Waterloo Courier Masthead and policy overview
Waterloo Evening Courier page text shows masthead published daily except Sunday, with staff credits and pricing notes. Contains subscription rates by carrier and mail, advertising policy statements, and office representation details for New York Philadelphia Chicago Los Angeles and San Diego.
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W. HH. Hattman Co
Courier
Corner Park Ave
Commercial St
John C. Hartman
Edsor Tagkeon Mogoy
Waterloo
Down
Associated Press
United Press International News
Total Newts
Bureal
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Cleo
Sutry
Brooks & Finley
Representatives
Four Day Crossings Plan for Fast American Ships
An American firm pitches a four day Atlantic schedule using six ships over 900 feet long and 90 feet beam, each for 800 passengers and 1,000 tons of cargo, with a rearwardly placed flight deck for aeroplanes to cut voyage time. The plan aims to restore US flag shipping and speed, banking on a 33 to 36 knot sea pace and potential as airborne carrier ships.
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Atlantic
United States Shipping Board
Bubmtting
Holst Premieres Hydon Heath Inspired by Hardy Novel
The New York Symphony led by Walter Damrosch performed Gustav Holst's Hydon Heath for the first public reading, a work commissioned by the Symphony Society. The composition drew on Hardy's The Return of the Native first chapter, written after Holst stayed with Hardy's friend last summer.
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Egdon
Heath
New York Symphony Orchestra
Walter Damrosch
Symphony Society
Gustav Holst
Hydon Heath
Thomas Hardy
Holst
Hardy
Rotary champion George Plitt hailed for devotion to lunch
A 40 year old Washington DC Rotarian named George Plitt is celebrated as the champion of food and fellowship. Over 15 years he attended 793 meetings, spending on meals about 1,200 pounds and 79.29 dollars for hat checking, while consuming an estimated 2,080 chicken croquels.
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George Plitt
Washington, D. C
Putt Bes
Veritas and the Quest for Objective History in the Past
The excerpt discusses defending objective truth in American history, critiquing biased claims and emphasizing the test of history as uncovering real facts. It cites scholars like Irving Fisher and argues that historians must overcome prejudices to approach impartial, evident truth in past events.
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Baels
Eypisel
Ison
Saul
Andy
Dante
Rheumatism notions and a critique of arthritism terms
A medical column argues that rheumatism is not a single disease and proposes arthritism as a catchall for joint inflammation. It distinguishes osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, notes age and sex patterns, and critiques Still's disease, Heberden's nodes, and a dubious “eminent London doctors” prescription.
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Tme
New York by Bay and the Morning Office Crowd
A 1928 Mackinack column describes New York midtown rush hour from 8 to 9 AM. Stenographers and clerks fill the streets with buoyant energy as Grand Central and Times Square discharge waves of workers. The piece notes the city’s bright surroundings, abundant jobs, and sense of being at the top of the world, alongside a series of vivid vignettes from city life and a dramatic nightclub anecdote.
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New York
Ttis
Grand Central
Times | Square
New ‘York
Washington in 1928 by Glenn Frank
Glenn Frank assesses George Washington as unselfish public servant and moral leader. He cites wealth used for public good, avoidance of self seeking, and a rigid private morality guiding public duty. The essay argues Washington balanced conservative principles with steadfast integrity amid criticism.
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Washington
Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
Century Magazine
Copyright
McClure
Eyodicete
George Washington
The
Republic
Leeky
England
Randich Aistant
Rovereto
Uncle Wiggily's Valentine and College Notes
A quirky piece mixes Uncle Wiggily with college life and campus chatter about a term called Vagabonding. It discusses how students skip lectures for broader study, praising the practice while noting campus norms. The Uncle Wiggily story follows, with a polite bunny and a wolf encounter in the woods during maple sugar gathering.
Maple Sugar Nonsense In The Woods A Rabbit And Wolf Scene
A humorous woodland exchange unfolds as the Wolf questions how to obtain maple sugar. The Bunny Bentleman explains the process of boiling sap into maple syrup, while the Wolf tentatively tastes the sweet sap, pondering the meaning of maple sugar from trees.
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Bunty
Mr. Longears
Wigsily
Gwele
Avatar
Miss Brown of X Y O by Eb Puiletps Oppenheim
Edith Brown, a pretty stenographer, becomes entangled with Col. Dessiter, a famed explorer, who dictates a dangerous story and entrusts her with sensitive letters. He warns of danger from foes and asks her to open a Bank of England account and await a future agent. The tale ends with a cliffhanger about a coded message and continuing peril.
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Miss Brown
EB. Puiletps
Oppenheim Copyrights &, Pallips Oppenticle
Russ Edith Brown
Col. Dessiter
Europe
England
Bank of England
South Audley
Central Bank
the Times
Edith
Algernon
Burroughs Nature Club Notes and reader questions
Readers submit Nature Notes queries on hummingbirds naming days of the week and evergreen trees. Answers promise in tomorrow’s column while earlier items discuss pest traps and bird names, including the oven bird and isomer notes from Selyrus antocepillus. A naval officer debate cites war costs and education critiques from Cincinnati and Indiana university bloomers fashion controversy.
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Nature Notes
Selyrus Antocepillus
Atask
Cincinnati Enquirer
Indiana University
Valentine Greeting From Uncle Ray’s Corner
In a personal reminiscence, the author recalls making a school valentine at age seven. A violet and rose drawing accompanied a handwritten verse: Roses are red, violets are blue, Sugar is sweet and so are you. The note reflects nostalgic childhood craft and affectionate sentiment.
Valentines Greeting and Uncle Ray Card Story
A nostalgic note recalls valentines as an old custom and cites Samuel Pepys’s diary entry about a valentine. The author reflects on readers who sent valentines to children, then offers heartfelt Valentine greetings to Betty Jane and others as a personal message from Uncle Ray.
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Fas
Valentine
Uncle Ray
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St. Valentine's
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