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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1908
Page
3
The article critiques Mr. Bryan and Taft among voters in various states, noting race politics and labor issues. It discusses newspaper reach in Texas and Kentucky, party lines, and the Independent League candidate Hisgen as a manufacturer. A closing quip suggests using a club instead of a newspaper to recruit supporters.
The Wall Street Journal rebukes Mr. Bryan for appealing to farmers for campaign funds. It argues patriotism is not confined to one class and warns farmers would gain from contributions only if their interests align with those of capitalists. The piece doubts public funding will solve political issues or curb hypocrisy.
The National Printer Journalist lauds the Waterloo Daily Reporter Civic Improvement Working Fund Edition. It highlights the issue’s facts and suggestions for city betterment, noting the Ladies' Literary Society's civic department prepared it to benefit local conditions. The reviewer plans to glean practical value for other papers.
A compact historical rundown lists events from 1816 through 1864. It notes Argentina’s Spanish settlement, Amherst’s death, Meagher’s birth and death, Polk’s veto, a filibuster expedition against Cuba, Halleck ordering McClellan from Virginia, Pennsylvania’s soldier voting amendment, and Haakon VII’s era.
The article profiles Huskon Vil born August 3, 1872 at Charlotensand Castle Denmark, later king of Norway after 1903 electoral drama. It notes his Danish princely roots, navy education, popular image, 1896 marriage to Mand daughter of King Edward VI, and subsequent roles before Norway’s 1905 royal crowning with Princess Maud and Prince Olaf as heir.
A vintage advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh as a constitutional disease. Internal use supposed to reach bread and mucous surfaces, with a $100 reward for a counterexample. Testimonial offer and Toledo address included for F J Cheney & Co.
Anyone having the Elk Jets banner or knowing its whereabouts should notify Josephine Lichty. Contact details or phone information are not provided in the notice. The notice appears to be an informal appeal for the return or location of a banner.
Market shows a tired, unsure tone as conditions improve yet prices already discount optimism. Stocks hover near or above last year’s highs while many rails and industrials face dividend cuts amid weak employment. Agricultural outlook improves with cotton, corn, and wheat advancing, suggesting a bumper wealth year possible.
Thomas V. Hisgen, Independence party nominee for President, and Mrs. Hisgen leave Chicago after Hearst’s new party honor. Hisgen, from Massachusetts, was last on the Independence ticket for governor and polled more votes than the Democratic nominee, boosting his prominence in Hearst’s campaign. The piece notes market manipulation, rail rate worries, and cautions on stocks while commenting on Henry Clews's view of the market’s uncertain future.
A New York City column notes the Salome dance craze hitting Broadway with Gertrude Hoffmann parodying Maude Allen, while managers push moving pictures of Salome. The piece also sketches odd streetscape scenes, such as a baby in Broadway crowds, low-budget meals run by two young women, and city efforts from public works to new one-story bank buildings near Bryant Park.
Two prominent figures, Mrs. Potter Palmer and General Frederick D. Grant, attended the wedding of Potter Palmer Jr. and Pauline Koblsast in Chicago. The ceremony, hailed as a social triumph, showcased high society and notable lineage, including Grant family connections and a likeness to the late President Ulysses S. Grant.
A contemporary report notes the rise of canned oratory in campaigns, with Bryan, Taft, and Hitchcock referenced as adopting new methods like phonograph recordings and penny-arcade novelty signs. It discusses using recorded speeches to educate and sway voters, the push by democratic managers, and tension with calls for genuine speeches over imitations.
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