Local Reporter Remembers Victims and Winners in Waterloo Area
A historical Local Reporter entry recalls individuals who died from pneumonia and caregiving strains, including Sarah Place and Hannah Pryor, linking a reporter contest to the Waterloo area. It notes the Waterloo Way Winns pennant and reports John Knop of Orange Township passing away from cancer on a February Sunday.
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Reb
Mags
Sarah Place
Hannah Pryor
Cedar Falls
James _Manier
Waterloo
Joseph Stocker
Greenfeld
John Knop
Orange Township
Waterloo area notes and society briefings mix of visits
Local society items from Waterloo cover visits and travels. Earl Herting calls on Laporte friends. many out-of-town trips to Chicago Cedar Rapids and Chicago again. births and illnesses noted. Dr J A Terger to operate. Miss Fitch to Chicago and New York trip. petitions for state superintendent McManus circulated. various locals attend church events and theatre plans. road to Columbus notables and hotel news rounds out with car sales and business trips.
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Etta’ Fitch
Chicago
New York
Waterloo
Local Notices And Social Announcements In Waterloo
Announcements cover Degees of Honor regular meeting and Orientel Club event at 109 Sullivan Avenue hosted by Mrs L Brooks, Logan Avenue Church library night with singing and addresses, Philotes Club Thursday gathering with Mrs Clair H Parker, and Daughters of Isabella Tuesday reception by Mrs A J Demmel. Also reports include Miss Etta Fitch’s Chicago corset course, M A Buchan joining Black Hawk National Bank as VP, a Masonic School of Instruction in Waterloo, and various community notices from Cedar River ice harvest to local business and hotel news.
Change Made in Managers Arthur Kessler Joins Cedar Falls Yard
Arthur Kessler resuming as yard manager shifts from Wisowe Lumber to C. W Chapman Lumber in Cedar Falls. With fourteen years in lumber and Wisconsin background, he succeeds Walter Wert who resigned to join another company. The Kesslar family will move to Cedar Falls soon.
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Arthur
Murder Case Dismissed After Insufficient Evidence
Four men testified in a murder case from West Union regarding Jessie Lamaman, but the judge dismissed the charges against Mrs. Gilhong due to lack of evidence. The husband of the woman allegedly harmed testified he took her home after visiting the Weaver home. Electric Theatre Closed for heating repairs. stock company to resume next Monday. Apples market notes warn of losses. Eighmey’s offers 20 to 30 cent pecks. Waterloo horse sale set for February 21-22 with Friday auction at 10:00 AM and Saturday farmers’ day. Wm Holland, manager.
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Fred Jones
Joe Kiingaman
Fred Widmang
J. L. McQuilkin Hare
West Union
Maracter
Jessie Lamaman
Gilhong
Gibbons
al Shortfon
R. E. Paterson
Repertore
Waterloo
Holland
Pebmary
Paying Investment Texas Land 4000 Goreas for Sale
Texas land tract about 4 000 gorea described as the very best laid in Texas. Direct deal to save agents commissions. Full information gladly given by L and Parsons Waterloo Iowa. Bw E Special Agents Dinneen and Welsh noted. Drummy death referenced as a detective sergeant shot in Omaha while arresting a criminal. friend of Welsh and Pinneen.
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Texas
L. & Parsons
Waterloo
Iowa
Kelvin the Great Scientist and His Lively Humors
The article recalls William Thomson Lord Kelvin of Glasgow, famed British physicist. It notes his role in the Atlantic cable and his knighthood, and recounts anecdotes from lecture halls and Madeira about his testing of electrical ideas. It highlights his humility, wit, and passion for discovery, including a marriage proposal exchanged across a yacht signal.
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Lord Kelvin
Madatra
Ain der Table
Madeira
Willlir
London Chronicle
Lord Kelvin Remembered For Keen Mind And Practical Pranks
The New York Times recalls Lord Kelvin as a tireless, robust physicist who balanced mathematical theory with experimental skill. A Glasgow anecdote describes his clever device to record class attendance, revealing both inventive genius and a slip of practical detail.
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Lord Kelvin
New York Times
Brazil
Atrila
Nomenos
Barrie
Goodwillie
Glasgow University
Thomson
Carpet beating scam ends with hire
A man offered to beat a parlor car carpet for four shillings and explained a plan to hide the theft by moving the carpet through a yard and pretending it was a velvet rug from Blank Street. He claimed years of experience and was hired despite rivals charging less.
