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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1928
Page
6
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John Hartman Jackson McCoy serves as President and Editor with Treasurer and General Manager duties. Subscription prices listed by carrier and mail, with distances and time periods. Publication notes include Associated Press and United Press affiliations, advertising policies, payment terms, and representative offices in major cities.
Discussion traces the 1920s US immigration policy battles from the 1921 quota law to the 1929 push for national origins. It outlines three factions in Congress, the Nordic restriction camp, southern and eastern newcomers advocates, and supporters of revised census baselines, noting broad public backing for limits despite political pressure.
An Webster City Free man Journal editorial, echoed by Courier, argues against the state income tax noting its risk of double taxation as federal taxes already tax incomes. It contends the claim of property tax relief is a recurring lure used to secure new levies, and cautions against broader tax equalization promises.
The passage argues that increased taxes are used to fund prohibition efforts, as those who tax the public gain revenue from enforcement. It contrasts old and new labor, noting a son who uses a gym and suggesting that quitting drinking bootleg liquor could solve enforcement problems.
A health column explains thyroid needs for women and children, defines goiter and myxedema, lists signs of hypothyroidism in children and young adults, and notes regional prevalence. It cautions about treatment decisions and ends with a witty aside on renewing subscriptions.
Panel notes absence of a trusted health magazine and recalls a prior excellent but now dominated by a single individual. Readers’ questions on seasickness remedies face pharmacist restrictions, tachycardia explained as fast heart action needing physician advice, and a tuberculosis kiss risk answered with caution. Respondents advise medical consultation and responsible dispensing.
Glenn Frank argues modern civilization bears savage survivals in superstition and primitive emotions. He cites examples from everyday life and recalls J. A. Hobson calling the modern man a naked Polynesian parading in top hats and spats.
New York’s evening homegoing rush turns streets into a stampede as millions head to the suburbs. Forty second Street and Fifth Avenue bottlenecks, Times Square and Grand Central jammed, while Wall Street quiets after sundown. Amid the bustle, strangers help the lame and blind, newsies hawk papers, and the Flatiron building earns its nickname anew after renovation. Celebrity sightings mix with autograph hunts as Florence Victor and Jascha Heifetz draw crowds, amid quirky ads and haberdashery circulars reflective of city life.
Uncle Wiggily searches for his red white and blue rheumatism crutch in a busy hall. Mrs Lohgears Nurse Jane and a large family of rabbits fail to find it. Jackie and Peetie swap the cane for an icicle to prank him, melting the prank cane and revealing the real cane at last.
Hon. George W. Patterson of Kossuth county, now in the state senate, plans to introduce another income tax bill this winter. The Freeman-Journal notes the tax's principle may be sound but questions whether it is wise amid efforts to attract manufacturing. Exempting manufacturing from such taxes could preserve jobs while maintaining fairness for professional groups. The piece argues proximity of factories to farms benefits agriculture, and notes the span to maturity for an animal.
Commercial traveler Martin Barnes discovers a locked estate and a life changing offer from Lord Aldrington who, thinking he may die soon, gives Barnes eighty thousand pounds in cash in the presence of a lawyer and Barnes’s fiancée Maisie. Two mysterious visitors discuss treasures as Barnes contends with unexpected revelations. TO BE CONTINUED.
UNCLE RAY argues trust underpins social harmony and condemns lying even in polite settings. He urges readers to speak truthfully, believe others, and offer honest compliments, citing a lost baseball bat as a cautionary example and urging steadfast honesty in all interactions.
Q and general interest questions for the Nature Notes Dept are invited. Submit inquiries to the paper's Nature Notes column and seek answers within this feature.
The notes answer three questions: a book louse’s nourishment in old books, arctic animals in snowy Alps, and whether swifts have different kinds. They then address previous queries on boa constrictors swallowing oxen, grizzly bear coat color variation, and why shore birds are harder to approach from cliffs than from beaches.
Abe Martin jokes about Charley Curtis planning for 1932 after joining the Methodist church. He questions inventors creating substitutes for inspectors and notes calamities blamed on inspectors who failed to inspect.
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