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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1928
Page
3
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A British lapwing study reveals many ground feeding birds crossed the Atlantic to Newfoundland around Christmas landing near Newfoundland. Some birds reportedly made nonstop ocean hops powered by strong east winds, aided by high flight speeds up to fifty miles per hour.
John A Baxter, assistant U S district, witnessed a wild scene as a burglar fled through a window. Baxter and his companions chased the intruder through the home causing him to suffer a head contusion and a sprained wrist while Baxter kept his torn cards in hand. The incident followed a disrupted bridge hand revealing a devoted habit among players.
Gov Al Smith's stance on liquor has drawn Democratic rival Albert C. Ritchie of Maryland into a national debate. The issue centers on enforcing existing prohibitory laws and the feasibility of repealing or significantly modifying the Volstead Act. Analysts warn that any move toward nullifying federal anti alcohol laws could set a dangerous precedent and provoke public resistance, while noting the political calculus guiding Ritchie and Smith.
The report credits Dr. Elwood Mead, federal reclamation chief, with yearly saving land for farmers through workers. Promotion of returning to abandoned southern plantations and irrigation in the west, drainage in swamps, raises total US land productivity. The piece questions whether this relief truly helps farmers facing surplus prices and notes public assurances may exceed actual work.
The Chicago mayor William Hale Thompson criticizes public school architecture, claiming 300 tons of stone symbolize Britain and orders architects to abandon the original Type F plan. He promotes a new “Thompson type” for future buildings, calling the plan an absurd, pathetically foolish idea.
A long personal health column extols good coffee over alcohol and mocks weak brews. It then shifts to practical tips for brewing, warnings about overboiling, and a lively Q and A section on baths, fitness, smoking, and skin conditions with brief doctor responses.
President of the University of Wisconsin argues for mental hygiene counsel for students but warns against overrapid, expert-led expansion. He critiques Freudian simplifications and stresses preserving college tone, priestly guidance, and careful, gradual use of mental health services to prevent emotional tangles among youth.
A Davenport Times piece notes that U.S. barber shops spend about 750 million dollars yearly on hair care and grooming. Less than two thirds covers shaving and haircuts while the rest funds massages and tonics. It argues men are growing body care interest, akin to women, as beauty concerns spread from salons to barbers.
A 1938 New York chronicle portraits Chinatown under gray dusk contrasting with weather moods. Police tension and tong activity loom as dawn approaches and violence flares briefly. The piece also sketches Ninth Avenue life and a resilient, striving community amid poverty.
Uncle Wiggily traverses fields and woods seeking maple sap to boil into candy. He recalls meeting Vallié on his steps and worries fox or wolf may disrupt his sap gathering while noting the maple tree flow marks the season. He digs a hole in the tree and collects the sap as Nice water flows.
In a rustic scene Uncle Wiggily rigs a tin pipe and pail to collect maple sap while guarding against mischievous foes. The rhythm follows a playful rescue of sap and a harmless homey ending as the muskrat nurse Janet completes the day in Indy Housekeeper style.
The Uncle Wiggily story ends with Vallie stuck on a maple wax candy lump and friends joking about the mishap as Yallie enjoys candy. A later Paris transit idea envisions horizontal street widening with pillar archways, raising concerns over sidewalks, darkness, and air pollution.
Detroit News notes decade of progress against infectious diseases and home safety but laments motor vehicle deaths rising with vehicle numbers. Insurance study cites three of every ten accidental deaths linked to automotive traffic, urging continued safety measures.
A historical Nature Notes column invites readers to submit questions on birds insects and fish. It includes a user query about a May to September Montana bird with ground nests and a grayish black female, plus inquiries on insect life stages and fish sound production. Prior Q and A explain seed cracking digestion and regurgitation in birds.
A large audience gathered to hear Mr Durant discuss The Story of Philosophy, with Prof Brogan noting Durant’s talent for popularizing complex ideas. The piece argues philosophy asks life’s basics, such as purpose and destiny, and stresses intelligence as a guiding ethical standard over authority.
UNCLE RAY'S CORNER recounts meeting Chilean author Julio Jimenez in New York City. It notes his Spanish novel The Ideal, his thoughts on how he learned English, and anecdotes about Chile’s nitrate industry and Andean scenery. The piece also touches on his character as a gentle, worthy figure and mentions his ideas on a future earth.
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