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32 MAIN STREET AND 33 PEARL ST. ( New McMahon Block , next door to Postoffice. ) COUNCIL BLUFFS ' IOWA ,
KESPEOTFULLY ANNOUNCES THAT EG IS NOW KEOEIVINGA VERY LARGE STOCK OF
AND Wl
CAREFULLY SELECTED from the full line of the LEADING MAOTFACTORIES.
StfhAr 0" ' 1 u'ufFs ' andSUnrS ! ins towns arP resPectfully invited ' THE-NEW STYLES FOR
1883 , whethe. . * * '
[ n wish
to
buy not
you or , PRICES guaranteed as LOW as anywhere in the United States.
PROPRIITOR OF =
MUSIC
JLJL i _ V HL. _ KV HH M * > * mM _ M HH P
Headquarters for the justly Celebrated WEBER PIANOS , now approved and used by a'I ' first-class Artists. WESTERN
A JD BURDETTE ORGANS. Importer and dealer in MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION , such as Violins
Guitars , Accordeons , Music Boxes , Italian Strings , Etc. , , Etc. Also a full line of
1VETJSIO IBOOIECS. HVLTTSI.O ZBIZTsTDIEIRSAHTID SBHEIET 3VCTJSZO ,
will Fancy sell at Goods , Ghildrens'Carriages , Velocipedes , Bycicles , Carts and Wagons. To make room for new stock
W FIGURES FOR THE NEXT
Good Organs at $50 and upward. Pianos and Organs sold for Cash and on Monthly Payments , Orders solicited :
.1 MMCM fc PQ O.rMir > r-il Rlnflfc
WAEWAVE
That never require crimping , at lire. J. J. Good's H lr Store , at prices never befero touched by
ny other hair dealer. Also a lull line of switches , etc. at greatly reduced prices. Also gold ,
> ver and colored nets Waves made from ladles' own b lr. Do not ( all to call before purchasing
j'aiwbue. All goods wairantrd ap represented. MRS. J. J. 0001) ,
S9 Mam tree . Council Bluffs , low * .
DOCTOR STEINHART'S
ESSENCE OF LIFE.
FOKOU ) AND YOUNO , MALR AND FBMALK.
'
. It Is a sure , promf t and effectual rcmeda or fait -
it * digestion , Dj epepnia , Intermittent Feere. . Want
of Appetite , NCNOUS Debility In all ItsStaees
Weak MemoryLoss of Drain Power , Prostration ,
Weakness aid general Loss of I'o or. It repairs
ncrrous wtota , rouenatcs the faded intellect ,
BtrenRhthena the enfeebled brain and restores
surprising tone and vigor to the exhausted or
gans. The ekparicnce of thoucands proca It to
bean 1m tlualile remedy. Price , f 1.00 a bottle ,
oreix or S3. For sale by all druggists , or sent
secure from observation on receipt of price by
gr.Steialrav t P. O- Box 2400 St
tmlB Mo-
DOCTOR STEINHART'S
SUPPOSITORIES !
The Great Popular Rcmcuy for riles.
Sure cure for Blind , Bleeding & I tcblngF
And all forma of Hemorrholdcl Tumors.
Those ScprofiiToaiKa act directly upon the
COMI of the Blood Vessels , and by their astringent
effects gently force the blood frcm the swollen
tumors , atidby making the coats of the telnt
strong , prevent their refilling , and-hence a radi
cal cure is sure to follow their ego. Price , 15
cents a box. For ale by alldruprcfcts , or sent by
mail on receipt of price , by H. If Ji Medical
Institute , 718 Olive St. Pt Lord.
Mo-
REMARKABLE !
KtVhit , Cm , Mo , Scpt.SO , 1882.
I think it a dutj J owe ti Ininiaittj to say
what jour ruuedy has done f r me. One jear
ago I contracted a baJ.cuse of Dlood DC ease , a d
not Knowing the result of such troubles , I ailon
el It to run fo > some t no , but finally * , npllcd to
the beat phjsicUn in till cit ) , who treated mo
for elx months. Ime TIMK I TOOK * WKR BOO
I ILLH OK i KOTOiouiDX us MHBccRY i grain each ,
and had run down iu" weight from 218 to 157
pouuds , and was confined to mj bed wUh Mer
curial Hhcn mutism , ncan.'h nble to turu raj self
o\er Using a tntillni ; man. some of Uio fra
ternity fouiil me in this deplorable coidltlon ,
specific , as fc ca e * that
had been cured by It * me. I commended tin me
itwltmcry little- faith fll" laaii \ that three
v , ceks v as ablu to talc my place on the road The
borcsand copper collared tpoU graduallj dltap
pcarwl , and todiv I hateuctasoieor spot onmy
person , and my w eight Id 213 pounds bclnif ir/iro
thin ( t ever was. I do not iih ton to publich
im name , but J oti mav iihot/ this letter toasv
who doubt thu merit of S. S. S. for I fcncm It In a
HUreciiru.
