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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1927
Page
3
Waterloo Evening Courier front page shows pricing and staff details with subscription rates, carrier and mail options, and public notice of press affiliations. It lists offices in multiple cities, advertising rules, and policy statements about fraud, copy editing, and representative agencies.
A study by Bank of the Manhattan Company uses federal figures to compare war debt receipts and payments. From 1924 onward the table projects 12 years, with charts showing Britain Germany France and Italy. It notes expected shifts in annual surplus for these debtors and the United States.
The passage reflects on the sun as life giver, describing seasonal renewal and the comforting warmth after winter. It links ancient reverence to the sun with daily relief from cold as Sol lights the world, warms rooms, and sustains crops and rain.
A critic notes the legal maze to hire an assistant county attorney in Cedar Falls. The piece argues the Iowa legislature favors local quirks over statewide simplicity by defining terms that only Black Hawk County and Cedar Falls satisfy. The commentary ends with astonishment at the narrow fit of the law.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette argues that most worries are imaginary and arise from doubt and fear. It criticizes society’s alarmists and sensational claims, noting how minor issues are exaggerated into epidemics or crises.
A reader writes to Dr Brady mixing satire with medical views. He notes fear of operations for gallstones and questions the value of pills, urging diet and avoidance of surgery. The writer contrasts opinions on treatment and jokes about funerals and costs of operations.
A reader debate about vitamin pronunciation cites Webster and Nelsons as authorities. Variants include vitameen and vitamin with stress on first or second syllable. The letter from Dr Brady invites brief health letters and requests city on return envelopes.
The passage discusses Benedetto Croce’s view of four human types poet philosopher statesman and saint and argues that intolerance among these roles shapes Mussolini era Italy. It urges recognizing value in other specialists and overcoming bias to achieve wholeness in private and public life.
A New York paper studied catalogs from Bryn Mawr Smith Wellesley and Vassar to track naming trends. Compared with earlier lists, traditional names like Mary and Ruth outnumber Katherine and Caroline, while names such as Anita and Muriel cluster in distant regions where "proper form" remains less defined.
Robert A. Milliken, noted physicist and Nobel laureate, argues science is the era’s best preacher. He says science reveals the law behind all things, showing how God rules the world by orderly law. He hopes conservative and liberal factions in science and religion may someday unite.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette argues crime must be checked and supports longer jail sentences and retention of capital punishment. It contends experts may differ, but the average person favors the death penalty as a deterrent and policy measure.
In New York on February 16, debate over Anthony Comstock and artistic censorship surfaces as the Comstock Society wanes. Despite efforts against risque magazines and cabarets, night life thrives with nude revues and bootleg venues, while some cite laws lacking teeth and ongoing demand for sensational art and literature.
Uncle Wiggily and Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy wait for breakfast with pancakes and maple syrup. Mr Longears seeks red berries from a crimson mountain ash for a decorative vase while avoiding a Bob Cat confrontation.
In the Courier dated February 14 1877 news notes report the death of 13 year old Gertrude Pendleton daughter of W A and Ellen Pendleton after a lingering illness. A wild owl was captured after being stunned when a tree hollow it rested in was felled on J D Ferris farm in Black Hawk township. Dr D W W Crouse added the owl to his collection. Weather toggled between belated winter snow and renewed warmth. Lee Peppers brought a lively grasshopper to the office and claimed others near the packing house. La Porte City temperance advocates organize a Temple of Honor and officers will be installed soon. The Iowa State Reporter provided a handsome 1877 calendar. R Russell has laid a new sidewalk on Commercial street. A satirical note on Senator Borah jokes about a White House dinner. Ice on the river detached and moved downstream last Saturday. S Sessler & Co pork packers announce operations begin February 26 inviting farmers to bring hogs for top market prices. William Strayer secretary calls a directors meeting of Black Hawk County Mutual Fire & Lightning Insurance association for February 24 at H H Bezold’s office.
February 16 1887 reports Dr Barber's critical illness and his wife’s death two days earlier. Miss Carrie Thomas birthday visit honored by friends. Sarah Makinster dies at 33 in Eagle Township. blizzard delayed trains and snowplows cleared lines. Charley Cobb reports Wichita farmers plowing and dry roads. Eberhart drills a broom brigade at sua Porte Clark. Mr and Mrs E T Cowin welcome a son. A H Frank travels to Sherman County to seek investments. Co W Mullan out after icy fall.
Frank Standish returns from Texas inspection visits his mother and sister in Holly while Justice Kepford fills police court duties during illness of local officials. One leg mangled in an ice conveyor accident. Taxes based on 1906 assessment set at 419,031. Lamsons return from Chicago auto show. McCoy addresses Knights of Columbus in Fort Dodge. Crystal Ice & Fuel’s J F Simpson injured. Miss Cora Lichty and Warren Blough wed in Orange Township. Briden impressed by Texas farming prospects.
Uncle Ray presents Liberia as Africa’s lone republic with a US style government of nine senate members and fourteen house representatives. He notes Monrovia as capital, a population near two million with 6,000 locals in Monrovia, 15,000 descendants of freed slaves, and exports like coffee and palm oil. The piece highlights native tribes, use of dollars, and towns named after American cities such as New York and Philadelphia.
Houghton Mifflin notes request readers to submit nature questions to the Nature Notes Dept. of the paper for general interest. This column invites inquiries and promises answers in future issues, reflecting a period nature education approach.
Tomorrow's Nature Notes surveys parasitic fishes such as lampreys that feed on hosts' blood and tissues, noting their parasitic habits. It explains crickets mainly eat plant matter and insects, and debunks the idea they commonly consume wool. some may nibble fabrics but not as a normal diet. It describes shrikes gripping prey with their beaks and using talons to hold, then killing and releasing the body as the beak tears, with prey often restrained by the feet and feathers, preventing escape once seized.
Answers cover quicksand causes from sand grain friction and subterranean water currents to weight shifts. They explain bird intestines adapt to diet rather than body size and note zoo orangutans cling to bars, a wild habit used for safety during sleep.
A New York Herald Tribune meditation on galoshes as a moral lesson in service humility and patience. The piece traces galosh fashion from church lectures to opera halls and night clubs, praising its transformation into a status symbol and enduring merit.
Londonderry Nova Scotia has had a jail unused for 12 years as Acadia enjoys peace. The Colchester county council says the jail is an expensive luxury and will be sold at auction. Potential buyers are hinted to convert it into a residence in Truro.
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