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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1913
Page
10
A Northern department store advertises heavy discounts on dress goods silks hosiery underwear gents furnishings trimmings laces linens and jewelry. Tomorrow a lot of fancy collars and jabots will be offered up to 25 cents each as the store claims to avoid invoicing losses.
Washington reports Judge George C. Holt of the U S district court is likely to retire matching a trend set by Judge Walter Noyes of the U S circuit court who left last spring due to salaries not keeping pace with living costs. Holt rose to fame in 1910 for proposing severe penalties for habitual criminals. A new invention story describes a match making machine by a Norwegian firm that handles wood, paper, labels and packing in one process.
Daily and weekend rail timetables for the F. N. Interurban system covering Cedar Rapids Cedar Falls Waterloo Glasgow Denver Waverly Gilbertville Ta Porte La Porte Brandon and surrounding destinations. Includes departure times from waiting stations and note on car routing and weekday Sunday variations.
A physician recalls 15 years of practice and an inflamed eye case. A young man asks whether to drop the remedy before or after meals, challenging the doctor's routine advice. The anecdote highlights a patient’s literal interpretation of medical instructions.
London Chronicle notes peacock pie at Midsummer banquet but many birds once valued as delicacies differ from modern tastes. Earlier centuries praised heron crane crow stork cormorant bittern while hare and partridge were shunned by the wealthy. The piece also reflects on clothing and mood changes in different dress and social settings.
In Klein-Dietwill valley Switzerland a sudden flood forced three haymakers to seek refuge in a tree. They clung there for forty-eight hours until pontoons finally reached them. The rush of water prevented earlier rescue.
Storewide markdowns reveal stock on sashes, girdles, yarns, flannelettes, flannels, cottons, and dresses. Departments including coats suits furs corsets and lingerie offer pre-inventory prices. Carpet department features special pre-inventory discounts.
A Texas rancher William Maverick gave large Christmas sums to five children including Mrs. Hahn and Lewis Maverick of San Antonio. Others receiving shares include William Jr of Berlin and Robert who just returned from a world tour as part of Maverick's annual distribution reflecting rising Texas land values. In other notes, a jury in New York failed to reach a verdict in the Hans Schmidt case, and three Ohio prisoners escaped after a banquet with guards at the penitentiary.
In Kalamazoo Michigan on December 30 a gearshot erupted as a socialist speaker denounced the governor and state troops. Several soldiers present shouted him down calling him a liar while the hall roared for four minutes before order was restored.
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