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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1927
Page
3
Wateroo Evening Courier newspaper masthead details and publishing notes including staff roles, ownership, postal data, and advertising policy provisions as printed in the period. The page lists editors and managers, copyright notice, and agency representation.
A sports piece contrasts Dempsey’s camp trip and Tex Rickard’s business push with Tunney’s social ascent. It suggests prize fighting becomes big business, while Tunney merges with high society, trading rugged image for cultured circles and bookish pursuits.
Col. James C. Waddell, former federal supervisor of breweries, argues 2.75 percent beer should be sold freely to curb intoxicant traffic. He claims enforcement is weak and suggests soft drink style dispensing. The piece mocks his view, noting modern drinkers favor stronger spirits and the jazz age fuels demand for higher potency beverages.
The article notes air mail growth from early pilots to passenger service and announces a nationwide air express starting Sept 1. Government contracts allow carriers to work with American Railway Express to move parcels up to 200 pounds and valued at up to $5,000. Livestock and explosives are excluded. The new service promises time and money savings.
A wealthy Seattle clubman and the yacht skipper face manslaughter charges related to the drowning of a dance teacher. Coroner evidence says the woman fell overboard near a shallow dock while life boats were nearby and no rescue actions were taken. The ruling invokes English-derived omission crimes, asserting inaction can carry the same penalty as action.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil notes that closed Iowa banks paid depositors about 2,000,000 dollars between June 15 and July 16. The report casts this as a silver lining amid widespread deflation and bank failures across the state.
Dr. Vanderhoof notes chronic peptic ulcer affects about ten percent of patients with indigestion and discusses surgical versus medical options. The piece traces evolving surgical methods from gastroenterostomy to pyloroplasty, and highlights the Sippy diet as the leading medical approach, detailing hourly milk and cream regimens with supplements and nightly gastric withdrawal for guidance.
In New York on August 23 1927 chorus girls face bleak prospects as demand plummets across Rio Alto style entertainment. Few venues host scant audiences while agencies theaters and department stores absorb dancers into counter work and other roles. Some seek solace with wardrobe staff or adopt guardians in exchange for shelter amid rising hardship and even dire choices.
Reader letters discuss doctor visits for breath holding and a humorous take on medical laughter. Dr Brady addresses hair loss and iodine tonics, advising a daily iodine dose in water for seasonal use while noting personal letters are answered with stamped envelopes.
A reflective piece reviewing Christopher Morley’s Where The Blue Begins, highlighting Gissing the dog’s spiritual quest for God. Frank argues the book offers a tonic for religious controversy and quotes Gissing on solitude, skepticism, and a God who is more than a Sunday formula.
A Marshalltown Times-Republican essay notes insurance started as a gamble but has grown to cover every phase of human activity. It now operates with narrow profit margins and relies on averages to gauge risk, asserting Americans insure more and in more kinds than any other people, enabling national development.
A Wallaces' Farmer note says the corn shortfall will keep corn prices high at Chicago and, more importantly, limit hog production. With an average crop hogs would likely fall below 7 dollars per hundred at Chicago. the crop shortfall makes it likely hog prices stay above about 10.8 dollars per hundred for much of 1928.
Baby Bunty runs to Uncle Wiggily with a rag doll whose eye has dropped out. The rabbit gentleman, now in a new seaweed house, helps by asking questions and considering what to do next.
Bunty’s rag doll Tootle loses an eye and Uncle Wiggily uses a red shell eye fixed with tar. Tears appear as sea water drips from the eye, then dry up revealing no real sadness. The dolls regain playtime as the rabbits resume adventures by the beach.
John Moore of New York travels to Tucson and Mexico after a mix up of identities. He shelters Ruth Henshaw and plans to pass as her associate Morton while meeting Ruth’s uncle and Rodríguez. Dinner with Ruth’s relatives follows as tension builds toward a planned escape and revelation.
The Nature Notes Dept invites readers to submit questions on nature subjects. Answers will be published in this column, offering general-interest information from Burroughs Nature Club notes and Houghton Mifflin material from 1927.
The column answers reader questions on egg hatch in incubators gull plumage age markers and animal hair. It notes gray sea gulls are brownish young and white or gray adults with seasonal variations. male monkeys have fuller coats. aromatic knots on pines and oaks may reflect fungal disease and tree resin responses.
The Rushville Republican quotes a view that the ideal husband is a cave man type, football built, someone a woman can wrap around her finger, reflecting a gendered stereotype about marriage expectations.
Bobby and Helen place Leonora on Peg the winged horse for a swift ride to the king in the Wonderful Valley. They return to share the thrill with more children as Peg ferries Esther James Paul Flora Elizabeth and Richard in happy flights before bidding farewell to the king.
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