26 Feb 1909
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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1909
Page
1
Waterloo Reporter notices include editor names and pricing: daily by carrier in advance, semi weekly and yearly rates, changes of address guidelines, and office contact lines. Entered as second class matter in To wns. subscribers must provide old and new addresses.
A sprawling collage of urban chatter touches Taft in New York, steel rails at Gary, graft in Pittsburgh, and social fads in Des Moines. The piece notes short courses in Waterloo and Marshalltown, holiday business lull, and plans for religious experiments, with anecdotes on a cake recipe misread and local gossip about society figures.
A Marshalltown minister warned a mothers club about the perils of overloading children from ages twelve to nineteen. He urged more manual training, criticized exams, and urged balanced schooling to prevent stress on nervous systems. The piece also notes a Mississippi case where a liquor dealer was jailed and fined after a local legal defense effort.
Analyzed quotes from W L Moore of the U S Weather Service claim that Americans gain enterprise and backbone from changing weather. He cites Mark Twain’s New England weather and notes storms converge on the coast, with northwest winds invigorating body and mind, suggesting weather shapes character.
Denver Feb. 34 A young wife misled by an actor and a 20 month old baby as innocent child are central in the Bell murder trial. Mrs Bell deserted her husband for actor C Drury, later shot and killed him. Bell claimed self defense despite unwritten law expectations.
Entries span Indian raid on Medfeld 1670 and notes on colonial governors poets and bishops. Mentions Franklin as bee tool and Georgia governor born 1810, Hornet Feacock clash 1813, duels 1836, Ward artist birth 1839, France abdication 1848, Kentucky university fire 184-, spy Beall 1863, Gillespie first Western Michigan bishop 1875, Nicaragua Honduras peace 1494, and 1908 supreme court rebuke on Hepburn act rebate law.
Charles E Ervine Miller born February 24 1867 on a Massillon area farm near Massillon Ohio. He studied at Heidelberg University Union Theological Seminary and University of Chicago Theology. Ordained 1900 and served Ohio pulpits and edited the Christian World before becoming Heidelberg Theological Seminary chair in 1900 and Heidelberg University president since 1962.
Dense fog settled over Chicago on February 24 causing a collision between a Chicago and Northwestern suburban train and a switch engine. An unidentified yard hand was killed and about thirty passengers were severely shaken. The incident highlights fog as a deadly factor in rail travel.
Practical tips cover flower care corsages and post arrival revival methods for stems. Guidance on shoe care maintaining moisture, hot water loosening, and odor prevention in metal teapots. Household laundry steps for Shetland shawls and wool care with warm soup suds. Plant care notes on worm control in window boxes using water and soil treatment. A short note on a German chemical hexamethylenetetraamine linked to Foley's Kidney Remedy and a vendor mention Wangler Bros J K Joder.
West Chester Pa Feb 24 Preparations are complete at the local prison for the execution tomorrow of Irwin A Lewis who was convicted of murdering four year old Mary his stepdaughter at his residence near Kennett Square in Tyne 1907 The rope for the hanging was provided by Constable A McFarlan and has long been used as a swing for his children.
An ad warns pneumonia can follow la grippe but not from Foley's Honey and Tar. It touts the genuine yellow package from Wangler Bros and J Joder. The claim extends to restoring taste and smell after catarrh using Wy's Crear, with purchase details for Big Bros at 56 Warren Street New York.
A discussion in the Iowa House centered on Speaker Feely and the failed bill to extend the commission form of government to cities from 2 000 to 26 000 population. Hackter contended the defeat was a setback for supporters, while Sullivan praised Des Moines practical progress under the system. Jacobs and several colleagues opposed the expansion, noting it would affect eighty three cities and include opposition from Miller of Bremer and others.
A Sporting News San Francisco correspondent doubts Lewtar will excel in California citing a .258 batting average in the Central Association. Jimmy played through a sprained ankle last road trip and finished the season facing difficulties. Without the injury, he might have posted strong stolen base totals and closer to a top batting list.
Tommy Searles signed his contract amid praise as a top backstop in the Central association. Boston players head to Hot Springs for spring training starting today, with a long warm-up schedule including Memphis and Cincinnati before the season opener. A separate item notes Isa Catherine Mulligan and Fred Conley’s marriage at Church of Our Lady of Lourdes Jamestown Plain, linking to Conley’s fame as a New England league pitcher.
New York on Ash Wednesday marks the close of one of the citys most brilliant social seasons. Debuts weddings balls and opera have filled the winter, while Lent promises a return to fasting and prayer with fewer social diversions and more refined amusements at Lakewood and other resorts.
A collision left Raleigh Dougherty with deep leg gashes requiring stitches after school last Tuesday. The story also notes two Italian minors held at a Johnson County hospital then returned to Italy, with a U.S. inspector's visit and a brother accompanying them to Chicago. Marriage licenses issued: Henry Fratske and Clara Leibeck. Ausius Menzel and Hazelton Gosechey. Charles Nelson and Kate Slyder. P. Fickey and Tracy Schmidt. W. L. Wisen and Le Gonner. Clarence Parker and Aring ton. Ottha Miler and Aurora Murphy. The Iowa tuber culosis sanatorium reports 236 admissions, 136 discharged, with about half under 30. It also includes a science note on Venus’s perpetual sun-facing orientation and lack of day, moon, or year.
Notice announces a Pythians dance party at the KPL hall on Friday in February with refreshments and an invitation to all, inviting Ali K P’a cordially to attend.
An old advertisement extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a solution for child stomach troubles and poor appetite. It links nutrition to growth, urges parental care to protect the stomach, and claims tablets aid digestion, calm nerves, improve school performance, and curb cravings. Sold by A Stuart Co at 36 cents with trial mail offer.
An advertisement touts Rexall 93 Hair Tonic with claims it can cure dandruff prevent baldness stimulate the scalp and grow new hair. It asserts a 93 percent success rate and offers a full refund if unsatisfied. Holden Moyd promote the product from Logan House Block with a bold guarantee.
An early 20th century recruitment pitch urges readers to join a Fraternal Order. It emphasizes the society’s stability and future benefits over past payouts, urging concern for personal protection and family security twenty to thirty years ahead rather than historical claims.
The Highland Nobles advertise a plan offering equal rights to every member with no special privileges, claiming the ability to redeem its promises promptly for twenty years. Interested parties may call Bell 7 or contact H. R. Williams, Special Deputy.
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