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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1929
Page
12
Janet Stevenson Murray recalls Pioneer Days at Baker's Grove in Tama County, detailing early settlers, church funding by farmers, immigrant elders, and a lively mixed use schoolhouse church. The narrative covers immersion episodes, social scenes, and memorable rural humor amid pioneer religious life.
In a smoky harbor town club Freddy’s crowd faces a police raid amid rumors of double dealing. Solomon Graunt and Victor Perle weigh motives as chaos erupts. Laurita and Gerald escape with Mme. da Mendoza as light fails and orders break down. The scene ends with Perle and Graunt blocking their exit.
Self-stamped air mail envelopes are now available at the main post office and Station A. They are five cents for an ounce anywhere in the United States. The envelopes feature a red and blue bordered design with white space echoing the nation's colors.
Uncle Rays Saturday talk muses on why we sleep and how scientists measure sleep. It cites German researchers noting slower heart rate and breathing, deep sleep phases, and tests using movement. It warns against dangerous sleep tricks and the risk of heart or blood vessel harm from improper methods.
A day at Jeanne's house leads to a toy disagreement over a new bye-to doll as Louise longs to possess it. Auntie May weighs selfishness against kindness and suggests alternatives while reflecting on early education through cooperative play. The scene closes with Auntie May considering kinder options and a note on Kindergarten benefits from W L Richardson.
In Howard R Garg’s Uncle Wiggily story, Jingle wonders if he will ever own a fiddle. Mr Langear doubts it, then suggests crafting a dancing fife from willow bark. The tale has characters Jingle Daddicums Buster and Uncle Wiggily, ending with a bedtime sendoff.
Uncle Wigglily crafts a willow fife in a warm woodland valley and discovers a magic song that makes beings dance. A wolf pursues him, but the rabbit uses the fife to force the Wolf into a wild dance, escaping as the snow falls.
A vivid line describes long ears racing home while the Wolf ends up crumpled on the snow. The narrator then threatens a tale about Uncle Wigzgily and his odd tricks if the coffee pot refuses to leap from the piano and tumble down the cellar steps.
Richard G. Maslock surveys Isadora Duncan biographers Irma Duncan and Allan Ross and Madame Mary Desti recounting last years, Russia trip, and death in Nice in 1927. He notes anecdotal works on Duncan, her lovers, and the scandal surrounding Rothstein, bootleggers, and figures linked to Broadway.
Dr Warren L Steeves pastor of Weilnut Street Baptist church will deliver the president's address at the Town Christian Fundamentalist association annual conference in First Baptist church Keokuk on Tuesday evening Feb 19. The two day meeting Feb 19 and 20 includes Rev C O Loken of Burton Avenue Baptist church and Rev S V Williams now at Ackley speaking Feb 20 at 10 am on Fundamentalism and the Country Church. Dr William McCarrell president of the association will give two addresses and Dr J Oliver Buswell Jr of Wheaton College will speak Feb 20 at 3 pm.
A group of friends celebrated the wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Fritz at their Hawkeye home on Monday evening. The gathering honored the couple with a commemorative party reflecting local community ties and longtime partnership.
Questions in Burroughs Nature Notes explore how vultures locate prey, turtle hibernation timing, Jumbo’s death, fish longevity, and squirrel behavior. Answers discuss sense-driven hunting, seasonal dormancy, and stored food for winter, noting variability by species and context.
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