Seventy Years Old Courier Marks Milestone in Waterloo
The Waterloo Evening Courier celebrates 70 years of service since its 1858 founding by William H. Hartman. The piece recalls the paper’s evolution from a weekly seven column folio to daily editions and semi weekly forms, highlighting its role in Waterloo and northeastern Iowa. It notes continued commitment to timely accurate news and thanks patrons for their support.
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Waterloo
Iowa
William H. Hartman
Washington
Times
Chicago Loses Bid to Divert Lake Michigan Water for Sewage
The United States Supreme Court rules the Chicago Sanitary District may divert water from Lake Michigan only for navigation and may not use extra water to reverse the Chicago River and flush sewage toward St Louis. The decision lowers Great Lakes levels and will require new sewage plants at public cost. Chicago warns of higher expenses and political fallout as the city cannot override other communities' rights.
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Chicago and the Lakes
Chicago
Supreme Court of the United States
Lake Michigan
Secretary of War
Chicago River
St. Louis
War Department
High Court
Sanitary District
Sanitary ‘District
Four Man for the Place Candidate Miles for Education Chair
Frank Miles, editor of the Iowa Legionnaire and active in veterans affairs, is a Democratic candidate for a state board of education chair. The governor appoints with senate approval, and Miles’ education and experience suit a high public post. His clear thinking and candid speech would give Town residents confident, logical positions on issues.
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Frank Miles
Iowa Legionnaire
State Board of Education
Senate
Courier
Free Russia and the hidden costs of Soviet freedom
After the Ro Manoffs fell, reports from Russia claimed peasant freedom and prosperity. American scholars toured the region, often shown only approved aspects. Modern dispatches now warn of political prisoners in camps, with harsh mistreatment and crowds exceeding tens of thousands in one camp.
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Russia
Europe
Soviet Union
Berlin
New York
Aspirin safety and its limits in everyday use
A Dr Brady column discusses aspirin’s curative limits and risks. It notes aspirin is a safe analgesic among salicylates but not harmless, warns against regular use for colds, and criticizes overuse especially when prescribed for sinusitis or general pain. It also covers potential immune interference and calls for cautious, temporary use.
New World of 1929 Calls for Larger Vision and Speed
Glenn Frank argues that 1929 ushers a new world with global finance and rapid change. The Santa Maria, SCALE, represents the universalized world, while COMPLEXITY and SPEED describe the intertwined, fast moving modern era demanding broader thinking and swift decisions.
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Christopher Columbus
Santa Maria
Neworld
Boston
Bombay
New York Scene Vividly Captures Roosevelt Era Charm
A tour through Manhattan scenes and personalities paints a lively portrait of New York. References span Hotel Roosevelt, tailors, theater life, Maiming red hair, Duveen family, Broadway schemes, and a glimpse of Central Park at night. The piece contrasts glamour with harsh career odds for chorus girls and notes on cultural figures.
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New York
Hotel Roosevelt
George Gould
Don Marquis
Walnuk
Joseph Duveen
Ark
Lady Duveen
George Kelly
Filver
Maurine Watkins
Daniel Prohman
Washington Daybook on Mrs Hoover at Society Musicals
Washingtonians react as Mrs Hoover appears unannounced at a society musicale. The scene draws whispers and head turning while former White House residents and official hostesses mingle, highlighting the era’s social intrigue surrounding the future first lady.
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Washington, D. C
White House
William “Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Edward P. Gann
Curtis
Hoover
President Coolidge Photographed in Ox Cart on Capitol Route
A photographer set up along the route as Coolidge rode an ox cart to an event, his 19 gallon hat low, mackinaw tight, gun in hand, prompting astonished calls from onlookers. A new Capitol Hill reporter emerges as Mrs. Clifford Pinchot writes a series.
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Coolidge
Sapeloc Island
Howard Coffin
Mr. Coolidge
Altho
Ero
Back Seat Radio and The New Wooing
The Arkansas Gazette cites federal estimates of 12 million radio receivers and 40 million radio listeners with 28 million critical listeners. The Philadelphia Inquirer notes a shift from old courting norms to modern bustling dating rituals with a dapper youth attending a social gathering.
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Arkansas Gazette
United States
Federal Radio Commission
Stauffer's 1928 Olympics tour and Dutch notes
L C Stauffer recalls his summer 1998 journey across seven countries, traveling 12 000 miles on a student wage of 185 dollars. He details experiences as a waiter aboard the U S Roosevelt, impressions of Holland and Amsterdam, Olympic events, and a Rhine voyage from Cologne to Heidelberg, noting currency values, culture, and the 1932 Los Angeles Games prospects.
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Stauffer
Waverly
U. S
Amenrica
Roosevelt
Holland
L. C. Stauffer
Goney Island
America
Europe
Belgium
France
Amsterdam
Finland
Los Angeles
Mie
James
Germany
Hallo
Olympique Champione Carr
Etats, Unis
Star Spangled Banner
Rhine
Cologne
Old
Heidelberg
Bonn
Mayence
Black Forest
Europe Travel Reflections on Americans and Encounters Abroad
The narrator recalls travel across France Switzerland and Belgium describing hospitality, currency, and service charges in Paris, rail life, and impressions of Americans abroad. He notes differences between American and European norms, warns against idealizing Europe, and recounts sea crossings including whale sightings near New York.
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Germany
France
Switzerland
Europe
Pantheon
Louvre
Napoleon
T Palace
Versailles
Opera
Trocadero Palace
Notre Dame
St. Etienné du Mont
Garden of Tuileries
Paris
American Express
Opéra Square
Theatre Boabies
Monmarte
Alps
Lake Interlaken
Lucerne
Roosevelt
Nantucket
New York Harbor
Gulf Stream
New York
America
Atlantic
Rome
Brussels
Mencken insult sparks farm relief debate in Rockford
The Rockford Register recalls H L Mencken being canned from the Chicago Tribune and quotes a W G N author. it mocks his view that farm relief hullabaloo is bunk while praising farmers who toiled during a blizzard tending horses cattle sheep and hogs and enduring zero weather.
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Mencken
Rockford Register
H. L. Mencken
The
Chicago Tribune
Carling
Ava
Bunk
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