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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1907
Page
2
This fragment lists newspaper staff roles and contact lines. It notes Parrott as editor and Gem-Weekly reporter, mentions advance purchase for yar, and lists post office details in Waterlog Iowa with second class matter. Also provides telephones for business and editorial rooms and calendar department.
The United States Department of Agriculture published a pamphlet titled Value of Swallows 28 Insect Destroyers by H. W. Henshaw. With swallows and insects abundant locally, the Reporter prints the circular to urge readers to heed the effort to boost swallow numbers for farm benefit.
An historic circular urges protection of swallows as essential insect destroyers amid boll weevil invasion. It identifies barn, cliff, tree, bank swallows, and purple martins as key predators, notes sparrow persecution, and proposes nesting sites and cross-state cooperation to boost swallow numbers for agricultural welfare.
Louisville joins list of Democratic National Convention applicants while Secretary of the Interior James R Garfield attends the Republican gathering in Oklahoma next month. Indiana booms Felix T McWhirter for the Prohibition nomination with Charles F Holler suggested for second place. Former Postmaster General Wim I Johnzoy withdraws from New Jersey governor race. Theodore F Burton touted by Washington insiders for next Congress speakership. An 1880 Chicago convention reunion of Grant supporters is noted, and William J Bryan's weight has risen to 234 pounds since 1896 as he remains a key Democrat. A local Reporter prize trip to Washington is described as a playful contest victory.
Advertises Dr Kings New Life Pills claiming gentle action to prevent appendix fever and support bowel regularity. Endorsed by Waneler Bros. Drugists with a dubious guarantee. Public notice style sales pitch urging alimony avoidance through health remedy.
Six thousand visitors gathered in Decatur for the Illinois G A R department meeting and six affiliated groups. The business session focused on officer reports while the parade featured four thousand in line.
May anniversaries recap notable occurrences from 1125 to 1906 including deaths of Henry V and Henrik Ibsen, Champlain’s governorship, Battle of Ramillies, Port Royal engagement, and Fairbank Alaska fire. It lists Empress Catherine, Burnside, Levi Woodbury, and Carlisle remarks among others.
A jumble of brief notes reports arrests and local happenings. James Young sought on suspicion of crimes in Dew County. Martha McMillan dies after surgery in Marshalltown. oats conditions praised by Duncombe Clare farmers. William Gallagher bound over for illegal liquor sales to a Tama Indian. A Madrid Nebr fatality on railroad tracks. Building permits in Des Moines surge to 975 470 for five months ending May 1. Notables include Lord Walaingham and Walter Rothschild preparing a museum project. Budget scrutiny in Polk County. two men caught with a water net near Clinton. Coyotes urged as bounty program debated. Roosevelt couple seen driving weekly to Georgetown. Pearl articles and society notes conclude with remarks on Julia Ward Howe and Canadian lumber magnate John R Booth.
Henry M Teller of Colorado born New York May 22 1830. A longtime Republican turned Independent Silver Republican and silver advocate, he served in the U S Senate from 1877 to 1882 then from 1885 onward, later quitting the party in 1896 amid currency disputes. He held cabinet post as interior secretary under Arthur and helped shape Colorado politics through key eras.
The notice lists numerous lot transfers in Waterloo and Cedar Falls to individuals and companies including Moothart, Willams, and Wood, detailing parcels in West Waterloo and Cedar Falls. It also notes Milo Johnson and daughter Bila returning from a Colorado trip seeking health improvement for Johnsen, with Mabel Hickso and Mrs. Henry Jackson mentioned in Montrose vicinity.
Module voters approved a six thousand dollar bond to fund a new school building while a two thousand five hundred dollar repair measure for the old structure failed. The Newton and Northwestern interurban at Boone saw the power turned on twice, with car motors tested at the plant, signaling soon service between Boone Ames and Des Moines.
Cedar Falls social and local notes report visits by Mrs Livergood of Engle Grove and Miss Wise in Cedar Falls. Miss Wise works in Chicago. Local residents, farm and property transactions, and graduations are noted along with illness and travel. The Odd Fellows lodge dissolves its temple and returns to Phoenix hall. Adam Wild regains the property. Mrs Aga Rowe returns from Waterloo after a Keokuk wedding and plans a brief Cedar Falls stay.
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