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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1928
Page
5
Waterloo Evening Courier header shows publication details, prices, and staff with notices of Associated Press and advertising policies. The notice lists editors, managers, and circulation terms, along with district and agency affiliations and representative offices.
New details emerge on the 1903 Kitty Hawk flight as reporter Harry P. Moore recalls how rumors, secrecy, and early outcry shaped the world’s first aviation story. Moore details offers, rejections, and a wave of skeptical editors, highlighting the era's disbelief and eventual breakthrough.
The FTC reports its year focused on utilities and chain-store probes with 71 witnesses, 38 volumes of testimony, and 3 670 exhibits across 40 states. It notes a shift toward self regulation by major industries, with 300 rules adopted and enforcement needed in under a dozen cases.
Not a matter of cost. Smoke control is a vital public safety measure with minimal expense compared to sewer and disposal plant projects. Smoke poisons air and harms health, yet the public hesitates. Implementing a smoke control program is necessary for a healthier community.
Professor Ruge examines historical sources on the 1492 trans Atlantic voyage associated with Queen Isabella. He questions current quotations in light of newly found figures, noting a dramatic contrast with commonly cited costs after an alleged pawnbroker loan of the crown jewels.
A historical cost analysis notes the 1,140,000 maravedi funding for Columbus's voyage, with Paris pledging 7,500 and crew salaries from 38.50 a year for the fleet physician to 192 for captains. It concludes the expedition, though criticized then as wasteful, achieved the greatest historical return on investment.
A provocative essay traces senescence as slow, painless decline after peak life. It details aging signs, eye accommodation tests, height changes, and weight loss after 70, contrasting dignified aging with crude insults. It notes diopter benchmarks, midlife shifts, and social perceptions of aging.
Dr Brady answers readers on parsnips not poisonous any time of year and offers skin care tips for cracked finger tips. He discusses deodorants and whaling fumes, fumigation with chicken pox timelines, and scar outcomes. An invitation to send stamped self addressed envelopes for personal health questions.
Glenn Frank argues that improvements in cable radio and television risk centralized control by distant planners over on the job decision makers. He warns long distance systems tempt remote leaders to govern from swivel chairs, risking a future of subservient routineers rather than decisive shipmasters. Improvement is not always progress.
A column by O C McIntyre reflects on urban life and culture in New York City including celebrities, venues, and social scenes. It weaves observations from Broadway and literary circles with satirical notes about fashion, nightlife, and press.
Uncle Wiggily invites Woodland animal friends to make candy at his stump bungalow. While they pull sticky gobs of sugar molasses and honey, Baby Bunty on the porch cries out alarm, summoning Unkie Wig to hurry to the scene.
A rabbit gentleman learns Bunty the orphan rabbit may be in danger. Susie Littletall and Lulu Wibblewobble speculate whether a fox or bobcat is involved, but Bunty’s fate remains unclear as the scene ends with a twist.
A reader questions whether households with radios use them for definite programs or let them blare on endlessly. The piece argues constant radio with other activities wastes resources and harms mental focus, warning against multi-tasking and stressing proper attention to entertainment.
Martin Barnes a commercial traveler visits Lord Aldrington at an English cathedral town estate and is drawn into a web of secrets when two men, Solomon Graunt and Victor Porle, arrive seeking entry. Lord Aldrington reveals a guarded past and fear of a possible reprisal as two strangers stay at the village inn.
Abe Martin quips about farmers and a $350 yearly Post Office, while Ike Soles says he’s out of politics. An optimist is defined as someone who believes sealing wax and ribbon on Scotch cannot be counterfeited.
Christmas morning in Deer field reveals a warm home with a colorful tree a stocked stocking and a sled for Betty plus a turkey bought from a farmer for a dollar. Jerry notes the dinner plan while Santa's gift brings hope to a child of the poor.
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