Water loo Evening Courier typographical page mockup
A partial page from the Waterloo Evening Courier shows subscription details and staff roles for the paper. It includes prices, mailing zones, and a lengthy editorial note debating journalism language versus newspaper prose. The piece also mentions Associated Press affiliation and notes on advertising policies.
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W. H. H. Courier
Corrier
Waterloo
Towe
Associated Press
United Press International News
Audit Bureau of Circions
Atsha
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Story, Brooks & Finley, Representatives
Mrs Wigs Cabbage Patch tale inspires real Louisville relief
The Cabbage Patch from Alice Hogan Rice's story reflects a Louisville district of ragged, underfed children. The Cabbage Patch settlement house, founded by Louisville women, is aging and needy. Rita appeals in St Nicholas Magazine for funds to build a modern facility with gym, library, and classrooms.
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Cabbage Patch Settlement House
Louisville
Stull
St. Nicholas
Mrs
Rita
Elvis
International cartel eyed in chemical trade talks
Washington cables report informal accords among German and French industries to allocate world markets and set export prices. The United States Department of Commerce shows interest as officials note past wartime German supply disruptions and Britain’s rubber controls.
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United States Department of Eolumerce
Agailabie
Washington
Parry
Wysan
Drive Carefully In Winter Weather Warnings
The article urges motorists to reduce speed and drive with caution as winter conditions worsen. Obscured vision and slick surfaces raise crash risk. wipers help, but the key factor is driver behavior. Continuous attention and careful judgment are essential to prevent minor incidents from becoming serious.
Personal Health Service by Brady on catarrh deafness
Dr Brady explains there is no medical basis for catarrh or catarrhal deafness and urges careful examination and diagnosis. He warns readers that otologists still seek answers, shares reader anecdotes, and invites stamped inquiries for brief responses.
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Forage
Brady
William Brady
Washington Post
Department of Justice
Edward Payson
Louisiana Court
Payson
Louisiana
Porto Rico
Philippines
Hawaii
Department of Juattee
Public Health Service
Yale
A Race of Book Lookers by Glenn Prank
A 1927 essay argues Americans are book lookers not lovers with reading used to kill time. It cites train journeys and mock intellectuals, notes a longing for genuine culture, and calls for reading as a stimulant rather than sedative. The piece contrasts superficial reading with authentic literacy and hints at national cultural reform.
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Bitve
Leng- Hisir
Glenn Prank
University of Wisconsin
Century Magazine
McClure Newspaper
America
A & Man
Mars
Jim
Carlyle
Jane
Ameri
East Side gangster era fades as Augie dies
NY by Day reports the end of East Side gangsters with the death of Little Augie, joining peers like Kid Dopper and Louis the Limp. The piece argues gang violence terrorized residents, pressured merchants, and bred a culture of silence, while noting widespread physical and social tolls. It also critiques prohibition era liquor quality and columnists seeking stage fame, underscoring a grim urban portrait.
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New York
East Side
Little Augie
Kid Dropper
Big Jack Zebg
Louis the Limp
Mark Eastman
Hye
Altho
Uncle Wiggily and the Tickle Bug
In a hollow log Uncle Wiggily hides from the Bear who pursues the Talbib. He saves a candy cane and finds brown acorns misseen as chocolate drops, then suppresses a sneeze by pressing his pink nose against the log side.
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Uncle Wiggly
Mr. Longears
Uncle Wiggily
Wiggily
Bunny plots to dodge a bear with acorn chocolate drops
A clever rabbit hurries to discard acorn chocolate drops from a hollow log to mislead the Bear. He hopes to slip away unseen and hop home, while pondering a sudden sneeze free moment.
Cartier in 1534 A glimpse of Indian life sparks mixed wonder
Uncle Ray recalls Cartier meeting Indigenous people in 1534. Europeans marvel at customs and gifts as young women dance and sing while Cartier erects a 30 foot cross and proclaims Long Live the King of France before sailing away.
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Dante
Yvetire
Carlier
Europe
Cartier
France
Uncle Ray
Vis
Uncle Wiggily and the Candy Cane Trick
The Bear hunts for acorns and chases Uncle Wiggily who hides in a hollow log using a candy cane decoy. The Bear learns sweet drops are not real chocolate, while Uncle Wiggily escapes with a clever ruse and a future mystery teased by the Tickle Bug.
Reader criticizes newspaper jargon and punctuation in editorials
A letter from A. Van Valk denounces modern newspapering prose and lacks punctuation. He argues for clearer writing and proper comma usage, praising the Waterloo Evening Courier while mocking other papers for jazzy headlines and sloppy language.
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la Porte City
Pierre
Newspowering
Courier
Waterloo
Gaurier
New
Addison
Weshimeten
Adams
Jefferson
Lincoln
Mark ‘Swain
Billy
Waterloo Evening Courier
Inwa
Golden Youth A Novel Of The Younger Coneration Part
Geraldine Holmes known as Jerry travels with a lively crowd and meets Jack Tiffany at a country club dinner. Jerry pursues him while her mother Adele Haines, young and beautiful, contemplates her own faded youth and inheritance. The scene centers on family dynamics and romantic intrigue as letters and social power swirl around a wealthy household.
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Geraldine Holmes
Jerry
Xef
Righus
Jack Tiffany
Adele Haines
Jack Titany
Adele Thales
Adele
Alan
Steik
Dexter Haines
Jimmie
Jerry Humes
Dexter
Joey Mother
Tiffany
Wes
Jack ‘Vitfany
Ron the Oman
Janek Tiffany
Tifany
Abe Martin Manhunt Tale From Buckshot Escape
A humorous line imagines Abe Martin facing a nationwide search day when lawmen try to locate May or Jimmy Walker as Bandit Stew Nugent, wounded, flees in disguise in a women’s clothes during a dramatic escape attempt.
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Jimmy Walker
Stew Nugent
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Greensboro
N.C
Daily News
Asheville
Indianapolis
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McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Nedicka
Bugs Baer
Heywood Ebroun
Heywood Broun
Howard R. Garis
Wigglly
LFE
Warfield
Mozart
Wagner
Uncle Ray’s
Cartier Iv
RED Men
North America
Sahy
Custons
Tam
Ancire
Hal Hal
Uncle
Mr. Longenis
Walt
Mr. Bear
A. van Valk
Clatris Pomeroy Tol
John F. Dille
National Newspaper Service
Ovell
Damozel
Abe Martin
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