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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1905
Page
2
Waterloo Reporter lists Blatt Parrott and Sons of Waterloo Iowa as publishers. Subscription rates shown include daily and semi weekly editions with monthly and yearly carrier options. Rates appear as 5.00 per year by carrier and 4.00 for six months by mail with periods and OCR errors.
The discussion warns that a statewide primary could centralize power in cities like Black Hawk andWaterloo, risking loss of local influence. Proponents insist an optional system could let counties choose, while opponents argue current rules largely work and a sweeping change benefits few.
The governor elect reports a $7049 contribution to the campaign fund while total state costs reach $13374.77. Public disclosure of campaign expenses is viewed skeptically as credibility of such funds remains doubtful and critics question the law’s effectiveness in curbing money influencing votes.
An 1870s critique questions mail order houses and their promises to pay cash or credit for crops, livestock, and goods. It asks what benefit such firms provide to schools, roads, churches, and local governance, and whether they truly support the community or merely extract wealth through purchases. The piece highlights the need for market value, community investment, and financial responsibility from these catalog businesses.
Reports from multiple cities note fatalities and dramatic incidents. Herman Hildebrand dies of fright as his residence burns. James Neville dies of convulsions after seeing a murdered man. Fireworks accidents injure several during Christmas celebrations. Thomas Calon, missing for forty years, appears at his sister’s home. Cattle shortages in Kansas due to windmill failures spark distress. A census shows 1 262 voters of voting age to 118 maid voters in Big Horn county amid emigration plans. R A Brown commits suicide amid family tragedy. funeral for Marie An unnamed woman at St Peter and Paul church attracts large, somber procession.
A fragment describes a sufferer by G. & Caller of Cher... claiming Electric Bitters cured a severe kidney issue. The text mentions backaches and headaches alleviated, with praise for regular use and recommendations from a general representative’s reports.
On Rainbow Island the crew probes the galley mystery and antimony cave. Anstruther deflects Ventnor while Iris recounts his feats against the Dyaks. Lord Ventnor, obsessed and angry, watches, as questions loom about the tunnel and the quarry beneath the rock.
Sir Arthur Dease, Iris and Robert Anstruther escape Rainbow Island aboard the Orient as a string of shipwrecks and losses reveals harsh fortunes. Iris vows mercy for pursuing Dyaks, while Anstruther hides the truth from Iris’s father to shield her from further pain.
A mix of biographical notes and commentary covers Rev. Bebasian Wives of Mallorca and Rev. Jose Alfonso of Valencia studying in St. Louis, political races in Texas with Andrew Jackson Houston, Winston Churchill’s biography deal, John Henry Newman’s illness and hymn writing, the Persian shah's quirks in St. Petersburg, a Gates office encounter on market timing, Abe Hummell the New York lawyer facing perjury charges, and his dramatic weight loss and reduced stature.
In Dubuque a labor dispute looms over the Masonic temple project after Charlie Stillman won the carpenter and brick work bids. Union men forced McAyvay & Sons to drop the brick contract and Scharle took it up as an open shop, prompting journeymen bricklayers to threaten a material boycott that could halt city building next season.
A Ward Bros representative arrived to start the Farley ditch project near Ellsburgh. The large drainage work will cost about 40000 dollars, run ten to twelve miles, and drain fine farmland. Dredge setup will occur this winter with digging to begin after frost. Weather will affect completion, farmers hoping for earliest possible finish.
An 1880s style notice recounts the torment of consumption from its early stages. A Maryland resident credits Dr King’s New Discovery with curing his cough and throat illness after other medicines failed. The ad touts relief for coughs colds sore throat rheumatism and pneumonia prevention with trial bottles available at the local drug store.
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