This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1927
Page
4
The Waterloo Evening Courier announces its daily publication details including masthead and staff with a standard classified advertisement policy and pricing notes. It lists W. H. Martman Co. as publisher and John Hartman as treasurer and editor with general manager Jackson McCoy and a local advertising policy.
The piece notes intense speculation among politicians and writers over the Republican nomination. It suggests a large field of possible candidates ready to run, though none wants to appear as a front runner before Coolidge returns. Hoover and Dawes lead the pack, with Lowden close behind, while conventions and shifts could quickly alter the landscape.
A Coast Guard captain pulls Joseph Duda from 18 feet of water after 10 minutes submerged. Medics continue resuscitation for over an hour and restore breathing. The piece argues perseverance in artificial respiration can sustain life for hours or days, especially in cases of paralysis affecting breathing.
The United States will seek diplomatic representations to protect citizens abroad and may resort to force if needed, but foreign law governs actions and redress. The article notes Miss Florence Anderson of Los Angeles, a Spanish teacher, was fatally shot near Mexican National University and suggests Mexican authorities pursue the culprits if possible. otherwise, the incident is closed.
A report cites that only 50 of 15,900 New York City policemen qualified as expert marksmen and five percent as marksmen. It notes a Washington incident where a policeman shot the car driver by accident. The piece urges target practice for Manhattan and other cities to give officers an advantage in gun battles with criminals.
A physician writer critiques nervous indigestion and patient blame, urging precise diagnosis. He cites Dr. Walter Alvarez on diet, warns against mislabeling organic disease as neurotic, and emphasizes caution in treating suspected "neurasthenic" patients while noting long use of synthetic sleep drugs.
Question and answer column advises against using nitric acid to remove facial moles. Warns it can damage facial tissue. recommends medical treatment such as diathermy or other coagulation methods, X-ray destruction, electrolysis, or surgical excision under local anesthesia. Emphasizes seeking a physician’s judgment and notes medical pamphlets for youth education available from the American Medical Association.
Glenn Frank argues education should adapt to individual differences rather than standardizing all children. He cites Joubert and classical philosophy to urge elastic, personalized schooling from kindergarten to college. He laments rediscovering old insights without applying their plain intelligence.
Kansai City Star argues exclusion was pragmatic and just, not rooted in hostility to Japanese people. It cites an American spokesman noting cultural and economic differences, praising Japanese industry, and asserting competition would cause friction. The piece rejects claims that few Japanese entered prior to exclusion or under quotas as answers.
Diary sketches in New York August observations on theatre crowds and cost. The writer reports theatres, patrons, ushers, and programs, plus comments on city life from Fifth Avenue to Central Park. He notes out-of-town audiences, theatre boxes, and a bitter scene with a bear in the menagerie.
Uncle Wiggily camps by the sea as the Wolf plots to push him into the water. Sword Fish hides offshore with a long nose like a sword and schemes to stab him, but a botched rush sends the football into a splash and the Wolf flees. Daddy Longears and his sons Jok and Bumper survive the close call.
Uncle Rays Corner presents a nature sketch on moose behavior in Canada and Alaska. The piece describes two fighting bulls whose antlers lock, the dangers of such entanglements, wolves as predators, and notes the moose as the largest deer with towering height and heavy antlers. It hints at future column on the Musk Ox.
Topics of the Times notes sheiks abandoning camel travel for airplanes. Abdel Rahman Goseibi returns to Cairo from Mecca by air, while the American movie sheik keeps pace with flying fashion to win hearts. The piece links air travel glamour to romantic plots and the appeal of aviator attire.
Abe Martin quips about the president and dress up scene as Mrs Ike Lark mocks a political statement. Mrs Em Moots, proud yet with two chins when seated, punctuates social humor in the town gathering.
John Moore a New York businessman travels to Tucson and ends up in a staged Mexico bound intrigue with Ruth Henshaw and her uncle Barton Henshaw. At a crowded Tequila fueled dinner tensions rise as Roderiguez looms over the host and the allied party. Moore plans a daring midnight maneuver to uncover Morton and the true business at stake.
Readers submit inquiries on nature topics including loon flight, bear growth, and minnows in small pools. The column also answers previous questions about blue jays and deer species, plus why cut flowers should be wrapped to limit moisture loss.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.