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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1929
Page
3
Waterloo Evening Courier front page masthead with volume issue and publisher details. Includes subscription rates, postal and advertising policies, rights and reprint notes, and office locations for major cities.
The Iowa senate passed a measure repealing the prohibition on referencing a defendant’s failure to testify. The debate lasted over two hours, criticizing the old rule as out of step with common sense. The act aims to align law with fairer evidence practices and encourage further reforms.
By July 1 a group of friends of the late Cleveland H. Dodge seeks 4 million dollars to reach a total of 15 million for six American colleges in the near east linked to the Dodge family. Institutions include Robert College in Constantinople and the American University of Beirut among others, all aimed at training leadership in a region just touched by modern education. Donors may contact the Near East College Association at 18 East Forty-first Street, New York City.
A movement to form a Waterloo chamber of commerce gains traction with two hundred volunteers dedicating time. The aim is to unite citizens, concentrate efforts, and build community achievement through collective action and broad membership.
The United States owns about 194 million acres of unappropriated lands mainly in the west, with 198 million acres bearing general mineral rights and 11.75 million with specific mineral rights. Coal reserves total 200 million tons, phosphate potential around 8 million tons, and potash appears unlimited. Oil and gas fields number five, yielding 33 million barrels annually, plus 4 million acres of shale lands with potential of 60 billion gallons of crude oil. Shale oil currently uneconomical but could become profitable if prices rise.
Cars face no gasoline supply worries, only possible price rise. Uncle Sam’s public lands in use are under leases and permits. The two most noted holdings are Teapot Dome and Muscle Shoals, indicating valuable energy sites managed by government leases.
A column laments the decline of high note tenors like Caruso and De Reszke due to radio. It argues baritones suit the air better. A separate note reports the Cunard liner Mauretania arrival in New York with $4,700,000 in gold aboard.
Dr. Albert S. Welsh examined a thousand tonsils from city dispensary patients. Findings: 3 with tuberculosis, 1 cancer, 1 nonmalignant tumor. 430 disease-free. 280 with cheesy masses. 70 ulcerated or abscessed. 139 with muscle attached. 93 percent largely not seriously affected. Questions arise on wholesale tonsil removal and routine, independent examinations.
A 1814 dream tale warns of wealth from increasing profits yet falling nails prices. Jonathan, a Massachusetts miller, dreams a fairy predicts rising wages and falling prices, then automates nail production. The story argues modern industry can elevate society, despite social ills, by widening profits and freeing labor.
In Byrnes Park friction with winter winds and snow frames a quirky scene. A weary figure climbs the hills scanning white wilderness while a skeptical eye to new photo technology questions future fingerprinting. Variety and local vignettes mix with a Kansan quip about spats and a late Lindbergh anecdote as a chorus of disconnected items.
This week centers on labor as a blessing and duty from Exodus and Romans. The meditation urges cheerful work as service to God, promising happiness and enduring rewards through diligence, faithfulness, and co working with the divine to fulfill life’s values.
A New York diary entry details daily scenes from February. The writer notes home from abroad, receives autographed poetry from Charles Hanson Towne, and recalls Irene Castle’s compliment. He mocks crystal gazers, describes a busy social scene, and previews a tipless taxi plan to start in summer with 12 cabs and a possible nickel-to-quarter fare shift.
Washington Daybook surveys the Senate floor antics of lawmakers. Senator Watson slaps his legs for emphasis while others stamp feet, grip desks, or twirl items as they argue. The piece highlights Borah, Hale, Hoflin, Joe Robinson, and several others as colorful orators.
The text critiques sensational publicity and public gullibility, mocking claims about exotic languages and staged moral influence. It cites Barnum era tropes and questions the authenticity of sensational figures like Jo Jo the Dog Paced Boy and Silvester Hendershot, urging scrutiny as York county Pennsylvania evidence.
The piece recalls Rutherford B. Hayes succeeding Grant after the disputed 1876 election. It details the private oath, public ceremony, and procession with Grant, the Marine Band, and Carroll’s band. It notes Hayes’s attire, Mrs. Hayes's outfits, and lavish White House decorations including a vast flower eagle. It mentions political groups, Blaine, Joaquin Miller, and Hayes’s alcohol abstinence policy. It also portrays the Hayes family life, daily routines, and affectionate fatherhood.
Fannie Brice and her new husband Hilly Rose live uptown on the East Side, after a later life in downtown Brooklyn. Brice, 37, native New Yorker, rose from Newark youth. Rose, 29, born in Rosenberg, known for songs and vaudeville hits. Their combined income is substantial, fueled by Rose writing material for Brice's show, including numbers in their latest musical. Mayor Walker officiated the hastily arranged ceremony backstage after a show.
Detroit News notes that French grape production for the year is recorded as 1,840,372,160 gallons, a figure expressed in billions rather than tens as in the United States.
The fragment hints at a prompt about perceptions of virtue and necessity, mentioning an Austrian president with many children and a frugal stance. It frames debate on whether frugality denotes virtue and questions insinuations about essential needs being tied to character.
An exercise from a Society Page feature outlines a rapid intelligence test. It presents word relations where the first two words relate, and the third in capitals links to one option among several to underline. Participants are told to complete within one minute and check answers later.
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