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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1909
Page
2
Waterloo Reporter lists daily subscription rates and mailing options. Includes weekly, semi monthly, and annual costs, change of address instructions, and contact numbers for business, editorial, and calendar departments. The notice appears as a general subscription and postal notice with scattered OCR errors.
A column parodies weather notes and political sentiment, reflecting on thaw jokes and the press. It pokes at Iowa and Tennessee politics, editors, and famous names while musing on public service and legislative quirks with a dry, satirical tone.
Henry Howard recalls pioneer days in Diinals port with sheep wool production, hand spun thread, and homespun clothes. he notes scarce money, mail delays, barter economy, cattle and hog markets, and prairie life with ducks on spoon river, wild pigeons, and small town commerce. He also cites broader canal and river talk and a humorous possum recipe from the Atlanta Constitution.
A Cedar Falls editorial denounces Cedar Falls calls to boycott Waterloo merchants amid a dispute over state census estimates. It notes Waterloo’s thriving commercial scene, warns against inflammatory rhetoric, and argues for accurate population figures backed by federal data, while lamenting sensationalism in local discourse.
The Towa Association of Southern California plans its tenth annual picnic in Artesia for 1909. The event welcomes Towans and friends with a business session at 2 p.m. to elect officers, followed by optional programs. No advertising or souvenirs aside from official badges. county headquarters will be set up at convenient locations. If rain halts morning events, the picnic shifts to Saturday February 22. secretary GHL Parsons issues details.
Sioux City Journal notes Waterloo's population estimates vary, urging an accurate federal census to reflect growth since 1896. It highlights past increases to 12,880 in 1900 and 18,071 in 1905, and mentions Des Moines placing recruiters to assist in tallying inhabitants.
The obituary tribute recounts Thomas Witherell Palmer born January 25, 1830 in Detroit. It highlights his career as a Michigan leader in public affairs, business success in Detroit and Appleton, and his roles as congress candidate, diplomat to Spain, and president of the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
On this date through history notable events occurred including George Handley becoming Georgia’s governor in 1788 and Virginia’s University in 1804. Other entries mark the founding of the University of Virginia 1819, the New Orleans Times-Picayune in 1837, and a 1841 New York earthquake check. Additional items include secession ordinances in 1861, Confederate governors in 1861, Confederate general Richard Ewell’s death in 1872, Charles Guiteau’s 1882 death sentence, 1905 Ontario Conservative victory, and the Sabine Lake canal opening in 1808.
Rome reports from official sources estimate 184 towns and villages affected by the quake, totaling over 1,000,000 residents. Relief efforts reach hard hit localities as Milazzo receives aid via the US transport Celtic amid grateful demonstrations. Nilazzo to be renamed America in honor of U S generosity.
Taste guides the stomach via nerves, signaling digestion and blood chemistry. An eminent authority explains taste buds on the tongue and how improper tasting can indicate stomach issues. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are promoted to restore digestion, breath sweetness, and gastric strength, with a mail order offer for a trial package.
Miss Jeannette forbids Mattie Dover to see Gene Carman, a night editor, prompting a note and bottle letter exchange via the Boyer flat. Amix of jealousy, misunderstandings, and a plan by Mrs Carman leads to Gene courting Mattie while Miss Jeannette fears a milkman romance. The drama resolves with mutual vows to mend and the couple pursuing their relationship.
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