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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1906
Page
2
The piece lists subscription rates and publishing details for Matt Parrott and Bons of Waterton, noting daily and semi weekly formats with annual and six month pricing. It also outlines upcoming conventions and political delegate counts, highlighting Belezates Jasper Mills Scott and others with vote tallies and nominee prospects. It laments a Democratic setback at a Republican county convention and comments on intra party tensions.
The East Waterloo caucus shows a strong Republican majority with delegates to the state convention slated to back Albert B. Cummins for governor and Julian W. Richards for secretary of state. A diverse committee report lists numerous local names for delegate selection amid wider political notes and civic items.
Subscribers ordering a change of address must provide both old and new addresses. The notice specifies that publications require the old address to confirm the subscriber and ensure continuous delivery to the correct location.
The Blackhawk County convention ended the disputed caucus fallout in East Waterloo township with a Cummins delegation taking the lead and Richards’s candidacy sidelined. The episode prompted calls for stricter safeguards against future fraud and a calmer, fund-raising rich resolution process.
Waterman of Watertown Q writes that his daughter who suffered years with epilepsy was cured by Dr King's New Life Pills. He claims she has not had an attack for over two years and praises the remedy as a life tonic. The ad credits Watgley Bros. Drug Store in Tibft.
A. M. Ake of Wood, Indiana recalls years of lung hemorrhages and unsuccessful treatment before using Foley's Honey and Tar. He claims the remedy cured coughs and healed lungs, preventing serious cold consequences. Rejected substitutes sold by local druggists.
An advertisement proclaims Gem City Business College as the largest in America with 20 teachers and 14800 students offering Bookkeeping Shorthand Banking and related courses. It promises employment after graduation and invites requests for a 64 page illustrated catalogue with distant spelling errors.
An elderly and well known resident of Hlustton Maryland testifies to Cham Chamberlain’s Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the best bowel trouble medicine after using it for years. She notes it is always kept in the home and available for her family. Her statement reflects steady local trust in the product and recommends it broadly.
Tickets on sale Tuesday 10M to 12th for Chicago through the railway line. Information available at City Ticket Office with C. J. Connell. The notice mentions the Great Western Railway account business meeting and references arable orders of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.
Travel offer lists Chicago round trip at 98.75 dollars with 3.74 charges plus limited return until June. Tickets in sale until 12h inclusive, with Lois Central and Tickety on sale. details unclear due to OCR.”
A Chicago dispatch reports the Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Co plans a largest freshwater passenger steamer costing about 1.25 million dollars for the 2007 season. It will boast private verandas from parlors, passenger elevators, open fireplaces, private telephones, wireless telegraph, and a capacity of 4500 passengers with 110 carloads of freight. Naval Architect Frank H Kirby leads the project, with a 400 foot by 80 foot by 52 foot hull and three compound engines generating 7000 indicated horsepower.
Charles B Mandeville assistant treasurer of Cornell University claims that the San Francisco earthquake was predicted by late Professor Charles Fred Ffurt of Cornell over thirty years ago. Mandeville recalls his geology studies and a class on the Decullat situation and coast formation when the calamity was foreseen.
A historical advertisement exposes bogus formulas for Dr Pierce World famous Family Medicines. It claims to list ingredients after each bottle and touts Golden Medical Discovery as a blood and energy builder. It cites patient testimonials praising health improvements while warning readers about misleading medical articles.
State News in Brief reports Philip Summers of Mounk-Pleagant dying at 74, illness in New Louison families after eating dried beef, and a favorable corn stand near Keesau. It covers bankruptcies, crop forecasts, accidents, deaths including Mrs Lavina Johnston and Mrs Dorothea Stadtlander, college news, and miscellaneous local happenings.
General Passenger Agent A M Cleland announces major upgrades to Northern Pacific routes with ten new trains and three daily transcontinental services between St Paul Minneapolis and the Pacific Northwest. Beginning June 10 improved cars dining service and schedule changes will cut travel times and boost local connections to Jamestown and Brainerd while expanding trips to the Columbian River region Puget Sound and Yellowstone Park.
Low round trip fare advertised for Elks annual meeting in Denver July 16 to 21 with $21.40 from Waterloo to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo tickets valid July 10 to 15 with return by August 20 1908. Also ore fare plus limited retn to other points June 1 to Sept 20 1906 return by Oct 31 1906. Inquire J W Turse 8938 W Fifth St.
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