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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1928

Page

3

Evening Courier Ad Rates and Policy Notices

Daily except Sunday edition details its address and staff, subscription prices, and advertising rules. It lists management names Jona Hartman and Jackson McCoy, outlines payment terms, mileage rates for mail delivery, and warns against fraudulent or war-influencing ads. Also notes Associated Press rights and bureau membership.

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Public park plan honors aviation pioneers at Roosevelt field

John D. Rockefeller and other prominent figures buy 10 acres at Roosevelt field to convert it into a public park. The piece recalls Lindy’s takeoff and urges future monuments to aviation achievements, including Alcock and Brown and the Wright brothers, with Spirit of St. Louis already housed in the Smithsonian.

John D. Rockefeller Roosevelt Field Col. Lindbergh America Lindy Paris Alcock Brown Atlantic Byrd United States Army Kitty Hawk Wright Brothers

Pan American plan for Columbus memorial lighthouse

The Pan American union sponsors a memorial lighthouse in Santo Dontingo to honor Christopher Columbus. Architects in 56 countries receive competition rules for a design featuring a 40 foot high mound, a chapel, a museum, and a residence within a 2500 acre park. The project includes an air port with a mile long runway and docks.

Columbus Pan-American Union Christopher Columbus Santo Dontingo Santo Domingo America

Dawn of life pushed back by new Cambrian finds

Geologists reexamine Cambrian rocks and vivid marine fossils found in Australia. Sir Edgeworth David’s colorful specimens suggest life may date earlier than the previously estimated 500 million years, potentially adding another 100 million years to the dawn of life.

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Veteran G A R drummer offers two health rules at town fair

The 90-year-old MecGehen of Atlantic prescribes love yourself and eat plenty of vegetables. He says following these boosts health and longevity, noting regular sleep and avoiding body abuse as with a precious machine. Some doubt the vegetable rule but his words stress care for health and mind.

G. A. R. Fife R. I. MecGeshon Atlantic McGechan

Modeling the End of the Model T Era

The passage contends that civilized peoples face health declines and shorter lifespans due to rich concentrated foods. It jokes about the twilight of the Model T era and bets on its last departure from highways, suggesting a long legacy for the vehicle.

Ultraviolet Windows And Health Tips From Dr Brady

Health column by W D Brady discusses sun parlor glare and UV light. It notes high cost of UV transmitting glass, praises a John Hopkins suggestion for a replaceable cellophane ultraviolet window, and warns against violet ray devices while answering reader questions on molasses safety shaving brush sterilization and cataract treatment.

A. H. Pound Johns Hopking Pound McChine Brady William Brady

The Old Liberalism by Glenn Prank

Glenn Prank president of the University of Wisconsin argues that old liberalism, once a force for religious private judgment political suffrage and labor organizing, is now a liability. He says its three core beliefs—human rationality, automatic social progress, and science for liberation—are disproved by experience and that progress requires deliberate leadership and effort.

Glenn Prank University of Wisconsin Century Magazine AtcClare

Gadding By ey By 0 0 McINTYRE Los Angeles Aug 30

A vivid columnistic travel sketch from Los Angeles describes the city’s mix of zeal and quackery, notes on Pershing Square encounters, the wave of booster culture, and the surreal scene on Wilshire Boulevard along with humorous vignettes of locals and a running mock tale of Uncle Wigglily and Gup the horse. The piece contrasts LA’s optimism with its spectacle of fads and radio mysticism.

Los Angeles America Treacle Pershing Square New York London

Uncle Wiggily and Bunty's Cushion

Howard R. Garis recounts Uncle Wiggily hiding under burdock as Gup the horse and the Cow Bird perched on a barbed wire fence discuss the tail thinning. The rabbit overhears the exchange and notes the Cow Bird asks for no hairs from Gups tail while the horse laments loss of hairs.

Uncle Cup Gup Wigglly Qup Mr. Longears Uncle Wiggily Uncle Wigelly Bunty Wiggily Mr. Lonears

Gup and Cow Bird Agree In Odd Exchange

In a quirky dialogue the Cow Bird jokes about stashing items and promises to repay Gup next summer by perching and scratching sensitive spots. Gup accepts the odd deal with a cautious nod as fall and winter approach.

Gup

Ciphered clues drive Mally toward Varney in Wentworth tale

In a Sir George Mooring household plot, governess Mally Lee unveils a cipher in a crossword puzzle core that points to a danger linked to Paul Craddock. Ethan Messenger decodes a message key using Constantinople. The note names Varney and Pedro Ruiz as suspects as danger escalates.

Mally Lee Roger Mooring Sir George Peterson Barbara Paul ‘Craddock Sir George St George Craddock Mally Awald Plager Lawrence Martington Ethan Massenger Mary Nerry Marlon Brown Candida Long Paul Craddock Ebhan Messenger Rager H.E.U G.A.B A.b.o Lijk C.o.ns.t.a.n-T Ethan Constantinople Jock SOLAN AIAE Ogashoi Hieriogaberius Pedro Ruiz England Varney

Trip into the country with a German auto racer

Uncle Ray describes leaving Berlin for Zossin in a bid to enjoy open air. He meets a long distance auto racer who spoke English and has crossed parts of the Sahara by car. The two discuss travels and a potential joint trip to Vienna, but Ray must depart for Holland before his boat.

Tees the Times New York Times Jersey Zossin Germany Pye Hunegary Spain Denmark England Sahara Uke Vienna Holland Humm Uncle Ray

Burroughs Nature Club Notes Questions and Answers

Answers from 1923 Nature Notes column discuss wood thrushes singing by day, the existence of a toothache tree, and why Indian meat boxes contain white webby things. Readers learn about swallow tails and terms like wolverine origin, plus how large sea turtles are captured alive using hooks and the remora as a helper.

Nature Notes Claus Magnus

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