing things if they became affectionate. The note urged kindness and the Golden Rule to keep the journey pleasant and free from embarrassment.
Rock Island officials map routes for two extensions to the main line. If the Des Moines and Fort Dodge line is not retained one extension runs from Valley Junction to Gowrie via Grimes, Woodward, and Ogden, about sixty two miles. The other potential line would connect Laurens to Emmetsburg through Curlew, offering a direct link to southern and western markets and cutting joint tariffs. Land rights talks have begun with farmers north of Valley Junction as the plan develops.
A Rock Island spokesman says the company will not worry about the Des Moines and Fort Dodge fate. With mortgage payments on the D M & F, they could build two lines at about 25 000 per mile, a third of grant costs, totaling nearly 2 400 000 in bonds. They prefer 100 miles of cheaper track over 129 miles of poor road to improve service.
Wonderful things are done by surgery restoring organs bones and tissues with antiseptics. Chamberlain's Pain Balm acts antiseptically to speed healing and ease pain for injuries and wounds. For sale by Jay Johnston & Co and Williams & Anderson.
A Minneapolis dispatch reports three new Des Moines and Fort Dodge directors are clerks in Edwin Hawley’s employ of the Minneapolis & St. Louis. A. C. Dean, assistant secretary of M & St. L, is among them. The Rock Island lease may expire in 1905 with replacements by Hawley and other St. Louis representatives. Hooley’s firm bought the Des Moines road stock at a price above 826 a share, reshaping ownership and likely avoiding receivership.
Williams and Anderson Esther Ville and Quammen and Walden Wallingford ask readers to test Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. Users cured by it endorse it to friends. Ads promote Kodol as digesting what you eat and aiding stomach health. Also mentions Selwyn Williams paint and Klopp's drug store ale rates for Washington Inter Ocean weekly letter subscription.
The Iowa state board of health declares tuberculosis contagious and requires physicians to report every case within twelve hours to the town mayor, who must inform the state board within twenty four hours. A bulletin disputes climate’s role, noting high TB death rates in California and the plains. Constipation blamed for much illness. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea advertised by Willjama & Anderson.
Professor Holden of Ames College says corn breeding now outranks hog raising at the corn breeders and hog raisers association gathering in Des Moines. He argues boosting corn yields is key to feeding hogs and expects Iowa acres to rise from about 33 bushels per acre to double within years. The piece also notes ads for paint, typewriter supplies, and a special newspaper rate offer.
A Coachella resident, R White, sues for 812 40 claiming excessive charges in a cholera morbus case and accuses the doctor of dodging oath about using Chamberlain's remedy. Advertisement blurbs tout Estherville Fourth celebration and local calendars for 1905.
One fare covers round trip to Spirit Lake with return validity every Saturday and Sunday. Return allowed the following Monday. Wording reflects a simple period fare for weekend travel.
A reproduced Jerusalem occupies thirteen acres near the Terrace of States. Inside, 500 Jerusalm natives, Jews, Muslims, and Christians, run trades as in Palestine. Visitors enter via Jaffa Gate to a court with oriental dress, flower girls, camels, and city scenes. The exhibit draws much attention and is a must-visit at the fair.
Arm strong Journal reports Misses Minonte Wherson and Hattie Dunn escaped serious injury after a runaway near M. K. Lappin's place. Buggy tongue dropped, horses bolted a mile or two, leaving the young women bruised and with facial injuries in a near miss. Also notes Iowa crop statistics, discussions on county agricultural experiment stations, a band trombone scare, Maggie Howe's country gathering, and a brief on grass prospects plus an ad for Burdock Blood Hitters.
Travel offer for the National Democratic convention in St Louis with a round trip fare of one fare plus twenty five cents. Tickets on sale July 26 usable for fifteen days from sale. special subscription deal with Chicago Weekly Lover Ocean at 1.60 for one year. Also promoting World's Fair trains via Minneapolis and St Louis with various excursion options and prices.
Humboldt Independent surveys reader habits with ads and notices while sharing home pest remedies and small town updates. It notes post office pay changes, Halfa postmaster appointment, Spencer carnival mixed results, and social gatherings for Mrs Brown of Valley City. It mentions la grippe, Arnolds Park saloon temp injunction, a fish claim on Sunday debate, cottony cushion scale, and George Collins buying Ocheyedan Press.
A brief notice urges having Dr Thomas Electric Oil on hand for sudden croup attacks as a life saving emergency. The ad emphasizes quick relief and preparedness for a child's airway distress.
The Minneapolis and St Louis R K offers one fare round trip homeseekers tickets on the first two Tuesdays each month to multiple western regions with return limit set at twenty one days from sale. Stopovers are permitted and agents for full particulars include A B Cutts, G P and T A in Minneapolis Minnesota.
The Northern Pacific announces a 42 by 38 inch panoramic color view of Yellowstone Park showing topography hotels geysers canyons roads lakes and mountains. Framed or unframed it serves schools classrooms and libraries, ready June 15 and available by mail for 35 cents via A M Cleland or local agents.
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