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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1925
Page
3
The Waterloo Evening Courier reviews H. L. Mencken as a controversial yet influential American writer. It contrasts his sharp attack on hypocrisy with praise for his brilliance and impact while warning that excessive parental indulgence risks future unhappiness and harms to others.
An Iowa editorial mix jokes about corn field myths in Newton and points to Canadian currency gaining parity with the dollar. It notes Canada’s rising export trade and prosperity as a factor, while also mentioning关注 Senator Cummins’ health concerns among old friends.
In a column by Dr. William Brady, the Gary health anecdote is dissected to argue that diet changes with age. It notes Gary’s youth high activity and dessert indulgence, contrasts with mature needs, and emphasizes periodic hospital checkups while cautioning against one size fits all eating rules.
The item laments narrowing vocabulary after the horseless carriage and notes ongoing talk about successors to a retiring figure. It mentions the phrase A Hundred in Their Places and suggests discourse on who may run again.
Sammie Littletail and Susie invite Uncle Wiggily to a grape shade play party offering half their apple tarts. Sammie gets stuck in mud on the way but is rescued by Uncle Wiggily who guides him to wash up. They all enjoy the tarts, with Uncle Wiggily nibbling only half and the children finishing his halves.
The Abe Martin column notes we cannot eat our cake and keep it, yet investment agents push clever ways to borrow money. It hints at clever financial tricks tied to owning a Ford and living beyond means, with bemused, folksy humor about wealth and purchases.
In Cottonwood, Hank Simpson is killed in the tent he shares with partner Jim Hawkins. Dangerfield and Red Shea scheme amid a web of threats, with Alice Shea racing to confront peril and seek aid from Dave Saunders as danger closes in on the town and its ranches.
A historical reader Q and A column from 1923 discusses bee behavior on glass, distinguishing wrens, and the value of protecting bears. It recounts cave temperature, silk and mud nests, and a Canadian wild goose demonstration attracting thousands, leading to Ontario sanctuaries and tracking bands for geese.
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