Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Waterloo Evening Courier in Waterloo, Iowa

We have 14,353,121 pages in Iowa

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 04, 1928

Page

3

Waterloo Iowa Daily Courier Originated Notice and Rates

Waterloo Evening Courier announces publication details with staff roles and subscription prices. It lists ad policies, payment terms, and policy against objectionable advertising, noting Associated Press and advertising offices in major cities and a standard disclaimer on republication rights.

W. H. Hartman Co Courier Corner Park Ave Commercial St Disissestec Snd Jean C. Hartman Jackson McCoy Cartier Waterloo Iowa Associated Press United Press International News Stormol Andit Buréau of Cin Elf New York Philadelphia Chicago Los Angeles San Francisco Story Brook Finley Representatives

Liability insurance urged to cover innocent road victims

Advocates press compulsory liability insurance as motor cars rise. Opponents fear increased recklessness and costs. Proponents argue it protects injured pedestrians and motorists from those with no money or property, ensuring reimbursement for medical costs and losses. Critics warn it could push nonpaying drivers off the road, escalating problems.

Unanimity bested by majority idea in jury system

A 12 member jury in a civil suit split 11 to 1 with a lone woman dissenting, sparking a critique of unanimous verdicts. The piece argues majority verdicts could curb bias and deadlock, noting prejudice, fatigue, and delayed decisions deny justice and allow guilty parties to escape.

Tunney and Shakespeare at a memorial drive debate

World heavyweight champion James J. Tunney reportedly declined an invitation to appear in a bereft staging of As You Like It at the Metropolitan Opera House to support a $1,000,000 Stratford memorial theatre drive. The piece questions whether the champion would accept a Shakespearean role or defer to a mocked Jarques the wrestler in the drama.

Tunney Shakespeare James Joseph Tunney Metropolitan Opera House Stratford-on-Avon Lanney Jarques Dacnues Orlando Beng Rosalind Alffor

No Light Yet on Defense Funding Question

President Coolidge awaits a clear answer to why Congress considers military or navy funding, and who must signal fear of war or aggression. The piece notes no public justification for the push, with no stated reason from those agitating for heightened defense spending.

Coolidge Congress Annals of Congress

Bread and Milk club seeks a bouncer for health satire

A humorous call for a bouncer to run the Bread and Milk club outlines a comical screening process, joking that members must be afraid but not sick and that symptoms will be kept private. It invites applicants and notes by laws and a friendly card greeting to redirect those with health worries to a doctor.

Bread and Milk Club Celera Bread and Cheese Club Twain Ife Bread and Muk Club

Three Humiliations By Glenn Frank From 1928 McClure Syndicate

Quotes and excerpts discuss western Christianity and its clash with civilization in India Russia and Europe. The piece frames three pictures by Stanley Jones on missionary effort and how conquest, race prejudice, and war taint Christianization, urging a harmony between western civilization and religion lest Western influence be discredited.

Glenn Frank Solversite of Wisconsin Century Magazian Copyrigit McClure Syndicae Earth Onentail Stanley Jones Indin AM Russha Vinadimir O of Constantinople Russia West Europe Tfrantim America

New York Professor Skewers Public Gullibility and Fashionable Fads

A Columbia professor argues that most people cling to nonsense and superstition while high achievers still face quirks. The piece cites bankers, artists, and a famed author to illustrate public credulity, vanity ads, and how urban life shapes belief, humor, and culture in New York.

Uncle Wiggily and Eski in a Burrow Visit

Eski, the North Pale rabbit, asks Uncle Wiggily when they will visit Uncle Hare’s burrow. They flee from Bushy Bear who bruised his knuckles on the wary ball gazinta as the scene shifts with Mr Long ears checking his icicle nose.

