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Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 17, 1927

Page

3

Water loo Evening Courier Publisher and pricing note

Waterloo Evening Courier lists publication details, offices and pricing. Mentions W H Hartman Co Courier Bldg Waterloo Park Avenue Vommergial St, subscription rates by week month year, distance rates, and advertising policies. Also notes Associated Press and press bureau affiliations and representative offices.

Orton Re Peper W. H. Hartman Co Courier Bldg Corner Park. Ave Vommergial St Rhenon McCoy Teace

Public sentiment on Congress and legislature in session

The passage critiques lawmakers for feeling ill at ease during sessions and for receiving little thanks despite long hours of study and effort. It notes people’s tendency to offer harsh descriptions rather than praise and hints at general skepticism about their effectiveness.

Congress Legislature

Ruth Declares Plan Amid Iowa Baseball Fans

A garbled OCR note shows Babe Ruth addressing Iowa baseball fans about his coming year. The fragment hints at public statements and expectations but lacks clear details or dates.

Babe “Ruth Iowa

Reforestation Plan for Iowa Seeks State Aid

A proposed Iowa measure aims to expand forest cover by authorizing the state forester to cooperate with federal and local agencies on reforestation. It would establish nurseries on state land to supply trees at cost for planting in parks, public lands, and private tracts, with a $10,000 annual appropriation requested.

Burke Death by Gas Suicide Shocks Community

Burke, once a genial well mannered student, is remembered by friends who recall a balanced bright youth. The new suicide report on the first page marks a tragic end as life’s pressures overcome him and defy explanation.

Burke

General Science and the Critique of Education Standards

A critic blasts charlatan cures while lampooning educators who push a vague “general science.” The piece condemns easy shortcuts and painless study, mocks literary elites, and defends serious inquiry, naming Henry Holt and Dr. Richard Burton in the discourse.

Richard, Burton Henry” Holt Bey Alex Pope Wordsworth Shakespeare Shelley Pope

Somersault Advice on Digestion and Health

Reader letters praise far reaching ideas on constipation habit and stomach movement. Dr Brady offers to answer brief health letters, advising safe practice and noting that only general belly-toning moves may aid digestion while warning against overreaching claims.

U. S

All Men Are Liars and the Issue of Truth

Glenn Frank, president of the University of Wisconsin and former editor of Century Magazine, argues that most people are unconscious liars whose talk and actions fall short of truth. He likens distorted perception to a faulty glass, cites mental bias and obsession as bars to clarity, and stresses that mental health and clear vision are essential for truthfulness.

Glenn Frank University. of Wisconsin Century

Censorship Debate Shapes Response to Obscene Material

In Kansas City Star commentary, censorship is deemed unsatisfactory and public decency should guide printed and spoken content. If public opinion fails, legal action may follow as in New York against three plays. Indecency should not be allowed to proliferate in stage, magazines, or tabloid papers.

Kansas City Star Boards of Censors New York Browning

Oleo and Agriculture Split in Congress Debate

Congress now recognizes a basic agricultural interest on both sides of the oleo and dairy clash. Beef producers in Iowa oppose dairy advocates as Wisconsin leads the butter lobby and oleo supporters gain wider raw-material backing.

Des Moines Congress Altho Wisconsin Oleo Towa Qleo

New York 32 By Da Byo 0 McINTYRE

New York February 17. The bustling Greenwich Village scene shifts as many figures depart or vanish from old haunts. Graceful artists leave for Hollywood or Europe while Harlem cabarets draw crowds at night. The carnival of lights and urban change shows new faces,ブ new styles, and evolving culture along Broadway and Times Square.

New York da Byo McIntyre the McNaught: ‘Syndicate, Inc Greenwich Tiny Tims Bobbie Edwards Sonia Takhari Cutter Kemp A.otable Walt Bertilotti Rome Wanamaker's aPaul Joe's Harlem

Noted Laughs Amid Busy Old Town Parade

A fragment from a 19th century page shows scattered dialogue about a cheerful, regular fellow named in a bustling town scene. The lines hint at social chatter and urban familiarity without clear event details.

Abe Martin on farmers and alimony judges

A humorous Abe Martin line notes a farmer’s reluctance to brag about earnings and contrasts it with judges who hand out alimony in a free and lavish manner. The quip hints at character contrasts and social mores in a light, regional voice.

Uncle Wiggily and the Golden Ball

A talking golden Christmas ball on a discarded tree asks why it is saved with other ornaments. Uncle Wiggily carries it home and places it with bunny toys, later brightening baby lamb Tootsie by hanging the ball over her crib. The tale ends with a tease of a future installment about Uncle Wiggily’s pot cheese.

Virgily Rahiah Uncle Bungalow Wisgily Uncle Wiggily Tootsie Rabbit Tootgle Uncle Wiggley

North Carolina legislator faces critique over netting bill

Jay E. House of the Philadelphia Public Ledger questions the North Carolina lawmaker proposing netting legislation, arguing the proposal has not been given a fair examination or trial in public debate.

Jay E. House Philadelphia Public Ledger North Carolina

Phantom Adopts New Persona Amid Crime Plan

In a tense sequence the Phantom, adopting a natural new personality, travels through grim streets and crowded stations to locate Sammie the Swell. He contemplates a dangerous daylight vigil and a risky scheme linked to Miss Winton's orders, fearing discovery and disaster if pursued. TO BE CONTINUED.

Marr Amsterdam Avenue Sammie Hardihood Sarge Miss* Winton Miss “Winton José Faith

Phantom Plot Echoes Enmity and Kidnapping Intrigue

The Phantom allies with the Duke's gang to force Helen Hardavick's release from prison as the Duke plans her kidnapping. Police trap the Phantom in a deserted house where Helen is held and tortured to pressure his surrender. He flees, recovers, and uncovers hidden rooms and a violin as he probes for a solution to save Helen.

Ring Helen Hardavick Duke Ambrose Marr Marr Helen Emanon Fay Winton Mr. Bmanon Miss Witton Mr. Emanon Sammy the Swell

Phantom Guest Seeks Old Clothes For River Mission

Ambrose Marr confronts the anxious Phantom at 10 in the morning. The visitor fakes sleep, plans a river scene mission, steals away, and returns in a shabby suit to disguise himself. Marr provides breakfast and watches the determined guest choose a worn wardrobe laced with intent.

Phantom Ambrose Marr Saturnine Marr Fay Winton

Burroughs Nature Club Questions and Answers

A vintage nature column invites reader questions on wildlife and natural history. It lists several questions about animal behavior and development and promises answers in tomorrow's Nature Notes.

Answers on parasitic fish and cricket diet from youth reminiscence

Answers note the hagfish Myxine eptatretus as a true parasite that slowly eats into fish muscles without harming skin. They also discuss field crickets as herbivores that can cannibalize woolen garments, with anecdotes of holes in stockings and beach bathing suits, and explain shrikes kill by strangling and pinning prey on thorns after grappling with the beak.

Burroughs

Strange Trees of Africa Highlight Native Uses and Marvels

UNCLE RAY reports on Africa's notable trees including the baobab or monkey bread tree whose fruit refreshes natives and feeds monkeys. The mangrove bears roots that sprout new trunks, the mimosa yields fine timber with poisonous seeds, and the butter tree produces a year long oil from seeds resembling olives. The sausage tree near Lake Victoria carries sausage shaped fruit. Victoria Falls, Temorre

Africa Central India Lake Victoria Uncle Ray Victoria Falls

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