Yours Till ) , J. II , 13.
SoTe thirty j cars ago there Ihcdln .MonUo-
rncrj , Ala. , a } ounr man \tho . .is terrlblj attlic-
icd. After being trciteU ( or a. ion tlmu b ) the
wc-cHcal profession of thin town v * 1th no benefit ,
he commenced taking S 8. S. Alter persistent ! )
taking it two months ho was cured. Bclnsf ac
quainted with him for the dUeute never made its
rcUrn. J. \ \ . Diiuor , J. P. , Ilot-Eprings Ark.
If 3 on doubt , come to t > ce in , and v c ill CURE
YOU , or charge nothing I Write for p-irtlculars
rind a copy of the little book , " Motageto the
Unfortunate Suffering " Atk any Druggist f to
our studlog.
ta.81,000 Knward willhopjld to any
Chcmlkt uho mil flnd , on analjsU of 100 Iwtflej
ofS. S. S , one particle of Jiorcur ) , foJIJo of
Po'ajshim , ot other Mineral substance. 8UIFT
SPECIFIC CO. , Proprietor * . Atlanta , da.
Price of Snull 6la > t 1,00
arze Slie'J J ,
bOLD BT ) ALL DHUCGISTS.
FOUBDRY.
WINTHERL1CH BROS. ,
A < & now ready to contract for small castings of
c\er > dearlption In
MALLEABLE IRON ,
GRAY IRON ,
And any ALLOY OF BRASS ,
.Special attention Is called to the ftct that the
metals are me ted In ouuciBLxa which gUca the
wry best castings ,
Burning Brands
FOB
DISTILLERS , BREWERS , PACK
ERS , CIGAR and TOBACCO
FACTORIES , Etc. , Etc. ,
As wall as
Cattle Brands
AHE NICELY .EXECUTED.
WorVs : CorncrSixthstreetitnd Eleventh a\euue ,
COUNCIL BLfUFFS. IOWA.
iOU * MA1JIB IROMI BCBAttr
Prtildenl. Tlco Fiel'l.
W. B. Ousniz. lee. tnd Treat.
THE NEBRASKA
Lincoln , Neb
MANUFACTURERS OF
Corn Planters Hrrrawe/Fftrm Boilers
8aUF Hay Rakes , Bucsoc MleyotlDa
Windmills , iio
We ue prepared to do Job work tnd nuoufM
ruing for other parties.
Address al orders
HKBHiaKA UANUFACTOBlVa Od
Lincoln. N
MBS , } ' , J , HARDING , M , D
Medicai Electrician
AND
GYNECOLOGIST.
Otiduato of Electropathlc Inetllatlon ,
delphi. , Penna.
Bffloo Oor , Broadway & Blena Avs.
COUNCIL BtUrFS , IOWA ,
The Ireatmeni of all dlaotiea nd ptlnfal ] dl
flcultlei peculiar to ( miles a tpedtliy.
PERSONA ! * "Parts ol ( he uuiran body
enlarged , < ) eloped and streorthecod , " etc. , is
an Interesting advert cement long run In oui
paper. In rtply to Irqulrles wewlil tay thai
there Is no evidence of humbugabjut tbli. Oi
the contrary , theiultertlters arf rery highly In
dorted. IntcresUJ person ) tea ) get teAUd clr
culars git Ing all particular ) , git ing all nartlcu
Ian , by oddresainir Erie Medical Co. , P. 0. Uo :
613 ; liuffaio , N. Y. Toledo Evening JJi
History of a Fraud ,
How Messrs , A , & S , Nordheim-
er , of Montreal , Sold a
"Steinway" Piano ,
MYSTERIOUS .INSTRUIEIIT ,
Mr. Nordheimer Bays the
Steinways are Using a
Varnish which Will
Not Stand the
Olimate.
EXCHANGE NO ROBBERY.
A Now Stem way Piano that Looked
iUze an Old and Battle-Scarred la-
atrument Which has. Been Var
nished Up to Pass For New.
A Sttltrway Piano Made in Ham-
liurg A Cnstomor-ProteBts.
In ( December , 1881 , Mr. S. B. How
ard , of Montreal , purchased of Mr.
