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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1905
Page
2
Waterloo Reporter in Waterloo Iow announces daily and weekly publication with subscription rates. Carrier delivery is 60 per year in advance and 4.00 per year by mail. Six months by mail priced at 2.00.
Iowa farms show an upward trend in land values driven by productive capacity and strong markets. The trend mirrors assessor figures, with examples like a 160 acre parcel near Tree selling for 105 per acre, up from 30 a decade earlier, signaling over 100 percent gain. Strong markets and favorable ten year farm prosperity underpin continued gains.
Clayton County weighs using tramps to build and repair roads. Officials see a practical aim but a potential labor dispute. The idea faces resistance from tramps who fear indignity and plan to resist or evade work.
From Beresford South Dakota comes a tale of hard work and big yields. Htumy Murray husked and shoveled 645 bushels in six days for George Engler setting a regional record. His daily average over the period surpassed 102 bushels with a top day of 116. South Dakota earns corn belt credentials as the state positions itself as a serious husking competitor alongside Iowa.
The article notes about 67 million Americans professing orthodox Protestant faith with 194000 Protestant pastors, most in active service, and contrasts Catholic staffing. It argues oversupply harms clergy welfare, urges church consolidation, and says a third fewer preachers could serve communities without reducing ministry.
Health notice warns that many cough syrups beyond Paley's Honey and Tar include opiates that cause constipation and can be unsafe for children. Foley's Honey and Tar is claimed to be free of opiates and safe. Consumers are advised to avoid dangerous substitutes from Sula, GC. W. Bliner, Wangler Bros. & Todd.
Baltimore and Ohio announces schedule changes for Royal Dine Limited Train No 6 starting Sunday November 19. Depart Grand Central Chicago at 6:60 p.m, arrive Pittsburgh 0:35 a.m, Washington 4:40 p.m, Baltimore 6:60 p.m, Philadelphia 8:79 p.m, New York 10:40 a.m, aligning with old times and cutting total journey by one hour thirty minutes. No excess fare for this fast United train. Other trains follow former times with stopovers at Washington, Baltimore and Philadelphia as needed. Through tickets x12,9.
November real estate transfers in Blackhawk County underperform monthly expectations yet compare favorably to other state counties. The eleven month total reaches 8,922,785.74 dollars, with monthly figures listed from January through November and weekly breakdowns for November.
The record lists multiple transfers including Mier Wolf to Herman Wolf a lot in Rost Waterloo for 31 100. Theodoge Peek et al to the city of Waterloo for a lot in Hast Water. Robert Kydd to Mary to Clay land in Poyner township for 12 600. May Niller et al to Edward Stokes land in Orange township. Edward Stokes to Ella E Stokes land in Orange Uwp Aug. Ding to Lawrence Van Vieck lots in East Wat for 16 000 and 3 200 for various parcels. final line notes 730 in amounts with scattered OCR failures.
An old advertisement touts Foley's Honey Sud Tar as the best throat and lung remedy for coughs and colds. It claims the product cures quietly and prevents serious results, sold by C. W. Bilner and Wangler Bros. & Todd in New Texas.
A jumble of brief items mentions O'Donovan Rosen's secretary post in Cork with a $100 monthly pay, Kaiser’s expanding auto fleet, Lord Rosebery’s poetry hobby, Russell Sage’s 1253 congressional tenure, Judge Harris’s divorce over a dog injury, Bud Ledtetter’s detection of illicit liquor, a Lexington magazine agency run by Miss Jennie Hanson, and Elizabeth McDeland’s modest Wallder cottage plan.
A Winchester Indiana note reports a father crediting Foley's Honey and Tar for his boy's recovery from a severe membranous croup attack. The testimonial cites W. Lynch as a prominent local resident and warns against substitutes.
A seaside scene follows Julia Forman as two friends Allan Wright and Bess Hart swim, then rescue returns. Julia, conflicted by longing and gratitude, faces Allan’s devotion amid a tense confession of love and jealousy. A second anecdote recalls a cobbler mistaken identity in London.
The account cites Dr William Keen stating there were over 100 professional grave robbers in London in 1828, with organized networks that sometimes abducted bodies from hospitals. Burke’s murders and the era’s changes to medical education followed, ending widespread grave robbing and prompting medical reform.
Rock Island line unveils 200,000 pound simple side valve freight engines at Cornell Bluffs round house. Despite single cylinders consuming more coal, they ease upkeep and are expected to replace compound models within a year. Ten to one hundred compound engines still exist, with new units shipped to divisions. Also listed: for sale lumber yard in eastern Iowa with sales over 40,000 dollars.
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