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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1911
Page
5
The narrative credits General Gordon with surviving the Civil War thanks to his wife who never left his side. She tended his wounds after Sharpsburg, carried him to safety, and remained with him through his hospital recovery before rejoining his command.
A set of Burns phrases appears in garbled OCR form. The readable parts include lines about best laid schemes, hell’s whip, pleasures like poppies, sight of ourselves, misused gifts, and social ranks.
Insects show varied internal organs with species dependent structures such as honey fast mandibles and gizzards. Grasshoppers possess numerous tiny teeth along a lined interior, while crickets and related insects display similarly complex internal mechanisms.
A man walking in central London fell into a coal mine shaft bricked over 150 years ago. The shaft was forgotten, making recovery impossible, and authorities held religious services. The mayor dropped a wreath into the hole before it was sealed with brick.
President David L. Taylor of the Taylor-Critchfield Advertising company lauded daily newspapers for their vast circulation and quick public impact. He urged use by general, mail order, and agricultural advertisers to reach cities and farming communities within the radius of the publishing city.
The Progress Review notes Waterloo papers give little space to LaPorte City’s new Rock Island depot and related railway developments. It urges Waterloo publishers to highlight regional transportation progress and shared infrastructure impacts.
A Waterloo report notes a tuberculosis education segment and prevention tips by Rev. Kepford en route to Fayette. It mentions a burial trip to Dalemaie, a funeral in Waverly, and Mrs. Elizabeth Koble’s death in Pierce Nebraska. Also covered are Philip Ason Gress's death, barber C H Day's union shop conversion, Mariag from Newton, and Greek resident Bahaletos taken to hospital with pneumonia.
Local performer Miss Ray Lewis presents a sensational barefoot dance at the museum stage. The act is billed as daring and dazzling, drawing curious crowds and eliciting strong reactions from attendees.
Muscatine April 21 reports the first violent act since troop departure amid unsettled labor conditions. A window at the home of L. E. Lewis a non union man was broken. Morning crowds gathered at non union shops as Supt Hugh Gilmore of Mason City schools visits Waterloo schools.
In Muscatine Iowa on April 21 Raymond the five year old son of William Myer rode in his father's wagon when the team ran away. The child clung to the wagon until the horses were stopped and he was returned unharmed to his mother. Two women spectators fainted from the excitement.
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