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Newspaper

Semi Weekly Reporter

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 24, 1906

Page

2

Change of Address at Babserivers Paper

Babserivers announces a change of address for its newspaper deliveries. Customers are asked to note the new mailing location while continuing to reference the old address for a transition period.

Clean candidate call at Iowa GOP convention

The Cedar Rapids Republican urges a clean candidate for Iowa governor with honest nomination. It warns against crooked work in East Waterloo and Cedar Falls tactics, urging delegates to reject tainted candidates and allow Republicans to vote for an honestly nominated, genuinely acceptable governor candidate.

Cedar Rapids Waterloo Marion Reglater Mt. Vernon Cummins Perkins Cedar Falls S Cummings East Mumtains Laws Iowa Hook Crook

Wedding rowdyism sparks sermon on decency in Racine

A Racine clergyman denounces wedding rowdiness and decor for nuptial carriages as disrespectful to matrimony. He urges ministers to rebuke the practice amid signs of immorality in his neighborhood and calls for public scrutiny. A Chicago bankers letter promotes safe investing at 2 to 3 percent, urging caution and security. A Polk county political faction is criticized for violating a state wide primary law after professing support.

Racine Wis Sundsy Waddings Chicago Cummina Polk County H. P. Jensen Dysart Keit Weat Union Wall L Keokuk Keokuk Canning Company Bryan

Unifying Divorce Laws Across States Initiative

Washington census bureau plans nationwide effort to harmonize divorce laws, based on rising case numbers and President Roosevelt’s push. Special agents will canvass states, study records since 1886, and compile certified lists of marriages and divorces to assess eligibility and separation standards.

Census Bureau Washington Roosevelt United States Department Supreme Courts

Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Cure All

An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh, claiming it treats the disease constitutionally. Proponents offer $100 for any failure to cure, with testimonials available and products by F J Cheney & Co of Toledo.

Hall Cheney & CO Toledo Trall

Republican State Convention Des Moines Fare Announcement

The Rock Island lines offer a special convention rate across Iowa with one fare from most points, except where $1.00 or less applies, then one and one third fare with a maximum of $1.00. Tickets on sale July 30 and August, with return travel good through August 6. Jno. G. Farmer, Division Passenger Agent.

Rock Island Iowa Jno G. Farmer

Sweet peas for sale by Mrs Starc on Fowler Street

Mrs Starc offers beautiful sweet peas for sale at 208 Fowler Street. Tate

Mrs

Did Democrats Do It in Iowa Majorities and Motives

The piece argues Roosevelt's Iowa landslide largely reflects Democratic defections and Republican shifts. It cites Iowa Official Register figures showing Roosevelt narrowly outpolled Parker, while McKinley nearly matched Roosevelt, and Bryan's weaker showing explains the large Republican majority. It challenges Funk and Cummins circle, noting antiCummins politics and rural voting patterns.

Soie Lake A. B. Funk Cummins Muallest Cleveland Funk McKinley Roosevell Lacy Roosevelt Parker Iowa Bryan Mr. Cummins Shaw Tarm Cumning Cumming White Shaw White Phillips Treants

Notable Figures and Odd Dialogues From Parisian Era Lecture Halls

The piece catalogs various public figures and anecdotes: Trank Hitchcock, Harvard boxing champ and postmaster general aide, linked with President Roosevelt. Prof Felix Adler on educational hires. Christina La Barraque, a 28-year-old legally trained blind woman now pursuing music in New York. Prof Graham Taylor on country versus city women’s outdoor life. and Texas Senator Bailey’s humorous mispronunciation of ambiguous, ending in a triumphant correction.

Christina la Barraque California New York City

Engagement ring dispute leads to defamation suit

Dr J Dewer of Minneapolis sought return of an engagement ring after discovering Miss Anne Williver was not an heiress. She refused the jewel and was charged with theft, then sued Dewer's Sioux City lawyers McCormick & McCormick for 10000 in damages. The item is described as the largest free gold nugget, found in a badger hole, to be exhibited in eastern cities.

J. %. Dewer Minneapolie Anne Williver Dewer Sioux City McCormick & McCormick

Ingenious Japanese salvage plan revives sunken battleship Makisa

A San Francisco report details Japanese efforts to surface the battleship Makisa, sunk at Sasebo. Divers use a lifelike model to patch hull rents, then pump out water to dry dock and refit the vessel as a fighting machine. The piece also notes other local news items and public notices.

San Francisco Cal Makisa Togo Sasebo Russia Wilcome Mitasa

Yellow Fever Mention and Local Deals Stir Iowa News

A chaotic clipping reports a farm trade north of town for 650 acres near Crookston Minnesota, plus a malaria remedy push with Dr King’s New Life Pills. It notes a Missouri Valley money deal, a county records filing for National Refining Dubuque, and the death of Ex-Mayor Frank Bishop of Griswold from pernicious anemia. Other items include a mill sale in southwestern Iowa, Henry and Cora Nipp’s land division, and C Boak’s Tonopah mining success with a Nevada offer refusal. William Splea returns from a southern state trip after three weeks away.

Dows A. A Bangs Crookston Minn Bangs Wang D. J. Vinje Jer Bros Drug Store Coase Michael Nichols John R. Lawson E. M. McCall Charles MacKenzie Des Moines

Dean's Kidney Pills Endorsed by Waterloo Resident

Waterloo resident Mrs. Susan McNutt reports relief from kidney and back pain after using Dean's Kidney Pills. The advertisement promotes the remedy for kidney complaints with claims of quick action and normalizing kidney secretions. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY, 50 cents. Read as a trusted local endorsement in the era.

Pean Waterloo Susan McNutt Jefferson Street Sam Elisir Dean Key Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York United States

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