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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1925
Page
3
A Waterloo gardener revels in a bountiful season with crops and flowers thriving. He details lush corn, beets, cucumbers, beans, lettuce, onions, and pumpkins, plus forthcoming melons, while praising nature’s rapid work and providence sustaining farmers through drought.
An Iowa editor argues that society and law enforcement, including police and courts, lack readiness to combat a rising crime wave. The piece urges stronger backing for officers and harsher justice, suggesting wartime style measures for swift punishment of criminals.
An Evansville girl suffered serious poisoning from nitrobenzene used in shoe polish absorbed through the skin after wearing polished shoes. Dr. C W Muehlberger notes nine shoe dye poisonings and 47 cases in medical literature. Symptoms include methemoglobinemia and cyanosis. many cases occur without skin discoloration. The toxin is volatile and can be inhaled.
The Uncle Wiggily tale begins with the rabbit meeting a Whistle Bird in a woods near Bulaw. A red feathered bird, named Fire Bird or Red Bird, has a loud whistle and asks Uncle Wiggily to teach him to whistle, setting the scene for a light adventure.
The piece mulls when a trainer will play and the humor hints at a home scene where a wife asks for coffee already knowing the answer. It reads like a light, tongue in cheek reflection with local color and wit.
Uncle Wiggily feeds crumbs to a red Cardinal who prefers the name Whistle Bird. The Weasel sneaks up on the bunny but the Cardinal’s sharp whistles warn of danger and trigger a swift escape. the bunny is saved and the scene ends with a promise to tell more about Uncle Wiggily and the baby frog.
Burroughs Nature Club in Houghton Michigan invites questions on wildlife and natural history. Readers ask about bear cub sizes, goldfish in lakes, gun recoil, snakes, and introduced versus native rodents with concise, readable answers in tomorrow's Nature Notes.
A look back at local notes from August 18 1875 reports James Chevalier, railroad worker, welcomed a bouncing baby son. Vinton voters approved an ale and wine license by 91 votes, with future licenses granted. C. W. Shave donated cheese from Bennington factory. Barnum’s show past, harvest tramps departed, W. W. Per cents, and J. H. Smith in drug trade noted.
In mid August 1885 Miss Hattie McLain suffered a concussion and Miss Jennin fainted after a carriage wheel broke near Black Hawk stidgs during a ride with Charles Osborne. The text notes a large guest list from multiple cities and a summer visit by Manchester and Vin ton groups, along with sidewalk projects on local blocks and a police matter in Cedar Rapids.
News notes from Des Moines. The Marsh family returns from a six week eastern tour on a Winton car shipped to Buffalo and travel through New York and Massachusetts. Yellow fever cases in New Orleans total 3234 to date. Prof. Williams of Cornell visits Waterloo. he is father of Rev S V Williams. C F Brown promotes the opera house opening. A.D. Edwards visits The Dells Wisconsin. A new dual cylinder chainless Northern automobile from Detroit attracts interest. Arthur E B Weld on two weeks vacation. J S Tuthuler returns from five week western trip. Water from a new artesian well pumped into mains, capacity 1 000 600 gallons daily. Dr H W Gage of Coe College to preach at Fair. Sunday Peace service prep August 30. Marshal Evans and deputies seek rest.
Iowa reports a surge in road work across the south with hundreds of millions invested. Widespread activity includes West Virginia North Carolina Georgia Florida Tennessee Louisiana and Alabama as contractors push new paving and livery ventures.
Sunday brings music with afternoon band concerts and an evening performance of the oratorio Elijah. The event highlights school association activities and entertains the community.
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