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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1923
Page
3
A column contrasts Soviet praise of American practicality with critiques of American conservatism. It questions Soviet propaganda aims while urging firm driver discipline to reduce highway crashes, noting Iowa data that driver error causes most accidents and supporting strict licensing and revocation for dangerous drivers.
Erugene Meyer Jr. reports Iowa banks paid off nearly 75 percent of their War Finance corporation indebtedness in a year, reducing total from about 24 million to 7 million. He notes similar national trends as farmers liquidate debts and some banks regain strength.
William Brady M D argues bran is nutritious and digestible for humans. He cites Hindhede and others, urges households to keep wheat bran, and offers recipes for bran cookies and macaroons, noting raw bran is fine and provides digestion benefits. He invites readers to write for health questions.
Imogene and Andrew discuss a fictional love device in a newspaper sketch. They mock a wrist strapped dial that supposedly measures real emotions and love intent, arguing it would expose fake affection and lead to comical, chaotic results.
Monticello Express laments harsh partisan critique of presidents while urging national unity after Harding’s death. It argues leaders work hard, deserve scrutiny balanced with civility, and notes rising reckless driving and Cedar Rapids’ Judge Powell fining speedsters as a corrective example.
Iowa editorials weigh President Harding's burden and the public rush of duties. Blythe praises his calm leadership and warns against overbearing demands, while comments from Rudolph Forster compare past presidents' workloads to the present. The piece argues the nation strains its chief executive with lawmaking and public appearances.
In a city scene Inspector Jones exposes a balance scale with a shifted fulcrum and unequal arms. Three pyramids balance eight cubes, but adding one cube to the long arm balances six pyramids. If a pyramid weighs one ounce, determine the true weight of eight cubes. The yesterday’s answer blanks spell Behalf fare well cabin caravan China.
A 1924 Burroughs Nature Notes column answers readers questions about poison in nightshade berries, hen cackling after laying, and lynx coloration. It also explains crocodile size records for the Indian gharial and Malagasy crocodiles, and how alligators breathe while submerged.
Mary Devlin learns Eddie Wille’s cable hints Malcolm Starmount will wed Laura Lambert. Devlin plans a six month Italy retreat to the Metropolitan Opera after the nuptials, while Katie and Pat Mulcahy discuss a suggested marriage as other lives unfold around them.
Mr Fox encounters Mr Coyote who recounts a morning chase involving Mr Dog and a hill. The tale ends with Dog fleeing in fear while the coyotes laugh and the pair vanish with their friends. The narrator remains skeptical about the event’s truth.
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