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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1913
Page
10
Waterloo residents and families fear for relatives in Omaha after a damaging cyclone. Telegrams and calls fail due to prostrate lines, so the Evening Courier fields frantic inquiries, reports delays, and tracks dozens of Waterloo connections in Omaha or Woodbine, Iowa.
Waterloo residents recall a dismal Easter Sunday with sun hidden behind clouds all day. Harry B. Camp, an Illinois Central engineer, notes it as the only Easter Sunday he remembers with persistent sunshine absence. Light sprinkles turned to a downpour overnight, with thunder and lightning. Government data show 0.25 inches of rain from 7 yesterday to 7 this morning, and 0.16 inches the day before. Temperatures ranged from freezing at 32 to 50 later, while barometric readings indicate a low-pressure system over the area.
West Side High senior boys face a ban on knickerbockers after girls held an indignation meeting. The ultimatum demands long trousers or social ostracism for the nearly sixteen year old wearer. F. O. Teeple of 1834 Bridge Street reports two fractured ribs after a fall Saturday afternoon.
Reports describe a cyclone along the Illinois Central line with freight cars derailed and a depot blown from its foundation. Fort Dodge witnesses recount trains late from Omaha and Sioux City while Blair and Dunlap report wrecks and injuries. Westbound Illinois Central and Chicago routes suffer large delays. Woodbine initially feared wiped out but later said to have under ten deaths and heavy property loss.
In a playful tale the Ticklemouse creates a watch that never stops, and Willy spirits it around to surprise friends. Davy finds the watch after a haymow search, the device tickling and talking as children chase the mystery. Willy becomes the town’s mischievous hero.
Mrs H L Chevalier longtime Waterloo resident died Saturday night at 9 30 o clock at her home 218 Fremont street She had heart trouble but attended church that morning and prepared the noon meal Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 9 from St Josephs church with burial in Calvary cemetery She is survived by her husband engineers for the Illinois Central railroad two sons Lester and Roy of Waterloo a brother and a sister and several nephews from Dubuque She was born Sept 30 1854 in Dubuque and moved to Waterloo about thirty three years ago Active in St Josephs parish Foresters Rosary and G I A T L of L B in Waterloo.
Miss Margaret B Hays survived the Titanic lifeboat ordeal helping two waifs aboard the Carpathia The engagement is to Dr Charles D Euston a leading Newport physician The couple were to meet in Newport and New York City with Miss Hays later visiting friends along a California to Colorado Springs trip background includes Mr and Mrs Rank J Trayl of New York and brokerage family Tule Hays
City officials will sign contracts for the Mullan avenue and Falls avenue bridges this afternoon and the council is expected to approve them tonight. Stark & Co of Des Moines and Miller-Hey Co of Waterloo back bonds of 35000 and 7000 respectively to insure bridge completion. work to start when weather permits. Fire department seeks vacation extension to eighteen days.
A page of word riddles and tricks with questionable spellings and answers. Includes questions on beheading, letter counts, bugs, and a punny April first army clue. Also lists provided answers like Scar Flea and leaf and notes about Arthur Mometer thermometer.
Readable text notes raisins advertisements seen on a street car near water works with unclear location and wording. The fragment mentions Tuy your Raisins and promotional car ads.
The Evening Courier offers prizes of 5.00 for first, 2.00 for second, and 1.00 for third for the best gardening articles. Entries must be under 250 words and related to My Experience as a Gardener. Submissions close May 1 with inspections on June 1, July 15, and August 25. employees are ineligible.
An OCR fragment notes a raised advertising yoke for a Raisins Ear food stand titled at Raisins. The item hints at a promotional display or signage for raisin based snacks, preserving the period tone without sensational detail.
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