Waterloo Evening Courier Ad and Publication Details
Water loo Evening Courier advertising and publication masthead appears with pricing, offices, and policies. Mentions daily except Sunday, editors John Wartman and Jackson McCoy, and subscription terms. Includes Associated Press and United Press International notes and advertising rules.
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Pecans
Jackson McCoy Cease
Ten years since US declared war on Germany then and now
On the tenth anniversary of American entry in World War I the Second American Expeditionary Force plans a pilgrimage to France and Paris to honor fallen comrades. The journey commemorates those who served and died in the rain soaked fields and woods of France.
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Congress of the United States
Germany
France
America
Paris
Emmons, Johnson Died in Waterloo at 93
Emmons Johnson died at his Waterloo home in his ninety third year. He was one of the area’s early and successful bankers and an active public figure. A former state senator, he moved to Waterloo in 1889 with his wife from New York and remained engaged in education and government throughout his life.
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Four speeds ahead in postwar car design
A historical review notes a revived interest in four speed transmissions as manufacturers tout greater gasoline economy on level roads. The piece argues consumer demand for cheaper transport and speed pushes drive this trend, with drivers already seeking quicker starts and faster acceleration.
Lowden hints at presidential candidacy if enough votes rise
The Towans committee secured a statement from former Gov. Lowden about 1928 Republican nomination. He says he would consider running if sufficient convention votes emerge, otherwise he prefers private life and agricultural work. His stance suggests a possible candidacy if Iowa and Illinois show strong support.
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Health fallacies on nourishing foods and fat deposition
A health note discusses common misconceptions about foods that nourish without fattening. It explains energy comes mainly from carbohydrates, fat provides heat, and protein repairs tissue. It warns excess of any nutrient deposits as fat and notes sugars fuel endurance events while fats are synthesized from digestion products.
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Graham Lusk
New York Nightlife Sees Sleep Depart With Midnight Parties
In New York on April 6, reports describe a city where late night revels surge past midnight. Cafes close late, apartment parties fill after-hours, and staged events drive nocturnal socializing as old venues fade and new stool counters illuminate a restless, awake metropolis.
Occupational Therapy for Invalids and At-Home Cures
Readers seek affordable varied activities to ease boredom while recovering. Advice suggests weaving, rug making, beadwork, carving, lamp shade making, drawing, painting, and small business mail orders as profitable pursuits. Include library reference to Dunton’s Occupational Therapy manual for nurses.
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Dunton
Above the Battle by Glenn Frank about science and war
In wartime minds drift toward dogma and passion, but science calls for self discipline. A German professor, Heinrich Mort, urged a peaceful, reasoned study free from hostile zeal, to unite rather than divide, and to resist letting passions govern thought during and after the war.
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Science
Heinrich Mort
Germany
Hind Thoucht
Louis V. Waulfe praised for long distance walking habit
Detreig News lauds government clerk Louis V. Waulfe for walking 2,500 miles in four vacations, praising perseverance in all weather. Detroit residents are urged to try walking to enjoy regional scenery, with encouragement that able bodied men and women adopt the habit.
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Louis V. Woulfe
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Ufts
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Toledo Chronicle Portrait Of A Model Young Woman
A Toledo writer highlights a young Toledo woman who spends little time on the street, focuses on her business, hosts male guests at home, and earns praise from teachers and elders. Her parents are her best support, and the writeup urges more young women to emulate her example.
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Uncle Wiggily and the Tickler
An aged caterpillar lady in a bonnet and shawl arrives at the bungleump door with a soft greeting. Uncle Wiggily, Um, and the Wogglejigs debate strange fuzzy noises outside the woods bungalow and consider Nurse Jane or a hidden child visitor before offering hospitality.
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Tickler the Lost Caterpillar Boy Returns Home
Uncle Wiggily searches the woods for Tickler the caterpillar boy, aided by Mrs Scuzzy and the Wogglejig siblings. Tickler chases laughter, ends up tickling the youngsters, and is found crawling on the Wogglejig boys. The group delivers him to Mrs Scuzzy and the class heads to school late, with forgiveness from the Lady Mouse Teacher.
