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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 27, 1929

Page

3

Waterloo Evening Courier front page notice and pricing

Waterloo Evening Courier lists publication details and pricing for carrier and mail delivery, stock prices and rates, and editorial policies. It notes Associated Press and United Press International wires, advertising standards, and business office affiliations in New York Philadelphia Chicago Los Angeles and San Francisco with Story Brooks and Finley representatives.

W. BH Hartman Co Courier Corner Park Ave Commercial St Brench Exchange Envosceseng Hartman Jackson McCoy Uo Ua Coarrier Wsevee Seussees Everrapregeeres Waterloo United Press International News Associated Press Othe Audit Bureau of Circulations New York Philadelphia Chicago Los Angeles San Francisco Story Brooks & Finiey Representatives

Everlasting Debt of Remembrance for Founding Leaders

February evokes national history as Americans honor leaders beyond Washington and the Framers. Benjamin Franklin’s diplomacy at France, John Marshall’s judicial influence, Alexander Hamilton’s finance, and Daniel Webster’s legal interpretations are highlighted as shaping the nation. Their enduring contributions justify lasting remembrance.

Washington Benjamin Franklin Franklin France John Marshall Supreme Court Alexander Hamilton Finance the Treasury Daniel Webster

A Socialists Record and Spargo’s True Affiliation

A discussion argues that John Spargo remained active and trusted within socialism, citing his years on the national executive committee and as a delegate to conventions. It lists his writings and roles, asserting that critics’ claims of his disloyalty are ancient and unfounded.

John Spargo Spargo Socialist Party Vermont America Karl Marx

Tavistock Borough Politics and Unusual School Vote

Tavistock New Jersey, the smallest U S borough, with 19 voters and no local school, held a special election to fund Joe Logans tuition to Elizabeth Haddon public school in nearby Haddonfield. The golf club owned by Tavistock Country Club helped shape local governance and public works.

Paradise Tavistock United States New Jersey Joe Logan Tavistock Country Club Lo St Haal Elizabeth Haddon Haddonfield Sa Tavistore Board of Education Joe Department of Public Works Golf Club Corse Bureau of Highways

Des Moines Daily Herald to Challenge Des Moines Register

W Claude Jarnagin arrives as managing editor of the new Des Moines Daily Herald to compete with the Des Moines Register and Tribune. The McCune building on Court Avenue is remodeled to house a four deck straight line octuple press and advanced typesetting equipment. Des Moines aims to be a major news center with this new venture.

Des Moines Feld Des Moines Register and Tribune Des Moines Daily Herald W. Claude Jarnagin Des Moines Capital Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune McCune Court Avenue One Newsotte

Hoover to unveil new venture on March 4 with broadcast

Morning and evening papers discuss mergers and capital concentration as The Register plant promises unlimited resources. Public reaction remains uncertain while the nation awaits President-elect Hoover's masterpiece to be broadcast on March 4, expected to surpass Coolidge in clarity and breadth.

Register Herbert Hoover Calvin Coolidge Hoover

Personal Health Service Tales of a Meningitis Warning

A reader recounts a family doctor’s cold diagnosis for a baby that later developed meningitis, warning that a common cold can mask serious illness. The piece urges caution with health authorities and stresses recognizing early epidemic meningitis among respiratory infections.

Board of Health Bard of Health Mike Golden Mile

The World's Money By Glenn Frank 1829 Excerpt

Glenn Frank analyzes state expenditure levels and compares per capita wealth and income across nations. The piece discusses public spending shares, including examples from Japan France Austria Hungary Canada Italy and Norway, and poses policy questions for readers evaluating government budgets.

Glenn Frank McClure University of Wisconsin The Century Magazine Great Britain United United States Japan Italy France Germany Britain Austria Hungary Australia Canada Norway

Jest at Moment and Society Notes Across Vein of News

A collage of verse and anecdotes includes a flapper lament on independence and thrift, a note to Estelle about contemporary tests, a Los Angeles boy found in New Mexico, and reflections on war stories and public discourse.

