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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1905
Page
2
The Waterloo Reporter lists monthly and yearly subscription prices by carrier with in advance rates and a note on changing delivery addresses. Readers are advised to send both old and new addresses, including any changes to subscription details.
Fiscal year 1905 shows a 916 million increase in expenditures largely due to Panama Canal accounting. A $19.38 million Panama item was discarded in 1906, with a $3.92 million gain in 1905. Postal revenues fell by $14.67 million versus 1995, still far from self sufficiency. The secretary projects current year revenues at $812,578.24 and expenditures at $755,573,264, yielding a $58,000,000 surplus.
The annual report of Secretary Shaw lays out diverse revenue sources for the government showing receipts from internal duties and lands sales totaling 762,986,904.62. Expenditures are itemized by civil, military, and naval establishments with a surplus of 235,669,322.61. The piece notes Roosevelt's stance on Japanese subjects and San Francisco schools provoking West Coast reactions and urges measured, historical perspective.
Fragmentary ad style summary cites Bucklen's Arnica Salve as preventing blood poisoning after injuries. Mentions Chas Oswald of Rensselaersville praising it for a neck sore, with references to Wangler Bros. drug store. Also includes garbled figures about postal service costs and tea products with unrelated receipts and totals.
In Rosedale South Dakota a unique ceremony copied from Russian tradition took place in a small stone church near Alexandria. Joseph Mandel and Katherine Hofer and Michael Widner and Katherine Gross wed wearing simple Florentine style gowns and formal coats. The service featured a long sermon, prayers and songs with couples seated apart then joined, highlighting the novelty to American observers.
Atlantic's Helmis and Iowa traders report Monday cattle runs with steers and heifers selling around 5.70 to 7.80 per cwt. Notable buyers include Jesse McDonald of Dewitt and Janis Gradert of Bryant. Langist and others sold 1 800 to 1 830 lb cattle. hog sickness noted east of Coggan. Reed Co. shipped 1315 lb cattle to Swift's yards. Fay Bruce details a long feed regimen ending with 995 bushels corn through Oct. 165.
Bremer County notes show land sales near Denver and Waverly, including 108 acres bought for 3350 and thirty acres at 1000 per acre. County clerks issue licenses to six couples, while sheriff plans house move after Christmas. Delinquent tax sales yield 579.90 from 34 parcels. Funeral of Mrs Keeler prompts attendance from 35 Tripoli residents. a winter display on dandelions is featured.
In a festive brimming day the brides set a lively tone with playful aprons and candy as the reception continued. At eight, the love scene concluded the wedding day, with another double wedding planned for next Sunday at Elm Springs colony.
An alarming situation from neglect of clogged bowels and torpid liver leads to chronic constipations. King's New Life Pills are touted as the best and gentlest regulators of stomach and bowels, guaranteed by Wangler Bros druggists. Price 25 cents.
Ottumwa saw numerous incidents in the week of November including police arrests, a resignation of Rev. Father Hundt from St. Marys in Keokuk, and a gasoline fire that seriously burned Mrs. George Odell. Other items report local crime, accidents, agricultural society finances, and shortages among swine herds as the region copes with varied events.
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy that cleanses blood and mucous surfaces, claiming it is not a quack medicine and was prescribed by a top physician. Also notes testimonials and 5c price. mentions J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio and a remedy for constipation. A separate item reports Paul Aubrey, a Mason City machinist, seriously burned by a rivet in dome construction work.
A fragmented 19th century notice touts serpent bite remedies and Blawric Bitters as great restoratives for stomach and liver disorders. The ad mentions chemical sales, a soap sale, and a Bare Flake White soap at C. H. Eighmey's with a feeble guarantee and references to fevers, malaria, and bladder issues.
Waterloo residents urged to resist illness with Dean’s Kidney Pills as a testimonial from J F Armstrong of 1114 Jefferson Street endorses Doan’s Kidney Pills. He credits relief from minor kidney trouble and urges others to buy from Foster, Alburn Co., Buffalo, NY, price 60 cents, remember the name Dean’s.
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