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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1928

Page

3

Waterloo Evening Courier Legal and advertising rate note

Waterlo o Evening Courier announces subscription prices with weekly and yearly options for mail and distance bands. The notice lists editorial leadership, publication details, and policy statements on advertising accuracy, public policy, and rate changes. It notes Associated Press ownership and bureau affiliations and includes circulation audit mentions.

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Washington the Beautiful and Its Eternal Allure

A reflective tribute to Washington, the capital city, praising its parks, public buildings, and historic sites. The piece extols its broad streets, serene charm, and cultural treasures from Alexandria to Gettysburg, emphasizing national pride and the taxpayer funded grandeur of institutions like the congressional library and monuments.

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License cats to curb bird killing, says Garden Club group

The Garden Club of America urges a nationwide licensing law for house cats to protect bird life. Dr. Frank M. Chapman cites cats kill millions of birds yearly, while state ornithologist E. K. Forbush notes cats roam far from homes. Proponents argue licensing plus restrictions would reduce ground and tree nesting bird fatalities and insect outbreaks.

East Frank M. Chapman American Museum of Natural History United States E. K. Forbush Massachusetts Maine America Conservation Department of The Garden Club of America

Government to issue smaller currency by July 1929

The government printing office reports new SI bills will be circulating by July 1, 1929, about one third smaller than current notes with other denominations reduced. The change aims to save paper and ink. The piece notes the old town square horse trough and the election fears tied to November.

Government Printing Office

Poison Ivy Immunity Dreaming Doctor Warns Readers

Personal Health Service recounts a dream where poison ivy salad is served. The piece notes reports about ivy leaf consumption for immunity, cautions against the method, and offers a dilute homeopathic ivy tincture as safer guidance, with reader requests invited.

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Questions and Answers on Health Misconceptions

In a reader letter column Dr Brady addresses claims from readers about colds caused by cold air and wet feet, and the danger of ulcerated teeth leading to brain abscesses. He explains medical facts, advocates modern dental care, and invites brief health letters with stamped self addressed envelopes for replies.

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The Blue Bird's Flight by Glenn Frank

A reminiscence on Maurice Maeterlinck’s work and influence, praising his mysticism over spectacle. It notes his static theater focus, emphasis on mood and inner meaning, and his view that true tragedy lies beyond violent action, reflecting a spiritual awakening rooted in reality.

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Born New Yorker Gives City’s Quiet Superiority

Aug 18 New York feature contrasts native and newcomer behavior. The piece notes skyward towers draw little attention while everyday life, strangers, and casual neighborliness shape urban immersion. It weaves in a bootlegging anecdote and comic Uncle Wiggily scenes as lighter padding.

New York Jie Coney Island

Uncle Wiggily Goes Skating By

Uncle Wiggily and Mrs Longcars discuss caution before a day of adventures. Nurse Jane Pusey Wuzzy wraps a cold cake while the polar bear rests. Mrs Longears plans a woodland outing for forty rabbits, but Uncle Wiggily stays safely in his hollow bungalow and declines the trip.

Uncle Wiggily Jeffro Mr. Longears Bob Cat Mr. Tongears Uncle Wiggly Uncle Wigelly Hollow Stump Wolf Jane Pusey Wuzzy Baby Bunty Mr.Longears Mme Plente Mrs. Longenis Nurse Jane

Burroughs Nature Club Notes Collected Q A Column

Questions on nature topics invite readers to send queries to the Nature Notes Department. Answers in tomorrow’s issue cover owl enemies, starfish development, honey guides, ivy rootlets and aquifer roots, and how some tropical fishes can alter color via nerve-controlled pigment cells.

Deez

Nothing New About Jumping Party Fences

Kansas City Star notes no new trend in party defection. mentions Cleveland Republicans and McKinley Democrats, Wilson Republicans and Hughes Democrats, and argues third party movements rarely succeed. It cites the formation of the Republican party absorbing the Whigs as the outstanding historical example.

Kansas City Star Cleveland McKinley Wilson Hughes

A Prophecy Come True

A Louisville Courier Journal item asserts in 15 years 200000 have died on American streets and highways, lending some vindication to a 25 year old prediction that the spread of dangerous traps and devilment enabled by wandering schemes would lead to fatalities.

Louisville Courier-Journal America

Widow of Abe Martin Lile Tharp Seeks Legal Action

In a terse local notice the widow announces a suit tied to the late Abe Martin Lile Tharp. The brief item hints at a tight party scene and comments on bees not buzzing faster than expected, suggesting a figurative or humorous lead rather than a standard court filing.

Lile Tharp

Annual company picnic in the woods reveals social gaps

A Sunday company picnic in a grove shows workers and leaders sharing food and games yet staying socially distant. Despite a jovial setting, most colleagues remain in familiar groups and few mingle across roles, while some attendees miss the event for religious or personal reasons.

Big Boss Aone

Hue and Cry by Patricia Wentworth

Mally Lee, engaged to Roger Mooring, enters Sir George Peterson's household as governess for his daughter Barbara. Craddock plants a diamond on Mally while accusing her of spying, and she hides in a country estate, later assuming various identities and facing pursuit as she seeks safety and truth.

Mally Lee Roger Mooring Sir George Peterson Barbara Pawl Craddock Sir George Craddock Mally Gaught Roger Melly Lawrence Markington Ethat Messenger Creddock Marion Brown Candida Long Paul Craddock Ethan Messenger

Average farmer income sparks labor price debate

In Hardin County Citizen commentary the author argues the typical farmer earns under $700 annually, comparing this to other industries and unskilled labor. The piece claims both Republican and Democratic conventions acknowledge that farmers are on a lower price level, raising questions about fairness and support.

Hardin County

Hoover's Sins and Strange Allegations From Reed's Summary

Worcester Telegram notes Senator Reed's summary of Herbert Hoover's alleged sins recounting figures from history and fiction. The piece links Hoover to a cascade of infamous acts and events as a rhetorical device, contrasting with a statistic about insect death rates.

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Geneva welcome and Swiss observations by Uncle Rays Corner

Uncle Ray writes from Geneva Switzerland describing the city and Swiss kindness cleanliness and products such as silk cloth watches cheese and milk chocolate He notes Geneva sits by Lake Leman with mountains nearby and plans to find a quiet room to observe people write and invites readers to join a Swiss excursion for boys and girls and recalls a six year old English girl’s wish to accompany the trip.

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