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Newspaper
Coatesville Herald
Location
Coatesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1913
Page
8
A Pittsburgh Dispatch excerpt debates if today’s men lack courtliness and education compared with 50 years ago. It cites New York teachers urging better oral English, discusses fire losses in 1912 13, and notes varied social reforms from arson to physiology and gender roles.
Omaha faces at least 150 dead and $10 million in damage after twin equinoctial tornadoes sweep Nebraska and Iowa. Terre Haute and other towns report dozens killed while Milwaukee and Chicago suffer significant losses. Rescue runs throughout the night as troops aid, hospitals fill, and aid pours in from across the region.
A deadly storm devastated Terre Haute Indiana causing widespread damage. Five school buildings were wrecked eleven churches destroyed and many residences in Farnuin district collapsed. Fifty people died citywide with 800 injured and losses exceeding one million dollars as factories and banks were demolished.
General Capuano Castro arrived at Cherbourg from New York aboard the Amerika but did not disembark. The liner continued to Hamburg after the stormy weather delayed its voyage.
A sweeping storm system lashed Iowa Nebraska and Kansas with wind rain and dust storms. Reports list fatalities and property damage in Woodbine Iowa and Trento Nebraska while lines of communication were cut and houses unroofed across the plains.
Wealthy farmers in Langell Valley seek 200 marriageable women to relocate from eastern cities. Rev George H Feese of Klamath Falls coordinating efforts through local jets for a starter shipment of 200 wives to the Klamath area.
Colonel Newton notices a dead dog in his neighbor Harris yard and threatens the health department. At morning pickup workers reveal the body is a stone dog bricky brac sculpture placed to fool the ash man, leaving Newton puzzled.
A concise home regimen recommends applying Cuticura Ointment to affected areas without rubbing, washing off after five minutes, and bathing with Cuticura Soap. Use the soap freely for toilet and bath to prevent inflammation and clogged pores. The products are sold worldwide with free samples and a Skin Book on request.
The piece argues that youths should learn that sin brings remorse and punishment, while right action yields satisfaction, self-respect, and self-control, making the effort worthwhile despite the difficulty. It frames crime, remorse, and punishment as an inseparable trio and contrasts it with the rewards of doing right.
A head waiter asks if the order was taken and a diner confirms. The patient diner asks to change the order to an entreaty, noting it was taken fifteen minutes earlier and seeking permission to alter the request.
It leaked out here that Albert Bennett of Union Mills is named as one of the heirs to a $9,000,000 awaiting American Claimants in England. He and three brothers, the others in Michigan, will inherit $2,000,000 of the funds. Another brother is Edward Bennett of Three Oaks, Mich.
The American Chemical Society holds its 47th annual meeting at Marquette University with major chemists present. President Arthur Little presides as papers are read by Hildebrand Buck Hlawe and Bancroft. Attendees tour Schlitz brewery and the gas and coke plant.
Sam McVey and Sam Langford fought twenty rounds in Brisbane with a draw. McVey claimed the bout proved his earlier knockout of Langford was a fluke and asserted he had shown Langford could not prevail.
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