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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1907
Page
2
Waterloo Reporter and Benn Benn Waterton Iowa edition lists editor Matt Parrott with daily and weekly publications. Subscription rates vary by method and duration and notes a change of address process and publication offices and phone lines.
A long discussion revisits taxing money and credits, with critics arguing it hinders prosperity and harms widows and orphans while supporters urge preserving revenue. Cedar Rapids and Marshalltown papers clash over the tax’s fairness, and anticipation builds for a state revenue revision amid public interest. The Osage News notes weed laws and urges a statewide crusade against noxious plants, while Des Moines hosts the Iowa Rural Letter Carriers convention with talks on good roads and public service.
The state board of agriculture through its committee on adulteration of foods seeds and other products has started a determined fight to eradicate weeds. An investigation aims to determine the best remedy and farmers are urged to report noxious weeds and prevent seeding while county and township officials assist in locating weed patches on public and private grounds.
A scrambled list of historic events dated August 16 across centuries. Includes battles in 1348 and 1444, earthquakes, colonial shifts such as Batavia and Hong Kong, early petroleum and disasters, with numerous OCR errors and fragmented entries.
The item notes Mississippi senator Hernando De Soto Money born August 26 1849 in Holmes County Mississippi. It mentions his Confederate service, education at the University of Mississippi, terms in the U.S. Senate, and portrays him as a practical fearless legislator. It also includes an advertisement for Hall’s Catarrh Cure with testimonials and contact.
In a New York report dated August 26, Henry Clews explains that Wall Street losses exceed 8 billion dollars and argues the decline is global, not due to President Roosevelt's policy. He notes London and other markets fall, cites overbuilding and corporate dishonesty as factors, urges lawful conduct by corporations, and predicts a future conservative, healthier market with prudent stock purchases and limited marginal speculation.
Sibley Tribune reports Herman Brey, near Sibley, first to market 1907 grain with barley and oats weighing 40 to 44 pounds per bushel. Barley sold at 52 to 60 cents per bushel, 10 acre field yielding 36 bushels per acre, oats quality mixed, others report rust and variable yields across Iowa towns, with market activity and farm land prices noted. Local notices include land sales near Paton and Greene county, crop prospects, and farmer reports from Vermillion to Algona.
A fragmentary reminiscence records Waterloo in 1854 with vivid details of the Sherming House, early inns, bridges, and scattered log cabins. It notes the rough traveler routes from Maquoketa to Waterloo, the town’s primitive amenities, and the surrounding farm families and counties. The piece also compares old travel times to modern links between Chicago and Waterloo, and closes with a dated note from September 27, 1404 and a state news brief on local institutions and governance.
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