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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1907
Page
3
A local speaker in Ottumwa argues the president should be king of the United States, decrying current institutions as corrupted by fools. The brief, era style missive reflects strong partisan talk and civic tensions of the period.
A Des Moines man reports a governor’s office notary commission blank contained folded Des Moines advertising, exposing a saga of minor graft. The issue mirrors ongoing concerns over reform rhetoric versus actual practice in state departments and potential influence via commissions.
A financial statement from Cherokee Iowa records the Chautauqua session as a solid early success with receipts of 4925.75 and expenses 4054.66 leaving a net of 831.09 for grounds improvement and better talent next year. The report itemizes concessions tents fare and taxes as major revenue and lists expenses including advertising, labor, and manager salary. The Independence Bulletin Journal notes a farmer near Pittsburgh earned 144.71 from milk in June, signaling high prices. a rough critique of a writer and war correspondent follows.
Reports sketch a bustling Parla demand for Paterson brocades as social tensions rise. Reverdy Johnson, last surviving son of former attorney general Reverdy Johnson, dies in Baltimore. Abdul Hamid, Turkey's sultan, enjoys carpentry and cabinet work and chased a throne with modest expectations. John Wanamaker of Philadelphia endures misfortune amid a burned Lindenhurst estate and stables. Harriet Chalmers Adams completes an extraordinary three year journey across Central and South America revealing untouched indigenous communities. Catarrh is reframed as a constitutional disease, touting Hall's Cattarh Cure from Cheney & Co, with a guarantee and testimonials. Bucklin's Arica Salve praised for healing leg sores, burns and wounds.
Timeline items list key events and births including 1685 Blatuuls de Dononrilla as Canada governor 1748 James Blair died 1656 birth Samuel Doak born 1748 died in Tennessee 1770 Dinwiddie death 1798 Nile battle 1801 Jonathan Edwards Jr death 1831 London Bridge inauguration 1834 slavery abolition British possessions 1864 Sherman siege of Atlanta 1876 Colorado statehood.
Levi Ankeny of Washington born August 1 1844 near St Joseph Missouri. He moved to the Pacific Northwest in 1860 and worked in transportation mining and mercantile ventures. He became Lewiston Idaho first mayor and later moved to Walla Walla to run banking and a regional bank chain. Ankeny ran for senator unsuccessfully in 1895 and 1899, then won in 1903.
A collage of light excerpts and brief items from Chicago to Waterloo covers travel jokes, divorce quips, a pawnbroker tale, a Pearl found in a shell, and local incidents. Reports include a Missouri freight line note, a doomed cedar rumor, a missing Des Moines man, and vivid sketches of city life through jokes and oddities.
The Hildegarde, once the Prince of Wales’s pleasure craft built in 1874 for 80000, is being cut up at Frank B Long’s Hackensack yard for souvenirs. Long bought it in 1905 for about 7000 hoping a Hackensack freight career, but the keel depth blocked the plan. Pieces will become walking sticks boxes and knives, with a keel piece sent to King Edward. The steering wheel decorates Hackensack Golf Club, and part of the hull spans a Coles Brook bridge. The yacht changed hands to George Gould and Senator S A Whitlock before Blakeley Hall.
A resident testifies that Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy saved his life during a severe attack last spring and remains effective after a recent relapse. The product is sold by Wangler Bros, Landgraft & Co, and TK Joder.
A new glove trend from Germany, called Glove Novelty, is claimed to be worn by the German court elites. The left hand is covered, costing about £500, crafted in gold network and adorned with precious stones. Separate item notes Pineapple Silk from Queensland being produced from pineapple leaves, signaling a novelty textile development.
Ted Lacon, a playful child, reveals plans to join Gwen and Bob as they discuss marriage and moving to Denver. Uncle Halbert’s reluctance frames the challenge, while Ted’s earnest charm and Teddy’s promise to keep Gwen steady introduce hope for a blended future.
The text recalls Empress Jinga's celebrated raid westward across unknown waters, her decisive claim of glory, and the resulting Japanese boast that their arma shine beyond the seas. It notes the wealth-and-tribute dynamics with Kon and Korea, the spread of Buddhism from Korea, and Asiatic art, science, and literature, culminating in Bulko as the first affirmed female ruler.
An authority on old Greek history argues that Athenian citizens, though lacking in many facets of civilization, surpassed moderns in debate, mental power, and quick comprehension. The comparison notes the inborn genius of the Greeks and contrasts it with contemporary education and taste.
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