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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1908
Page
3
The notice outlines subscription rates by month and year, options for mail and carrier delivery, and six month terms. It lists postal handling as Waterloo Iowa with second class matter and notes change of address procedures requiring old and new addresses. Office and editorial locations are given with placeholders for phone and calendar information.
The general assembly passes a new primary law allowing a party member to request a primary ballot for U S Senate voting under oath. Judges of election must issue the ballot if the voter is a qualified elector and party member. others may be barred or require an oath. The measure, praised by Republicans, faces constitutional questions from some lawyers. Mr Bryan disputes wealth claims and party power, while Cummins remains eager for the Senate.
Fragmented excerpts describe music in Waterloo and a nuisance in Burlington, plus fish rescues by Eugene Dyer in Parsyes farm sloughs. It notes low pond levels threatening young bass, Dyer’s planned pelting campaign, and prior successes saving thousands of fish for river restocking.
The piece surveys international labor conventions in Montreal Philadelphia Salt Lake City Peoria and Halifax with notes on Dutch Canadian and Italian labor laws and a travelogue through Duluth and Humboldt detailing industry growth and civic scenes.
The Walter Whitbeck murder trial will start in Judge Hobson's court at West Union on Tuesday. A jury panel of 100 names is drawn. Walter Whitbeck is charged with killing his father Arlo Whitbeck on March 18 near the family farm. Sheriff Culver traced him to Duluth and he was jailed in Eskader due to Fayette jail rebuilding. An important witness, Henry Witte, died before testifying, depriving the prosecution of a key witness.
Willard J. Turner of Muskegon Michigan bears a striking resemblance to the presidential nominee Taft. Friends note similar build, mustache, facial expression, and genial manner. The likeness has long been observed and is celebrated as a Michigan twin of the candidate.
Letters from William J. Derg Frank P Blair Post No 1 and others praise Peruna for stomach kidney and throat relief after years of illness. Capt Lemuel Hutchinson W C Rolling and others report improved appetite fever and vigor using Peruna tablets.
A menu lists Roast Beef Dinner with cream tomato soup, baked potatoes, macaroni and cheese, cabbage salad, lemon pie, and coffee. It includes detailed, imperfect OCR recipes for fish, molasses cookies, sponge cake, onion pickles, chocolate pie, various cakes, nut sandwiches, oat meal batter cakes, loaf cake, fig cake, and other sweets, with many misspellings and ingredients.
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