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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1912
Page
5
In Horndon on the Hill old residents are noted with lifelike ages. Mrs Day is seventy eight, Mrs Hiexell ninety, Mara Warner ninety five, Mr Dison eighty, and Mrs Oliver eighty five, reflecting a local column on aging and community history.
Florence Wilson, aged eighteen, set a new world record for sustained typing speed in New York City, clocking 117 words per minute for one hour. She trained for years, previously hitting 114 WPM in Spokane, and aims for even faster future records.
An OCR fragment describes a crowded avenue with references to famous streets, shops, and installations. It mentions passengers, front allies, and various objects like plugs and trees. The piece evokes a busy, textured urban space with coded names and misread terms.
Scientists report a newly found pygmy group in Papua called Tapiro. They are short but sturdy, with well developed calves and no head dentition, carrying gear on a sling over the shoulder. The article notes their tools, coffins, and burial customs, including keeping skulls of the dead.
The article discusses women and suffrage sectors, noting a divide between American and alien groups. It highlights how hair bands worn by various ethnicities, including Chinese and Linneice, feature distinct color schemes and decorative motifs, with blondes favoring tan and black patterns and Linneice tones others.
A New York City girls school adopts a student run court system where classes act as courts with presidents as judges. Teachers serve as advisers while students enforce rules, hear cases on dress code traffic and discipline and maintain order through class and appeals courts.
A report outlines two American women tied to royal claims in Europe. Princess Lazaravieh, born Eleanor Calhoun, supports Prince Eugene Lazarevich. Miss Mary Edith Durham, veteran war correspondent, accompanies Balkan interests and seeks support for Servian and regional causes.
English society women embrace salmon fishing as a fashionable pastime. Mrs Oscar Lewisohn and Mrs Barrett, known as Miss Marie Studholme, are among its keen enthusiasts. They fish the Cats Hole on the River Tay, famed for large, battling salmon.
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