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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1923
Page
2
The Waterloo Evening Courier notes its publication details and staff, lists advertising policies, and mentions several holidays and observances across regions. It highlights varied celebrations from Rhodesia Occupation Day to Chile Independence, and urges readers to plan amid differing calendars.
A stark reader advisory notes the vast range of death causes from accidents to disease. It cites U S census figures listing pneumonia heart disease cancer old age and other killers with specific death rates per 100000, urging awareness of prevalent dangers beyond sensational cases.
A Chicago gas workers strike for a 24 percent wage hike is guided by Mrs. Tim Murphy as Tim Murphy, a jailed former union leader, sits in Leavenworth for mail robbery. The piece rebukes criminal leadership while noting lawyers push arbitration to ease court congestion and cut costs. It also mocks British labeling of Americans and ends with Boston claiming the nation’s largest fishing port.
The September schedule lists holidays in various regions. Labor Day in the United States and Calcutta, plus Newfoundland’s observance, Brazil’s Independence Day on the 7th, California Admission Day, and the 16th marks Friendly Societies Day in Queensland and the Parsi New Year in Bombay. The Abyssinian New Year arrives the next day with Siberian commemorations of John the Baptist beheading.
Dr Brady explains how typhoid is imported from resorts as vacationers return infected. He notes carriers and food handlers spread germs, while vaccination provides strong but not absolute immunity. Water treatment with chlorination is advised at camps to reduce germs and prevent outbreaks.
Imogene, in a gingham apron, finishes dinner as Andrew arrives and flirts kindly while praising her. She humorously laments weight gain and fantasizes about a sickroom tableau, then urges gratitude for his affectionate care and their marriage.
Rinny Clay assumes Lola Amaut's life after Lola is murdered amid a jewel dispute. Binny, an accomplished mimic, navigates a luncheon with Irma and Farrance while dodging the pull of Van Bevan. The mood shows tension as Binny fears exposure and loss of control.
Binny returns to Dallas with Farrance and Van Bevan after a London style audition. She enjoys violet-bouquet success and a glittering hotel welcome from Irma Lola Arnaut appears, while a mysterious man watches from the lounge. The scene shifts to a fairy tale interlude with a dragon and a princess continuing tomorrow.
A Cedar Rapids Republican note on President Coolidge says he has offered no firm platform pledges beyond continuing Harding policies. The piece expects him to focus on his duties as president for now. The other editorials discuss term limits, Irish voting strength in New York, and Coolidge’s tested reputation.
Questions on shrews coyotes lace weed and dragonflies are addressed in this Burroughs Nature Club feature. Topics include coyote behavior and pest control, astragalus poisoning in cattle, and the dragonfly Eptaeschna heros with its distinctive T-shaped head mark.
The Princess Leila enters a sunlit hall through a hidden door with the White Fox. They greet a dragon waking from a furbed bed as the wary party encounters a place no mortal has entered and the dragon speaks softly about fear and Mortal visitors.
Riddle asks for a name of a centaur linked to Hercules death. Clues describe letters formed by operations on words such as cozy place of abode and hanging roadway. Resulting letters spell the centaur name associated with Hercules’ shirt incident. Answer to Yesterday.
The diagram presents a diamond shape divided into three sections that are planned to reform into a Greek Cross, indicating a geometric transformation. The layout implies a reassembly of parts to form a symmetric cross shape.
Mrs Charles Butler of Philadelphia says after a difficult period with back and abdominal pains she recovered strength using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports renewed energy, ability to work, and overall better health.
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