BIjtho..tho salesman ofA. ; & S. Nord-
hoiuior , of Montreal , a piano purport
ing to bo made by Steiimay & Gone ,
ofNow'iYork. Tho.piano wan chosen
by Mra , H , , and BO far as lean gather
there ia no reason to doubt that she
both saw and choao a genuine inatrn-
munt. At all events she was deter
mined to have a Steiuway and none
other , and although some dlflhnUles
were raised about the prito , the pros
pect ot a cash sale induced a modifica
tion in this respect , the pucctiaea being
concluded-to the apparent catlafaotlon
of all parties , and a check < ihen and
tiiore paid oror for thu prioc of the
piano.
Unfortunately , as the plr.no ia no
an artiilo whloh can be carried away ,
when ohoaon.under . the arm , ( tibecarne
necessary to trust to Mr. BlytLe s gocd
faith to tend homo the piano coiectod
that afternoon ,
Whether , in fact , ho did so or not
thora are no means of providing
This only ia certain , that when thi
piano appeared the lady refuted to
recognize it , anil emphatically de
clared that there waa something trrang
with it , and that she was confident i
was not the name piano at all , Th
case was spotted in places , the varnish
having apparently safTered from the
climate , and inoro strange still , when
the case waa opened HMO u-aa no
ler in the plate in vh'vji anch
generally are found. Observe , I am
far from Baying that there waa n
number on the piano. I know , am
you know , the position occupied b ;
the number in the genuine Steiuwa ;
plwjo , aad that my Informant ca :
positively declare is that there was n
number in the right hand top corner ,
nor anywhere also that he could iind.
Porhap * Mr. Tretbar or Mr. William
Steinway , If you ask them , can tel
you whcra the firm of Steinway il
Sons , t > i Hamburg , if such a firm
there be , D ambers its pianos. I do
not know , nor can I , without having
oen it , express any opinion as to
'hat ' the
piano really waa ;
n old New Yorker doctored
p and with a number dating
back ' a quarter of a century
'udiclously removed or a brand new
, nd superior Instrument albeit in
voiced at one-third prlco from the
Steinway'a factory or agency or what
ever it may be , across the w.\fer. Any
how a satisfactory instrument it was
not , and Mr. H. Insisted on this in a
series of interviews , stormy and oth
erwise , with Mr. Blythe , who , for his
part , insisted on attributing the dls
satisfaction of his
customers to o
whim" of Mrs. H.'s , an expression
which nearly cost him s black eye , on
one occasion.
Mr. H. also about this time mot Mr ,
Nordheimer in town and appealed to
him to put the matter right. Mr ,
Nordhoimer was all sympathy , ' The
whole thing was the fault of a now
varnish which the Steinways were
using on tholr pianos , and which
would not stand ourcllmate at which
you will smile , though I hardly think
the Steinwaya will ; and as to that
number , oh , there must bo some mis
take about that " "
"Anyway , BO con
tinned the obliging old gentleman ,
' 'send the piano down to the store
I will get it fixed for you. "
Meanwhile , however , the time had
run on , and the summer was at hand.
So it waa decided when the H.'a do-
ipartod for the seaside , the piano should
be prop'orly done up and be ready for
thorn on tholr return.
So in Juno this was done , and our
numberless and spotty piano Is sent
in disgrace to the store to have that
Steinway varnish scraped off.
Now , it may not be amiss here , in
passing , to note in connection with
this varnish question , that the great
difficulty with which European maker *
who Import pianos into thia country
experience , arises from the fact that
their instruments are almost oxclu
slvely finished with French polish
which , In fnot , does not and will not
stand onr climate , but Buffers precise
ly in thoway in which this piano Is
reported' have suffered. Here
again , perhaps , Mr , Tretbar will tel
you how many French polished
pianos ho turns out in Now York , and
perhaps.again intelligent readers will
be able to draw their own conclusions
as to the character of this much
maligned Instrument.
To continue our story , however ,
the H.'a were away mme two months ,
and on Ivor return Mrs FT. called a
Nordheiuior'a to inform Mr. Blytbe o
the fact and to ask to have the piano
sent up to her house. To her ear
prise , she was Informed that tbo en
tire available iorco of the establishment
mont were still atrugKllng with thi
almost insuperable dlflicnlties pro
seated by that Steinway varnish , bn
that the piano would bo ready in ten
days or so. Ton days more , and 1
has already beou gone for tw
mouths I
However , in ten days or BO a plan
does arrive , and ii unpacked. Imagln
the consternation of the lady whei
she beholds a piano which at a jjlanc
she declares to bean entirely dlfferen
one. It has quite an altered appearance
anco , and , moreover , tha piece thai
was lost is found. There ii a number , /
as large as life , and in the right place
a ftct that Mr , H. does not seem to
have been sufficiently gratoJul for.
