Iowa Old Press
Sheldon Mail
Sheldon, O'Brien co. Iowa
July 17, 1880
Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy-A marvelous cure for catarrh, diphtheria,
canker-mouth and headache. With each bottle there is an ingenious
nasal injector for the more successful treatment of the
complaint, without extra
charge. Price 50 cts. Sold by S. H. Ladd, Sheldon and
Pattersonville.
The Best I ever Knew of - J. G. Starkey, a prominent and
influential citizen of Iowa City, says: I have had the dyspepsia
and liver complaint for several years and have used every remedy
I could hear of without any relief
whatever until I saw your Shiloh's Vitalizer advertised in the
paper and was persuaded to try it. I am happy to state that it
has entirely cured me. It is certainly the best remedy I ever
knew of. Price 75 cts. Sold by S. H.
Ladd, Sheldon and Pattersonville.
White has double many times his line of corsets.
Fly Nets, an endless variety, at prices to suit the times, just
received at Barnum's.
A large line of domestics of all kinds at prices as low as can be
bought anywhere. J. Shinski's Cheap Cash Store.
J. A. Glenn & Co. have their new emery wheel in running
order, and are prepared to do first class work. Farmers, take
notice, J. A. Glenn and Co.
W. C. Butterfield & Sons will do you good and save you money
if you will call at their store.
"One penny saved is worth two pennies earned," but you
can save from 10 to 20 cents per pound by purchasing tea of Frank
H. Nash.
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Sheldon Mail
Sheldon, O'Brien co. Iowa
July 31, 1880
Fish are said to be plentiful in the Floyd.
The Close Brothers and their English friends contemplate
purchasing and cultivating 20,000 acres of land in Lyon county.
Ezra Macomber, well-known by many in this part of the county,
lost his son Artie, aged 13 years, this week. The boy died of
inflammation of the bowels, at his home in Waterman township.
Some of the dear people have been reveling in imported watermelon
this week, while the doctors smiled in complacently and the
undertaker sent in an order for a fresh stock of cemetery
merchandise.
George Colcord, treasurer of the Hancock Club, says if the boys
don't do something pretty soon he'll be d-d if he don't resign.
Some intimate friend should venture to remind him that if he
stays with the crowd long enough
he'll be dammed anyhow.
Fred Place and Mr. Gent, of the Sheldon Flouring Mills, indulged
in a little fisticuffs Thursday noon, which resulted in the
latter gentleman's being worsted. The cause of the difficulty was
a dispute and subsequently the
usual exchange of epithets.
It is related of a pretty, though overly modest "school
marm" in Grant township that she tired on a new dress a few
days ago and compelled all the scholars, irrespective of sex, to
stick their heads under their seats until
the delicate job was done.
The boom these days belongs to the Methodist church. Last
Saturday evening Chaplain McCabe gave a lecture in White's Hall
and started a subscription for the speedy erection of a $3,000
house of worship. He head the list with a subscription of $500
from Geo. L. Seney, Esq. of New York who visited here last month.
The total amount raised so far is $2,000 and we understand work
will be commenced at once.
Geo. L. Seney, Esq. has come out from New York to see his farms
and the town named after him. Wonder when Mr. Israel Sheldon,
another director of our railroad, is going to come out and visit
his town?
[transcribed by L.Z., July 2006]