Waterloo Evening Courier front page informational notices
Waterloo Evening Courier lists publication details, pricing, and policies. It notes ownership by W. H. Hartman Co, editors John C. Herimus and Jackson Mecoy, and billing rules, advertising standards, and syndicate connections with Associated Press United Press and International News.
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The Hammill Investigation and Campaign Financing
The piece questions legislative moves to investigate Governor Hammill over the 1928 primary. It argues the effort seeks to build a case on minor pretexts, noting the bonding debate and road program. It argues candidates report only direct contributions, not every independent or unsolicited expenditure by supporters.
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Hammill
Skromme
Bowman
Relief of a Sort on Gas Tax Deduction Debate
The relief from federal income taxes for state fuel levies favors higher income drivers while leaving lower earners to continue paying. The Michigan case cited underpins a national trend, but the benefit hinges on earning above about 3500 dollars for married filers.
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Iowa
Union
Treasury Department
Michigan
Commonwealths
Sam
Teachers College Seeks Faster Athletic Conference Move
The movement to secure a 4 membership in a higher standing conference for Teachers College has gained support among faculty students and Cedar Falls and Waterloo residents. Tutors dominate the Iowa conference winning all three major championships for the second year. Morningside remains outside the Iowa conference.
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Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Iowa
Morningside
Alboit
Medal for H. G. Hull at Camp Dodge Draws Legislation
A plea to Town legislature urges a special medal for H. G. Hull of Camp Dodge. Hull helped pull a motorist from a mudhole and his employee was paid $45 for the service. The item argues workers who extract cars from mud deserve fair wages, regardless of location or ease of access.
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Camp Dodge
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Public recognition of a modern good Samaritan and marriage debate
The text praises a man who helps others without seeking pay and likens him to a good Samaritan. It critiques Nine better ways for getting married proposed by the Sage Foundation and laments the country needing a better way for staying married.
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Sage Foundation
Elephant cough leads to ear wax discovery and nerve link
In a curious medical column, Bill the busy elephant cough is traced to a wax plug in his ear that, when removed, stops a persistent cough. The doctor explains how the vagus nerve in the ear canal can trigger coughing and notes the event marked a historic discovery.
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When Dead Men Vote By Glenn Frank
In Ripley’s Believe It Or Not a tale describes Jeremy Bentham seated at the University College hospital board in London after death. His skeleton, head between his feet, watches meetings and is recorded as not voting while his living will directs the chair. The piece links Bentham’s self perpetuation to a broader note that the dead may influence, yet their ideas can outlive them.
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Jeremy Hentham
Edward Pikegermld
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London
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Village Notes and Ephemera From A Local Page
A collage of humorous snippets, social observations, and light musings from a village column. Items include playful definitions, remarks on manners, shop window chatter, and brief notes on local life, with references to public figures and everyday curiosities.
Brain Tests at Evening Fest Word Puzzle
A short reading university style test offers a word finding puzzle. Participants search a longer word for shorter complete words without prefixes or abbreviations. Three minutes allotted to fill spaces. example shows Carpet contains ear carp and pet. Answers on Society Page.
Abe Martin Worries About Children’s Future At Bridge Party
Abe Martin reports anxiety over how children will turn out after a bridge gathering last evening. Mrs. Lafe Bud, leaving the party, remarkably referenced the tense mood as she departed for home.
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Lafe Bud
Dawn along the road to town in bluebonnet country
The narrator walks at sunrise along a rural highway past bluebonnets and distant fields. He describes a lonely traveler, a dog, and a wary old man speaking a different tongue. Urban growth arrives with a realtor’s sign, promising houses and progress that will erase the wild floral coast and sweet scents.
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Dewn
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Telegraph Wire
Now & Realtor
April Distance of the Stars by Robert H Baker
Professor Robert H Baker explains light speed travel to the moon in seconds and the long voyage across the galaxy. He describes Proxima Centauri Alpha Centauri and the Milky Way’s dark dust clouds as he outlines how astronomers measure stellar distances and the expanding universe.
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Urleans
Solar System
Earth
Doorkeeper Pat McKenna Guards White House Doors
Washington Daybook profiles Pat McKenna, long time White House doorkeeper under Roosevelt to Hoover. He controls access, screens visitors, and delivers daily greetings and signatures, handling absurd requests and guiding dignitaries through the inner sanctum. He recalls key duties, from issuing cards to sign requests, with humor and patience.
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Wersent
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Pat McKenna
White House
Taft
Wilson
Hardink
Coolidge
Hoover
McKenna
Congress
Yacht life and social quirks of New York millionaires
A long, opinionated piece contrasts yacht culture with wealth in New York, noting $2,000 weekly running costs for Vincent Astor’s yacht and 110 crew members. It shifts to memories of two San Francisco transplants, editor Robert H. Davis and artist Harrison Fisher, and ends with a vignette on social clashes and vanity.
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New York
High Seas
Vincent Astor
Gelifornia
Niblick
Francisco
Robert H. Davis
Harrison Fisher
Australians Run Riot in Cairo Burlesque at War Front
DeWitt Mackenzie recalls a 1916 Cairo episode where Australian troops in Egypt staged a wild house party that escalated into vandalism and clashes with locals. After weeks of disorder, authorities halted the spree by punishing officers and sending hundreds to France, while Port Said’s underworld and curbs on soldiers drew amid war-time policing.
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Associated Press
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Cairo
Egypt
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France
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