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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1925
Page
3
The Waterloo Waterloo waterlog page lists subscription rates and postal details for the Waterlog Evening Courier alongside staff and office addresses. It includes mentions of telephones, public notices, and editorial commentary on military discipline and the aviation and coal debates, with references to La Follette and political opinions about executive action and industry agreements.
Lieutenant Commander Charles A. Lockwood testifies before a naval board about the Salbyne disaster and the sinking City of Rome. He calls the captain’s account wholly untrue and blames neglect by steamer officers and crew for the collision. He says the ship was a blind vessel with a single man in the pilot house and asserts no fault lies with the naval service, questioning what the inquiry can achieve beyond calming public opinion.
Iowa debates Gov Hamill’s temporary gravel road program as a stopgap solution to mud years. Critics warn it delays permanent highway construction, while supporters say it offers needed relief though gravel supply and maintenance costs remain concerns. Other editorials critique child beggar prevention, advertising liquor, and widening social issues.
Austin Tims writes that holiday decorations transform downtown streets into a magical scene akin to Prospero’s magic. He argues the change is spiritual, not merely commercial, noting Santa, lights, and nativity scenes lift spirits and awaken charity, likening it to Scrooge’s transformation in A Christmas Carol and stressing Christmas as a season of kindness and restraint from selfishness.
Dr Brady criticizes Yale public health professor Winslow for inaccurate infection ideas in a school text. He argues infection requires tissue invasion and cautions against teaching myths in health classes. The column also answers reader questions on deafness, enlarged heart, and cold cures, urging practical, evidence based guidance.
The piece humorously notes Abe Martin endorsing a side douree approach. An economic specialist recommends similar use for a recess buckwheat cake, implying practical, homey solutions with a playful tone.
Captain Needham confronts John Goodheart, revealed as escaped convict Carl Garrison, after Janet Needham learns of his past. Needham urges truth for Janet’s sake while offering forgiveness and a place aboard the Wanderer. John vows to remember and win back trust, helped by Needham’s support and love. The scene ends with a pledge to pursue the truth and a hopeful future.
Uncle Wiggily Longears quits the hollow stump bungalow on a Christmas holiday adventure. He leaves his bustling home as Bunny children rush about. Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy calls him to breakfast while the bunnies rejoice that Christmas is coming. He wanders to quieter woods, hoping for adventure and to avoid the mischievous fox or wolf, approaching a stump where a new mystery begins.
The Burroughs Nature Club Notes feature a 1925 column by HOUGHTON NIPFLIN inviting reader questions on general nature topics. It asks what salmon eat how gulls feed and why potatoes winter.
Inquiries discuss kingfishers in parks and their size bluish belt chest crest, potato beetle feeding by grosbeaks and dam as protector. Coon Rapids Enterprise notes corn prices and broader price setting questions.
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