Big Storm Sweeps Owa Last Night
Des Moines Iowa Aug 13 considerable damage to telegraph and telephone wires and shade trees in many parts of the city as a wind and rain storm swept central and southern Iowa. Three large poles supporting the main tent of a circus snapped causing panic among performers and spectators. Only one injury reported. Lightning possibly caused a fire that destroyed the Minneapolis and St Louis depot at Dallas Center.
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America
Cir|cus
Iowa
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Dallas, Center
Line of Parade for Ringling Bros Planned in City
Police report Ringling Bros parade route for tomorrow along Fourth Street east then to Fifth via Lafayette or Sycamore across Fifth Street Bridge to Jefferson and down Third Avenue to Commercial, then riverward over Fourth Street Bridge.
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Ringling Bros
Fourth Street
Fifth
Lafayette
Sycamore
Fifth Street
Jefferson
Third Avenue
Commercial
Servsa
Town Talk Notes and Local Visits
Mrs H G Eftman and two children of St Joseph Mo visited Mrs William Metcalf in town for two weeks and traveled to Fairbank to see her parents Mr and Mrs J H McIntyre Dr H Moulton of Fort Smith Ark visits his sister Mrs B F Swisher and heads to Niagara Falls for the annual Ophthalmology and Otology meeting A Debor ah society work meeting at First M E church set for Thursday at 2 pm Mrs Wm Batess visits from Madison Wis with sister Miss Carolyn Harper and brother's wife Mrs Crawford Harper and Ruth Rev T J Fuller returns from Marion where he attended district camp and will officiate next Sunday
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H. G. Eftman
St. Joseph
William Metcalf
Fairbank
American Academy of Opthalmology
Deborah Society of the First M. E. Church
Wm. Batess
Carolyn Harper
Crawford Harper
Ruth
Madison
Wis
T. J. Fuller
Marion
Are You Angry Over a Pot Comedy Hint in Opera Row
The repentant prima donna asks if anger caused a temper, the impresario replies no it was a £4 suggestion. He recalls the incident and suggests if grand opera fails they might try moving pictures.
Dorothy and the Spider Spectacle in Webbed Hammocks
A brief scene shows Dorothy observing eight spiders catching a fly and wrapping it in silk hammocks. A judge-like voice exclaims excitement at the unusual sight, noting the dramatic display before settling into the moment.
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Dorothy
Spider
Ater
Practical Dish Storing Tip From Picture Review
A reader from the Picture Review suggests saving washing by placing rarely used dishes in paper bags and keeping one bag open as a sample. This method reduces work when extra dishes are needed in a coke country with much dirt to contend with.
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Pictorial Review
Fancy Home Telephone Directory In Brocade Trimmed Case
A decorative home telephone directory is shown, made of brocade and trimmed with old gold braid, hung by a silk cord with tassels. It is described as ornamental and useful for household telephones.
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Dresden
Waterlooan Becomes Getter Plage Commercial Agent
Arthur L. Dewey has been promoted from assistant traveling freight agent to commercial agent for the Missouri and North Arkansas railway. The move, effective immediately, places him based in Memphis with increased responsibilities and salary. Dewey, son of R. M. and Mrs. Dewey, previously served as Rock Island cashier in Waterloo and held roles in Cedar Rapids and Memphis before joining the Missouri and North Arkansas.
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R. M. Dewey
C. D. Whitney
Missouri and North Arkansas Railway
Arthur L. Dewey
Rock Island
Waterloo Station
Memphis
Tenn
The
Irving Annex construction upgrade at Bridge Street
Steel arrived for the Irving Annex and the brick and steel building will rise on Bridge Street with 25 foot frontage and 90 foot depth. The first floor will house a store while the upper two floors become hotel suites with about 23 extra rooms planned. Completion is pegged around January 1 at a total outlay of 25 to 30 thousand dollars. Cr. L. Kingsley, proprietor, delayed work until material arrived. day labor will supervise the project.
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Irving Annex
Bridge Street
Cr. L. Kingsley
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Irving
Annex
Kingsley
Wolin Concert Marked Success At First Brethren Church
Proceeds of the entertainment for a new church building fund totaled nearly $60. Misa Wilma Bashor, daughter of Mr and Mrs Stephen H Bashor, violinist, appeared with Boston studies under M Loeffler and Letty Launder. Frances Brammer, pianist, and Mina Watel Strayer provided readings. The program featured Rigoletto and Madrigale, with praise for Bashor and the entire ensemble.
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Misa Wilma Bashor
Stephen H. Bashor
First Brethren Church
Waterloo
Mists Basher
Boston
M. Loeffler
Letty Launder
Ysays
Sam
King’s Daughters
Market close highlights on New York stocks list
ADDED MARKET NEW YORK STOCKS. New York August 13 closing prices on the stock exchange show Canadian Pacific Pennsylvania Reading Rock Island Chicago Great Northwestern Atchison American Smelting Union Pacific Baltimore and Ohio Southern Pacific Brooklyn Rapid Transit United States Steel Amalgamated Copper Great Northern Erie Illinois Central St Paul Missouri Pacific New York Central Anaconda American Sugar with varied values across major issues.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Canadian Pacific
Pennsylvania
Reading
Rock Island
Chicago
W ‘Ester
Northwestern
Atchison
American Smelter
Union Pacific
Baltimore and Ohio
Southern Pacific
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
United States Steel, Common
United States Steel, Pfd
Amalgamated Copper
Northern Facies
Great Northern
Erie
Tlinois
Waterloo preps for record circus crowd day
Hotel men and restaurant keepers gear up as Waterloo anticipates the largest crowd in city history for circus day. The YWCA cafeteria plans to serve extra patrons, and church groups set up stands to help handle the influx.
