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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1906
Page
2
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A column accuses Cummins supporters of duplicity in Iowa politics praising alleged sincerity while detailing a network of railroad attorneys backing his bid. It cites governors, lawmakers, and delegates tied to rail firms, questioning loyalty and integrity in the gubernatorial race amid party fealty and legal ties.
The text accuses Governor Cummins of duplicity in vetoing the Mossbarty bill while courting railroad lawyers, arguing that public insistence on friendship with William Larrabee contrasts with private backing of railroad interests. It questions sincerity of criminal reform rhetoric amid actions.
A Cedar Rapids convention report questions Governor Cummins's alleged farmer friendship. It compares state tax increases in Polk and Story counties, noting Polk's 19 percent rise versus Story's 37 percent, and argues larger cities reap lighter tax hikes while agricultural areas bear more. The piece cites Cummins’s 1901 votes and urges equalization.
The Britt Telgraph reports J. E. B. E. Markley, a lifelong Democrat and noted lawyer from Mason City, defining populism as a shift toward old party lines and a Democratic alignment. He cites Minnesota as an example with a Democratic governor and suggests similar trends in Iowa.
A Des Moines Mail and Times issue promotes civic improvement across Iowa. Waterloo is urged to clean alleys and empty lots, plant trees, and beautify river banks with help from residents, clubs, and nurserymen offering incentives. The piece calls for volunteer effort, outdoor art leagues, and youth gardening to rejuvenate the city and increase property values.
The article surveys prominent women in civic work and memory projects. It highlights the duchess of Bedford earning a top French decoration for animal taming work, Omaha women improving juvenile court systems, Mrs. Draper Smith advancing social science, and the New York Woman’s Municipal League moving into new quarters in tribute to Josephine Shaw Lovell. It notes Miss Chandler leading an organization and Seth Low planning a Lowell memorial. It also covers Southern efforts for Confederate veterans monuments and Mrs. Mattie Gielow advocating industrial schools over granite monuments in Alabama, amid wider deficits in Southern education.
Notice urges fraternal lodge members to participate in a May 10 parade at 11:00 a m during May Westival. Lodges should print banners with their names and wear uniforms if possible. Grand officers of all societies are invited to attend and speak on fraternal principles.
An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a swift remedy for blood poisoning and bronchial constipation. It promises removal of noxious germs, renewed vitality, and relief from stomach ache nausea vertigo and colic without discomfort, guaranteed by Wangler Bros Todd druggists.
Disjointed report notes a dispute in France over patent examination practices. The government reportedly seeks a formal inquiry into patent processing and the requirement for models, while officials discuss potential changes to the development and filing procedures.
The article describes lizards drawn by music on Mudelzy Island where enslaved Africans chase them, accompanied by whistling tunes. It also references the Tyrian era marking Tyre’s independence from Syrian kings, dated to October 19, 125 B.C.
A 19th or early 20th century health tip urges cleanliness in contagious rooms. It prescribes washing the floor with borax water to prevent dust and airborne germs from reaching patients and spreading to others.
The excerpt mentions the ten dollar gold piece authorized by congress in 1782 and its coinage beginning in 1734. It notes ancient Egyptian cloth praised for millennia, Arabs wearing wrappings, wool as undesirable, and modern Inka dating from 1795 with Dr. Lewis and Ribancourt’s ink chemistry research.
The old Cummings peg mill at South Acworth, New Hampshire, once owned by Major Ephrelt Cummings, pioneered powered shoe peg production. The mill’s daily capacity was described as Cour bushels. Also noted, the reddubs of Ceylon mix pounded bern with honey when meat is scarce.
The severe itching from toy oak or dogwood poisoning could be relieved by washing affected parts with silver nitrate solution two teaspoons to a pint of water and then applying witch hazel extract soaked cloth.
A quirky note suggests pouring half an inch of olive oil atop a used bottle of olives with the cork tight. The oil forms a protective seal, supposedly keeping the olives fresh and flavorful for an indefinite period.
A steer that yields the hottest beef is prized for fat and quality, not lean but well supplied with tallow. Weight alone does not guarantee flesh quality, as fat and marbling matter in judging at stock shows.
A historical note observes a greater number of men than women becoming stout without offering a satisfactory explanation for this fact. The fragment provides no further data or conclusions.
A concise note on German legal variety notes that at most five distinct legal systems exist in Germany and that travelers are puzzled by differing laws across states. It also highlights confusion over property rights between regions and how actions legal in one state may be crimes in another.
An advertisement warns against imitations of Foley's Honey and Tar throat remedy. It claims Foley's product is safe for children, non opioid, mildly laxative, and to ask for the genuine. Sold by C. W. Bilner and Wangler Bros. & Todd.
Denison work on the new court house has progressed rapidly for a month and is expected ready for occupancy by the first of June. Other briefs note a Union revival with 176 conversions and $3516 subscribed, the Steam boat Rock dam release affecting Iowa river carp, and various local incidents including a Sioux City police station lodger, deaths, injuries, and court actions.
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