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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1908
Page
2
Waterloo Reporter announces subscription rates for daily and semi weekly editions, detailing monthly carrier payments, annual mail pricing, and changes of address procedures. It lists postal filing as second class matter and provides office telephone references for business, editorial, and calendar departments.
Iowa political memory and the shift from Democratic to Republican voting since 1852 are recounted. The piece notes 1848 and 1852 elections, the Free Soil debates, Van Buren’s bids, and Iowa’s four electors voting for Pierce and later consistently for Republicans. It contrasts Lincoln’s era with Bryan and mentions Lincoln, Nebr., and local sentiment about Bryan.
A fragment from Muscating Journal laments laziness and praises industrious Americans. It contrasts capitalist critique of socialism and urges readers to work, spurning laziness as useless to society and urging redirection toward productive effort.
A dated list recounts milestones from 1836 to 1907 including Mahmud II birth and death, Thomas Corwin becoming treasury secretary, Confederate Congress in Richmond, Civil War battles near Martinsburg, Lissa battle, a French minister's death act, Mexican presidents, Sitting Bull surrender, early telegraph messages, Minnesota court ruling on boycotting, and notable U.S. weather and transport incidents on the Marquette railway near Salom Michigan with a wide range of dates and entities.
Henry Clews notes steady gains in crops and trade, with reduced idle cars and rising orders. He cites favorable weather, strong farm wealth, and a possible freight-rate rise as factors that could lift railroads and spur a cautious rebound, while warning against speculative excess.
The currency commission members convened at Narragangett Pier and will stay in session until August 1 or possibly later.
State news in brief notes an annual Nevada and Story county veterans reunion planned for Slater on August 13 and 14. Other items cover a Davenport slugging case, a Muscatine pastor's resignation, storm damages, a mystery disappearance, a fatal balcony fall in Columbia, and various regional notices and thin reports from cities like Mason City, Ottumwa, and Winona Lake.
In a heated debate on railroad rate policy, leaders warn against speculative, profit driven changes that could inflame public hostility and push toward government ownership. Rivalry between New York Central and Pennsylvania adds tension while the broader money market remains steady with strong investment demand for good bonds and continued gold stability. Henry Clews notes economic optimism amid cautious caution for rail interests.
Atlanta July 20 The Georgia legislature considers a bill to void marriages if a man is deceived into wedlock by women using cosmetics points accents powder powdery trimmings and other beautifying aids The measure by George Glenn Whitfield county would be referred to the committee on Wars and means for study and report.
In a dramatic exchange Mr King and Mr Poole puzzle over a gift that cannot be bought at Burcky's yet fits every home. The guessing turns humorous as Poole bets Leah for a wife and the pair tease about a mysterious object found in most houses. The scene shifts to a medical testimonial about Foley's Kidney Cure and a local cabinet photo ad.
A. A. Herren of Finch Ark writes that Foley's Honey and Tar is the best remedy for coughs colds and lung trouble and claims it has cured consumption in early stages. Sold by Wangler Bros and J Hy Joder Melita.
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