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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1907
Page
2
The piece argues buyers should pressure lawmakers on prices without harming sellers. It warns against promises that wages or sale prices can drop while consumer goods fall, noting farmers must balance selling and buying interests. Subscriptions rates are listed for daily and weekly editions.
Notice states Bubserivers must provide old and new address when changing delivery location. Includes instructions for reporting changes via Business Office Editorial Rooms and Calendar Department. Telephone numbers are given for the newspaper offices and departments.
The Vinton Eagle and Cedar Rapids Republican discuss a governor’s role as both buyer and seller, arguing that protecting sellers is essential. They recall Dingley era policies, McKinley’s mills over mints stance, and the link between full employment, rising wages, and higher prices, urging voters to favor protections despite modern claims.
The Chautauqua season flourishes in Iowa with multiple communities hosting assemblies. Sac City reports a financial success with receipts of 6469.71 and expenses conservatively 3800 to 4900, showing a net positive for the season while Waterloo’s program draws strong local support and benefit to the community.
G B Burhans of Carlisle Center testifies after four years that Folley’s Kidney Cure fully cured a severe kidney trouble with less than two bottles. He reports complete disappearance of brick dust and pain and no relapse in four years and endorses the product to others with kidney or bladder issues. Wangier Bros. and J K Joder associated with the claim.
An old advertisement promotes curing a cold in one day with laxative bromoquinine tablets. It promises pharmacist refunds if it fails and displays the label of EB W Grove on each bottle. The faulty OCR shows misspellings and illegible lines.
Mrs Julia Ryder Paine of Truro Massachusetts says the product gives immediate relief and quick cure for a cold or rough throat. The advertisement claims New Discovery cures weak lungs and sore throats after other remedies fail and serves as a general preventive for coughs and colds. Guaranteed by Wangier Bros druggists priced at 1.00 with free trial doses.
A dated chronicle of notable events across centuries on July 15. Entries include Richard I defeating Philip II in 1194, diverse battles and political proclamations, with deaths and notable milestones such as cartographic or architectural achievements, and a famous obituary note for General Tom Thumb.
Dr. Benjamin We Wheeler, president of the University of California, born 1804 in Randolph Mars, educated at Colby Brown and overseas study, later professor at Carnell. The piece also highlights Peter West of Pendleton Oregon, noted attorney with a record six divorces and ten wives.
George McCreary, recently recovering from a serious illness, will travel to Somonauk Illinois for an extended vacation with his family. The Atlanta Georgian notes Secretary Taft creates obstacles for the political rhymester, Dalty Pauper. The rhymester laughs and comments on Taft as poets spar in a period piece from Harper’s Weekly.
In one of his futures last week Dr Geil cast strictures on Senator Tillman. The piece argues that white southerners will not allow negro rule in any state even with numerical minority, comparing to a hypothetical Iowa with black governance. The author defends Tillman while acknowledging his harsh rhetoric, noting the enduring truth that governance should reflect history and achievement.
An advertisement extols the charms of a healthy woman, praising upright carriage and clear eyes while claiming electric bittera restores weakness. It quotes T. W. Kelley of Cransfield Pa praising Foley's Kidney Care for kidney and bladder trouble after failed medical care. Wangler Bros. Drugstore is cited.
The ad proclaims the war against consumption the “white plague” and promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a safe perfect remedy for coughs and colds. It warns against unknown preparations and asserts Foley's is dependable, sold in a yellow package by Wangler Bros and 3 K. Joder.
The article reviews soaking steaming cooking and fermenting feeds for livestock. It notes mixed results from experiments across stations, with soaking aiding mastication but not digestion, steaming mainly boosting palatability, cooking often reducing digestibility, and fermentation used primarily for preservation. It concludes that feeding should avoid unnecessary processing unless it improves intake.
Newell farmer Bribe R D Bechler experiments with diversified farming planting 32 acres to corn and turning down a 90 cent per hundredweight contract. Slander suit filed as Ny W Smoot accuses Dode Thomas after Smoot’s store burglary. Congressman J P Conner buys a large Nebraska ranch near Alliance, 6880 acres at ten dollars an acre. A giant pearl weighing 44 grains found near Harper’s Ferry by Richard Isimael valued at 2000 dollars bought by John F Peabody. George Walker plans cabbage expansion planting 50 acres, yielded 300 dollars from one acre last year. Burglary surge in South Omaha alarms residents. Nela Swanson injured by horse, bottle of carbolic acid broken, fear for healing as physicians monitor recovery.
A letter argues spanking fails to cure bedwetting and cites a constitutional cause. Mothers are urged to write M Summers at Notre Dame Indiana for a home treatment sample free of charge. The note asks mothers not to blame the child and notes Roy Parogue from Owatonna Minnesota is in the city visiting relatives.
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