Los Angeles New Mexico West

Brain Tests for N Y Evening Post Inc

A reader exercise asks to underline the best word for each statement, selecting precise terms. Items include manslaughter or murder for killing a king, inventive power described as clever or ingenious, a man pouring money into risky schemes as promoter or investor, breaking into a house as burglary or robbery, and an outspoken critic as candid. Answers appear on the Society Page.

Lent and My Home Meditation on Marriage and Faith

Copyright 1929 Topic for the Week emphasizes marriage as a holy unity. It extols mutual love as society’s foundation, noting the home’s sweetness, children’s joy, and life’s strength tied to the wedded bond. A prayer asks God to keep couples undivided to death and to preserve homes in beauty and peace.

Lfe Ajyone

Fifty Years Ago In The Courier Headlines

Excerpts recount weather with 12 degrees below, a new railroad ticket case, a Weller Gillen wedding in Orange township, valentines to the Waverly Republican editor, brewery engine orders, Whisky Row goose, Reform club meeting with five cent admissions, Red Jacket Fire company purchasing a La France steam engine, Mesquakie Indians entertainment, and notices of a Forties era auction, paper mill shipment plans, and Washington's birthday observance.

Rock Island Union Station J. J. Weller Orange Township Minnie Weller Robert Gillen Waverly Republican Red Jacket Fire Company

Courthouse Boiler Room Showcases Repairs and New Paint

A February report describes the courthouse boiler room softened by new paint and furnishings under fireman William Webb who also serves as carpenter, steam fitter, plumber, and electrician. County supervisors visited the new county farm for facility improvements discussions, and architect plans were reviewed. Jubilee services at First Methodist celebrate 280 new members and church rooms planning.

William Webb Board of Supervisors Denver Methodist Episcopal Church

Franciscan Sisters promise new hospital if funds raised

In a news item the Franciscan Sisters of St. Louis pledge a modern hospital with 30 beds contingent on raising the necessary funds. The note mentions the eventual larger St. Francis hospital being built. The piece also notes local soda fountain business activity as summer approaches and a Schultz drug store acquirement of a 24 foot electric display. Attorney E H McGoy travels to Tuabane to help relocate his father John McCoy and family to Waterloo. They have purchased the L E Fowler house on Logan Avenue. Fowler plans to build in Highland addition next spring.

Franciscan Sisters of Schultz Drug E. H. McGoy Tubuane John McCoy Waterloo L. EB. Fowler Logan Avenue Fowler Highland Addition

My Thirty Years at Sea Storm Challenged a Destroyer

A 1928 AP excerpt recounts a sailor Fried facing a severe hurricane aboard the destroyer Roe during fleet maneuvers bound for Guantanamo. He recalls the storm’s immense seas, damaged steering gear, and being 1000 miles off course before reaching port.

Associated Press Fried Roe Guantanamo

Shipboard Tales Of Storms And Winds From The Atlantic

The account describes heavy seas and cautious crews facing hurricane force winds from 60 to 160 miles per hour. It notes wave heights of 20 to 30 feet from trough to crest and 100 to 150 feet between crests, with surface waves traveling 25 to 46 miles. It cites West Indian hurricanes, Chinese typhoons, Mexican northers, and Magellan Strait upheavals as major storms and recalls a 1911 Atlantic coast encounter of destroyers during a violent winter storm. Wireless was in its infancy then, yet ships maintained some communication after losing sight of each other.

Delaware Straits of Magellan Atlantic

New York Hotels Face Early Bankruptcy and Social Trends

In New York reports reflect hotel optimism and fragility in early stages of operation with signs of crowd management and publicity plays. The piece notes lavish tactics, staff behavior, and the impact of scandals, murders, and fashion-driven publicity on patronage, plus a social portrait of Broadway hustlers and long-time porters.

New York E& Mammoth Fiske-Stokes Andr

Desperate voyage as destroyer battles raging seas

The crew endures massive waves and a damaged destroyer as they drift off course by about 1000 miles. Vermont tows them to Norfolk after days of battering, with three funnels crushed and the ship barely habitable. The port reunion brings relief and reflection on the ordeal.

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