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!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1927
Page
3
Ames discourse centers on trimming curriculum to tighten practicality. Analyst argues against dropping prose and journalism paths noting broader needs for well-rounded, communicative graduates amid calls for more technical training. Local aim to balance liberal and applied studies highlighted by leaders and faculty.
A newspaper summary cites Mrs Hyde leading a dress reform drive to cover ankles and legs amid fears of moral decay. Writers note the campaign finds unlikely support in Sioux City Council Bluffs and Omaha, while regional readers view the issue as a shift in norms.
A satirical call invites readers to nominate contenders for a derisive health prize. It scorns chronic malaises blamed on operations, quackery, and fear of vaccines, while lampooning public health officers and superstition. Included are Q and A style health questions with dismissive, cautionary replies.
A discussion contrasts ancient Israel prophets with modern preachers, arguing prophets thrived as free publicists while today’s salaried clergy serve institutions. It urges prophets must risk position to prophecy, and churches must tolerate such voices amid crises. Also notes Journeymen Barbers Union tipped wages dispute, with Shunessy predicting tipping reduces dignity and that public opposition would be unlikely.
Mason City Globe-Gazette discusses the shift from steam to steam powered travel beginning in 1807 on the Hudson to Albany. It contrasts stagecoach reliability with steamboat punctuality, noting public complaints of delays and the push for exact departure times. The piece references Walton and asserts long-standing lessons about schedule precision.
A New York feature describes Broadway wanderers as harmless but odd figures, about 500 in the district. They avoid begging, sleep in cells or box cars, and survive by salvaging junk. The piece mentions colorful characters, a poet offering readings for $35, and Chinatown rumors, plus a Brooklyn-born gambler and a chila parlors scene on Tenth Avenue.
In a tale set amid a heavy rain and deep slush near the Orange Ice mountains Uncle Wiggily sourly notes the ground is flooded with mud and melt. Johnnie Bushytail the squirrel comments that their hollow stump home would be hard to exit without food and a way to reach the ground and the store.
Billie or Johnnie Bushytail race to the store for mother as they traverse hanging branches to hop across trees like monkeys. Johnnie imagines a far, impossible jump from the pest house tree to the far tree. Rain keeps squeezing ground, slush grows, and Mrs. Bushytail worries about the ground below.
A readable fragment notes someone urging others to hold a song tight for themselves now, implying personal ownership or preservation of a tune. No clear names, dates, or places are identifiable in the line.
Abe Martin style tale follows Billie and Johnnie Squirrel as a freeze enforces no school. Johnnie bravely leaps from tree to tree to fetch Dr Possum for his ill father. He falls onto Uncle Wiggleys umbrella, easing the emergency and bringing the doctor to the nest for relief.
The Gray Phantom battles the Duke of a crime ring in a tense series. Helen Hardwick is accused of murder amid a kidnapping scheme tied to the Duke’s bid to free his ally from prison. The Phantom debates force versus promises as police tighten their net and conspirators close in. The plot centers on a hidden hiding place, a grim confrontation, and a perilous choice that could free or ruin the Phantom’s beloved.
Uncle Ray describes African markets in the Congo region where tribes trade game fish grains bananas and shells during market days. Canoes and dugouts navigate rivers and lakes while natives balance skillfully in fragile craft. white settlers arrive over time and railroads change travel. Tomorrow The World Supply.
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.
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!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.