Advertising policy and rates notice for Waterloo paper
The Waterloo Evening Courier outlines advertising terms and rates, noting Associated Press rights, circulation audits, and rate changes. It lists payment due by the 10th, rejection rules, and offices in New York Philadelphia Chicago Los Angeles San Francisco via Story Brooks Finley representatives.
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Associated Press
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Igne Et Gata
Eaecept
Ee Ag
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
San
Coolidge Ends Run For President In 1328
President Coolidge announces he will not seek the 1328 presidency. The brief handwritten note on paper ends months of nomination speculation as peers and observers weigh the implications of his decision. Names like Lowden Dawes and Hoover are discussed as possible contenders for the Republican ticket.
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Middlewest
Dawes
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
United States
Keep Tab On Drivers In Iowa Age Rise Proposals
An Iowa proposal suggests raising the minimum auto driver age from 15 to 19 to curb reckless behavior. The plan also calls for enforcing the current law, adding a drivers license and examination law, and penalizing drunken and reckless motorists by suspending driving privileges to protect pedestrians and reduce fatalities.
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Iowa
Waterloo Moves to Abate Smoke Nuisance
Waterloo waterworks trustees advance smoke abatement with new apparatus to reduce emissions from the plant. Local and national concerns about air pollution are cited as justification. Businesses are already adopting cleaner firing methods, with civic action expected to spread. The familiar crackling noise is corn being heated to beat frost.
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Waterloo
Board of Waterworks Trustees
England Holds Ace in Geneva Talks Revealed
Report notes England's strategic leverage during the Geneva conference, suggesting a hidden option that could influence negotiations and shift the balance of discussions among key powers.
Goiter and iodide fears debunked by physicians
Dr. Harold T. Hyman and Leo Kessel of Mt. Sinai challenge the goiter and iodophobia craze, arguing inexpensive iodides are safe in small doses. They blame luxury manufacturers and overzealous writers for spreading goiterophobia and iodophobia, complicating prophylaxis and treatment.
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Harold T. Hyman
Leo Kessel
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Mark Twain
Mark
Hyman
Kessel
McCarrison
Marine
Care for mosquito bites and preventive oils
Advice on easing irritation from mosquito bites includes tincture of iodine peroxide weak ammonia wet soap bath ammonia in water or saleratus in water. Remedies with citronella cedar and tar oils repel mosquitoes. Dr Brady will answer health letters via stamped self addressed envelope.
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C. G
Smithsonian Institute
Brady
William Brady
Babies and Bread by Glenn Frank predicts population and food limits
Glenn Frank argues the next century hinges on baby and bread supply. He cites rapid population growth versus stagnant food expansion, noting the world may reach saturation in agricultural regions and that only careful statesmanship can address impending shortages.
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Michael F. Guyer
BE. M. East
Europe
Japan
Raymond Pearl
E. M. East
United States
Mr. Guyer
Mr. Hast
Mankind
Guyer
Youthful Drivers Age Raise Suggested by Iowa Sun
Sheldon Sun endorses a proposal to raise the driver age in Iowa from 15 to 18. The paper argues youth often lacks responsibility and accountability, and believes higher age limits could reduce accidents and save lives, urging prompt enactment.
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Sheldon Sun
Iowa
the Sun
Still Be Doing It In Ottumwa Bancker Rise
Ottumwa Courier notes James W Bancker was elected to the Western Electric board in Chicago after starting as a 15 year old office boy. The story highlights his steady climb through the ranks with ambition and industry as the driving force.
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Ottumwa. Courier
James W. Bancker
Western Electric Company
Chicago
Jimmy Bancker
Jimmy
Broadway Tales and a Blue Heron Encounter
A Times Square sketch contrasts Broadway’s rise and fall as two figures face downfall and glory. Vivid scenes unfold from a fallen star at a federal prison to a generous yet haunting world, with streets crowded by pigeons, jewel thieves, and the guardful grip of Byrnes’ ethics. Meanwhile a lighter thread follows Uncle Wiggily and the mice planning a rubber frog trick to mislead a hungry Blue Heron named Long Legs as the next story promises to reveal the outcome.
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New York
Broadway
Earl Carroll
Robert Hilliard
Times Square
Uncle Wiggily and the Funny Frog Mystery
Uncle Wiggily in his woodshed is visited by Jollie Longtail and Jillie who rush to report Squeakie Eckie’s missing tail and a strange frog on a soap box. The trio debates Bully No Tail, Bully or Bawly, and whether the frog is one of them or something new and unnamed.
