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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1927

Page

3

Waterlog Evening Courier daily map page notice

Waterloo Iowa daily newspaper page shows subscription rates and policy notes. advertising rules state payment due by the 10th and ban questionable ads. the piece credits Associated Press and United Press Information and lists circulation and office details.

AMM Watralgs Daily Mapoatar Waterlog Evening Courier Saacdedasenenne Waterloo Towa Associated Preas United Press News Ag Bath Associated Press Audit Bureau of Circulations New York Philadelphia Chicago Los Angeles San Francisco Story Brooks & Finley, Representatives

State leaders and security mirrors high status risks

The piece notes how top figures face penalties and protection due to their positions. It cites Michael of Roumania, John Coolidge at Amherst, and President Harding on national park visits, framing elaborate guards as common for leaders. It contrasts public danger with ordinary citizens’ freedoms.

Michael Roumania John Coolidge Amherst Secret Service

Growing Co-Education in American Colleges

An Aud writer notes rising female enrollment in summer sessions with 9802 women versus 4055 men at Columbia, and a broader trend of women on rosters. The piece questions whether women are becoming the educated sex, suggesting campuses may still function as places to find suitable husbands, reflecting social norms more than gender parity.

Aud Columbia -University

Distinction on enforcement duty in early prohibition debate

A reader argues Seymour Lowman for the Treasury assistant secretary role should apply stricter hiring standards for prohibition enforcers. The letter questions whether publicly praising enforcement while hiring tipplers is wise, urging officers drawn from those who consistently observe the law.

Seymour Lowman the Treasury Mr. Lowman

Gift of Gab and the Blarney Stone Erosion Curious Trend

The article notes that over 27,000 American tourists pressed their lips to the Blarney Stone this year while pondering whether the urge to charm and trickery fuels the wear on this famed Irish rock. It questions motives and belief in folklore behind the kissing tradition.

TROUBLES AND RESILIENCE IN GLOOMY DAYS

When troubles arrive they come in battalions rather than singly and their multiplicity steels the heart. Exposure builds resistance though it seems harsh, easing the sting of later disappointments. Life can be cruel, yet we choose how deeply it weighs on us.

Personal Health Service Critique of Laboratories and Title Abuses

A column warns readers, especially parents, to beware of laboratories and so called doctors who misuse titles like Doctor and Professor. The piece argues medical skill is personal and cannot be replaced by labs or dubious mail order remedies. It condemns quackery and urges consumers to distrust laboratories offering disease cures or guarantees.

Well Sickness and home water safety Q and A

Readers seek typhoid guidance for well water and wrist ganglion concerns. Advice covers emergency iodine use, boiling standards, and surgical removal options, plus ventilation tips and a note on health letters answered by Dr Brady with self addressed envelopes.

On Compulsory Labor by Glenn Frank

Glenn Frank argues that society is moving toward a form of compulsory labor driven by public opinion rather than state edict. He cites Pierre Hamp on idleness becoming a disgrace and notes that money alone should not exempt able-bodied individuals from productive work. He contends national strength rests on working capacity and individual aptitudes guiding careers.

Russia William James James Saints of the Workshop Pierre Hamp

Health greatest of all riches in Davenport Times

A Davenport Times dispatch notes a millionaire ends his life by his own hand, arguing health surpasses wealth. It laments riches cannot buy time or care and says true income is days to spend, steady work, and moderation rather than wealth.

TL J J. E. Nw Davenport

New York Restaurants Policing Lone Diners in 1927

A New York chronicle describes eateries and hotels adopting rules on lone patrons, liquor handling, and propriety. It notes restaurants forbidding lone men, admitting lone women, and staff enforcing etiquette while patrons carry their own drinks and pay attention to discretion. It recalls a Broadway hotel kitchen scare and how press coverage was avoided as a “lucky break.”

New York Forty-sixth Street Church Street Broadway

Clock puzzle with Roman numerals and three lines

Uncle Rays Corner presents a Roman numeral clock puzzle where numbers must be separated by three lines to yield a sum of twenty in each of four spaces. The feature explains I V X usage, subtractive and additive marks, and hints that the IX must be split to solve, with a note on Roman numerals versus Arabic figures and a teaser that the answer appears tomorrow.

Kentucky Europe India Uncle Ray

Uncle Wiggily's Funny Boat

Tooter, a young rabbit, eagerly accepts a wooden box from Uncle Wiggily at a shell cottage by the sea. The scene follows playful mischief as Tooter hops away with the box while Uncle Wiggily and Mr. Longears suspect a trick, watching him descend toward the shore.

Daddicums Tooter Uncle Wiggily Mrs. Longcats Wiggily Mr. Longears

Uncle Wiggily and the leaky box boat

Uncle Wiggily helps Tooter and his brothers after their wooden box boat leaks in a cove. The boys fear sinking until a sea turtle offers a safe ride, turning the adventure into seaside fun aboard the turtle. Uncle Wiggily later enjoys a turtle ride himself and plans a tale about saltwater taffy.

Uncle Wiggily Tooter Rabbit Bunny Uncle Wig- Rily Rabbit Boys Daddicums Scooter Ikid

Fly Boys Fly Davenport Times Plea for Safe Flights

We urge Atlantic and Pacific fliers to reach their goals but ask that hopeful announcements to fly be followed by actual departures. Delays due to weather, leaks, or refusals to depart create suspense and danger. We favor pilots taking off only when safe and ready for the cross ocean hop.

Davenport Atlantic Pacific

Abe Martin's Elm Wins Notable Five Figure Talk

Abe Martin Th' Saxis Abyssinienis from Abyssin lian Flowerin' Willow, bought by Mrs Ike Lark last fall, has grown into one of the town's most symmetrical elm trees. Many locals brag of five figure estimates yet vow no cuts to the tree.

Ike Lark

Tequila and mistaken identity in a Mexican sensuously twisted tale

New York businessman John Moore travels to Tucson on business then to Mexico with associate Philip Morton. After an evening of tequila the pair’s identities blur and Moore finds himself in a fortress like house with secret doors, listening guards, and a planned meeting with Ruth Henshaw. A giggling Chinese servant hints at ulterior motives as Moore suspects a staged escape or trap.

John Moore New York Tucson Ariz Philip Morton Mexico Moore Morton Ruth Henshaw Ramon Tubutama Cletch John Clench Wong Yaas Missy Miss Henshaw

Outward Exit Hinted In Mysterious House

John Moore and Wong discuss a plan to spirit away Missy as danger looms in a locked house. John discovers a garden door and prepares to test escape routes while Clench sleeps. The scene ends with John stepping outside as the door bolts behind him.

John Moore Wong John Missy Yaas Clench Beow

Burroughs Nature Club Notes Summary

Questions to the Nature Notes department cover game birds, cats in scriptures, and bees repelling in orchards. Answers from prior issues discuss pigeon parenting, silver fox farming in Canada and cold-winter regions, and vanilla sourcing from orchids, with notes on production, extraction, and regional cultivation.

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