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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1907
Page
4
Roll of honor lists numerous subscribers and winners with prizes in a district east of the Cedar River. First prize includes destinations Washington Baltimore Philadelphia and Jamestown Tar Centennial Exposition Tour. Substantial commissions offered for new subscriptions and a 5 percent base for others. Names and addresses of many local residents follow.
All-territory west of the Cedar River to the corporate limits. prizes include First Prize Washington Baltimore Philadelphia and Jamestown Centennial Exposition Tour, Second Prize 20 percent commission on new subscriptions, Third Prize 10 percent, others 5 percent. A long list of winners and addresses follows.
The record lists numerous female prize winners by town across Dunkerton Jesup Waterloo Cedar Falls Laporte City Hudson Raymond Raymond Jubilee and other communities. Names include Jennie McMillah Mayme Donovan Beulah Trumbauer Louise Schneider Stella Jones Agnes Barclay Mabel Shining Coral Shining Edythe Bunn Carrie Whitney Florence Mitchell Velma Martin and many others in a county district page listing participants and locations.
District No 4 outside county prizes list residents and voters. Names include Hawkins Kane Duffy Connelly Duffy Byers O'Brien Bush Reinveck Alberts Murphy Kierker Gray Wilbur Hawkins Wiedmann Plummer Smith Winegar Larkin Farrell Van Ingran among others from Fairbank Independence Nashua Readlyn Read townships and surrounding areas.
Mr and Mrs Richard Holmes and Mrs A S Bhret leave this morning for San Antonio Texas on a winter retreat. They plan to stop in Hot Springs Arkansas during their southern journey before continuing southward.
Jubilee reports a flurry of farming declines and allocations. George Wellman sells corn and meadow hay. Nicholas Terus ships shelled corn to Jesup. Theodore Weber sells a 300 acre South Dakota farm and buys Mike Delagardette’s near Jubilee. The Jubilee Cooperative Creamery names George Widdel as buttermaker at 60 dollars monthly and notes ice harvest completion with farmers aiding hauling. Skip to 1907 and farm commerce continues as residents adjust acreage and rents.
Local items include farm activity, sales and loans, births and illnesses, doctor relocations, and social visits. Mentions Albert Ocall business venture, Bert Beidan loaned farm, Fowler company milk payment, and a Jan. 29 sale. Community members travel, resignations, school staff changes, and a birthday surprise are noted along with weather impacts and upcoming events.
A string of small-town items reports numerous illnesses and staff shortages at the city schools. Prof Lockwood and others miss days due to colds while substitute teachers fill in. a deputy plan is suggested if absences continue. Minor incidents include a hospital transfer, a dance event, weather impact on arrests, and a large land sale in the area.
A fragmented health note urges daily exercise and Hollister's Rocky Mountain tea priced 83 cents. It mentions Wagnier Bros Tea or Tablets and references Thompson, sheriff of Hamilton county, staying in Webster City with ties to a 200 acre farm near the city before returning home on an early morning train.
The article lists multiple marriages in Waterloo and nearby towns. Migs Mayme Penne and Henry Duffy wed at St. Josephs with few relatives, plan a farm life near Dunkerton. Mattie Courter and Jay Jordan married at Walnut Street Baptist with quiet ceremony and expect to settle in Waterloo. Beatrice McIntosh and Edward Machemer also joined in marriage at Grace M E church with a brief reception and plans to live in Waterloo.
Thomas Bedard questions whether twenty seven head of hogs were stolen or simply wandered after a farm sale near John Young's place south of the city. Forty one hogs were bought, but only fourteen were found later, with authorities urged to pursue the missing stock as possible theft or stray animals.
An advertisement claims Dr Williams Pink Pills treat bodily weakness from blood deficiency and after grip infections. Testimonial from Mrs Jennie Cowan of West Bay City Michigan describes severe illness followed by recovery and ongoing use. Pills said to build up blood and resist diseases like bronchitis pneumonia and consumption. Sold by druggists or via postpaid at 50 cents per box six for $2.50 from the Dr Williams Medicine Company Albany.
The cattle market remains weak while hog prices show variation with good to choice heavies reported around 6.40 to 6.85. Port Byron features a note on notable cases and a local testimonial about Buchlen’s Salve for a sore, claimed to have provided relief after long suffering.
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