Waterloo Evening Courier Front Page Miscellany and Notices
Waterloo Evening Courier lists publication details, rates, and policy statements. It notes ownership by W. H. Hartman Co with offices in Waterloo Iowa and advertising rules, including rates, payment terms, and editorial standards. It mentions Associated Press affiliation and distribution via multiple leased wires.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
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Brooks & Finley, Representatives
State Indebtedness And Public Spending Trend
President Coolidge notes that state and municipal finances show rising per capita operating costs and debt from 1917 to 1926 and into last year. Revenue grows but paralleled by debt, with per capita excess revenue about $5.50. Higher receipts fund interest and bond retirement while each year individuals contribute more to state treasuries and other bodies rely on federal savings.
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Coolidge
King Boris of Bulgaria Receives 50 Percent Pay Rise
The Bulgarian monarch’s annual stipend rises to 43000 dollars, making him the lowest paid king among Europe’s rulers. He donates large portions to charity, including earthquake relief and fuel for winter, while princes and boy kings in Albania and Romania earn far more.
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Europe
Boris
Bulgaria
Zogu
Albania
Buying on Margin Causes Stock Crash Alarm on Wall Street
The crash on the New York stock exchange caught many small speculators unwise in margin trading. Favorites fell 10 to 50 and up to 70 points in a single session as bear movement spread. High priced issues suffered most while the curb market also declined though less steeply as margin buying ended.
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Wall Street
New York Stock Exchange
Berlin restaurant plans world cuisines in European inn setting
In London’s west end owners of a grand Berlin restaurant plan a “Restaurant of All Nations.” Dishes from various countries will be offered in a setting designed to resemble a seventeenth-century Scottish inn. Curiosity arises about Gaelic influenced dishes and Scottish oats inspired offerings.
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London
West End
Berlin
Dr. Johnson
American dishes and colonial tastes at a banquet
The piece riffes on American culinary influence abroad and at home in 1929. It lists chop suey as a Chinese contribution, chicken a la Maryland, American fries, and ple a mode as Yankee desserts. It jokes about a temple of the torrid canine and notes hamburgers and hot dogs flourishing in the United States.
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England
Scotland
Maryland
United States
Labor-saving devices spark inventor workload reflection
Boone News-Republican notes that the push for labor-saving devices raises questions about innovation effort and inventor workloads, prompting readers to consider whether efficiency gains offset the labor invested in design and development.
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Boone News-Republican
What We Know About The Flu In 1928
Personal Health Service weighs the current flu outbreaks across the United States. It argues the present illness is not the 1918 1920 epidemic and is likely a common respiratory infection. It urges calm, notes doctors may label it flu by suggestion, and recommends avoiding exposure to spray while awaiting clearer understanding.
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California
John Burroughs
Seasickness remedies prove effective on rough return voyage
Reader recounts taking recommended seasickness tablets thrice daily and avoiding sickness on a three day rough Atlantic crossing from Germany. A prior voyage saw seasickness, but the advice prevented symptoms both ways. many readers have inquired about the method.
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Germany
Satire and the satirist in Amiel and Frank's view
Glenn Frank argues nations should value satirists who expose folly. He cites Amiel on satire’s vitality and the contrast between cleverness and genuine genius, noting satire’s perpetual supply of fodder and its sacrificial service to society.
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Amiel
Broadway clothes and love on the New York stage
Adroit Broadway debutantes chase wealth through fashion and flirtation, while old theater characters fade. A nameless stage world lingers with a humor about actors, landladies, and a childlike Uncle Wiggily tale of attic swings and merry mischief.
Uncle Wiggily and Susie Visit the Nurse
Susie Littletail taps Uncle Wiggily’s door and, with Nurse Jane present, notices flour on the nurse’s nose causing Susie to giggle. Nurse Jane explains, and the scene unfolds with light, playful dialogue in a cozy, domestic moment.
