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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1928
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR notice from a Waterloo Ohio or Waterloo Waterloo area paper. Mentions republication rights and Associated Press, advertising terms, deadlines, and disclaimers. Indicates second class matter and general policy statements about fair ads and public policy.
The piece argues business influence in U S politics is overstated with Barron’s claiming dis enfranchisement, while noting Wall Street’s power hinges on how funds and support are used. It questions whether genuine disenfranchisement exists and calls for cautiousness in public backing of candidates.
A month sees 51500 claimed against the poor fund with investigations into spending. While some aid buys luxuries for families, others face hardship from charity costs. A Waterloo jobless man sought wages to feed his hungry children, highlighting the need to aid those most deserving.
A Brazier Jelired report shows the first quarter of 1828 lifting the market value of 190 collected stocks by at least 2 billion dollars, with total 100 stocks surpassing 25 billion on April 1 and a 7 billion rise for the year through March 31. The year’s net increase reached 38 percent, and Q1 1828 gained 9 percent as a strong bus market followed a brief early-year dip. The 100 issues include 30 rails, six utilities, three equipment makers, four sider industries, two copper, two rubber, 12 motors, 12 oils, five chemicals, six foods, three merchants, and 15 industrials.
The article discusses nearly 3 600 tons of steel Napis arrived from Antwerp to Igultos Peru for a project linking the Andes with the Pacific and Amazon basins. It notes 2 300 miles of track to connect river traffic with western railways, praising continental development and contrasting past ventures like Ford rubber and Roosevelt River explorations. It also mentions a Chicago riot over 40 000 francs thrown from a hotel window in France and ends with a brief, unclear note about a wealthy eastern woman in Iowa.
A New York City health editor interview and medical editor’s reply criticize officials for urging caution on colds while avoiding quarantines. They argue old isolation measures remain effective, warn against blanket quarantine, and urge practical steps like dry feet and proper clothing to prevent illness.
A 1928 column reviews E L Thorndike's adult education findings, arguing learning is possible beyond age forty-five and that schools may need to adapt. It highlights three lessons for workers over 25 and 45, college readers, and educators, urging broad reading and continual learning. It notes aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss's accident and a Europe-based airman’s fatal crash, plus nationwide street traffic deaths in 1927 from carelessness. Cache of era insights on education, risk, and public safety.
The diary entries describe New York social scenes and figures from April 23, including encounters with Floyd Gibbons and Irvin Cobb. A hotel phone bill stacks to 1422 dollars via London calls, while a midwestern water rent case and a poisoning incident echo the era’s urban curiosities. The piece blends literary reminiscence, theater satire, and comic strips featuring Uncle Wiggily and Tommie Kat, ending with a playful mystery about longest lines on birch bark.
Uncle Wiggily and Bear play a word puzzle with beans to name Tommie Kat and Jackie Bow Wow. The Bear guesses and is beaten, while Uncle Wiggily escapes. Nurse Jane Furs oy cooks a strawberry from beans for supper.
Burroughs Nature Club notes ask about pocket gophers and cheek pouches, why some birds hop or walk, and amount of national forest. Answers discuss wavelers, warblers, dyes from trees, pests like slugs, and old-time garden observations. Includes references to Osage orange and other plants, with playful asides about electric cooking dealers and school children.
Gay Hilton arrives in New York and checks into a modest hotel room. She adopts the name Gay Hathaway to disguise her identity as she searches for work and contemplates potential suspects in a murder involving Howard Weston. The scene sets her hiding among city life while wondering about her future and safety.
A humorous note from the New York Evening Post comments on federal agents visiting Kansas City and Houston to curb bootleggers ahead of national conventions. It also mentions a scientist with 30 years in the Philippines compiling a Sulu dictionary from about 35,000 words.
A vague report notes Mrs. Dee Kile worried after her child failed to appear for breakfast. A man named Tharp petitions to declare his father of unsounce mind and set aside.
Uncle Ray surveys Australian tribes and customs noting the origin of the name Australia, the kangaroo’s central role in native life, and a vivid account of the kangaroo dance performed by up to 90 men. The piece describes attire, body paints, dance motions, and the instruments that provide rhythm as night turns to dawn.
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