Newspaper masthead and policy notice from Waterloo paper
The Waterloo newspaper lists publication details and staff, subscription rates, and advertising policies. It notes ownership by W. H. Hareman Co and credits the Associated Press, United Press International, and other bureaus. It warns against fraudulent ads and outlines payment terms and classified ad rates.
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Yoel Tno
W. H. Hareman Co
Courier Bidg
Corner Park Ave
Commercial St
Joan G. Hartman
Waterloo
Iowa
Associated Press
United Press International News
Audit Bureau of Circulations
York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Story
Brooks de Finley
Representatives
First Step Toward Penalizing Liquor Buyers Emerges
A Philadelphia federal judge ruled a New York clubman guilty of conspiracy to violate the Volstead Act for arranging illicit liquor transport, potentially making buyers liable for illegal possession. The decision, the first of its kind, signals a major shift toward punishing customers and could curb bootlegging, with broad legal implications.
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Philadelphia
New York
William H. Kirkpatrick
Radioogram service to link 110 cities nationwide
The article reports a nationwide radioogram network planned to connect 110 cities with 40 short wave channels for messages and 20 for press dispatches. Universal Wireless Communications will run regular service with capital of 25 million dollars, aiming to start within a year. The Federal Radio Board cites strong finances and modern equipment as basis for success, with RCA and Mackay Radio also involved as early players.
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Telegram and Cable
Universal Wireless Cormn
Munications Company
Harald A. Lafount
Federal Radio Board
Universal Company
United States
Universal
General Radiogram
Radio Corporation of America
Mackay Radio Company
Will of William Bradford Merrill sparks debate on incentives
The late Hearst executive Merrill left a will that favors female relatives over male kin and cites poverty as the best driver of success. He argues hardship preserves self reliance and warns against overindulgent provision for offspring. His stance is seen as old fashioned yet argued as sound.
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William Bradford Merrill
Hearst Publications
Balkans Tension Escalates as Macedonian Revolutionaries Stir
Reports cite renewed Balkan threat as Macedonia rebels push for independence. Leader Ivan Michalloff based in Petritch Bulgaria guides a bellicose faction amid regional disputes involving Greece and Serbia, signaling potential wider conflict.
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Balkans
Bolivia
Paraguay
China
Macedonia
Jugo
Slavia
Greece
Bulgaria
Ivan Michalloff
Petritch
Agitation for Macedonian Autonomy Intensifies in Balkans
The article traces Macedonian autonomy efforts over 35 years in the Balkans, noting earlier roots in Alexander the Great and tracing up to 1912 alliances among Serbia Bulgaria and Greece. It mentions renewed protests by Yugoslavia over border ferment and speculates on potential regional conflict if other fronts fail.
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Sofia
Balkan
Alexander
Bulgaria
Serbia
Greece
Turkey
Jugo-Slavia
Mars
South America
Balkans
Employment and Wages Rise in November Says Bureau Report
Reliable data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show higher employment in November compared to the prior year with index values 87.7 versus 85.9. October 1928 also beat October 1927 88.1 to 87.6. Wage payments for November October and September 1928 exceed 1927 levels with indices 92.1 94.8 0.14 and 87.8 91.2 0.1. October 1928 was the best month for employment and wages, unlike 1927 when March topped the year. Seasonal patterns explain some variation, but prospects hint at expansion in early 1929.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Department of Labor
Grand News for Skinny Folks in Health Columns
Dr Brady addresses "skinny ninnies" pursuing fashion ideals, urging medical exams and carbohydrate tolerance tests. He notes insulin use by some doctors can aid weight gain, cites reports by Appel Farr and Marshall on improvements in selected cases, and promises more on the topic soon.
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Dora
Munyon
Tani
K. E. Appel
C. B. Farr
H. K. Marshall
Collus
Questions and Answers on Water Softening and Ailments
Minrd Water asks about softening house water and uses borax as a softener for laundry and boiled water. Boiling reduces some hardness for drinking, though extreme hardness may be tolerable. A reader reports rheumatism symptoms and a medical response notes nevritis is nerve inflammation, not arteritis.
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Fiense
HK. Wl .S
Borax
Bunyan is Not Dead in Anniversary Essay
Cambridge scholar T. RB Glover cites Bunyan’s lasting vitality during Bunyan’s 300th birth anniversary era. Glenn Frank notes three core points: religion shaped Bunyan, imprisonment for a cause, and Bunyan as author of his own autobiography.
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Bunyan Is
Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
Century Magazine
Tie McChire Newspaper Syndicace
T. RB. Glover
Campbridge University
John Bunyan
Cambridge
Bunyan
Glover
Pilegrim
New York by Day and Night Life in Tenderloin District
A 1928 New York snapshot contrasts day and night in the Tenderloin between Forty-fifth and Fitz Heth streets. It describes ribald nightlife with cabarets and gyp joints, new cafe workers, autographs, Riverside Drive leisure, and bustling celebrity activity along with a morbidly humorous coffin-shaped cigarette case.
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New York
Forty-fifth
Fitz Heth
Tenth Avenue
Sixth Avenue
Broadway
Wilson Mizner
Giddap
Uncle Wiggily's Rattling Window
In a quiet winter scene, Mrs. Longears wakes to a rattling window at Uncle Wiggily's hollow stump bungalow. The family, including Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy and Baby Bunty, sleep after Christmas and New Year as a mysterious tapping and window rattle disrupts their rest.
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Uncle Wiggily
Waele
Uncle Wiggily and the Wind Rattling Window
Abe Martin style tale describes Uncle Wiggily fearing a burglary as wind rattles the window. The Police Dog arrives, confirms no intruder, and calms the household. Weathered furniture and a squeaky chair promised for a future installment.
New Year Reflections And Local Happenings Across Waterloo
In 1879 New Year observances filled churches with Christmas trees and gift exchanges. Notices include Raymond Brothers storage pricing and a list of residents paying New Year calls, plus a caution to visiting men. Stories from 1889 and 1909 recount storms, trains, deaths, and civic events in Waterloo with mentions of local firms, officials, and organizations.
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Raymond Brothers
Orion in the Winter Sky and Kansas Prohibition Talk
UNCLE RAY introduces Orion the hunter and the bull in Greek lore, noting the belt and dagger as visible when skies are clear. Tomorrow a Great Nebula is teased as PROMINENT PROMISE. New governor Reed faces Topeka sessions with focus on prohibition in a state famed for early anti alcohol laws.
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Topeka
Lyons Daily News
Kansas
Antisaloon League
Orion
Earth
Uncle Ray
New York Times
Reed
Burroughs Nature Club Notes Answers Preview
Answers to readers questions in the Burroughs Nature Club Notes column cover topics on ostriches, peat formation, and musk ox domestication. The piece recounts past attempts, with notes on captivity, incubation, and historical expeditions, including details from Sweden and Stefansson’s Canadian Arctic journey.
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Nature Notes
Sweden
Greenland
Stefansson
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