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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1906
Page
3
The entry notes the publication of the Daily and Semi-Weekly L. G Parrott in Daltor. Details remain sparse but indicate a local paper operation with regular print schedules.
The November crop bulletin reports Black Hawk County raised crops valued at 2,481,507.70 with per capita wealth near 86.41 and total farm products possibly over 5,000,000. It notes 4,276,020 bushels of corn worth 1,496,607 and compares county averages to state figures, plus data on barley, oats, rye and potatoes and regional corn yields. It also mentions seed corn selection, potential gains from higher yields, and a Wisconsin anti-pass transit ruling affecting public transportation for officials.
An item touts improvements to the water wagon with modern appliances and added features. It notes seats near the driver selling out fast, urges early reservations, and warns of limited exits for late arrivals. A letter from Roy Kemp of Angola Indiana extols Foley’s Honey and Tar for grippe relief and lung troubles.
A garbled 19th century advertisement promises one hundred dollars for a catarrh cure that cannot be cured. It claims T. J. Cheney of Toledo is honorable and offers Hall's Catarrh Cure sold by druggists. The notice describes internal use and blood action, with testimonials and a 75 cent price.
A rambling, defiant speech extols steadfast commitment despite critics. The speaker vows to stay through winter and protect his company and family, dismissing calls to resign and suggesting tough resistance to opposition. An advertisement for Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea follows, touting health benefits.
The Iowa General Assembly convenes January 8 with plans for state wide primary and anti pass laws, a unified board of control for education, insurance reform, standard policy measures, and possible state marshal law, four year terms, tuberculosis hospital funding, and a juvenile court revision. Key figures include Senator Crossley, Senator Hughes, Governor Cummins, and the dairy inspector proposal led by S. B. Packard and H. R. Wright.
In a rose garden a haughty princess known as My Lady Disdain encounters a rugged traveler who enters the palace grounds to see if the famed beauty matches rumor. His unpolished look contrasts with courtly ease as he challenges her vanity and speaks of rightful gaze.
A dramatic tale unfolds in a royal garden as a wandering singer and a prince challenge the princess with questions of beauty. She confronts her own vanity, learns a northern prince’s soul exceeds mere looks, and a true match arrives in the form of a steadfast, humble suitor. Meanwhile, a modern subplot follows Mr. Blake and partners navigating sugar market chaos and a late Sunday night work sprint.
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