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Jillie
Eekie
Jollie
Uncle Wiggily
Mr. Longears
Baby Bunty
Squeakie Eekie
Uncle
Long Legs
Bally
Bawly
Blue Heron
Jane
Fuzzy Wuzzy
Jollie Longtail
Uncle Wiggzily
Wiggily
Squeakie Eckie
Mouse
Jellie
Bully
Uncle Wigegily
Wonder What A King Thinks About Look AT ALL THOSE LONG WHISKERED MEN
Readable fragments describe a chaotic scene with a speaker mocking a king and a crowd. Names and clear events are unclear but the tone hints at satire or rural talk. The garbled OCR preserves a sense of mockery toward authority and public figures.
Burroughs Nature Club Notes Column Preview
Nature Notes column invites readers to send questions on nature topics to the Nature Notes Department for answers in this paper. Copyright 1927 by Houghton Mifflin Co.
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Burroughs Nature Club
Houghton Miffuln Coo
Nature Notes
Indians Terrorize Dakotas as Ranchers Fear Killings
Fifty years ago on August 1 1877 dispatches from Deadwood Dakota Territory report large numbers of Indians leaving reservations and menacing towns and ranches. They burn hay steal cattle and some ranchers may be killed. Tramps disrupt trains and a parade features 100 horses 32 wagons and exotic animals.
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Deadwood
Dakota Territory
Weather, baseball scores, and local notices from August 1887
Rain revived pastures after two inches fell Friday night. Wrestler Shanks hosts a late night gathering of about 40 youths until 4 a m. Marshalltown beat Waterloo 76 to 29 in 20 years ago, Cedar Rapids beat Sweepstakes 110 to 56, Waterloo defeated Cedar Falls 80 to 56. Capt Edgar Pickett improves from illness. C G W line trains Waterloo to Chicago cover 265 miles in 9 12 hours with parlor cars. Waterloo beat What Cheer 18 to 15 and What Cheer won 25 to 19 next game. Mrs Barbara Klinefelter dies at 74 after paralysis. Frank Brothers store freshly painted. Streetcar tickets 12 for 50 cents or 25 for $1.
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Wrestler Shanks
Marshalltown
Waterloo
Cedars
Cedar Falls
What Cheer
Local notices and travels mix in Waterloo August 1907
Saturday items report sale promotions by George B McWilliams and B J Howrey for Howrey and McWilliams addition. Others travel east or to Chicago. two newlyweds registered at Logan house. Senator Byron Newberry survives rattlesnake bite. Incumbent church incorporation filed in Waterloo. locals move to Western avenue. Cushman sisters plan eastern trip. Harold Rugg vacations in Chicago.
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George B. McWilliams
B. J. Howrey
Howrey & McWilliams
Maud Popp
Lulu Cushman
Chicago
Cincinnati
Naomi Cushman
Magic Candy Tale Opens Forest of Adventure
In Uncle Ray’s Corner Bobby Helen and friends from Millopolis join a joint meeting in the Wonderful Valley hosted by its king. They meet Leonora Grimshaw Harold Grimshaw and Douglas and hear the host promise to share news of a magic candy obtainable in the Forest of Adventure. To be continued.
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Bobby
Helen
Wonderful Valley
Millopolis
Dorothy
Leonora Grimshaw
Leonora
Douglas
Harold Grimshaw
Francis
Answers from Tomorrow's Nature Notes on young birds and plants
The notes address whether young birds are born with closed eyes and if long tap root plants like poppies can be transplanted. They also cover bubonic plague history and incubation details for alligator eggs, noting variable incubation, light not always essential, warmth from damp nesting material, and occasional transport effects on hatch timing.
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Saskatchewan
Canada
Alaska
Manitoba
Florida
Gulf
A House Divided in Detroit News Humor
The Detroit News quips on national debate by calling the nation split between fly fishermen and worm fishermen, framing the idea as a humorous take on a divided republic.
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Detroit News
Republic
Dentists and their quirks in a breezy critique
A Baltimore Sun column humorously analyzes dentists as both friends and foes of patients. It jokes about anticipation of pain, classes of dentists, and the quirky morality of dental practice while noting modern tools and patient experiences with a sly Washington comparison.
Grades and Safe Travel on Iowa Roads
Davenport Times notes frequent complaints that the Iowa highway commission spends too much on cutting hills and filling hollows. Critics argue for more paving. the commission aims for clear 500 foot sightlines for safety. At 40 mph two cars meet in nine seconds with limited margin.
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Davenport
Iowa Highway Commission
Pen and Inca Penetrates Arlen Peru Book Idea
Chicago News notes Michael Arlen reportedly traveled to Peru seeking fresh material for a new book. If titles elude him, a fitting option rings as Pen and Inca, a play on his Peruvian journey.
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Tacna Rickey
Chicago News
Michael Arlens
Peru
Arlen
Abe Martin on Pajama Factory Waistlines and Experience
The humorous remark imagines pajama factories choosing sensible waistlines and jokes that even a fool could buy a diploma from the School of Experience, suggesting a witty shortcut to wisdom.
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Harry Rowell
Henry Frank
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Strawberry Point
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