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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1909
Page
2
Waterlo o Reporter lists subscription prices per week and per year for various delivery options including mail and city carrier. Readers must provide old and new addresses for changes and submit changes to the Business Office. Editorial staff directs the calendar and mailbox matters to Ted White in the Editorial Room.
A sprawling column blends political quips and social notes from Washington to Iowa. It mocks figures like Cummins and Hopking, hints at Roosevelt era debates, mentions Elks tickets and Lemon jokes, and surveys weather forecasts, postmaster prep, and Wall Street critiques, all in a rapid, cheeky style.
The auditor R V Innes offers 26 prizes for best assessors books, with awards of 15 and 10 dollars. The Cornelia Bluffs Nonpareil notes the plan, judge J W Mitchell to preside, and aims to improve clerical accuracy and legibility of public records through competition. Public reaction warns of cost and potential bias in awarding based on personal relationships.
This historic date notes the 1789 establishment of the Pittsburgh Gazette as the first newspaper west of the Alleghenies, with other entries detailing Jersey City’s incorporation, early Panama Railroad progress, Prescott’s death, Civil War skirmish at Tunnel Hill, a Chicago flood, Spooner’s senatorial election, a Tucson wreck, and Cardinal Rich ards death. Also includes an 1880s patent medicine ad and Dr Shoop’s cough remedy promotion.
Rev. Reuben Archer Torrey born January 28, 1856 in Hoboken New Jersey. Yale graduate ordained 1878, led missions in Minneapolis, then pastor at Moody Church Chicago before a global evangelistic career. He authored works translated into several languages and preached worldwide.
The article reports on Mrs. Mary P. Van Zile’s guidance at a Farmers Institute lecture favoring broiling for tender, digestible steak. It covers proper thickness, pan heat, avoiding pounding, gentle turning, and not salting during cooking to preserve juices and flavor.
An advertisement notes Neanhro's Herpicide as the only scientific remedy to cure dandruff by destroying the germ causing scalp disease. It claims to prevent hair loss and baldness, offers samples for 10 cents, and lists agents Wangier Bros. and Detroit manufacturer The Herpicide Co. Also mentions YMCA medical exams and prescribed exercises, plus Dr Sheep's Croup Remedy with 20 minute relief and universal availability.
Cohn Bros Hide and Fur announces it handles all hides and furs, claims largest regional and national connections, pays top prices, offers direct manufacturer sales, and ships hides. Located at 411 Commercial street with contact numbers Iowa 490 and Corn Belt 934.
Large attendance at the farmers institute as papers on pig management farmers education and American agriculture versus European methods were presented by R. M. Gunn W P Mayes and Wm Crownover Dr G H Sumner and others. Discussion emphasized education for farmer children and future farm labor foundations at county schools.
William Lundt Nashua furniture dealer and undertaker lies in grave condition at his home after a blood poisoning attack. Dr Rohlf of Waverly is consulting local physicians as fear grows for his recovery. A new Paris parrots school trains birds to advertise products for display in shops.
A Bartow Florida businessman, W R Marquis, suffered nightly sitting rest due to kidney disease. After failing at a Memphis sanitarium, he tried a new renal emollient from Fulton’s Renal Compound. Within four months he walked town without aid, with claims of cures for inflammatory kidney disease and related conditions. Contact details and local agents Wanlger Bros listed.
A neighbor quarrels over a garden as a man tries to sell it to fund a factory. He paints a “For Sale” sign on the wall then reveals the buyer is the girl’s father. Relationships unfold with humor and heartbreak until the true bond is revealed: love for each other, not the garden, drives their choices.
A teacher asks students what force moves people along the street and Missed the point when a boy answers with a witty remark about the ostracized "oatics force" causing laughter.
Celebrations marked Cuba’s rebirth as Jose Miguel Gomez took the oath as president. Governor Magoon retired, Alfredo Zayas became vice president, and American and foreign ships decorated the harbor as Havana thronged the streets with banners, salutes, and cheers signaling Cuba’s return to self rule.
Thousands of 12 year old girls learn lemon chocolate or coconut custard pies using OUR PIE Preparation. They pay 10 cents for a 2 pie package, follow directions, and share their delicious results, prompting friends to demand large pieces. If grocers run out, customers are advised to seek replacement from noted vendors.
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