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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 05, 1929

Page

3

Local Newspaper Rates and Policy Notes

Binding details from Waterlag Town newspaper include subscription prices, delivery and mail options, second class filing, and advertising rules. It lists staff roles, office address, and United Press International affiliation with Associated Press rights and circulation data.

W.H. Hartman Gourter Bidg Ocofmer Park Ave Commercial Telephone Branch Exchange Joh Hartman Jackson McCoy Waterlag United Press ‘International News Associated Press New York Philadelphia Chicago Los Angeles San

Laundrymen rally in Detroit spark national growth

Michigan laundrymen at a statewide Detroit convention report U.S. and Canada clean‑wash growth near 100 million dollars yearly. The Detroit News notes rising standard of living as wash day vanishes, driven by organized nationwide campaigns in scientific washing, drying, ironing, and dry cleaning funded by advertising.

Michigan Detroit United States Canada Detroit News Lttle Teason

Isolates from the crowd in Brown’s lonely Americans

The passage cites Rollo Walter Brown’s Lonely Americans and his claim that notable figures across arts and education were not lonely but spiritually aristocratic. It argues these eight individuals, from Whistler to Lincoln, stood alone against the crowd, shaping beliefs despite majority opposition.

Rollo Walter Brown Mr. Brown James McNeill Whistler George Bellows Charles W. Eliot Charies Eliot Norton Edward MacDowell Rap Pumpelly Abraham Lincoln

Prince of Wales Visits Northern Coal District in Cold Fog

The Prince of Wales, despite a cold, toured northern England coal districts facing poverty and hunger. He witnessed empty hearths, child destitution, and families living on meager relief as unemployment stretched for years. He contrasted these hardships with American hardship perceptions.

Prince of Wales England Prince Newfield America

Mussolini and the Bears in Italy Stock Market

The piece praises Mussolini while criticizing Italy's new stock market rules. Special fascist police gain power to arrest bears and enforce price stability on government and industrial securities. Brokers must file daily reports with buyer and seller details, reflecting increased state supervision.

Mussolini BEARS Italy M. Mussolini America Tr Duce

National referendum on aggressive war proposed

The passage notes Representative Fish proposing a national referendum on aggressive war. It suggests the war might become purely defensive before votes are counted. It also mentions trading in an old car for its sentimental value and comments on a growing deficit without fertilizer.

Fish

Holding in the belly is not the path to health

Dr William Brady explains that attempting to hold the belly flat is futile and harmful. He argues belly breathing, not chest breathing or corset dieting, strengthens health. He urges normal breathing, regular exercise, and rejects prudish taboos about the abdomen.

Brady Symphony and Baby Clinic Debate Columns

A reader column features Dr Brady denying that baby clinics reduced infant deaths and argues clinics waste resources. The exchange touches on urine tests for disease, venereal conditions, and a teacher's dispute about hats, with advice from Dr Brady for health questions via mail.

Reformers and Inventors By Glenn Frank

Inventors and engineers byproduct reforms the reformers failed to achieve. Centralization once necessary yields to decentralization with electricity. Inventors may finally solve issues reformers could not, as industry freedoms expand and profits rise.

Glenn Frank University of Wisconsin Century Magazine Copyright McClure Newspaper

Prayer for a Flier and Nonsense From the Street

A collage of verse and ironic captions opens with a prayer for Lindbergh on a Panama mission and a dramatic flight scene, then shifts to quips about stock markets and a photo caption of Strangler Lewis. The piece wobbles between high-flying imagery, sly satire, and light city life satire.

Lindbergh Panama

Brain Tests From The Evening Post Society Page

Two verbal reasoning tests appear with misaligned city country pairs. Test 1 links Albany Wilmington Harrisburg Delaware Rhode Island and other places. Test 2 places Calcutta Paris Seine Nile Ganges with Eiffel Tower and Taj Mahal referenced. Answers on Society Page.

Albany Wilmington Harrisburg Delaware New Jersey Rhode Island Connecticut Baltimore Philadelphia Camden Pennsylvania New York Maryland Calra Calcutta Paris Seine Nile Ganges Louvre

Abe Martin on a new cabinet and Southern gentlemen

A satirical note questions the lack of a barber in the latest cabinet reshuffle and ponders what happened to the skilled barber who once gave a full lather in the old car ride nav.

London Reflections from a Fogbound Strand Walk

A late February chronicle from London’s Strand and Trafalgar Square captures contrasts between rich and poor, hawkers, pubs, and a fading old city. The writer notes street life, a gnarled sundial, embankment benches, and an American amidst a sea of chatter.

London Strand Broadway Horseshoe ‘Court Savoy Trafalgar- Square Nelson“ Monument Bobby Embankment Haymarket

What Reno Is Like For A Three Month Divorce Term

Grace Heggar Lewis, first wife of Sinclair Lewis, describes Reno's three month residence for divorce seekers in Scribner's. She notes a camaraderie among hopefuls, social looseness, and how some stay on after divorces, with even wealthy women using Reno as a cure for loneliness and to economize.

New York World Reno Sinclair Lewis Scribner’s Grace Hegger Lewis Dorothy Thompson New York Lewis Plaintif America Paris Nevada Los Angeles Ky Reng Mia

Inaugural Washington Pageant for Van Buren Era

Alexander E. George profiles Martin Van Buren’s 1837 inauguration journey in a stately Washington pageant. Jackson’s farewell ride precedes the ceremony as crowds celebrate, while details note inaugural ball splendor, commerce synopses, and critics’ views of Van Buren’s refined style and steady leadership.

Alexander E. George Associated Press Martin van Buren Washington, D. G New York Democracy Capitol United States Andrew Jackson Washington Tennessee Pennsylvania Avenue Unnion Jackson Canitol Old Hickory Garusi's Metropols Lus Tre van Buren

Worldly woods and rich social shifts in Washington

Rudolph Black fans across seas for camphor sandalwood and rare timbers. His 1400 sticks form a National Museum collection with artifacts from Dingaan’s spear to Japanese bog wood. In Washington, March 4 redounds as social scene shifts with Mrs Gerry, Mrs Bruce, and Mrs Bayard leaving the capital social circle.

Herbert Washington D. GC UPI Rudolph Black Black Formosa India Australia Seven Seas United States National Museum Dingaan Panama China Lebanon Ireland North Wales Japan Clal Washington Peter Goelet Gerry Rhode Island Gerry Congressional Club William Cabell Bruce Maryland Thomas F. Bayard Delaware United States Senate

Noisy hotel tales and fashion notes mix in punchy column

A crowded fragment chronicles hotel life with maids, servants, and a chaotic social scene in Los Angeles and New Orleans. It notes divorce trends, a Swiss governess marriage, and a fashion claim about skirts at forty centimeters from the ground this winter.

New Orelans Patin

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