Classified rates and policies from a Waterloo newspaper
The notice outlines subscription rates, mailing options, and deadlines for the Waterloo publication. It lists policy statements on advertising accuracy, rights for republication, and citations for office representatives in New York Philadelphia Chicago Los Angeles and San Francisco conducting classified advertising.
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Waterloo
Associated Press
United Press International Newspear
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Menta
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Story, Brooks & Finley, Representatives
Property rights vs parking lines in city traffic
A Chicago law firm argues that long standing common law grants property owners access and light rights to the street, and that habitual parking before residences infringes these rights. They urge city ordinances or injunction relief to protect owners as parking issues grow more acute with increasing motor traffic.
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Chicago
King’s Highway
Chicaso
The Fruits of Persistence and a Triumphant Yet Failing Quest
W S Wheaton of Portland hunted a rare quadruped valued at £19000 for forty years across Sebastopol, Singapore, Montreal, and Malpourne. In New York he found a triac tomcat on board a ship, but benefactor Pines T Barnum had died before payment. The piece reflects on dogged persistence versus prudent judgment.
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W. S. Wheaton
Portland
Sebastopol
Singapore
Montreal
New York
Anewer
Mr. Wheaton
Pines
T. Barnum
A New York Herald Tribune Editor Grips a Language Debate
A sharp Herald Tribune editorial writer defends the plural verb none have against critics who label it colloquial. Using Shakespeare, Dryden, Johnson, Shaw, and language authorities, he argues the form is cultivated informal English. The piece praises the writer’s nerve more than his grammar and questions how he passed the proofroom.
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New York Herald-Tribune
Shakespeare
Dryden
Johnson
Shaw
Ankles Preferred in Penobscot Bay Colony Beauty Contest
Mrs. Harry Wood, 60, eight times a grandmother, won a beauty contest in the Penobscot bay region with hundreds of contestants behind a curtain. Judges chose her as the prettiest ankles amid flappers and debutantes, signaling a shift in masculine gaze.
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Penobsont Bay
Harry Wood
TowA Landscapes Is Now Superb
Algona Upper Des Moines-Republican notes the area’s landscape upgrade as a point of local pride, describing its beauty and shift in perception. The piece frames the change as notable for the community, highlighting improved aesthetics without naming individuals or exact dates.
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Towa
Algona
Des Moines
Resuscitation From Drowning By Schaefer Method Debated
Readers question how to remove water from lungs during drowning resuscitation. The author reviews Schaefer prone pressure method, asserts that drainage by gravity in the prone position drains chest fluid, and warns against delaying artificial respiration. Emphasizes starting resuscitation immediately and suggests demonstrations by qualified scouts.
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Schaefer
Lfe
Questions and Answers on Bellyache and Thumb Sucking
Inquiries cover hot water bag versus bear grease for bellyache, breaking thumb sucking with metal guards, and Raynaud's disease inquiries. Answers advise heat for aches, suggest guards to limit thumb use, and decline remedies while inviting readers to share cures. The piece includes patient anecdotes on asthma and a note about Dr Brady answering letters with stamped envelopes.
Limiting Armaments by Glenn Frank Describes global armament cycle and call for universal limits
Glenn Frank argues that without ironclad, worldwide armament limits and economic statesmanship, nations will race to build weapons. He warns that future war will erase rules, end civilian protection, and destroy decency, making national defense an unacceptable burden.
University of Iowa medical school praised amid Iowa City talk
The Toledo Chronicle contends that general statements on liquor in Iowa City are bunk. It emphasizes the University of Iowa is building a world class medical school and that most students are clean and well regarded, with few negatives tarnishing the institute.
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Toledo Chronicle
Iowa City
Iowa
University of Iowa
New York Drug Panic Report Highlights Child Addiction Crisis
Aug 24 New York police arrest a known drug peddler nicknamed Dopey Bam, amid a sprawling East Side network selling cocaine and heroin to school children. Narcotics experts estimate 10,000 under-16s in greater New York are chronic addicts, with corner stores and drug runners pushing the trade and young users turning to theft to feed their habit. The piece contrasts adult and youth drug use and touches on other anecdotes about business execs, secretaries, and a toy talking doll tale.
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New York
Bam
East Side
Greater
Uncle Wiggily and the Talking Doll at the Seashore
Mrs Longears and Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy tidy the shell cottage as Uncle Wiggily’s family enjoys a seaside summer. A talking doll appears prompting Mrs Longears to worry about a moth and a comic exchange sets up a new playful adventure for the rabbit family.
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Mrs. Longears
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy
Uncle Wiggily
Mr. Longears
Jin
Uncle Wiggily and the Talking Doll at the Shore
Mrs Longears notes her daughter keeps a talking doll nearby though it is broken and mute. Uncle Wiggily argues against attic storage, while Nurse Jane worries the doll will be lonely without someone to talk to. Jingle avoids the broken toy and loses interest in playing with the child.