Uncle Hare Eski Gazinta Mr. Longears North Pole Hare

Uncle Wigelly and Eski Visit from the North Pole

Eski and Uncle Wigelly converse in a playful scene about travel from the North Pole. Fiskl and Scaater seek to avoid a bear while Uncle Wigelly, a distant Hare cousin, jokes about expectations and a possible reunion.

Fiskl Wigelly Mr Longears Hare Eski North Pole

Uncle Wiggily and Eski's Snowbound Burrow Mystery

Uncle Wiggily leads Eski the North Pole rabbit toward Mr. Hare's burrow as a snow season closes. A birch bark note shows CLOSED FOR THE SEASON and Eski tumbles into a hidden entrance, promising a Monday night continuation with further adventures and possible icicle trouble.

Reflections on history and the modern reader’s neglect

The essay critiques a shift from studying history to entertainment driven reading. It notes rising cynicism, shallow education, and the danger of “racial amnesia.” It laments lost classic works while praising history’s role in shaping future understanding and individual experience. The piece also touches on civic concerns and the tension between tradition and modern skepticism.

Investment Tip Promotes Iowa Land Purchase

Atlantlie News Telegraph urges foresighted buyers to invest in Iowa land to secure future returns. The piece touts land as a lasting estate for those in their prime, arguing population growth and farming needs justify the purchase despite imperfect text and garbled phrases.

Atlantlie News-Telegraph Mati Iowa Thorpe Nomelind

Answers to Nature Questions from Burroughs Club

Nature Notes offers reader queries on birds, shells, oysters, and stars. It discusses crow color, land shells, oyster gathering, and the star of Bethlehem with cautious astronomical explanations. It notes birds’ eggs, predators, and insect control, and weighs folklore versus science in a compact Q and A format.

Nature Notes Crow Nature Rome

Uncle Ray in New York A Letter From 1928

Uncle Ray reports from New York City eight months from home, visiting Broadway theatres and a speaking news reel. He notes a Russian inventor drawing sounds from air, muses on radio movies in Schenectady, and mentions meeting six year old Laurence McElrath who prefers Tunney to Lindbergh. He ends with playful chat about his future and asks what he will be when grown.

New York Canada Atlantis Gulff Mexico Europe New York City Broadway News of the World Chicago Schenectady Ubtle Laurence McElrath Tunney Lindbergh Uncle Ray

Iowa Editor Appraises Skromme Supposed Wild-Eyed Candidate

Webster City Freeman-Journal reviews Senator Skromme after a courthouse speech. The editor finds him moderate in language, of ordinary ability and intelligence, devoted to public interests, with courage and blunt honesty. He lacks Cummins magnetism and Kendall governing charisma.

Iowa Skromme Webster City Freeman-Journal Freeman-Journals Gence Albert B. Cummins Nate Kendall The Senator Skromme

Also Mentioned on This Page

Waterloo Evening Courier William Brady, MM. D Nail Walter Dr. Brady William Brady Anthon Herald Stove City Sioux City Perry Crie Bt. Louis Sy Bay McIntyre McNaught Syndicate Luc Columbia Wall Street Circle Times Square Normandie West Forty-seventh Street Uncle Wiggily and Eski’s Hy Howard R. Garis Buo Weer Hain ARS 1S &S Tv Ralph Strassman MR. Bemis Palm Beach Abe Martin Si Ha Bunty Mr. Hare Uncle Wiggily Rabbit Bunny Mr. Longrats Ski Luyere Florida Borrow House Borrow Exki Uncle Wregily Jim Uncle Wiggly Clio Petey Parley Gibbon Colovial Henry Alexander the Great Grover Adaims Rawlinson Parkman Abbon Ridpath Adams Mr. Adan Harper's Magazine Henry Ford Boubon Jessan Freesmart-Journal House of Representatives Jeve J Supreme Court Burroughs Nature Club Noughton Mifflin CO Trevinus Theo Bata Star of Bethlehem Uncle Ray’s
Search Courier

Search the Waterloo Evening Courier Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Waterloo Evening Courier?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication