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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1928
Page
3
A report by Prof Jenks outlines municipal water improvements to balance taste and mineral content, preserving health while allowing industrial use. It argues hard water wastes include soap use, fuel for scale, and plumbing repairs, plus costs for soft water cisterns and double plumbing systems.
The census bureau estimates July 1 population shifts show New York at about 6,024,761 and Chicago near 3,056,000 with gains since 1920. Los Angeles is treated as a dark horse. smaller towns trend slower or shrink. Waterloo’s future hinges on local industry and homegrown loyalty to local products.
A phonograph study shows eight distinct American English dialects within the United States. New York listeners could identify only one besides their own. The South Carolina dialect termed gallan was the most foreign sounding. New England Southern Midwestern and Western speech varied regionally, with New Yorkers missing most others. A St. Louis speaker was understood on Broadway but not by New Yorkers.
Prof. Harry N. Jenks of Iowa State College reports on a water softening and iron removal plant for Fort Dodge. The study plans for a town up to 54,000, using 4,000,000 gallons daily, at an estimated cost of 137000 dollars and annual operating costs of 81200 dollars. The plan projects about 3 dollars per capita yearly operating cost and a claimed saving of 19 dollars per family annually.
Personal Health Service by Dr. William Brady discusses rising bathing obsessions, internal baths, and colon irrigation in popular magazines. He warns against enemas and bowel washes as unscientific and potentially harmful, urging reliance on physicians. The column includes reader questions on castor oil for appendicitis, baby colic, and home humidity.
Glenn Frank outlines a social theory classed as a human army with six units Scouts Commanders Privates Stragglers Deserters Camp followers. He explains each unit's traits from radical explorers to self interested followers and warns individuals should choose their best fit and prepare accordingly.
In a dramatic chronicling tone, the dispatch describes looming Chinatown violence as plainclothes officers tighten patrols around Chatham Square, with hidden factions plotting a swift tong war. It covers anxious crowds, quick skirmishes, mass arrests, and a police stance of uncertainty amid a city that resumes routine after each flare. It also notes a juxtaposition of urban life and danger, detailing other vignettes of wealth and work in New York, including toy makers, window decorators, flag pole gilding, and an affluent household’s trusted servant, all illustrating a city of sharp contrasts.
In a tale of a robin nest high in a tree protected by thorny bushes, a hungry bad cat cannot climb the trunk. Uncle Wiggily intervenes when the cat climbs onto his car, prompting the robins to cry for help and the bunny to drive away the cat with beefsteak, saving the four blue eggs and hatchlings.
In Gembloun near Brussels I meet Prof Victor Lathouwerls at a farming college. He tours me through a modern campus with horses, pigs, and a greenhouse filled with plants from Africa Asia Australia and the Americas. A mimosa plant astonishes me as its leaves fold when touched. The Lathouweris recently moved into an American style cottage and their dog recovers after being run over.
Abe Martin notes bemusedly that many tellers appear to rely on luck, while Safe Bud reacts to news that Mort Pine’s wife left him. The piece hints at a satirical tone about social expectations and parental scare tactics in Mexico.
A reader requests nature questions for crows woodchucks bass and crabs with answers slated for tomorrow's nature notes. It cites woodpeckers harm rules amid USBiological Survey references and notes crab propagation by eyes while cocoons on willow oak are unidentified.
Preparations for a brick block on Fourth street east by W H Peabody in Dubuque with Beck Nau man to do the work and G Ludden as tenant. A Cedar Valley Homeopathic society meeting drew doctors from Waterloo. Gilbertville hail damaged crops. Illinois Central passenger rate rose to 3120 cents per mile. New three inch gas mains arriving for better service. George Winslow killed at Cedar Valley engine accident. Rev Henry Ward Beecher lectured at the opera house with 400 Cedar Falls attendees. A historical advertiser list note omits Jacob Demmel.
Forties era report notes Gen Phil Sheridan's death at 57 and burial in Arlington. It also covers C W Mullans residence foundation progress, J M Sweitzer contract at about 4000, location near Mullan Ave, plus a fragment about John B Elwood of Mitchell marrying Mrs J Cornish of Osage last Friday in Osage.
A London dispatch reports Gen. William Booth leader of the Salvation Army departs for a three month tour of South Africa. Hiram B. Hoxie leaves for New York City to join his wife visiting relatives. A Iowa Elks state convention is hosted in Waterloo with George W. Scott as president. Notables include Dr. G. G. Bickley ill with pneumonia and Thomas Chadwick, 74, injured after being thrown by a cow. John Robinson, veteran showman, dies in Cincinnati aged 40 leaving his fortune to his sons. A stalk measured 14 feet 4 inches tall in Cedar township, eclipsing prior records. C W Landis dies suddenly at 65, with son C. W. Landis of Orange township nearby. Matt A. Beck visits to see friends and parents.
United States Senator William B. Allison died last Tuesday afternoon at his Dubuque home. The veteran lawmaker, age unknown, served 35 years in the Senate after prior service in the lower house. He was born in Petty, Iowa, in 1829.
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