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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1907
Page
7
A reporter views the ground of the tercentennial exposition and notes vivid scenes in Norfolk. W F Parrott surveys the route for a contest trip, contrasting Old Virginia’s luxury with modern bustle, dust, and activity shaping the Jamestown expo city.
A Norfolk feature praises the city as thriving and well kept while previewing the Jamestown Exposition of 1907. It notes 400 acres, extensive buildings, water views, and rapid progress on pavilions, with plans for permanent brick structures, two new piers, and grand naval displays featuring the battleship Iowa and other U.S. ships amid a peaceful, celebratory atmosphere.
A reader reports on a trip through a fertile Iowa countryside showing productive farms, neat homes, and colonial style buildings. The piece highlights an Army and Naval Exhibit at Electric Theatre with performers and a war museum display including ordnance, fortifications, and weapons demonstrations.
The notice describes a late world grand sale at Brady Bros. Drug Store with prices 2 5 10 15 25 cents and performances at 8:00. It also announces the annual meeting of the Forpetual Building and Lean association, appointing five directors, treasurer, and secretary, with Theo Groat as president and Geo R Turner as secretary, to be held January 24 at 7:30 in room 208 Commercial Building. Smallpox cases prompt quarantine in Fort Dodge. A help-wanted ad seeks an experienced houseworker for Mrs. Ly J. Laue at 1020 West Third Street. Additional items discuss defense invention showcases and a signals exhibit tracing communication history.
A large portion of American citizenship from various industries will be represented at the Jamestown exposition. Government displays include a War museum, state department documents, treasury engravings, life saving service, geological surveys, and agricultural exhibits. Alaska, the Philippines, Hawaii and Puerto Rico will have special representation, with extensive library and music exhibits and a major bibliography showcase.
Waterloo Revolving Sign Manufacturing Co is formed by C Leanetn prime mover Hae Ready Gale s along with B Hanson O D Kinsey and W C Willison of Chicago to produce automatic revolving signs. Capital stock 15000, starting January 16, with 10000 expected in cash or property. board of directors 3 to 5 members. President C R Hanson, Vice president W C Willison, Secretary Treasurer O D Kinsey. Factory to be equipped in Broadway building previously used by Hunt pattern works. Plans include exclusivity rights and rapid expansion to meet growing demand. local investors invited to buy stock.
Cedar Falls items include social calls by Rev Efe K Jones of Waterloo parishioners and Mrs W H Hurd, dinners with Mrs F D Pieren, Mr and Mrs W C Woodring of Webster City guests, and hon A S Blair of Manchester visiting. Real estate changes, farm purchases, stock shipments, Twin-City Ministerial gathering, a street accident, and obituaries of Carl Getzke and Frank Cox are reported along with DAR gathering notes and officer elections.
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