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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1907
Page
2
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An editorial condemns condoning crime while lamenting the Cedar River’s sullied image. It rebukes attempts to frame the river’s purity as tainted by violence and stresses the river’s historical sacred status. The piece questions the memory of lynching and warns against glorifying violence.
An editorial in the Council Bluffs Nonpareil condemns claims of aesthetic sentiment in the lynching of James Cullen in Charles City. It argues that the Cedar River’s symbolism is misused, noting the swift, violent action and denying any moral justification, while warning against linking the river to the crime.
Charles Elliott, Blackhawk county superintendent, plans a county wide spelling contest among rural schools to test accurate spelling and encourage literary effort. The revival aims to strengthen education, with essays on the history of schools and a push for city and country schools to join, aided by patron support and broader participation. Washington and international notes discuss U S export trends and geopolitical remarks, followed by an advertisement for Hoats Sarsaparilla promising health benefits.
The Rev Morton Beatty of First Methodist Church presented eleven to thirteen revised commandments for modern business life. He urged diligence, neat appearance, integrity, hard work, avoiding excuses, living within means, and giving everyone a square deal, concluding with a final overarching rule linking law and profit.
The Waterloo Daily Reporter’s January 1 issue printed a 16 page paper with statistics showing substantial private improvements in the city over one year and a creditable tabulation of public improvements for a town under 20,000. It mentions the paper’s own influential role in the city’s growth.
Davenport Democrat reports a cocker spaniel named Sam recognized his master’s voice via telephone. At Mrs. Haines’ request Sam was held to the phone, and his reaction to the call home amused the Cameron family and observers.
A notice offers a card for $30 to certify druggists refund if Foley's Honey and Tar fails to cure coughs or colds. Claims stops the cough and heals lungs and prevents pneumonia and constipation. States no opiates and a yellow package. Refuse substitutes. Brady Bros, Wangler Bros, Westvest and Brenneck.
Two Iowa City pioneers died Friday. Garrett Y. Wright, a longtime builder, lived in the area nearly 50 years and leaves a wife two sons survive. William W. Evans, a Johnson County resident for 36 years, aged 66, leaves a widow three daughters and four sons.
A note cites a person who disturbed the congregation last Sunday by coughing and urges them to purchase Foley's Honey and Tar. The items Brady Gres Wangler Bros Westveer Grenneck are listed in connection with the request.
The January rise in the stock market proved short lived as big holders pulled back and investors paused. High money rates and railroad investigations dampened bullish sentiment. The Pennsylvania Railroad announced 200 million dollars in additional bonds, cooling enthusiasm and leaving prices mixed and unsettled.
Henry Clews analyzes the monetary scene noting high loan rates and thin reserves, with treasury deposit extensions offering relief. He discusses foreign trade, Bank of England policy, potential gold flows, and the need for stable rates to attract funds, plus impacts of stock tax and Supreme Court transfer tax rulings on market activity.
An old issued ad warns kidney trouble is insidious and may prove fatal before symptoms are clear. It advises Foley's Kidney Cure to correct irregularities and prevent Bright's disease and diabetes. Advertisements by Brady Bros, Wangler Bros, Westgeer & Brenneck.
A Dakota speaker recounts vast Dakota farms and hard labor stories at a Chicago dinner. He notes spring plowing, autumn harvest, and a farmer's family grief as a twenty mule team drives across the land. The tale highlights the scale of prairie farming and distant travels between regions.
Frederick Cloud of Dee Moire reports a variety of Iowa items including Drake graduading, harvest at Le Mars, ice thickness, Fort Dodge arrivals, jail counts, fires at Dear Mt Pleasant and Wesley, arson and bootlegging arrests, a Keokuk county shooting, and a San Diego health update on Senator Funk. Also mentions stock farm purchase near Mount Pleasant, injures from a poker incident, and a missing coin case.
Dispatches report that W J Olliver of Knoxville and Anson M Bangs of New York won the Panama Canal construction bid. P T Walsh of Cedar Falls estimates aided the selection. Key local notes cover auctioneer Carl Shields selling about 2.4 million dollars of property in Union County and a Petersburg Delaware County accident where four men were burned by a gasoline explosion while cutting wood.
In outdated language the fragment hints at medical advice from Bros Wangter and West at Brentieck about avoiding ailments. The readable text suggests early guidance on digestion and illness prevention without concrete steps or details.
A young farmer near Centervale was found dead beneath a tree in the afternoon. His wife was away. authorities suspect he climbed to reach a bird nest and sustained fatal injuries. Foley’s Honey and Tar advertised for coughs while local banks offered farm loans at low rates.
An advertisement urges avoiding pneumonia and serious cold complications by Foley's Honey and Tar. It claims the product stops coughing and expels the cold, with a mild laxative effect. Warns buyers to refuse non genuine yellow package versions from Brady Bros Wangler Bros and Westveer Breuneck.
Samuel L Bestow, the only Democrat ever elected lieutenant governor of Iowa, died Thursday afternoon at his Chariton home after an illness. Pneumonia followed rheumatic trouble. Bestow, once a leading Iowa Democrat, served with Governor Hales from 1892 to 1904 before retiring to a quieter life.
Port Byron resident Amos F Xing reports Buellen's Arnica Salve healed a leg sore after more than eight decades of suffering. The advertisement from Wangler Bros. druggists guarantees cures for all sores and lists a 25 cent price.
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