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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1928
Page
3
A plea to graduates argues the real test is future earnings and endurance, not tassels or diplomas. The piece reflects skeptical adult viewpoints on post college life, work reality, and parental expectations.
An incoherent excerpt discusses a fire near Pierre church and university with references to women and children. It mentions burning remains and disputes over German involvement, urging caution about engraving claims that the original library was razed by German fury.
An anecdote from a summer day at Waterloo's union station highlights delays and a poorly managed depot. A passenger rages at an out lunching agent while awaiting service, prompting complaint that the town lacks a proper four hour service standard and a depot worthy of visitors. The tale ends with regret that locals cannot guide outsiders to a satisfactory transit hub.
An American student writing in Current History notes massive Chinese migration to Manchuria. Over five years about 3,000,000 have left, with daily arrivals often exceeding 1,000 and sometimes 5,000. In 1925 500,000 left. this year may surpass 1,000,000. Famine in Shantung drives the exodus along with taxes, extortion, overpopulation, and terrorism.
Fragmentary remarks discuss open rural districts and settlement, noting crowding in this country compared with European regions. The text mentions Occidental and Oriental peoples enjoying plenty, implying a discussion on population distribution and regional comparisons.
A medical note outlines poison ivy care including washing with soap and water within 24 hours, applying tincture of iron chloride diluted with water, and using hyposulphite of soda as a wet dressing. It recommends gentle bathing, avoiding vigorous scrubbing, and possible immunity via eating ivy leaves or berries, with various home remedies and cautions from readers.
A sprawling column surveys Broadway culture with sketches of actors chorus girls and managers, cataloging style and personas. It includes fl or commentary on modernist culture, theater scenes, taxi drivers, touring visitors, and the fashion of the era, plus social notes about a cataract question and baby feeding guidance.
Essay examines equality of opportunity in democracy, praising its role in lifting common men to leadership while warning of a tank weed born from militant individualism. It argues industrialism can become tyranny without social intelligence, as leaders rise and reproduce less, threatening democratic vitality.
A fragment from a era of cabaret lore contrasts a failing Broadway torch song era with a comic Uncle Wiggily tale. It mingles theater gloom, a fox and bear plot, and a puzzle loving rabbit as the scene shifts from music rooms to woodland capers, ending with a philosophical note on risking life for adventure.
The Black Bear sits injured by singed fur in a doorway while the Fox passes by to visit Mrs Hen. The Fox teases about Uncle Wiggily lighting a Fourth of July candle and scorched fur, claiming the Bear thought he caught Uncle Wiggily and his rabbits.
In a household run by Sir George Peterson, Barbara defies her guardian by drawing, while Mally Lee, hired to care for Barbara, confronts Paul Craddock the aunt's nephew and secretary. Tension rises as a missing diamond pendant complicates loyalties and threatens Sir George's temperamental control at the study door.
In UNCLE RAY'S CORNER, the article notes ant conflicts between different kinds rather than within a single nest. It describes how ants fight using bites stings and venom to attack each other.
Observations describe ant armies fighting, with larger soldiers overpowering smaller foes. Masters issue orders while some slaves gather eggs, carry cocoons, and search for food. Amazon ants are cited as slaves making their masters weak and unable to feed themselves, as one observer recalls feeding the starving remnant.
Nature Notes offers reader questions and expert replies on birds milk bacteria and frogs. The column explains bluebird identification, causes of milk ropiness from captain bacteria, and contrasts bull frogs with peeping frogs, noting sizes habitats and spring behavior.
The column comments on women in politics with a playful tone, claiming the era will see women moving into leadership. It references social roles and home life as context for the debate, implying strong opinions about female public involvement.
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