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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1928

Page

3

Waterlo o Evening Courier Advertising and Staff Notes

The Waterloo Evening Courier lists staff roles and departments including President and Treasurer and General Manager. It announces subscription details and advertising policies with notices about republication rights and the paper’s Associated Press affiliation.

TOKO von Merman &Co. Courier Bidg Corner Park Ave Commercial St Ccesssssiess Eithin Waterlon Towa Associated Press United Press International News Associated Prean Uris Joral News

First westward Atlantic flight lands on Belle Isle island

Three experienced aviators complete the perilous westward crossing to an isolated island in the Straits of Belle Isle. Their voyage provides valuable air and weather observations and warns of the longstanding mystery and danger that previous pilots faced.

Atlantic Straits of Belle Isle Threm Nungesser Colt Hinchliffe

Editorial Declares Unlikely Alliances Form Against Draft Bill

The Mason City Globe Gazette notes a strange coalition opposing the universal draft bill urged by the American Legion. It cites Wall Street, the National Council for the Prevention of War, and the Chicago Tribune, while also criticizing Senator Brookhart for joining the anti bill ranks. The piece argues public intent is peaceful yet opinions diverge on the bill’s provisions and aims to curb wartime profiteering.

Mason City Globe Gazette American Legion Wall Street National Council For the Prevention of War Chicago Tribune Globe-Gazette Brookhart Libby The Tribune

Prince Edward Admits Need for Women Influence

A damaged admission attributed to Edward Prince of Wales suggests a rare public acknowledgment that women offer sympathy and sacrifice. The piece questions royal celibacy, contrasts American and English matches, and warns against choosing any but an American partner, framing it as a civic issue with Big Bill Thompson cited.

Edward Prince of Wales United States Eddie Big Bill Thompson

Ford speech in England sparks talk of brevity and personality

The piece notes Henry Ford's short speech in England and compares his brevity to famous figures like Lindbergh and Silent Cal. It suggests success depends more on speaker presence than length and calls for more engaging, concise oratory nationwide.

Henry Ford England Lenyth Col. Lindbergh Cal Sphinx Vermont Wright Brother AT Simith New York EL Hope Jade Gor Thelg

The Dark Age of Public Health in 1924 Critique

An opinion piece condemns local health authorities for timidity in handling communicable diseases. It cites a city school outbreak of measles traced to a head cold and a hesitant principal, arguing for strict quarantine rules and decisive health leadership to prevent epidemics. It also includes reader Q and A on dandruff, rhinitis, and mumps, with medical guidance on proper management and school exposure.

Public Health Department Health Department Public Health Authority

The New Yorker and a City of Literary Ambition

A New Yorker profile notes the magazine as a pioneering urban weekly with elitist attitudes and growing prestige. It traces its rocky start, later backing by a financier, and its rise to influence among cities like Paris and London.

New York The New Yorker Dubuque Brush Algonquit Harold W. Ross Aspen Cole American Paris London Ralph Barton Heelp Rue Nicole New

Reflections On Dignity By Glenn Frank

Glenn Frank discusses dignity as a true virtue versus artificial display. He cites Bishop Tuttie and Abel Bonnard to contrast genuine dignity with pretentious posturing, and compares social life in ancient China with modern democracies highlighting class perceptions and equality.

Apostle Tui Tuttie Edward Abel Bonnard China Tecul Ming

Uncle Wiggily and His Sad Pig

Uncle Wiggily escapes a pursuing snake and fox, leaping from a swinging raft to wet shore. He hops toward his hollow stump bungalow in the rain, proclaiming relief at moving away from his pursuers.

Uncle

Nurse Dane and the Puzzle Fish Mystery

In a playful scene Nurse Dane brings clovarleaf pies while Uncle Wiggily and Rabbit outwit the Snake using a puzzle fish clue. The Rat warns of hidden fish as they chat with Nurse Jane Puery Wuray and prepare supper, hinting at new adventures to come.

Aprily Wiggly Jane Puery Wuray Puz

Trapeze Artist Reflects on Nightly Dare and Praise

Fragmentary quotation from a trapeze performer discusses appearance drawing applause from the audience. The tone hints at self-image and audience reactions during stunning performances.

Hunters in Savage Tribes Tactics Across Regions

Uncle Rays Corner describes hunting methods of Semangs in the Malay Peninsula using poisoned knives to target elephants and rhinos, Jakuns with blow darts from upas poison, and forest peoples in Africa and Brazil employing blowguns. It notes Yaghans of Tierra del Fuego paddling bark canoes and fishing along coasts, with dogs chasing otters for skins. Tomorrow bows slings and blowguns.

Africa South America Uncle Ray

Uncle Wiggily and the sad pig puzzle

Uncle Wiggily and Nurse Jane share riddles over supper as Baby Bunty asks him to cheer Mr Twistytail. He visits the pig’s sty and sees a doleful portrait, promises not to remove it, then to turn the sad face into a jolly one with a puzzle that avoids drawing new lines.

Janie Jane Mrs. Longears Uncle Wiggily Baby Bunty Bunty Mr. Twistytail Nurse Jane Mr. ‘Twistytail Wneele Wiggily Quick Susie

Burroughs Nature Club Notes Answers

Questions from readers on nature topics are answered including ostrich age for feathers and farming, diet of bears as omnivorous, and why toads are found in old wells. Explanations cover ostrich pairing ages, bear omnivory, and toad survival in wells and drought.

Nature Notes Tient

Too Many Cooks In Washington Conference Plan

The piece notes a forthcoming fall conference in Washington aimed at simplifying the anti crime movement. It mentions a collapse from 549 to fewer missions and references the Yopeka Capital context and the $4 crime commissions in the country.

Yopeka Washington

MISS BROWN OF X Y O

In a tale narrated by E Phillips Oppenheim Marabels presses political figures at a private party while police escorts stand ready and Dessiter reflects on XYOs downfall. Miss Brown faces uncertain futures as offices wind down and potential rewards surface.

Miss Brown OF E. Phillips Oppenheim Marabels Malakoff Maratels Digby Holmes Bretskopf House of Commons Pennington Krasser Frankland Dessiter Miss Brown Miss. Brown

Pessimistic Note Sparks Debate Over Prohibition

Ohio State Journal recalls Mrs. Ella A. Boole warning that the Volstead act could plunge the country into chaos while also noting moments of shared low mood and doubt about visible changes.

Ohio State Journal Ella A. Boole

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