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Fifty Years Ago Local Notices From Eagle Township
News items from April 4 1877 report infant Jessie daughter of C W Eighmey dies of scarlet fever at age three in Eagle township. Marriage of Peter Musser and Nora Goughnour at bride’s home on March 29 by Elder J L Beal. Ackley flower lover William Francis shows a five and a half inch calla. Meeting on opera house in council chamber presided by Mayor Lewis Lichty with committee of four to draft plan. Clinton township school salaries set at 28, 25, and 22 dollars monthly. comments call wage levels starvation. Charles Adler liquor dealer moves into Central House area. J M Overman & Son Cedar Falls bottled 1600 bottles of horse radish sold. Cedar River running high in recent days.
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C. W.eighmey
Eagle Township
Forty Years Ago Items From April 6 1887 Minneapolis
Fort Worth era notes from 1887 include J E Munger visiting from Iowa State University during spring break, J C Mullan replacing Mike Carrigg as passenger conductor on the Illinois Central, a safe burglary at D B Washburn & Co lumber yard netting $122, and a local marriage of Samuel J Hall J T Coolidge and Miss Sarah Derrick. Robins arrive as migration continues, J K Joder opens a drug store in Pardee block, and a park avenue residence begins construction. The Commercial National bank declares a 6 percent semiannual dividend. Charles Ko Pickett from Iowa State University to be an orator. Mrs G W Miller and Anna return from Florida. Mrs J M Brainerd travels to Colorado Springs.
Burroughs Nature Club Notes Encourages Reader Questions
This column invites readers to send general interest questions about nature to the Nature Notes Dept. of the paper. It signals that answers will appear in the column and credits Houghton Mifflin Co. for copyright in 1927.
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Bumble bees and wax in nature notes
Bumble bees produce wax from glands and use it to build honeycomb cells. A flock in the cosmos garden would be small olive yellow birds with long forked tails, active amid dark vines. For lawn making, refer to gardening guides and turf management texts.
Sugar maples tapping and syrup timing explained
The article identifies two sugar maple types, Acer nigrum and Acer saccharum, explaining color differences. In Arkansas, tapping would likely occur in February when frost drives sap flow, though yield depends on conditions.
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Abe Martin comments on movie battles and odd habits
The fragment notes Abe Martin criticizing on screen shootouts and a quirky detail about Mrs. Sam Moots' brother who remains a character and still votes, carrying a toothbrush in his vest pocket. The passage preserves a local voice and humorous observation from the era.
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Local Notes From 1907 A Busy Chicago Trip And Farm Deals
Twenty years ago this week Mr and Mrs C C Lamson were in Chicago attending to business and opera. A Bartlett McFarlane quarry horse fell 35 feet into the dump and died mercifully. Wilson and the Galloway brothers secured a patent for a detachable pusher for a manure spreader. George I Seales won a contract to build a new county home in Chickasaw county. David F Hoover former state legislator in this county died suddenly in Long Beach California at 54. he still owned a farm in Orange township. Miss Alice Johnson daughter of Emmons Johnson opened a Sioux City artist studio with Miss Gail Holman in New York after abroad study. G G Bickley and Harvey Aay, Iowa State University students, spend spring vacation at home. A H E Glenny sold his 140 acre Home View stock farm south of town to Charles H Davis for 181 25 an acre cash.
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Maple sugar making tips from the south to north
Instructions on maple sugar making from the Department of Agriculture. Discussion covers when to plant seeds, ground conditions, and sowing methods. It notes spring sowing while snow melts, harrowing ground lightly after sowing, and whether larger seeds take longer to germinate with examples from birds.
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Remarkable discovery noted by Ludwell Moore
Detroit News cites Ludwell Moore noting a pattern of political shifts from 1861 to 1922, describing alternating Republican and Democratic control and periods of varied rainfall, including a record rainfall in 1921-22 amid party changes and presidential administrations.
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Views of the People Calls Bob Natural
A readers letter from Waterloo April 4 argues barbers should keep styles simple, noting wartime trends and practicality. Bob Fov defends customers choosing neat cuts and asserts no loss of clients, urging to bury the hatchet over debate.
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Bluebirds Favor Man and Sky in ULI-Bluebird Notes
UNCLE RAY'S CORNER describes bluebirds as friendly visitors, noting their sky blue plumage, cheerful songs once common across Massachusetts to North Dakota, and their nest care. It mentions wintering south and returning north, facing nest defenses, and links to regional bluebird cousins from Missouri to the Pacific coast.
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