Waterloo daily notes and local visits in brief
City in brief highlights social visits and comings goings around Waterloo Iowa including Mrs Edward Farrington and Miss Minnie Farrington of Iowa Walls calling on friends, Harry Clark returning from Wisconsin, and many other residents traveling, visiting, or undergoing medical care.
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Buchanan's
Edward Farrington
Minnie Farrington
Iowa
Walls
Waterloo
Jesup
Harry Clark
The
Crystal Theatre
Wisconsin
Makes Sensational Escape From Tombs Prison
George Wilson, a prisoner at Tombs Prison in New York City, staged a dramatic break from his seventh tier cell to the utility well. He descended the shaft, leaving fingerprint traces on the pipes, then seized a tool chest and used a chisel to assault a guard during his escape attempt.
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George Wilson
Tombs
New York City
Wilson
The Soft Answer Sparks a Sharp Exchange
A terse dialogue depicts a tense moment as a woman reproaches a man for his conduct and he retorts that she is not shedding tears. The exchange highlights irritation and clash in tone.
Auto Irrigation Idea Draws Laughter at Lunch
At a spring luncheon in Los Angeles Luther Burbank, famed plant wizard, dismisses a jest about self irrigation. A comic actor proposed planting onions with potatoes to make the potatoes irrigate themselves, drawing light applause.
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Luther Burbank
Los Angeles
No End to St Dudley Courter Wanted
A terse ad fragment notes St Dudley wisps of satire about contentment and income. It mentions Courter wanting a house and hints at a vacancy or request. The text contrasts the idea of a good living with greed and curiosity about a dwelling.
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St. Dudley
Robbery at Lio gan hotel targets Independence cattle buyer
Edward Nolan of Independence reported a theft after a sleepover with a longtime acquaintance at the Lio gan hotel. Cash $20, a gold watch and ring and other valuables were taken. Authorities sought arrest and sent notices to nearby counties. A Readlyn horse and buggy stolen Tuesday was recovered in Fairbank with property returned. G T Penford, 19, fined $23 for riding a motorcycle near Center Street while speeding.
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Liogan Hotel
Edward Nolan
Independence
Nolan
Readlyn
Fairbank
G. T. Penford
Center Street
Saw No Future for Pittsburg in Old Encyclopaedia Note
The article traces the place name Pittsburg to Pittsburgh with reinstatement of the original spelling. It cites Forbes 1758 renaming Fort Duquesne Pittsburgh and Arthur Lee 1784 describing a sparsely clergied town, then hints at urban decline. The piece closes with a courier ad snippet.
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Pittsburg
Pittsburgh
Encyclopaedia Britannica
America
Forbes
Fort Duquesne
Arthur Lee
Wheat and Cattle Markets Slip in Chicago and St Louis
Market report shows wheat futures easing from early highs as September contracts fall to around 99 5/8. Corn and oats decline amid weak support and hedging sales. hogs and cattle receipts noted with mixed price moves in St Louis. Chicago produce prices steady with butter and cheese firm and oats futures down.
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Chicago
Liverpool
Russia
St. Lewis
Tianhe
Wias City
Chicago Tridge
Lavindes
Tao
South Omaha
Judy
H. Gan
Texas
Waterloo
Wellington
Pioneer
Beetle Fear Delays Lion Tamer in Jassy Cage
A young lion-tamer from Jassy named Raw mania fainted in a cage when a beetle crawled on a bar during a moment of quiet. She recovered and said she would not return until the insect was removed.
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Jassy
Why He Likes Watermelons From a Lawyer’s Vacation Talk
A Missouri or Indiana newspaper anecdote recounts a lawyer chatting with his African American hired man about watermelons. The man muses on whether watermelons are fruit or vegetable, finally calling them the fruit of a cucurbit vine with juicy interior.
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John
Indianapolis News
No Risks Taken Mushrooms Pleasing to Suburbanites
A suburban resident explains cautious mushroom consumption. A cid man asks about toadstool risks. He and a neighbor both exercise care, but the neighbor’s daughter brings mushrooms for supper. The neighbor tests them on others first to avoid risk.
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Cid
Mr Blank
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