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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1919
Page
6
Cedar Falls residents attend Waterloo Day at the Cedar Valley district fair amid threatening weather. Horse races rule the post-noon program with the 2:17 pace producing a five-heat contest and a large crowd dispersal after the final.
Abbreviated fragments show names Teo Wittfora Maurrix and spouse with address viawsonn Aum 2a. noted alongside Joseph A Walter Therwan and Glenwood Avenue references. No clear event or date established in readable text.
The fragment depicts locals reacting to missed issues and a surge of orders after a neighbor’s subscription faltered. A woman reports a bus interruption, a subscriber jokes about reordering, and a caller notes how the paper feels like a letter from home, underscoring community dependence.
Mary Markwitz, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Markwitz near Conrad, fell from a second story window Friday in Grundy Center district and broke her neck. She survived but with no hope of recovery.
Dr W B Riley arrives in Waterloo and will speak this evening at Burton Avenue Baptist Church on The Great Divide. He is en route to Des Moines where he is scheduled to deliver the address. Riley is described as well and favorably regarded.
The Central Labor union decides four speakers will address members and the public about the local strike. Two speakers to be chosen from union ranks will explain actions to other Iowa cities. Parade dues and August payments will determine local membership for awards. Real estate transfers appear amid the page. Paris denies bread card plans amid rumors.
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