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Uncle Wiggily
Jingle
Mr. Longears
Weed House
Longears
Seawood House
Bob Cat
Orange Ice Mountains
Seaweed House
Bob
Mrs. Longears
Former Gov Lowden amid 1928 race hints
Boston Post notes Lowden, a declared Republican candidate, offers no new statement on Coolidge stepping aside in 1928. He repeats his earlier claim that he is not a candidate and would not accept if nominated, recalling Gen. Sherman’s 1868 pledge as a cautionary precedent.
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Boston Post
Lowden
Coolidge
Associated Press
William T. Sherman
Fifty Years Ago Aug 27 1877 Tidbits From the City
A visit by T A Covert of Vinton and a former resident. Dr Middleditch’s new Fourth Street building occupied by tenants. Mose Frank opens large clothing rooms. Water shut off to mills for pier work. Steam heat for Courier office offered four stoves for sale. Wheat arrivals steady at 1500 bushels daily. A boot and shoe shop opens on Fourth Street West. Elk Run farm yields 27 bushels per acre. Temperance picnic at fair grounds with Rev J J Austin presiding. Congregational sociable at G C Newton residence. A fine rain falls, town of Holland Grundy County listed with shops and services.
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Dr. A. Middleditch
Fourth Street West
Mose Frank
Harmony Firemen Celebrate Twentieth Anniversary At Turner Hall
Northwest Iowa notes report Harmony Hook and Ladder Co. marked its 20th anniversary with a ball at Turner hall and a parade featuring many firemen. Warren Cottrell returns from Lake Park with hay crop outlook. 200 men baling and cutting hay, 1000 to 2000 tons expected for Minneapolis market. Quakers rush to Whittier California where over 100 buildings rise. A T Lane of Waterloo has financial interests there. Hervey Lindley listed as land agent. Co D Becker returns from New York. J B Sedgwick back from Chicago to handle abstracts.
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Warren Cottrell
Lake Park
Dickinson County
Cottrell
Minneapolis
Iowa
Harmony Hook & Ladder Co
Turner Hall
Whittier
Cal
A. T. Lane
Waterloo
Hervey Lindley
Wells sunk supply water at two sites on town
Two artesian wells have been sunk and are in use one at the pumping station and the other on Oak avenue. Several local residents travel or relocate, including Misses Jessie and Jean Manson visiting Chicago, and others report travels to California Nebraska Mackinac Island. The last debt of the Masonic Temple association is wiped out, and John Andrews becomes Kimball's Dairy Farmer advertising manager. A six‑car tour party from Colorado Springs stopped in town in a red 60‑hp Thomas automobile returning from the east.
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Oak Avenue
Masonic Temple Association
Order
Dubuque
Colorado Springs
Colo
Eating the Magic Candy in the Forest of Adventure XVIII
In the Forest of Adventure XVIII the King serves four baskets of Magic Candy to children from Isds, Smoky City, and Millopolis. He reassures them no stomach pains and promises growing health with each piece. Bobby, Helen, Harold, and Dorothy enjoy heightened energy and joyous spirits as others join the festive scene.
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Isds
Bobby
Helen
Harold
Dorothy
The
Wonderful Valley
Burroughs Nature Club Notes 1927 Queries
Nature notes from the Burroughs Nature Club column inviting readers to submit questions on nature topics. HOUGHTON MIFFLIN copyright 1927. guidance to send questions to the Nature Notes Department for answers in this paper.
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Burroughs Nature Club
Houghton Mifflin. Co
Nature Notes
Answers in Tomorrow's Nature Notes
Answers to previous questions cover pigeon mate feeding, silver fox habitat, and vanilla. The note then reviews incubator egg hatching history from Egypt to Réaumur, buffalo extinction status with protected herds in Alberta Kansas South Dakota and New York, and clam nervous system lacking a brain with a simple nerve ring and foot control.
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Reamur
Alberta
Kansas
South Dakota
New York
The Difference from The Philadelphia Public Ledger
Jay E. House argues towns need activity to counter church attendance declines. He notes small towns now offer varied events beyond worship. Churches remain centers for worship, while social contact finds new venues.
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Jay E. House
Philadelphia Public Ledger
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Courier
Corner Park Ave
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Personal Health Service
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Nat'l Newspaper Servies
Questions and
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Brady
William Brady
Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
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Will Hays
Hollywood
Hays
Sullivan, Ind
Flo Ziegfeld
Ziegfeld
Uncle Wiggily and
the Talking Doll
Howard R. Garis
Sue
T. A. Covert of
Vinton
Mr. Blim
H. M. Sill
Elk Run
Black Hawk County
Fair Grounds
J. J. Austin
Universalist Church
G. C. Newton
Sixth and
Lime Streets
Holland
Grundy County
Uncle Ray
Martin Grady
QO. CG. Miller
First Presbyterian Church
Ladies’ Literary Society
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State
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Jessie
Jean Manson
Frank Owens
Parkersburg
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Margery
Glenn
Nathan Northey
California
Stephen Brown
Chesley Jenness
Nebraska
Plains
Clayton Bronson
Charles Knapp
Mackinac Island
Mich
John Andrews
Osage
Kimball's Dairy Farmer
Uncle Ray’s
Millopolis
Abe Martin
Elie Beatley
Lstess Elgobean & Amerman
Lubovs
Art Smiley
Ford
Puszla
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