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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1903
Page
5
An advertisement touts Scott's Emulsion as the best cod liver oil based remedy to restore strength flesh and color in young women suffering from pale blood conditions. It claims the product cures blood sickness with regular use and offers free samples to sufferers.
The Hamilton County Board of Supervisors orders a county ditch project with sections 1 through 11 across multiple townships. Bids for construction, by section and priced per rod or per cubic yard, must be filed in Webster City by December 2, 1903, with completion by December 1, 1904. J A Berggren, County Auditor, witnesses the notice.
A historic ad promotes To Cure a Cold in One Day using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a refund if ineffective. It cites W Grove’s signature on each box and notes Foley’s Honey and Tar as a top throat and lung remedy for coughs and colds. Bayless & Co. is listed.
The city council on Monday appointed a committee of O. F. Donaldson W. J. Monroe and N. Y. Daniels to centralize and improve city financial administration. The panel will audit departments require reports and deliver a full plan to streamline spending and data from all city services.
The Carroll Herald questions talk of beating Senator Dolliver for re election and predicts strong opposition to any state constabulary. The Times Republic again rejects a high license shift, while Elizabeth McCracken argues female suffrage harms politics and lowers women's ideals, citing Colorado as example.
Pinkerton annual report to the American Bankers Association notes bank burglaries rose while profits stayed small relative to risk. In year there were 71 successful and 52 failed bank burglaries in the United States, with $180 997 stolen and $168 011 net after $12 986 recovered. Thirty two burglars were jailed and 21 forgers convicted. Modern thieves target small towns using explosives, not lock skills, and Pinkerton expects to show progress next year.
Limited number of wall maps from last year available to subscribers who pay a year in advance. Maps can be had for 25 cents while supplies last, with 8 cents postage by mail. Existing map owners can take part in a larger Inter Ocean promotion advertised elsewhere.
C. W. Lynch of Winchester Indiana reports his boy suffered a severe attack of mer branecd croup and found relief after taking Foley's Honey and Tar. He says one dose saved his life and recommends the remedy amid cough and throat distress. Buyleas & Co. carries substitutes.
A. H. Isenhart was found guilty of bigamy by a jury after testimony in which he claimed amnesia and a blank memory from the time he left Marshalltown. Sentencing planned for today as the case ends with his first wife and child in attendance to witness the outcome.
William Higgins of Topeka Kansas, government inspector of telephone plants and telegraph lines, surveyed the Martin company plant and commended it as the finest and best equipped he had seen. He noted low rates especially rural rentals and cited favorable cost and efficiency compared with the east.
The Free man Tribune offers a special rate on the Chicago Daily Tribune quoting the paper as Chicago's Greatest Daily. The subscription price is 4.00 a year with a liberal discount if subscriptions are received by the 80th of the present month.
The Daily Freeman-Tribune and the Chicago Daily Tribune offer by mail subscriptions for six dollars a year if ordered before December 80 1908. Regular combined price is eight dollars, with each paper at four dollars, but a special arrangement offers both for six dollars. Also notes various local ads and notices including sales of horses harnesses and land, plus parish announcements and local moves.
A. H. Thurnes, a Buffalo Ohio coast operator, reports years of kidney and bladder trouble with stones and pain. After using Foley's Kidney Cure he notes rapid improvement, stating the bricks of gravel passed, pain vanished, and he feels strong again after a $1,009 benefit. Bayless & Co. distribute.
Classified note offers mule pigs and two Durham bull valves for sale. Contact W. McConnell on route 6 via phone I413 for details. Also mentions Teachers bibles at Teeda.
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