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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1924
Page
3
The piece criticizes Congress for three months of inaction since the Teapot Dome affair. It argues legislators have neglected essential bills on taxes, immigration, tariffs, and agriculture, risking government funding and national security. It warns against broad immigration looser policies to fill farm labor gaps.
Lehman Johnson argues for expanding immigrant farm labor in the cotton belt to counter the boll weevil threat and sustain southern agriculture. He proposes a plan to allow skilled European farmers or workers into states with low native birth shares, a contention dubbed the Cotton War Plan and accused of vilifying Sicilian farmers and ignoring actual farm labor dynamics.
A Purdue University professor introduces a microphone stethoscope that magnifies heartbeats and a radio receiver picks up those heartbeats 500 miles away. The piece explores vast implications from lovers tuning in to hear each other to a dying great man’s last heartbeats shared globally.
The article blends reader questions on digestion and nervous symptoms with Dr. Brady’s cautious explanations. It discusses peristaltic noises, air swallowing, snacks between meals, and harmless starch eating, then answers readers on syphilis risk, asthma, and magnetic blankets.
Imogene and Andrew debate rising theater prices and the pull of movies, noting five dollar seats and the impact on attendance. They compare Broadway splash with lower priced films, forecasting talk of a future where only a few can afford top shows and the rest choose cinema.
A cryptic two syllable word puzzle with hints about two things and a single man at Netley. It asks for the word linked to expulsion from a net and a light unseen presence. The riddle also notes that great helps can be transposed into telegraphs.
The tale centers on a witch mother Tez Teg and her son who longs for riches. In a mountain setting the mother uses magic to aid him but cannot conjure gold, turning stones into animals and mountains into rocks as whispers spread of her powers.
Abe Martin jokes about taxes lingering on the horizon while Ike Bentley swaps his tractor for a sedan in a rural exchange scene. The tone mirrors a humorous column with familiar local names and rustic life.
Q A nature column asks readers to send questions on nature topics. The piece lists three questions about aquarium care lack of plant disturbance bird anatomy and a real orange fossil. It promises answers in tomorrow's Nature Notes.
The article notes that large leaves do not predict nut size and that most pecan varieties differ in fruit rather than leaf shapes. Botanists cannot determine a tree variety from a specimen leaf. It also mentions large leaves in vigorous trees and common leaf similarity among varieties.
Caution notes from the Marshalltown Times-Republican say Iowa GOP conventions show no opposition to Coolidge with many counties voting solidly for him. Judge Kenyon cited as honorable, Brookhart repudiated in several counties, and Des Moines Register tied to a town homestead slate. Observers doubt a Brookhart endorsement, silence on winners, and a calm party drift toward spring.
Fifty years ago The Courier reports the death of Mrs. J Gates after six weeks illness, with four children and husband left behind. Also noted are local injuries, a fatal log accident near Cedar Falls, a five year old killed by a sled in Bennington, and a protest against railway speed within city limits. New hearse and funeral gear from St Louis described in detail.
A roundup from February 27 1884 notes W T Whitney returning from southern Kansas and Indian Territory praising the region around Barnesville. Conductor George Frink of the Iowa Central reports repeated snow delays as blizzards disrupt tracks. Marriage is announced for RE M Wrant and Eva Jennings of Cedar Falls. German death of a 72 year old widow described. Snow plow accident on the Iowa Central is recounted with no injuries. The Diagonal road gains new service and mail operations begin at Hudson with local residents Wright Pierce and Tina Brown wedding at Dysart. A new Waterloo to Des Moines line ad is seen. Rude young men hanging in the post office lobby provoke the city marshal to act to restore order.
Twenty years ago this issue reports a G G W wreck near Dyersville killing four and injuring five. Cedar River harvests rise with shipments to Oelwein, Mrs Beck Sr. celebrates 70th birthday with family. A cold snap hits the community as sleet turns to zero.
Virginia Fairfax runs away to Los Angeles to become a motion picture actress. She befriends Gloria Summers and meets wealthy Herbert Richardson who plans to marry Gloria. A wild party triggers Kitty Dalton’s illness and a tense cover up as Virginia and Virginia’s past surface with movie star Theodore Stratton.
In a scene at a social gathering, Theodore Stratton and Maud Larson converse as Miss Sanson and Maud tease about the world, flesh, and devil. The group discusses Herbert Richardson, a friend of Stratton, and the fleeting memory of a prior companion. The dialogue blends flirtation with hints of social intrigue.
Letter from Waterloo Iowa discusses insurgent opposition to President Coolidge, praising his firm action on investigations and oil leases. It argues a president needs party backing in Congress, notes tax policy and committee chair elections, and urges Iowa Republicans to reelect Coolidge and elect a loyal senator.
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