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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1929
Page
3
A Waterloo community needs feature argues for a modern contagious disease hospital with isolation facilities. The piece notes current equipment and public facilities fall short, urging a dedicated hospital to ensure proper care and quarantine, highlighting public health benefits and humane treatment.
The piece discusses how psychoanalysis reframes parents as the originals of fairy tale giants seen through a child’s eyes. It cites Woman’s Home Companion studies showing giants as clumsy, cruel or kind like adults, and notes this reshapes childhood memory and storytelling. It ends by noting a new problem for experts emerging from these findings.
A reader requested reprint of Jay E House’s creed of the average American. The key paragraph defines success as kindness, helpfulness, consideration, cheerfulness and good behavior, independent of wealth or status. The piece notes House’s balanced view of optimism and realism and urges living to these five traits. New Yorkers sought diversion amid a large lawsuit over alleged piracy of Able’s Irish Rose.
William Brady M D argues going bareheaded is hygienic and beneficial to hair, noting doctors and instructors oppose the fad but praising sun exposure, with anecdotes from Nebraska and college contexts. He recalls trying it, defends modest hatless wear, and warns against social pressure while conceding winter discomfort.
Readers submit questions on personal health and hygiene. Dr Brady answers limited to general guidance and encourages professional examination for diagnosis and care. The piece features mentions of a Judge named Tamsoln, cataract concerns, and a ruptured hernia with nonstandard spelling and aged phrasing.
Glenn Frank urges a religious renewal in a 1922 piece calling for prophetic figures to lead faith beyond routine church work. He argues to fuse sacred and secular life, shed theological vanity, and unite religious life with social and global issues to restore dynamic spiritual energy.
A New York era collage describes diamond trades and fortunes, from a $14,000 Diamond Jim Brady diamond that later rose to $40,000 emeralds sold for $700,000, to the rise of private speakeasies and glossy fortune tellers near Columbus Circle. Astrologer Evangeline Adams attracts high society, Wall Street patrons, and stage stars, while fortune teller hubs along Fortune Tellers Row draw crowds with readings from 50 cents to $10.
A Washington visitor details a climb to the Washington Monument top revealing the view of Capitol, White House, Lincoln Memorial, and Potomac. The report notes 898 stairs and 184 commemorative stones from nations, states, cities, societies, and individuals and cites 539,527 visitors last year and a total 8 607 805 since 1888.
The Bronx faces a growing problem of abandoned cars in vacant lots. The Bronx Board of Tende suggests a scrapping plant to reduce condemned vehicles. The plan envisions distributing salvage to college students skilled at handling the graveyard cars. Also notes Senator Curtis has been unusually quiet after the election.
Theodore Roosevelt is portrayed as loyal, patient, and candid with reporters, earning trust by telling the truth rather than flattery. The piece recalls his steady leadership during 1898 and 1916, his fearless stance on preparedness, and clashes with Wilson and Bryan, highlighting his sharp wit, political strategy, and relentless pursuit of American standards.
Roosevelt loved company of varied figures from wolf-killers to millionaires and relished life as the party’s forceful host. He mocked office elites yet preserved dignity, earning the nickname Teddy while friends recalled his falsetto and precise speech. A veteran reporter recalls distant days at Sagamore Hill detailing how Roosevelt weighed choices and used humor to frame political ideas.
A pamphlet style piece from The Baltimore Sun urges readers to avoid crowds, use preventive hygiene, and consider lifestyle choices during a health scare. It weighs options from gargling disinfectants to boosting immunity with citrus, cod liver oil, and codliver oil while recommending fresh air, car travel, or public conveyances to reduce fatigue and exposure. It humorously mentions will preparation, bathing cautions, and heating system upgrades, ending with a flyer like suggestion to seek sunny locales or cruises as crises pass.
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