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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1908
Page
3
Health officials urge vigilant milk inspection and safer practices. Kansas City inspectors advise consumers to check for clear milk with no sediment, avoid contaminated tickets, ensure proper cream content, and verify cows are tested for tuberculosis.
The piece describes a controversial epistle linked to Taft, Gov. Cummins, and the Iowa campaign. It suggests Ora’s scapegoat role amid disputes over presidential preference, with Williams defending or shifting blame as the letter's origin and intent are debated.
Dr Chappel reports April statistics from Des Moines weather station noting mean normal temperature, record highs and lows, frost dates, precipitation, and wind, with commentary on spring mood and a stray line about Fanny Face.
State news item recounts A. B. Erickson of Sioux City indicted by a grand jury for unlawfully selling goods to the county last October. Other notes include a Council Bluffs trio attempting a Denver walk on a 3250 wager, a Smoky Row opium layout found by Patrolman Sauders, and aviation prophecy of ships with 20 to 30 men.
A Washington woman credits stopping coffee and drinking Postum with lifting long lasting nervous fatigue and restoring energy. She describes improved health, the ability to care for two babies, and resumed housework, praising Postum as the source of her renewed vigor and happiness.
New York fashion notes describe mourning frocks and summer dresses using zephyr ginghams and colored cottons. Styles feature Greek key lace motifs, draped sleeves, and vanished armhole seams, with wide shoulder capes and varied sleeve lengths.
Across multiple cities April 1 to 4, sessions begin for the No rth change conference in Anderson and the South Dakota Conference of Charities and Corrections. Other events include the Wisconsin, Michigan and Indiana gatherings with delegates, plus the Wisconsin battleship Wisconsin commissioned at Puget Sound.
A compact collage of historical births and deaths from 1405 to 1938, naming Timur, William Harvey, Edward Hyde Cornbury, Otto von Bismarck, Edward A. Sothern, and others. It also records a 1938 uniform postage rate adoption and a Hall's Catarrh Cure testimonial and an 1890s commercial notice for Waterloo Business College enrollment.
A Evansville resident reports years of kidney and bladder pain ending in severe illness. After three doctors failed, Foley's Kidney Cure gave relief with one bottle followed by complete recovery. The letter invites others to try the remedy. Wangler Bros and J. K. Jodner.
Sir James W Will Cocks marks his 51st birthday after a long career in the British army. Born April 1, 1957, he served in India, Afghanistan, the Waziri expedition, the London campaign, and Manipur. He commanded a Niger field force and later led Bombay command under Lord Kitchener.
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