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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1921
Page
2
Waterlos Evening Courier issued in Waterlos Iowa, with price details and staff. The paper notes associations with the Associated Press and national bureaus in Washington and major cities, outlining advertising rules and rates and crediting editors and managers.
Waterloo's Y M C A appeals for 25,000 to finance 1924 goals, with 10,000 from rentals and memberships and 15,000 in freewill offerings. The aim targets per capita giving and highlights boy development, local programs, scholarships, and community support, urging strong local participation.
The proposed appointment of Col George Harvey as ambassador to Great Britain awaits Senate ratification. The piece notes criticism of the choice and questions why the United States is not in the League of Nations amid rising European tensions. It laments American troop presence in Coblenz and reflects on broader European conflict and unlikely German actions regarding deserters.
Health Talks by JOHN and HUBER discuss President Harding’s cabinet choices and possible foreign policy directions with Col. Harvey’s potential appointment to the court at St James. The column then shifts to sleep science, distinguishing lying down from sleeping, and answers reader questions on paregoric, gunshot wounds, and weight gain.
Imogene and Andrew debate trusts and high living costs, with sharp remarks on business success. The author critiques how society honors artists and writers while vilifying successful businessmen, portraying business achievement as socially branded as crime and exploitation.
The quoted line mocks public adulation for success in life, noting that society crowds applaud many occupations while a successful businessman faces cries of crucifixion. He then turns away, disgust evident, toward the sporting page of the newspaper.
A compact column reflects on post Prohibition expectations from Attorney General Daugherty, a joke about beggars in Spain, an ex king at Budapest, and a failed Mary Stuart NY premiere. It honors John Burroughs, his nature notes influence, and outlines the Burroughs Nature Club’s pledge to preserve his ideals. It ends with reader questions for tomorrow’s Nature Notes about spring peepers resurrection plants and nest camouflage.
The text discusses the most important plants for humanity cereals like rice wheat and cotton and their roles in food and industry. It also addresses a myth about road runners and describes how young opossums grow in their mother’s pouch, clinging to her and feeding after birth.
A homely sermon laments flawless human perfection and warns that many stumble in following commandments. It notes the Lord sees their wavering ways and teaches that love and charity prevail over rigid pride. It urges God to grant knowledge and open hearts to His guiding voice. The piece likens life to a brief bird song before angels sing and calls for learning from love that heals graves with flowers.
A clergyman notes the paradox of simultaneous movements for prohibition, moral reform, and higher education amid rising divorce rates. The Sioux City superintendent comments on boys spending more on clothing than girls, implying gendered spending trends in schools. A Des Moines girl avoids driving for thirty days after a judge’s warning.
The column invites readers to send questions of general interest to the Nature Notes Department. It promises column answers within the paper and directs readers to look for responses in this feature.
The National Board of Fire Underwriters and the National Association of Credit Men report fire losses in the United States over five years total more than yearly teachers salaries. In Iowa five-year fire losses total 28,771,339 while 1918 Iowa teachers earned 13,608,303. Bills for fire prevention education circulate in several state legislatures with favorable predictions. The Times-Republican notes women jurors in Polk County supported the death penalty in a murder case, while a North Dakota clergyman discusses the era’s prohibition and anti alocoholist propaganda.
A reader presents examples of common mistakes and their corrected forms. It shows how to fix adverbs, adjectives, and prepositions for clearer speech. The notes emphasize proper usage of -ly forms and similar constructions in casual writing.
Detective Paul Harvey probes a dinner party murder amid theft and graft intrigues. Beatrice Ledyard, previously suspected, confesses to aiding concealment of the victim’s body with Hickson and his son, while Swarthmore’s denials clash with Harvey’s mounting evidence. The case pivots on loyalty, fear, and a perilous desire to shield family and associates.
Clue leads to a two part rebus: a kingfisher and a linnet. Behead the initial name twice to reveal the simple measure. The puzzle asks for yesterday's solution and ties the phrases to a beheading sequence yielding a unit of measure.
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