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Waterloo
Vehicles in Burma and Sancho Panza Verse Fragment
Burma vehicle styles are two wheeled dog carts and buggies with syce seats. Buggies have closed hooded tops that fold back, rubber tires, and foot bells. Local buggies average 165 dollars. imports from India up to 400 dollars. Sancho Panza’s Tribute to Sleep praises sleep as universal comfort and life’s currency.
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Burma
Syce
India
Jam Incident Sparks Bobby’s Curious Statement
A misbehaving glass of jam toppled from a closet shelf, crashing to the floor and creating a mess. Bobby, shaken by the sudden crash, exclaimed in astonishment that someone had tampered with the jam.
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Bobby
World of Uncertainties in a Chicken Business Tale
A Milwaukees Sen Unel piece notes that money can be made by raising chickens despite overall uncertainty. The column hints at risks and fluctuating markets shaping profits for poultry ventures and small farmers.
Building a bungalow the sensible way for readers
Reader questions answered by Wilhem A. Radford on bungalow practicality and costs. The article argues bungalow homes suit summer cottages and small lots, discusses design features like built in buffets and built in furniture, kitchen dining flow, and bedroom sizes, and notes creosoted rough boards as exterior material. It emphasizes practicality, affordability, and appropriate use of the bungalow style in varied settings.
Western bungalow style cottage design with practical features
The article defends bungalow homes as artistic cottages and analyzes a Western bungalow house plan. It describes five well lit rooms, a prominent eight by twenty foot porch, a living room eleven by twelve, a dining room fourteen by eighteen, cement plaster gable end and a large well ventilated attic. It notes a cost around two thousand dollars and urges prospective builders to study the perspective and floor plan for ideas.
Miss Lucy and Aunt Mandy Argue Over Eggs
A Virginia village tale has Miss Lucy correcting Aunt Mandy about boiled eggs. Mr Jones, visiting from north of the Mason Dixon Line, preferred four minute eggs while others sing a verse of a hymn to judge readiness. Mandy explains she times eggs by singing verses of Nearer My God to Thee.
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Virginia
Aunt Mandy
Mr. Jones
Mandy
Footpad hold up recalls church clock timing note
A Boston Transcript item recounts a morning robbery claim where a victim says the assailant used a revolver. The witness fixes the time by noting the church clock and his own watch align, showing five minutes to one. The tale hinges on precise clock faces and matching hands.
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Boston
Award Contracts for Sewer Work in Waterloo
The Waterloo city council awarded the sewer construction contract on Wellington West Sixth and other streets to Black Hawk Construction for 8700, Jackson & Dearborn was the near bidder. Work will begin without delay with multiple sewer sizes planned. The council also authorized warrants to pay for city hall remodeling and other debts, adjourning until August 19.
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Wellington
City of
Waterloo
Black Hawk Construction Company
Jackson & Dearborn Company
Brads Week Coupon Notice Cited On Page Three
The brief fragment notes a coupon offer related to the Brads family event labeled as week. It directs readers to page three for the coupon details and mentions parents and guardians as responsible parties.
Art book Morning With Masters of Art to aid study
The C. L. 8. C. art club plans to use the year’s notable book Morning With Masters of Art in classes by obtaining copies of referenced pictures. H. H. Powers, Ph. D., president of University Travel, authored the book and offers an interpretation of Christian art from Constantine to Michelangelo’s death.
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University Travel
Constantine
Michelangelo
Special Trains Come Tomorrow for Ringling Circus
Heavy rains stall farm work but draw crowds as Ringling circus trains arrive from Fort Dodee via Illinois Central to Logan avenue near the exhibition grounds in Logandale Heights. Excursions from Iowa Falls and Manchester aboard Illinois Central, Rock Island from Vinton, and Great Western from Oelwein or Reinbeck join extra equipment to move crowds to and from the grounds ahead of two shows.
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Ringling Circus
Illinois Central
Logan Avenue
Exhibition Grounds
Logandale Heights
Fort Dodee
Great Western
Marshalltown
Cedar Falls
Denver
Iowa Falls
Manchester
Rock Island
Vinton
Oelwein
Reinbeck
Prison escape at Ohio Penitentiary shocks Columbus crowd
Columbus Ohio Aug 13 five prisoners escaped over the high wall of the state penitentiary at noon. One was shot by a guard and another captured. Three prisoners remain at large as the escape becomes a manhunt around the city and grounds of the prison.
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Columbus
Ohio Penitentiary
Two Men Hurt in Accidents
Arch B Adams of 81 Quincey street fell from his bicycle while pass ing a pedestrian, skidded, and was bruised and taken home for care. Thomas Harrison, 22, of 1106 Commercial street burned on both hands by a trailer wire while riding from Electria park, with burns serious and unavailable to work for some time. Mrs Arch Hayes, recently operated on for gallstones at Pine street hospital, improved and returned home near Dunkerton.
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Arch B. Adams
Quincey Street
Mr. Adams
Litchfield Manufacturing Company
Thomas Harrison
Electria Park
Mr. Harrison
Commercial Street
Arch Hayes
Pine Street Hospital
Dunkerton
Band Concert Postponed by Ringling Circus In Lincoln Park
LaRue's band concert scheduled at Lincoln Park is postponed due to Ringling's circus. If weather allows, it will be held Thursday evening at the same location.
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Ringling
LaRue
Lincoln Park
Woman’s two year penny savings funds a vacation
Long Beach, Aug 18 Mrs Charles Hamilton wife of Socialist candidate for councilman saved 19783 copper cents in under two years to fund a trip back east to relatives and friends. She and her husband used a five gallon candy can as a savings bank dropping pennies in as received and counted 19789 when opened.
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Cal
S Charles Hamilton
Hamilton
Husband
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