Susie Seeks Swing From Uncle Wiggily In Winter
Susie laughs at a joke and visits Nurse Jane with flour on her nose from baking. She asks Uncle Wiggily to help build a swing since she has a rope and board but is not tall enough. Uncle Wiggily reacts with curiosity as winter air feels near and a plan for adventure begins.
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Mike
Uncle Wiggily
Susie
Littletail Rabbit
Uncle Wigelly
Hollow Stump
Sammie
Uncle
Jennie Chipmunk
Wiggily
Kittie Kat
Susie Littletail
Nurse Jane
Jane
Egypt
the Nile
Uncle Ray
The Wise Spending of Time in Harper's Voice
Harper’s Magazine argues the personal money problem vanishes when one forgets money and concentrates on time. The key is spending time wisely on work that feels meaningful, with reward as a byproduct, not a goal.
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Harper's Magazine
Ryeward
Burroughs Nature Club Notes Q&A Stubs
Nature Club notes invite reader questions on general interest nature subjects. Houghton Mifflin Co authored the column placeholders and copyright line appears. readers are urged to send queries to the Nature Notes Dept for publication in this calumn.
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Burroughs
Nature Club
Houghton Mifflin Coo
Nature Notes Dept
Answers to Tomorrow's Nature Notes Questions
The column explains color and shape diversity in seaweeds, notes insect blood absence in many species with microscopic tissue, and compares young goldfinches to their fathers. It also addresses female parental care, insect egg variety, and discusses whether feeble mindedness occurs in animals with examples and old naturalist quotes.
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South America
Alice Longfellow died at 79 in Cambridge
Miss Alice Longfellow, aged 79, died in her native Cambridge. A co founder of Radcliffe College in 1879 she helped promote higher education for women and remained on its board until her death. She was known to many as the "grave Alice" from the poem The Children's Hour.
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Cambridge
Mass
Alice Longfellow
Radcliffe College
Harvard
Longfellow Mansion
Alice
Allegra
Edith
Miss Longfellow
The Fortunate Wayfarer in an English manor tale
Martin Barnes a commercial traveler finds a pass to Aldrington hall and a fortune of 80000 pounds. Lord Ardington, near death, entangles Barnes with Lady Blanche Banningham as two strangers press to view portraits. Barnes faces moral choice while plots unfold amid a tranquil country setting and a dangerous bargain.
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Sation
Otek
Lord Aldrington
Victor Perle
Martin
Martin Barnes
Lord Ardrington
Gerald Garnham
Barnes
Maisie
Blanche Banningham
Gerald
Prosperity Evident in National Bank Assets Across U S
Washington Post reports John W. Pole comptroller of the currency says national bank resources on Oct 3 totaled 28.986 billion, up 1.712 billion from October 1927. Deposits exceed 23 billion, up 707 million. loans and discounts 15.117 billion, down since June but higher for the year. Government securities exceed 3 billion, up 337 million from last year. Surplus and profits stand at 2.000 billion, up 156 million. The report portrays a thriving economy and living standards for workers.
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Washington Post
United States
John W. Pole
Alaska
Hawaii
Embarrassing Car Box Firefight Shocks Storm Lake
In Mitchell County the Storm Lake area witnesses a drunken misfire as a boxed car prank ends with a concealed husband springing from a box and firing a .45 revolver at his wife’s date in town. No vital injuries reported though bullets hit nearby ground. The incident spreads embarrassment among local women and serves as a cautionary tale.
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Mitchell County Press
Storm Lake
Hoover’s running mate questioned in playful column
Miss Fawn Lippincut writes the woman’s page in th’ Weekly Slip Horn. The humorous line asks who was Hoover’s running mate, reflecting a lighthearted tone.
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Stark
Miss Fawn Lippincut
Hoover's
Uncle Ray's Corner A Little Saturday Talk
Uncle Rays column recounts autumn school visits across the nation speaking to about 35,000 students. Topics range from astronomy and travel to English castles and ancient Egypt, with eager readers asking questions and requesting more visits.
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Germany
Holland
Switzerland
England
Uncle Ray
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