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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1905
Page
2
Waterloo Iowa notice lists Parrott & Sons with L G Parrott and Hdstor operated by Parrott in Waterloo. Publication appears in daily and semiweekly Waterloo Reporter editions as a local notice or advertisement.
A Tams county citizen proposes a property and poll tax requirement for voting, arguing only those with at least $104 in taxable property who contribute $2 toward government should vote. He contends responsible suffrage strengthens democracy and that wealth should influence voting power. The piece also notes Judge George W. Riddick’s death in Waverly after a long career in law and public service.
The column mentions Hermen H. Vorjohan becoming an associate of Lockland Ohio after a defeat, King Edward's forestry studies, the death of sculptor Giuseppe, and an unfinished Victor Emmanuel monument in Rome. It notes Chester Day’s nearing retirement, a Whistler monument plan in Chelsea funded by Augusta Radin, Henry H. Rockwell becoming New York railroad commissioner, the Vanderbilts' estates reopening, and mentions of Sir Henry Irving and Canadian premiers amid a Punjabi commissioner note.
A fragmented line of text describes a failed effort to write better than vanilla. The speaker laments loss of control over the situation and references names with unclear meaning. The context is a damaged OCR excerpt from a historical page.
Iris Deane and Captain Anstruther of the Indian state corps survive a Dyak assault on a cliff ledge. Jenks and Mir Jan repel attackers with crowbars and a water-soaked cloak. A British warship arrives, rescuing Iris and Robert as Taung S’Ali is slain, and Iris learns her father is nearby aboard the Orient.
State news item lists Adilodnial plans by M Weedman of Clarion to build a plant in Osceola funded by local residents, revival attendance in Panora, legal cases including Elmer Novell murder appeal, Michael Conway desertion sentence, wolves threatening Polk county farms, a Fort Dodge bar incident, Spirit Lake winter flood levels, Peter Finnegan insanity plea in Mason City, Dana death of Mrs Clark, Joly Harker builds a large corn crib and plans a cheese factory, Sioux City safe‑blowers capture and sentencing, fur dealer Palmer buys 1410 muskrat skins, Greene county muskrat trapping, Dana death and Wright’s hospital operation, Algona farmer yields high corn, Sidney and Dana crime reports, Perry daily journal suspension, Harrison county trials, and tax payments on the Glucose refinery property in Marshalltown.
An advertisement extols Hall's Catarrh Cure as a proven internal remedy treating catarrh, claims it reaches blood and mucous surfaces, and notes endorsement by a physician. It includes testimonials, price, and directions to obtain samples. Also mentions Pazo Ointment for piles and a Des Moines convention with travel offers.
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