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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1906
Page
2
The piece comments on women's roles and political change in Iowa. It notes Democrats gaining strength and cites Representative De Mar of Davis county as a notably tall figure whose intellect and physical presence may not always align. It reflects on whether strength of body and mind coexist in leadership.
Port Dodge health officer warns mayor, orders immediate locking of a polluted well after two typhoid cases in one family. Historical analysis cites river pollution and sewage discharge as transmission paths, urging strict sewage controls to prevent outbreaks and protect municipal water sources.
The Radcliffe College ruling requires women portraying men to wear bloomers instead of trousers. Harvard students’ clothing reportedly influenced the students’ borrowed outfits, amid broader shifts in women’s education and dress in early 20th century college life.
The Diamond Cure is reported as a new remedy for consumption and lung diseases. W T McGhee of Van Lear Tennessee endorses a steat remedy, claiming long-standing coughs improved after using Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds. The ad touts a quick cure with throat and lung relief and promotes a Teal bottle trial.
In Piltecon Pennsylvania a Catholic parish father urges increased marriages among his parishioners. He proposes fifty young women to marry and tells young men to propose immediately while women should refrain to reveal their intentions. The piece notes women's hesitation to abandon centuries old custom of male proposing.
State news briefs report Dubugie expanding educational facilities next year with three new schools and sewer work in Clinton as a large cofferdam project proceeds. The Lafayette Inn in Clinton, a $200000 hotel, is slated to open May 1 and is described as among the valley's finest. The item also lists multiple local deaths, legal notices, and community updates across Iowa including Des Moines, Keokuk, and McGregor.
Chas W Bowman first lieutenant writes from Lanham Maryland praising Peruna for colds in the head and throat claiming a rapid cure in forty eight hours and noting family use. He states Peruna contains no narcotics and can be used long term without a drug habit and offers free medical advice from Dr Hartman.
Electric Theatre draws crowds with Rossley Rostette in A Widows Courtship and Bates Ernest in a standout laugh skit. Spithy and McGuire deliver music and dance while The Knights and Ladies of the Golden Precept attend as guests. The program ends with a sellout crowd and standing ovations.
A Corcord Kentucky resident, B. F. Leek, recalls twenty years of lip agony and pain from a boil on the upper lip. He credits Bucklin's Arnica Salve for cure after trying many remedies, noting its effectiveness for burns cuts and wounds. The ad notes price at Wangler Bros. & Todd's drug store.
An endorsement from F. Armstrong of 1114 Jefferson Street praises Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney trouble. He says the remedy, bought at Wargler Bros. & Toid's drug store, relieved the cause and he urges others to use the product. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY sole US agents, price 60 cents, remember the name. 1:9-41-14
Merivale faces heartbreak on a crowded Pullman as he clings to a chance for reconciliation with Margaret Ripley. A bitter quarrel, a promise to leave for Chicago, and a tense encounter in the dining car reveal a love strained by career ambitions and unresolved conflict.
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