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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1906
Page
3
Waterton and Matt Purolt publish semi weekly papers with yearly, six month, and address change subscription options. The piece discusses rising national prosperity, discontent among some, and a Chautauqua movement idea spreading, noting Gov Cummins as a key figure for Iowa.
The Reporter urges readers to start Christmas shopping now to avoid crowds and depleted stocks. It argues early purchases save time, keep selection fresh, and reduce merchant pressure, urging inquiry and price checks before committing to buys.
The Hampton Recorder questions the honesty of primaries versus caucuses, citing Franklin county results. It notes Governor Cummins led at primaries but fell short in the general election, with many primary votes unaccounted for in Latimer Marion and Mott townships, urging readers to scrutinize primary integrity.
Scattered notes on households in Scotland preferring open grate fires and on wealth distribution in France. Warsaw gains a pocket telephone with a key to unlock public boxes. Maine supplies birch timber for reels used by cotton mills in America and England. Farm youths are valued highly as the best product of the land, with farmers lauded for community futures.
The Des Moines Mail and Times recounts Iowa history from Burlington’s frontier days to Iowa City and Des Moines. It notes manuscript losses, survival of key records, and a push to make unpublished volumes accessible in a new state history building. The piece also briefly mentions Father Werntz’s donation to the papacy and a light sketch of Champ Clark and the Kaiser in unrelated notes.
An eastern publication proposes making warm bed mats from rabbit skins. The method uses fresh shins, salt, alum, hot water, drying, and stitching three skins to form a mat mounted on felt or carpet. The item leans into humor about rabbits and domestic crafts amid other notes from London.
Twenty five Des Moines alumni of the state normal school formed the Des Moines association of alumni with Dr Erwin Schenk as president and W C Jarmagin as secretary. Miss Loretta Blake was named treasurer as the group planned a Christmas banquet and tickets sales at the Savery club rooms.
An old New Year custom of visiting friends is fading as light drinking rises but Postum is proposed as a wholesome alternative. A Staten Island doctor cites his daughter serving Postum to guests and plans to demonstrate it during Christmas and New Year’s calls. The article notes a shift toward non alcoholic beverages and mentions The Road to Wellville with the slogan There’s a reason.
The Sibley Tribune notes the machine husker invading farming, praised by Osceola growers Henry Frye and Frank Frye near Melvin. It husks fast on soft ground, but casting failures slowed work until repairs and a frozen ground hindered performance. With adequate help and teams, capacity rises beyond hand picking.
Timothy O Rourke, famed for baseball timber knowledge, promotes Edward Oshenbach to manage the St Paul American League club next season. He also urges drafting Spencer of Marshalltown and Steele of Oskaloosa by the Haet ern league in Lynn, Mags, as calls from other managers come in. Lorenzo Sperback, Spirit Lake banker, breaks his leg from a fall from a second story window while putting on storm windows.
The widow of Thomas Cun inghem received 5000 dollars from Tri City Railway after he was killed on duty in Davenport. Catholic Foresters lodges in Johnson County united in Iowa City with forty new initiates. Union Pacific opened a large signal system at Council Bluffs. Mary Dempsey won a second trial for 10000 against Dubuque city for injuries from a sidewalk fall. Mrs. Sarah J. Wardler of Packwood died aged 84. Rey Meredith, son of Marg Meredith of Anamosa, was accidentally shot while rabbit hunting and will recover. Foxes raided henhouses in Cedar County. Aluminum clay veins found near Mason City show potential for metal content. Cooper Elaney of Tipton, aboard a sinking steamer near Seattle, was among victims. Miss Fay Wills of Lake View married Riverett King, car exhibit favorite. An Ottumwa grain elevator owned by National Starch burned. building had been vacant. James Cihlat’s Iowa City home burned with family escaping as roof collapsed. Three Addington brothers reunite in Des Moines after 37 years and visit Governor. An ice boat nearly drowned B H Bates and sister Laura at Clear Lake. both rescued. Professor Charles Hayden faced trustees over dancing rash at LeGrand. Everett Edwards, formerly of Council Bluffs, jailed for murder in Nebraska, later released. sentenced to ten years.
Caution against seeking home remedies for coughs cites Foley’s Honey and Tar refuted substitutes. Wreck report notes two injured from a gas accident and a $2,000 loss. County plans Cedar River dam funding. Lyons hosts 41st annual Thanksgiving entertainment for library funds. Obituary recalls Daniel Finch, Iowa lawyer and politician, who died in San Francisco. Regents politics involve Cummins and vacancies, with Board of Regents member resignations. Marr iage of James Ketcham and Anna Van Ness after 17 years of engagement. Tobacco cultivation shown as profitable by Burnett of Girard with 2500 pounds from 1.25 acres. plans five acres next year.
Flares to the West and Southwest on the first and third Tuesday of each month not March 1907 include the Chicago Great Western railway selling one way colonist tickets at nearly half fare to Arkansas, Colorado, Indian Territory, Kansas, Louisiana, Mexico, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas and Wyoming. For further information apply to F. H. LaTier City Ticket and Passenger Agent.
James Donahue of New Britain Connecticut reports failing kidney and diabetes treatments until Foley's Kidney Cure. After two bottles he improved and with five bottles cured. He later passed a rigid life insurance examination. Brady Bros Waughler Bros and Westveer Brenneck sold the cure.
An old advertisement notes Foley's Honey and Tar as a cough and cold cure claiming pneumonia and consumption prevention. It lists vendors Brady Bros, Wangler Bros, Westveer & Brenneck in Chicago, with December travel and ticket details for a Great Western line and a laxative syrup from Orino.
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