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Wadam
Blank Street
Pearnon
A Poet's Vision and fragments of verse
A historical clipping recounts Francis Thompson a submerged poet who, after years of struggling to earn pennies for food, takes laudanum to end his troubles. In a Covent Garden market scene a rescuer, Chatterton, appears as a life-saving interruption mirroring a prior poet’s fate. The narrative links a magazine editor’s failed search for Thompson with the moment of relief. Other items include short humorous vignettes and brief literary quips from various publications.
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Francis ‘Thompson
la Haunt
Covent Garden
Chatterton
Lodgttes
Thompson
London Academy
Cement Users Convention to Showcase Machinery
The fourth annual cement users convention will open Monday with a large exhibit hall in the city. Exhibits from manufacturers across the country will display cement machinery in operation. Waterloo will be represented by a strong exhibitor line under Mr. Bhames. D. P. Falls will speak on Advantages of Concrete Construction. Mrs. Robert Daniels of Chicago is visiting her sister.
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Cement the Machinery Co
Des Moines
Iawa Association of Cement
Savery
Tate
Waterloo
Staonon
Zomg
Savery Hote
Bhames
D. P. Falls
Robert Daniels
Chicago
City
F. P. Murphy
Fragments of Sophocles and German Sculptor in New York
The late Professor Febb’s unpublished Fragments of Sophocles will be carried on by Cambridge scholar Gustav Eberinig, a prominent German sculptor who has served Emperor William for seven years. He plans busts of President Roosevelt and other leading Americans during his stay in the United States. Walter Crane and his wife host their well attended at homes, opening with Master and Mistress Crane request the pleasure.
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Febb
Sophocles
Cambridge
Gustav Eberinig
New York
William
Busta
Roosevelt
J. P. Morgan
E H. Barrimid
Walter Crane
High Street
Ken Slayton
Canadian racer Marcotte turns pro and notes on horses
Sporting notes report Arthur Marcotte the amateur bil Ward champion of Canada has joined the professional ranks. The first heat trotted under 2 10 on the grand circuit with 2 07 in 1907. Highbam mer thrower with schoolboy hammer records appears in a new night at Cornell university the champion wrestler of the university. An American trainer discusses the Orloff trotter saying Russian horses flourish in their own country but would be out of place on other tracks.
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Arthur Marcotte
Canada
Wensn- Hon
Corneil University
Orloff
The Royal Box Recounts Royal Custom and Arts Figures
An eccentric blend of royal trivia notes Haru Ko as the wilkado's wife and an old Belgian custom requiring the king to stand as godfather to every seventh son. It describes Spain's royal coach drawn by eight white horses, and profiles Prince Eugene a Swedish king’s brother aged forty two with artistic talent and a $10000 yearly income from paintings. He is also a keen gardener with broad plant knowledge.
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Haru Ko
Wilkado
Spain
Prince Eugene
Wat
Sweden
Leap Year Gossip Across Newspapers
A collage of 1906 leap year quips from Chicago New s New York American Boston Record and Toledo Blade notes that leap year would affect dating norms. It mocks male hesitance and suggests women outnumber men in Massachusetts making leap year seem futile.
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Chicago News
New York American
Massachusetts
Boston
Toledo Blade
Pointed Paragraphs from a 19th Century Globe Opinion
A short, fragmented opinion note critiques escalating mischief in toys and youth behavior. It laments a generation imparting advice earlier, suggesting a generational shift in moral guidance, as quoted from the Atebison Globe.
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Atebison Globe
Lost and found and employment notice card
A damaged notice lists items and notices: a lost gold ring and initials locket and gold chain to return, a 20 year man seeking employment at 1012 Sycamore Street, a reward for return, and a rental ad for a parlor room downstairs at 928 Mulberry Street. Call owner at 316 East Eighth Street.
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Fouind
East Eighth Street
D.R
LaFayette Bldg
Great Little Book for Business March Review
A vintage promotional piece praises As a Man Thinketh by James Allen as essential for business leaders. It highlights its practical, suggestive approach and notes George S. Parker’s endorsement of the work. The Sheldon School offers free copies by mail to readers who request one.
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Furthor
George S. Parker
Sheldon School of
Hickgo
Ity
Jine
Sheldon School
Republic Butiring
Chicago
Markets Today Live Stock and Stocks in Chicago and New York
Chicago hog cattle and sheep receipts and price ranges show a slow to weak hog market with mixed demand and steady to lower cattle. New York stock prices list several major firms with mixed gains and losses. Chicago butter and egg markets report weak butter and strong eggs with price ranges.
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Chicago
Cattla
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