However , the cneo , itaolf nppor.ru to
have been In the wars. Mr. H. told
me at one time that It looked an
.hough it had recently boon unpacked.
On my second visit ho said it looked
like an old and battle scarred instru
ment , which had been varnlahod up to
pass for now , Anyhow , It is a poor
piano poorer oven than the first
aad preseuta a second interesting
ptoblotn as to its origin , which I will
leave you to solve for yonrcolf upon
the facto.
Mr. H. , however , I regret to say ,
did not appreciate the beauty of the
problem thus offered for his solution.
Ho had bucn sold a second time In
all probability the piano waa oven
worse off in this respect than ho and
to aav that ho raised Oaln over his dis
appointment is to put the matter
mildly.
You don't want mo to toll yon of
how ho hauled Peterson , manager of
the Mesars. A. & S. Nordheimor , over
the coals , of the opproblons oplthots
he applied to Blythe , or of his regroU ,
expressed to mo , that ho had not split
the latter gentleman's noso. Sufiico
it that after a Homeric contest had
been waged for upwards of a month ,
he finally , In October , 1882 , drew up
a notarial agreement binding the
Nordholiners to dollvor to him within
thirty days a brand new Steinwuy
piano fresh from the Now York fao
tory , nnd with all the advantages of
Mr. Peterson's personal selection ,
Thia agreement the Toronto houao ac
knowledged and undertook to carry
out within the time upocified.
Now open your ears , for I am com
ing to the interesting part. From the
consequences of their action BO far it
Is possible that a few good straight
"truths" might save Blytho and his
house , or at all events might save the
houao at the expense of the agent ,
and you know "no man over got one
of a big scrape except byablij truth. "
But the scrape into which they have
got by their next action is one out of
which the biggest "troth" which the
two Nordhelmors , assisted by Blytho
and Peterson ( with all his practice in
that department ) , and the entire
strength of the company can forgo ,
will not snfiico to extract them.
Shortly before thu expiration of the
thirty days Mr. H , wns Informed that
his piano waa ready for delivery , Ho
asked for the number , mindful of his
previous experiences , and It was hand-
ed.to him. Ho then , In his innocence ,
supposed that there could bo no ob
jection to his bolny furnifthod with a
copy of the customs entry , but ho was
informed , a llttlo to hia surprise , that
this was not only oxtromuly Irregular ,
but that the pUno had boon entered
in Toronto , this belbg 'ho ' natural
method of traneportatlon from Now
York to Montreal
Now I take leave here to respectfully -
fully suggest to Mr , Petoraen that the
next time ho wants to fool a customer
on a customs entry lie should not place
such an oxoocdluxly or.sy remedy in
hit hands. Mr 11. had the number
of the piano , and all that was neces
sary to do wn to communicate with
the custom house in Toronto and in
quire whether piano number so and so
came from New York and whon.
Unfortunately tbo custom house
official in Toronto was under the no-
entity of informing Mr. H. that tha
piano which was awaiting hit .accept-
anco in Montreal was entered fiom
HAMBURG !
Now if Peterson can BOO his way out
of this , I cannot.
Anyway the row whloh It raised in
the neighborhood of our belligerent
friend , Mr. H. can bo bettor imagined
than described. The agreement was
protested , and Mr. Blytho , curiously
enough , loft on a visit to Toronto ,
which was perhaps wlso , seeing that
had the protest boon allowed tooxplro ,
ho would hnve run a very food chnnco
of being arrested
Fortunately for him , Peterson at
last awoke to a sense of the position ,
and hurried post haste to Now York ,
whence , just ono day within time , ar
rived at last a genuine Now York
Steinway , now ttylo , costing the firm
some 8-10 extra , but at length satisfying -
ing the demands of their troublesome
customer.
A good wine needs no bush , and a
good story may bo loft without mar-
nllr.lug. As to how far the Stoinwajs
are cognizant of this unscrupulous
use of a German piano bearing tholr
name , and imported into this country
to take the place of a gonulno Now
York made instrnraont , yon must
judge for yourself. I merely give yon
the facts of one proven ens' . Is It , doyen
yon think , likely to prove a solitary
ono ) Wo shall see.
( Signed ) Annum J. GUAIUM.
