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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1943
Page
8
Homer Mackay, soaked by rain, enters the telegraph office to find a death telegram. The operator laments delivering such messages and reflects on war as a force revealing purpose, while asking Homer to fetch medicine and grappling with the weight of mortality and meaning.
An elderly telegraph operator suffers a sudden fatal attack as a messenger returns with a death telegram. Homer, witnessing the moment, watches the old man cling to life then head to the delivery desk in the rain.
A mixed item lists a poem by Edgar A Guest and local notices. It mentions Linn county Red Cross activity at the YWCA with Dr Agnes Safely, Marc MacDermott’s vaudeville appearance, an interurban line linkage between Waterloo and Cedar Rapids, and 1912 education levy data for Cedar Rapids Boone and Dubuque. It also cites a study on learning efficiency recommending 15 to 30 minute focused sessions with brief breaks.
Ten to twenty years ago notes report John H. Pazour winning the Marion mayoral race. Community Players hold tryouts for The Nineteenth Hole comedy. Dr and Mrs Beardsley Ruml visit Dr Ruml's parents at 1901 Fifth Ave SE. Fire damage at J C Loomis home on Avenue A estimated at $2000. First aid class underway.
Albert E Wiggam comments on betting science and the rise of statistical methods in predicting horse race outcomes. He notes experts claim a modest, realizable profit though secrecy surrounds the exact techniques. He adds a survey finding that brides age 30 to 34 show best happiness, due to emotional maturity. He closes with a note on problem solving approaches.
An illustrated puzzle page shows a military insignia with references to U S Corps and unit symbols. The grid includes clues for horizontal and vertical terms, including bodies, naval and national references, with wordplay and a final answer tied to a corrupted OCR puzzle.
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