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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 22, 1929

Page

4

Burorter Daily News Admits Press Costs and Teletype Evolution

A garbled historical page notes subscription details and ownership, then discusses press machinery shifts from linotype to teletypesetter, highlighting efficiency gains and continuing skilled labor needs. It cites Associated Press affiliations and mentions editor, treasurer, and manager roles amid a broad industry snapshot.

W. H. Rarzman Co Gourier Bldg Corner Park Ave Commercial St Telephons Grand Exchange Youn G. Hartman Torossus Jackson Valerioo Towa Associated Press United Press International News el! News Audit Bureau of Orientations Inis New York Philadelphia Chicago Los Angeles San Francisco Story Rooks & Finley

Norbeck Bird Sanctuary Bill Aims Preservation Plan

Congress should pass the Norbeck bill to create inviolate migratory bird refuges with strong wardens, cooperative state involvement, no federal hunting licenses, and funding limited to under 1 million dollars yearly. All migratory birds would be protected, preserving America’s remaining wild life.

Congress America

Thinking Not idleness Will Follow Ford’s Labor Shift

The piece discusses Henry Ford’s view that future machines will remove manual toil and that thinking becomes the new hard work. It warns that progress requires mental labor to replace physical effort and asks how society should prepare to thrive when tools replace hands. It urges using saved time and energy intelligently to avoid stagnation.

Henry Ford Mr. Ford

Teletypesetters May Reshape Newspaper Work

A month ago word spread of an invention letting typesetting machines run without human help from distant points. Electric impulses feed punched tapes to machines, creating slugs for forms. Debate centers on employment impact and which sections newspapers can automate.

Medical ethics on royal illness and public reporting

Dr William Brady discusses medical ethics in reporting a king's illness and the limits of disclosure. He contrasts physician etiquette with journalism, argues the public deserves clear health reports for public figures, and notes that doctors in charge decide what to reveal to the public. He includes Q&A on liver benefits, snakes, and child injuries, urging readers to send stamped envelopes for personal advice.

America Wellville United States Brady William Brady

Saddles and Wings by Glenn Frane

Glenn Frane, president of the University of Wisconsin and former Century Magazine editor, argues that machine transportation shifted freedom from individuals to systems. He contrasts premachine travel with railroads and schedules, then credits the automobile and airplane with restoring personal mobility from saddle to wings.

Glenn Frane University of Wisconsin Century Magazine The McClure

Hughes to Broadcast on Washington Memorial Effort

Washington dispatch notes Charles Evans Hughes plans a Washington's Birthday radio address on the George Washington Memorial project for the national capital. The effort, eight to ten years in motion, aims to fund a worthy structure near Pennsylvania Avenue, with Mrs. Henry Dimock as prime mover and presidential backing.

Freneric William Wise Washington BD. C Charles Evans Hughes Washington New York City Interborough Supreme Court Dlr Hughes George Washington Memorial National Capital Pennsylvania Avenue Harding Congress George Washington Henry, &. Dimock William C. Whitney Cleveland

Observing the U S Supreme Court in session

Washington Daybook recalls a January visit to the Supreme Court chamber. The marshal proclaims the court in session as Chief Justice and seven associates enter in single file. Justice Holmes, 87, noted for his Civil War wounds, and Justice Brandeis, likened to Lincoln, are highlighted as towering liberal figures with Taft nearby.

Chamir Wiliam Howard Tash Supreme Court of the United States Farmlar Oyez Taft Justice Holnes Justice Brandeis Lincoln Holmes

Graeco American Hero Honored As Ahepa Plans Tribute

In Ann Arbor a remembrance unfolds for Graeco American George Dilboy, posthumous Congressional Medal of Heroism. The Ahepa chapter considers steps to honor him, reflecting local ties to heroism and immigration history. The report also notes political chatter about Al Smith and Louis Ludlow, with broadcast and legislative implications discussed amid 1929 context.

Demetrios Ypsilanti Ann Arbor Ahepa George Dilboy

Weather Woes Prompt Comic Complaint in Houston

A Houston Post-Dispatch quip laments the weather forecast causing repeated antifreeze purchases. The columnist jokes that if the forecast paid back two bits each time a predicted freeze fails to occur, funds could go toward next summer's plans.

Houston “Post-Dispatch

Lan caster Society Debates Obnoxious Heads and Chests

The Lan caster Literary society at Atchison debates which feature is most obnoxious, a swelled head or a protruded chest, reflecting their humorous take on vanity.

Brad Pair Atchison Daily Globe Lancaster Literary Society

Publicly commend for paying taxes in far Japan

An English observer in a Japanese city receives a surprise notice praising his regular tax payments and offering a prize. He muses on the absurdity, the public ceremony, and the scene where prizes are awarded, while joking about seals, plates, and rewards. He ends by urging authorities to honor taxpayers more broadly.

Chinds Count Chinda Tokio United States Indiana Booth Hoosiers Chinda Wabash Japan Berlin Washington London Manchester Eng Guardian E. P. Esquire P. S U. S Plato Sara Rebecca

Onboard Sea Voyage Tales of a Busy First Trip

A lively shipboard column describes the Atlantic crossing with vivid sky and sea imagery. It notes passengers like Roy Burton and Minnie Clark, romance rumors, a youthful deckhand aiming to command, and witty exchanges about class travel and French sailors, all set amid bar chatter and a playful, gossiping tone.

Atlantic Roy Burton Clathe Burtons Minnie Clark Duchess de Polivine Bey Charlot Irvin Cabb John Erskine C. F. Bertilli George Ujlman New York Henry Villar M. Villar Ocean Grand Guignol

Indirect Legislation and Highway Beautification Debate

The piece argues that Americans rely on indirect laws to curb unattractive billboards and other roadside ugliness rather than direct bans. It cites Buffalo as an example where the state skirts ugliness by claiming safety concerns, risking overbroad suppression of beauty and exposing a broader habit of legislative indirection.

France David A. Reed Pennsylvania Tom” Butler United States Gold Star Pilgrimage Bureau Uncle Sam New Orleans Times-Picayune Buffalo Buf

Wounded Vanity Makes Calls Stir Up Trouble

A Milwaukee woman sues a telephone company for giving her beauty shop and an old ladies home the same number. The case highlights misdirected calls and the insult to injury in a peculiar mix up of telecommunication listing.

Houston Post-Dispatch Milwaukee Dora

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