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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1928
Page
3
Tama county residents fret over dwindling marriages as 1928 licenses fall short. Black Hawk county sees steadier courting. Tama’s 12 month total lags, threatening community life and school needs. The piece argues marriage supports home stability, churches, and economy.
The article discusses how average life expectancy has risen over four centuries mainly due to lower infant mortality. It notes little change in lifespan after age 52, comparing present US life expectancy to 1789, and links a philanthropist funding to study diseases of middle age.
The Illinois Association for Criminal Justice reports Chicago’s crime scene. Arthur V. Lashly, former Missouri prosecutor, notes 699 homicides in 1927 with 235 gun deaths and identifies gang killings as a large share. He maps homicide locations and cautions about dangerous districts with dives and gambling venues.
The piece notes danger zones in Chicago known as river wards and black belts. It argues newspapers give Chicago credit for safety but politics has created discredit, and observes that public attention grows when commencement and wedding invitations go out.
Dr William Brady argues varicose veins arise from upright posture and urges daily activity to counteract swelling. He recommends brief somersaults or leg exercises, brisk walking, proper shoe fit, and avoiding tight garments to support healthy blood flow.
A reader asks about iron rich foods to help anemia and about treating oily hair. Answers list iron sources like egg yolk beans peas spinach molasses oats bran prunes maple syrup nuts liver beef and more. For oily hair a dry bran/oats shampoo with orris root and sulfur preparations are discussed, noting safety concerns and recommending colloidal sulfur as a safer option.
Glynn Frank argues teaching suffers when poverty and job security trap it. He cites Johann Fichte urging truth and courage, urging teachers to rise above mediocrity, embrace risk, and cultivate a noble, proactive vocation for future students.
A reflective piece contrasts New York’s glamor with its small town roots. It notes urban chic as posing, cites theatre crowds and “frosty” cocktails as signs of sophistication, and mocks pretentious city manners while praising the metropolis’s vitality.
Uncle Wiggily reads a note from Susie inviting him to her house for tea and to try a salad she learned to make. Nurse Jane teases him and the muskrat Indy notes the message, while the bunny eagerly plans a long hop to Susie’s salad tasting.
Susie mixes a salad with hot pepper grass she unknowingly gathered. Uncle Wiggily bravely eats the hot salad without a fuss, sparing Susie’s feelings, while the misled cook remains unaware of the mistake. The tale teases a flashlight follow up.
Burroughs Nature Club discusses local songbird abundance and its effect on birds. It answers old questions about crow harm, possible woodchuck meat, and why bass bite lures, noting experiments on color attraction and feeding behavior.
Mally Lee enters the Moorings household as governess, faces Craddock’s advances and a staged diamond theft. Craddock plants a jewel on her while she hides, and a chase unfolds across masquerade rooms as Mally evades suspicion with help from Ethan Messenger and a drifting cast of suspects at a country estate.
The writer describes Bruges Belgium as a famed historic city with canals, old gables, red tiled roofs, and a 300 step climb to the belfry. He notes 18 000 pound bell with 30 40 smaller bells and chimes powered by a mechanical system. The visit includes canal boat ride and viewing ancient houses and a 700 year old hospital.
Abe Martin notes the Bentigg farm ad as a sale pitch proclaimed as being only twenty minutes from a bank on a road near Amelia Earhart. The quirky column mocks a buyer’s dream vehicle and price, hinting at a buyer with funds for a plane or roadster in a humorous rural setting.
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