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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1908
Page
6
A note recalls that preparations began on May 3 for a chapel and receiving vault at Wairview cemetery. The next day Home Park Investment Company announced plans to erect 60 modern homes during the summer, signaling a surge in local development.
Waterloo residents are seen visiting friends in nearby towns, with many names and destinations listed. Travelers, union folks, and club members appear in social notes, including Mrs. H. H. Von Lackum, Miss Margaret Setright, Ensign and Mrs. H. A. Tripp, and C. G. Wright. Nods to upcoming events: lectures, organ recital, theater, and a Little Prospector show at the Waterloo theatre.
Robt Anderson Post G A R allocates committees for Memorial Day duties with chairmen listed for Finance Program Decorating Marking Graves Navy Evergreens Cemetery program invitations and more. Appointments urge prompt action and full reports at the next post meeting. Friday May 8 emphasized.
The Champions finish pre season with a cancelled game against Green Bay due to weather and sheltering needs. They travel to Cedar Falls to face the Normal team then begin a May 7 season at Jacksonville with three games, followed by Quincy, Keokuk, Burlington, Kewanee and more in a league schedule, plus return trips to multiple cities to gauge league strength.
Sheriff Caldwell returned from Aviamosa with Leo Walters and Ed Foley to serve in the penitentiary. Chap man and Peterson receive trades in printing and stone cutting respectively. Green, sentenced for sodomy, to be released on the 26th. Rainsburgers confined for 1884 murder. Bridge work on Fifth Street slow. Eleventh Street foundations underway. Also a note on special sale and a moral tale about wealth and restraint.
Labor World surveys union activity from the Amalgamated Association in Youngstown to Montreal leader Charles March's death. Reports cite organizing drives in Birmingham and Newfoundland, pushes for labor bureaus, and a trend toward federation, with convicts’ camp reforms and wage debates shaping policy.
A period piece on tropical plants mentions Liberia's rubber species and uses of rubber trees as tea substitutes. It notes Helatropes grown indoors with drainage and cool temps, warns against overwatering, and highlights Nicotiana as a winter bloomer thriving without sunlight. Decurrena is praised for dwarf habit and low pruning needs.
Sardou failed to gain acclaim after war of words with the regime. Anltchkoff is jailed eighteen months for propaganda. Thomas Hardy becomes president of the Society of Cornet Men in London after Treves resigns. Alleyne Ireland departs New York for the West Indies and Barbados for study, staying until March to gather material.
A curious home remedy mix notes witch hazel as soothing for muscular pain and joint stiffness. It advises warming a cloth with witch hazel, applying to the affected area, then covering to maintain warmth and comfort.
A string of male written maxims on women highlights social views of female worth and behavior. Quoted lines discuss the value of women, social progress, and the limits of male rhetoric in advising or courting.
The Civic department of the Ladies' Literary Society wrapped its last regular meeting at the west side club room. Members discussed continuing work via committees and future meetings, reported progress on parks, school halls, river banks, dumping grounds, and tree planting, and elected a five member committee to raise funds.
The cattle market opened strong to 10 cents higher, then declined. Sheep market opened steady, closed lower. New York stock prices at 1:40 showed mixed results with several rail and industrials trading, including Atchison, Amalgamated Copper, American Locomotive, American Smelting, Baltimore and Ohio, Canadian Pacific, Chesapeake and Ohio, Illinois Central, Missouri Pacific, New York Central, Pennsylvania, Rock Island, United States Steel, and American Sugar among listed names.
Chicago May 4 estimates show hog receipts at 18 000 and cattle at 20 000 with sheep 21 000. Hog market opened mixed lower but closed strong to firm. mixed and butchers 5.25 to 5.70, good to choice heavy 5.30 to 6.20, rough heavy 5.25 to 5.70. Evening totals note 6 800 hogs left over yesterday and a larger carryover. Card of thanks and local notices follow with brief thank yous and ads for Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup.
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