Waterloo Evening Courier standards and rates notice
The Waterloo Evening Courier lists subscription prices and mail rates for within and beyond 60 miles, with charges per week and per month. It notes advertising policies, rights to reject ads, and branch office contacts, alongside Associated Press affiliations and circulation statements.
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The Impeccable Lincoln and the Muckraking Debate
On February 12 a reflection on Abraham Lincoln as a scandal-free giant in American history. The piece notes Lincoln’s homely appearance yet noble character, praising his lasting influence and unwavering honesty. It recalls the 1865 assassination and the public sorrow, urging lessons of noble purpose and sympathy.
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Abraham Lincoln
Birds of Prey
Lincoln
Abraham
Husky Youth of Southern California Film Industry
A historical look at the early motion picture industry in southern California celebrating its twenty first birthday. It recalls 1908 as days and hours and compares it with modern minutes and seconds, noting early pioneers and the scale of Paramount studios in 1929 with 15 stars and 1,500 extras on a 26 acre lot. The piece hails the industry as a world wonder of the twentieth century.
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Southern
California
Paramount
Safety contest cuts Bethlehem Steel accidents
A Bethlehem Steel plan replacing slogans with a cross-plant contest for 70,000 workers reduced time lost by 24.2 percent and total accidents by 28.4 percent while fatal accidents fell 34.2 percent. Cash prizes of 1000, 500 and 250 were awarded quarterly to top groups, illustrating how competition and incentives improve safety.
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Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Protos
Charlie Schwab
Bethlehem Steel
New Tax Record Sets U S Yearly Levy Peak
A report from the tax division of the National Industrial Conference Board shows total taxes in the United States for the fiscal year ending 1927 at 9.074 billion, the highest in any single year and surpassing all prior world records. The rise since 1923 reflects growing state and local levies, with federal spending actually decreasing. Projections for 1928 remain optimistic, hinting at continued expansion before the war era.
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United States
National Industrial Conference Board
Tax burden and public works amid prosperity notes
The article discusses a 6.4 percent figure with per capita collection of 76.80, noting it is high yet lower than Germany and Great Britain. It warns legislatures must avoid excessive levies that could undermine prosperity, and humorously mentions prisons lack chambers of commerce while predicting no tax law will please all, echoing Clinton Herald.
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Germany
Great Britain
Personal Health Service by William Brady M D
A medical detective feature notes how allergies to specific food proteins trigger reactions like hives asthma hay fever and bladder irritation. It explains skin scratch tests and the elimination diet as tools to identify offending proteins and guide permanent relief plans.
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Wilson
Fletcher
England
Herbert Hoover
Thorndyke
Watson
Hatley
Question and Answer on anemia and iron treatment
A letter to Dr Brady asks about cures for anemia and if iron medicines can help children. The response explains that iron alone does not cure anemia, which is a deficiency in red blood cells or hemoglobin, and notes that many factors affect blood health beyond iron intake.
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Iran
Mra. J. T. M
Tir
Draper
Lincoln as Learner by Glenn Frank
President of the University of Wisconsin argues Lincoln was educated by method not formal schooling. He questions over formalized systems and advocates a fundamental reform, praising Lincoln’s learning through reading and problem handling rather than classroom progression.
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Lincoln
Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
Century Magazine
McClure
Ike
Dr. Shicols
Old Abe
Tam
Bic
Jest a SF Moment and Dark Humor Parodies
A collage of satirical lines and notices from a 20th century paper. It lampoons Lincoln and Washington’s birthdays, notes a courthouse closure, and wittily comments on health and fashion. The piece blends verse fragments with jokes about advertisements and dictionary edits.
Spelling Test From Evening Pest Inc Society Page
A spelling quiz appears in the Evening Pest Inc Society Page. Readers are asked to underline the correctly spelled words from a list including intelligence concentric harmonious questionaire occident dupliccate orthodox and other common misspellings. The test duration is four minutes with answers to be sent in to the page.
Abe Martin Predicts Stamp Sentiment For Watermelon Trade
The column humorously notes a new 13 cent stamp bearing the likeness of a late president. It jokes the stamp will be handy for mailing watermelons to the first or second person, claiming it won’t remove the fruit’s charm.
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Hare Rison
Versailles Visit Captures Royal Glories and Grim History
The writer tours Versailles pausing at the melancholy state rooms and gilded carriages, reflecting on royal rise and fall amid hunger riots in Paris. Guards, guides, beggars, and broad avenues frame a town of cafes, dogs, and worn grandeur, ending with a casual return to Paris.
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Versailles
Paris
Louis
Fompadour
du Berry
France
Hotel de Villa
Louis XIV
Musee Des Vultures
Broadway
Galleries Des Glaces
Mirrrors
Washington social life shifts with vice president elect Curtis
Washington Daybook notes Charlie Curtis gains social prominence after election. He enjoys home life in Cleveland Park with sister Mrs. Edward Everett Gann acting as official hostess while questions arise about her husband Mr. Gann’s lack of rank. Precedent, seating, and etiquette loom large for hostesses as Curtis settles into national status.
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Nerbert
Washington, D. C
Charlie Curtis
Washington
Curtis
Ald
Alstr
Cleveland Park
Senator Curtis
Bodtety
Henp
Curis
Edward Everett Gann
Mra
Gann
Draper
Haves Over & Garage
Forties
Paul Drapex
Columbia University
Lfe
Inaugural Pageant and Pierce Inauguration Details
Washington saw fifty thousand people at Franklin Pierce’s inauguration following a grand procession from Willard's hotel to the capitol. Millard Fillmore rode with the president-elect in a barouche, amid 16 militias and fire companies. Pierce took the oath at the east portico, Tarbell administering it, as a bird’s-eye tragedy and a railway death clouded the era.
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Franklin Pierce
Alexander I. George
Associated Brass
Washington
BD. C
New Hampshire
Willard’s
Capitol
Millard Fillmore
Boone's Rifles
Baltimore
Manhattan Fire Company
New York
Pierce
Tariey
Washington Monument
White House
Fleree
Executive Mansion
Potomac
Smithsonian Institution
Granddaughter of Telephone Backer Has No Telephone
New York reports Muriel Draper, granddaughter of Thomas Sanders whose funding aided Bell’s invention, has no home phone and prefers mail or courier for contact. Draper’s studio life blends art, literature, and intellectual debate, with visitors and a quirky decor.
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New York
Thomas Sanders, & Haverhill Mess
Alexander Graham Bell
Bell
Sanders
George Sanders
Muriel Draper
Thomas Sanders
Snowy Walks From Estherville to Newton
Estherville News reports a highway snow plow at Newton damaged 14 window lights and overturned a car in a private driveway. Snow and ice flew toward residences as a strong blower wind toppled the automobile. The piece mocks officials for not sending such plows to northern regions and for threatening to clear walks of tardy property owners, urging prompt winter shoveling.
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Newton
Highway Commission
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