26 Jan 1909
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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1909
Page
1
Waterloo Reporter Almanac lists Parrott & Sons Waterloo Iowa as editor and supplier with daily service except Sunday. Rates shown for weekly, yearly, and semi weekly formats. notices about change of address and mailing details included along with telephone and office information.
Readers are urged to consider Sioux City park expansion with funding via tax and sinking fund plans while Des Moines notes revivalist crowds and temperance debates. Sioux City officials push public parks as Lincoln's birthday becomes a legal holiday in Iowa, joining nine others.
The piece surveys 1909 horse market values and prices in major markets, detailing how condition, breed type, and conformation affect sale price. It highlights top prices for stallions and horses, cites notable buyers, and notes jockey salaries, breed trends in Denmark, and recent high profile sales to illustrate market dynamics.
New York readers see spring textiles display despite cold weather with rich colors and diverse weaves. Castor satin charmeuse and foulards dominate. velvet costumes gain popularity with skunk fur trimming. domestic science gains emphasis in kitchens and home economics, stressing nutrition and efficient household management.
Waterloo discussions on locating a midriver public building have promoted a demonstration in Council Bluffs for a combined fire station and bridge. The $25,700 contract covers the structure and bridge, with 320 by 26 feet of wire span and a 40 by 70 foot fire station exterior. The station rises over Indian Creek, a turbulent stream, with a 4,638,000 pound monolith of stone and cement. Concrete retaining walls, 127 feet long and 28 inches thick, flank the creek, and the project sits within fifty feet of a recently finished auditorium, expected to become a showpoint of the city upon completion.
Benjamin B Eade born January 23 1870 in Paris Kentucky became a physician educator. Charles H Niehaus born January 24 1855 Cincinnati studied abroad, later a renowned sculptor with multiple national statues and monuments including McKinley Farragut Lincoln and MK statues across the United States.
A 19th century advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only known positive cure for catarrh, claiming it works through the blood and mucous surfaces and offers a $100 reward for any unsolved case. The text also mentions Hall's Family Pills and notes Maine boxing fans pushing for 10 to 12 round bouts.
Florence Fairbanks surveys the season's styles featuring striped mink garments, tunic and Empire lines, velvet coats and gowns, slim waists, and coordinated linings. She notes double breasted suits, black and sheer shades, long lines, and new accessories including lace hats, Directoire veils, and watch locket chains.
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