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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1928

Page

16

Weekly Waterloo Daily News Classifieds and Notices

The Waterloo Daily News catalogues advertising rates and policies with notice of twelve leasing services, circulation details, and representative offices in Newark Philadelphia Chicago Los Angeles and San Francisco. It lists payment terms and the policy against fraudulent or misleading ads with a standard rate structure and subscription pricing.

W. H. Hartman. Co Courier Bidg Corner Park Ave Commercial St Sohn O. Hartman Waterloo Iowa Associated Press United Press International News Audit Bureau of Circulations Newark Philadelphia Chicago Los Angeles San Francisco Story Brooks A. Finley

Courtesy By Law In Montreal Fines Splashing Pedestrians

In Montreal motorists are fined for splashing mud on pedestrians crossing through pools of water. The larger the splash, the larger the fine. The piece argues such a law protects pedestrians and suggests using fines to cover dry cleaning costs, noting such rules are lacking in Waterloo due to imbalanced numbers of riders and walkers.

Montreal Waterloo

Europe arms rise despite Kellogg pact trend

Nations show varied military growth since 1913 with only Germany and Russia lowering force levels. France Britain Italy Holland Romania Switzerland Belgium Greece Denmark and Sweden all report gains from 15 years, Switzerland surging 500 percent. Trotz disarmament, fear of a renewed war lingers amid mutual distrust.

Europe Germany Russia France Great Britain Italy Holland Roumania Switzerland Belgium Greece Denmark Sweden England

Ancient and Modern Views on Cattle Respect and Use

The piece contrasts Hindu reverence for cattle with American cattle breeding and exploitation. It notes cows as sacred in Hindu culture, with rituals surrounding weddings and death, while in the United States Brahman cattle cross breed for beef across Texas Florida Oklahoma and Kansas. It highlights differing beliefs about what is right based on tradition versus practicality.

Texas Florida Oklahoma Kansas

Auto Industry 1927 1929 Ford GM Chevrolet Lead Change

The article reviews rapid shifts in the auto industry as Ford abandons the Model T for the Model A. Chevrolet leads the low-price market until Ford regains momentum, with GM debuting a six-cylinder Chevrolet. Projections expect 2,000,000 cars in 1929 and a peak year ahead amid fierce competition and new models.

Henry Ford Chevrolet Ford General Motors

Cars Move Toward Mass Ownership and Trade-ins Rise

The Fort Madison Democrat notes cars shift toward mass ownership as makers discuss millions of vehicles, not hundreds of thousands, prompting speculation on future machine demand. Salesmen will push frequent trade-ins, complicating the used car market, and holidays should be clustered to speed return to work.

Fort Madison Democrat

Sunshine as Health Brand and Sun Bath Tips

A health column discusses sun exposure as a source of ultraviolet rays, noting earlier warnings about excess sun and praising commercial sun products. It reviews a cheap 25 cent homemade window for sunbaths, compares it with costly UV glass, and argues laypeople should seek physician guidance rather than DIY apparatus.

A. H. Pound

Weeping Sinews and Health Q A Column Notes

A reader asks about a home remedy for weeping sinew and the columnist notes it as an old trick, advising caution and nerve. The piece also covers a weight loss question declined as unsafe without medical supervision, plus a hand hygiene query about disease transmission through hand contact and a caution on aspirin use for arthritis with a warning against dependency. Dr. Brady will answer health letters via mail.

Mrs. We A

From My Note-Book by Glenn Frank

Excerpted reflections from Glenn Frank on ideas worth saving from reading. Quotes from Disraeli Shaw Jacks Pascal Tawney Swift Croce and Croce on belief science hope and fear. Ends noting both optimists and pessimists should read the passage.

Glenn Frank University of Wisconsin Century Magazine McClure Newspaper Disraeli Bernard Shaw L. P. Jacks Pascal Protinus R. H. Tawney Mr. Tawney Dean Swift Benedetto Croce

New Yorks restless crowds in sudden downpour after theatre

A heavy shower after a Manhattan theatre premiere trapped crowds under marquees and snarled traffic on Broadway. Patrons grew irritable, dispatches clashed with police, and one man urged departure from a high official in a low car. A fainting woman and heated outbursts capped a scene likened to midnight madness in New York.

New York Manhattan Broadway Paris Madison Square Garden

Uncle Wiggily and the Spool of Thread

Uncle Wiggily asks Nurse Jane to sew the hole in his coat. Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy delays chores and forgets. The rabbit wife suggests Nurse Jane, while Jack Frost tightens the cold as Wiggy plans a morning outing.

Uncle Wiggily Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy Jack Frost Bunny

Uncle Wiggily Mends Coat With Thread Help From Jay

Uncle Wiggily buys a spool of thread to mend his torn coat but a Blue Jay unwinds the thread, dragging it through the woods. The jay helps by acting as a needle and, with the bird’s aid, the coat hole is sewn shut. The tale hints at a future birds’ picnic.

Uncle Wiggily Hal Hal Blue Jay Wiggily Uncle Canary Jose

Local Resident Comments On Wedding And Home Draft

Abe Martin notes the unusual attention as Mrs. Marf Spar speaks of her daughter’s marriage this morning and desires for a private home. The Rotary Club anecdote hints at broader chatter about life and community roles in the town.

Marf Spar

The Fortunate Wayfarer at a Cathedral Town Door

Martin Barnes, a commercial traveler, discovers a door in an obscure cathedral town inviting him inside where a dramatic gift exchange unfolds. Lord Ardlington, believing he has days to live, offers 80 000 pounds in cash to the first passerby, sparking a web of schemes, manners, and shifting loyalties among Barnes, Maisie, Gerald Garnham, and Lady Blanche Banningham as they navigate money, love, and identity in a world of old manners and new temptations.

Martin Barnes Lord Ardrington Gerald Garnham Lord Aldrington Barnes Maisie Martin Blanche Banningham Gerald Percy Quilland Ned Welshman America Percy London New York Uts The Empire Leicester Precy Quilland

Christmas Fortune Inheritance Confrontation

In Sterling's Sterling's office Carson confronts him over a $134 inheritance as Aunt Dorothy Barnes seeks justice for her family. Carson offers help and invites them to a Christmas party, promising to arrange a hearing tomorrow at the Warren. The room fills with tension as both men vow to settle scores.

Dorothy Carson Dorothy Barnes Sterling Aunt Dorothy Warren Hotel Helen the Warren Welen Uncle Ray

Asbury College Chooses Its Student Ethos

Asbury College Willmore Ky states it will maintain a tobacco andobjectionable language free environment. Students using tobacco at any time will be asked to withdraw. Those who quit only upon entering the college or fail to meet ideals may not gain admission or continuation.

Asbury College Willmore

Burroughs Nature Club Notes

Burroughs Nature Club Notes invites readers to send general nature questions to the Nature Notes Department of this paper and promises answers in the column.

Burroughs Nature Club Nature Notes

Answers in Tomorrows Nature Notes New Questions Arise

In tomorrow's Nature Notes readers ask about rabbit tracks and whether birds have toe feathers and if any bug stands on its head. Prior Q and A discuss kerosene odor, a fox hound night vision, and why some birds migrate earlier than others with explanations on scent versus sight and food availability.

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