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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1928
Page
5
Waterloo Daily Reporter presents its masthead and publication details. It lists staff roles, subscription prices, postal status, advertising policies, and agency representations with notes on rates, rate changes, and advertising standards for the paper.
Capt Felix Riesenberg argues in The Nation that the sinking of the Vestris exposed failures in lifeboat design and launch efficiency. He calls for light open rescue boats under davits and radically different abandoning ships craft built of two steel thicknesses with water resistant layers, large hatches, ballast to right, and safe passenger capacity.
The piece notes Hoovers nomination at Kansas City and his first challenges. It highlights the pivotal campaign period, his lack of political experience, and his navigating international relations. It discusses the forthcoming test of persuading Congress to adopt his economic and governance views, acknowledging Congress’s privity and stubbornness.
Gifford Pinchot cites Major George P. Ahern in a pamphlet arguing that only about one-eighth of the original 822 million acres of U S virgin forest remain, with half of that under government protection. He warns that the rest is rapidly cut and burned, and condemns industry propaganda denying the need for public oversight.
The passage notes that despite Pinchot's claims on propaganda, forest conservation remains a major national issue. It questions complacency and imagines Europe canceling debts if shared, reflecting skeptical, era tone about policy and finance.
A Cedar Rapids Gazette line reflects on honesty under pressure as a proverb about men avoiding truth until trouble arises. The wry saying likens virtue to dinner dishes, implying exposure occurs in difficulties.
The Lee Massachusetts outbreak shows 600 septic sore throat cases and 36 deaths after July 1, prompting pasteurization of all market milk. Milk bacterial sources include diseased cow udders and handlers. Pasteurization to 140 145 F for 20 minutes kills streptococcus and related dangers. debates continue, but ensure infant diets include fresh juice to counteract lost vitamins.
Readers ask about cold serum for cold prevention and its use in a 2 year old. Dr Brady replies no such serum exists and cautions against bacterial injections for immunization. He favors autogenous bacteria in specific cases. Eyebrow tweezing poses little danger though eyebrows protect the eyes from dust and glare.
A historical essay traces the origin of the term weasel words from 1900 Century Magazine and notes Theodore Roosevelt popularizing it in 1916. It argues that slippery phrasing erodes meaning, shaping public thinking and leadership, and urges clear, forthright speech as a national ideal.
New York critic O C McIntyre laments urban monotony amid grand stage life. He notes Broadway shows' grim take on boredom, trite melodrama, and heavy profanity, calling attention to city restlessness, seasonal moves to country estates, and the limit of metropolitan gaiety. He contrasts editor types with old line reporters and hints at a lighthearted, satirical cartoon interlude featuring Uncle Wiggily and friends in a later tale.
Uncle Wiggily experiences a snow hole mishap as a party mystery unfolds with the bunny gentleman in a tall silk hat. A hole is cut in the hat revealing unknown revelers and setting the scene for a peculiar gathering.
Kansas City Star notes the forthcoming NAERB brokers division directory will show about 9,181 chain store organizations in 36 lines of business, roughly double the 4,903 recorded in May 1927. Albert Schoenberg of Schulte United 5cent to a dollar stores reports new locations in Joplin, St. Joseph and Topeka as part of a 1,000-store chain plan.
Fifty years ago on December 11 1878 obituaries note Frank J Miller died of consumption at age 19 with funeral at Jefferson Street M E church conducted by Rev Pratt. Dr D W Crouse of Waterloo and Florence B Hawley of Westfield wed Dec 4 in Westfield. Major P H Conger leaves for Washington. Ice and snow foretell milder winter. three inches fell weekend. Fire engine platform near dam being repaired and Union Mill builds new cribs. ES Phelps and daughter Flora travel to California and Oregon for winter. Richard Crowther earns position in Rockford Illinois. Daniel Slade adds factory space for H T Roberts house furnishings.
Report of Miss Mate and A L Chapin wedding on December 8 at S F Salisbury residence with Rev C H Purmott officiating in the presence of relatives and friends. Also notes police shift change to 6 pm to 6 am, local museum bustle, minister ordination, scarlet fever in Kuhns family, Y M C A reading room opening, corn crop notes in Black Hawk county, and local business fruit store inventory.
The Waterloo Courier marks fifty years with a note that a January 18 1909 issue will start the celebration. The piece reviews growth since 1858 and notes a hopeful business climate after 1907. It also mentions local activities and civic notes from Waterloo including a basement social, hospital plans, and community events.
Uncle Ray explains how forks came into use and why finger bowls arose after meals. A Greek dining custom allows washing with water, while a Sparta banquet story highlights a countryman mistaking a fingerbowl for a drink, leading to laughter. Tomorrow Telling the Truth.
Davenport Times notes auto travel reduces passenger rail use on branches while rail carriers gain tonnage from petroleum and oil shipments rising nearly 400 percent since 1913. Last year’s shipments reached 53 million tons, the era’s largest manufactured-product class, shaping railroad attitudes toward inland waterways.
A 1928 Nature Notes column answers reader questions about creatures and light. Megatherium refers to a pleistocene fossil ground sloth in South America. Noctiluca scintillans is described as a tiny, nearly globular, semi transparent creature that emits intermittent phosphorescence when stirred by water or temperature changes.
Abe Martin Tilbet, a ninety eight year old grand man, is wheeled to the polls for a cheerful vote. An Indian girl in Oklahoma, who suddenly gained a couple of million dollars, says she only wants a sewing machine and a case of strawberry soda.
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