B. A. OXEN , Editor Canadian Illus
trated Nowa and Special Correspon
dent Music and Drama" ,
P. S. I appotid a para raph which
anpearod In the January Gth insuo of
CuiMilti First : "Mrf. Howard , of
Manco stract , Imi had some difficulty
with n piano dealer of this city , having
discovered that several instruments
delivered to her are not what they
purported to bo. A Steinway was
ordered from Now York , but through
the good oflicea of a cuttom-houso of
ficial , at Toronto , she dlnoovnred that
it came from Hamburg , and not from
Now York. Donlers not in the serape
are jubilant over the "bogiM Steinway -
way piano businebB. " By the way ,
how Is it that Steinway pianos are
made In Hamburg for the Canada
market ? " From "Music and Drama , '
Iletcucd from the Jawi of Death , '
Mr It Incus , of illltin , Pcin , , writes , Nov.
Ifi , 182-
" Kmlcueil jiicaie flncl postil order ( or five
dollar * nd twenty-flto ecntn , ( or halt a cloifi
bottles o ( Hunt's Ilomoly. I keep a grocery
here , and cin ( oil raoro ot your niccllcliio than
any drug store , as I recommend It toalUllllctecl
with Wilne ) Uiiciso or Dropsy. I tell them , thai
U they hive lldi enough lo swallow It , it
ral o them from the dovl for , a ( act ; ( or It did
r I u me frcm that ulurcbiflnK sleep , and tl
tho'igh tlili waf o\er three years ajo , I have ha 1
no Kidney trouble 'nco , LIke the woman Ii.
( Jcrlpturu , I b l r fotii ' many physicians ,
and grc-wnothlii ; uetter , but erer worse. H'lt
thinks to Hunt' * HemoJy , I am raited us on
from the devJ , "
The Molt Sceptical Convinced ,
Thousands fuel a thrill of Joy whenever they
gue upon tiie mtgtcal worJl , "
'or ' It Is the belt Klicioy and I.lver modiclne over
v- c :
nonii , and It rosxlli to memory the bicailngi It
mi | irivol to tbvm. It It poiUUo r imedy for
all clhoium of the Kldntiys , Uladder and I rlnnry
nns , The proprietor1 names should he wrlt-
on la lottera o ( gold , ( or ( airmen ha\odonoBO
much ( or tholr euflorlng ( oil \v beings Ono
rhl will comInco the most sceptical , causing
them to proclaim to all their ( rlcud * the many
irlnoi of this great mu lielno. The demand In-
Toatcs as It bec-omns known , and whoroI : la belt
Mown thu sales ore the latgett. Ai Mrs. Itiown *
nfrsajs , "Orent is ho who uics hit greatness
' 01 all , " Thin Is ulut the proprietors of Hunt's
itomodydo. Thulricroat medicine Ii for nlli
1101. orriCEK. w , n. u. roiir ;
OfflCIE & PUSET , ,
Council Bluffs la ,
Established , I85&
Dealers lu Forel.BBtidDumMtlolExcb | | ) .
< l horpu
horpuS. . E. MAXON ,
Office ov i iavlt > gf 'jank ,
OOHNOIlj BLUFFS. low *
EDWIN J. ABBOTT.
Justice of the Peace and'
Notary Public ,
tlfiBroadway , Council Bluffs.
I. D JDMUNDWH , I. UIHUOitT. i. W. ITIUBt , .
1'reelJont. Vlce-I'res't. Cathln ,
CITIZENS BANK
Of Council Bluff * .
Organized under tba lawi of the SUte ol low *
Paid up capital 1 75.0C *
Authorlied capital : StQOTO
Interest paid on time depotlta. Drain letoed
on ' the principal cities of the Dnltad Staiet and
Kurope. HpocUl attention given to collection ! ,
and correspondnc with prompt retain * .
UIHIOTOll. ,
] . D. Kdmund.or , , B.Shugart , ] . T.Hnitu
W.WW | llace , 1. W. Rodftr , I. A. Millar
IT !
W. R. VAUGHAN.
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE :
Omaha aad Council Bluffs
Real Eat'ite & Collection Ageno ;
In Odd Fellow's block , over Savl
Hunk. far
MOROAN , KELLER & 00. ,
icrzKrjDxx Kfx * A.IQCXI age ,
The finest qualltf anil hrw > t stock west
Chicago of Hooilcn and Mctaflc CMCVJ. Calls
tcndcil to at all hours tdefy \ competition 11
quality of foods or price * . Our
tur > ecl a ? uudvr'akcr for forty jcar and tl
ouiflily understands hU hiulneas. Wareroo
311 Broadway. I'flH L8TEUINO In nil . _
branchm proiiiutl > lUtondod to , a DO uupet-lay-
\ug \ and lauilreiiilnH. | Telegraphic an j mall or- '
dersfllluil v > ltiout Uela >
MRS , B , J , HILTON , M , D. , 1
PHYSICIAN AND SURGED * , il
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CounotllBhU&l.
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