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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1913
Page
4
A massive Omaha tornado wrecked homes and cut telegraph lines as residents faced loss. John Wright survived by starting work early. Cliff Daniels and family perished. Mary Knudson and others were injured or displaced while rescuers and linemen battled debris and outages.
Chicago witnesses recount a tornado sweeping from Omaha through Benson and Gardentown leaving destruction in its path. Passengers on a Chicago, Burlington and Quincy train describe copper cloud, funnel of wind, collapsing houses, wrecked factories, and dead and injured moved to cars as rescue efforts begin.
A local druggist extols Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root noting its claimed quick relief for kidney liver and bladder issues and rheumatic pains. A free trial bottle is offered by mail from Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY with regular bottles at 50 cents and 1.00. Mrs Gertrude Burke Spear invites readers to visit the American House Hanover St before 5 pm today.
Relieve rheumatism with Eimer & Amend's N Y 2861. Trusted druggists stock it. Try it and you will recommend it to friends after use. Advertisements claim reliable efficacy and easy availability through reputable chemists.
Willis L. Moore describes a tornado as a violent local storm of small diameter with great intensity. He cites historic cases including St Louis 1896 with 300+ deaths and $12 million losses, Louisville 1890 with 113 deaths, Adams County Mississippi 1840 and 1842 with 817 deaths, and Galveston 1900 as a hurricane, not a tornado.
Eyewitness accounts describe a tornado striking near Lincoln and Omaha. Passengers on a cloud wheeled train faced debris, fires, and fleeing crowds as hotels burned and rescue efforts began. |
A bold advertisement claims Resinol Ointment stops itching instantly and Resinol Soap clears eczema ringworm pimples and other eruptions. It touts 18 years of use by doctors and offers a free trial by writing to Department 5 Baltimore Maryland.
Officials report 24 dead and about 250 injured after a nighttime tornado that leveled Terre Haute and surrounding areas. Rescue teams expect a higher death toll as debris is cleared and homes and property suffer extensive damage estimated near a million dollars.
Gov Ralston ordered militia to Terra Haute to aid rescue as Indiana National Guard and police patrol wrecked districts. Rain helped by quelling fires while hundreds were sheltered by charities and private homes. Survivors recount harrowing losses and need for aid.
Telegraphed lines from the Great Lakes to the West lay paralyzed as a storm felled 8000 Western Union poles and disrupted 6000 miles of wire. About 5000 workers rushed to rebuild routes with recovery expected to take days. A second note promotes Pinex cough syrup with sugar syrup as a cheap home remedy.
Wind and rain caused $200 000 damage in Milwaukee as seven coal conveyors toppled, department store sign blew off, hundreds of bulbs shattered, and basements flooded. Nearby Union Grove saw the Eagle Hotel wrecked and barns blown down while Racine experienced a wrecked grandstand and damaged storefronts.
A street car blew over at Forty seventh and Leavenworth in Omaha injuring at least fifteen passengers. Conductor John Cooper was critically hurt while motorman Fred Bentley jumped free as the car rolled. Bentley was carried 200 feet by the wind and dropped in a field, shaken but alive.
Heavy gulf weather reports describe damage to several ships. The schooner Laura Lt. Sprague from Pensacola, carrying lumber, was among vessels impacted while en route to May.
A sensational claim promotes Renova as a painless cure for alcoholism. An alleged Florida case describes a real estate agent giving a girl Renova in soda, claiming she stopped craving liquor. The piece urges readers to request a free sample from the Renova Co. at 204 Broadway, New York.
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