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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1925
Page
3
A historic Waterloo newspaper page lists subscription prices and advertising policies with numbers for weekly and monthly rates, plus a safety warning about fraudulent ads. It includes a brief editorial on social conduct and two youths in LaSalle involved in a fatal ride case. The piece ends with reflections on changing social conventions and their impact on life.
Mrs Edward F White, reporter for the Indiana supreme court, argued before the Indiana Bar Association for federal regulation of marriage and divorce to curb disputes and injustices caused by state-by-state variations. She warned that approving an amendment would shift vast cases to federal courts and raise questions about the need and consequences of uniform rules nationwide.
A reflective piece cites Ruskin on machinery and dehumanization, arguing modern work relies on machines yet demands human vitality. It urges setting leisure hours to preserve life’s ingredients and warns against becoming mere cogs in a fast 24 hour schedule.
A compilation of brief editorials from Iowa and neighboring states discussing strike dynamics, non-resistance as a political weapon, coal price fears, and labor tensions. It touches on public officials guiding industrial disputes, the power of worker non-cooperation, and debates over evolution in Nebraska education.
William Brady presents layman health self tests such as mile run pace breath-hold and stair climber checks, noting tentative conclusions require expert confirmation. He discusses valvular heart leakage, breath length, and exercise response, stressing evaluation by physicians for suspected heart or circulation issues.
Director Hines explains the World War compensation act restricts service certificates for two years, voids any assignment or negotiation in violation, and limits loans to incorporated banks or trust companies. He warns that noncompliance voids rights to benefits and urges veterans to guard their interests.
Readers ask about identifying male and female ruby crowned kinglets, quick growing foliage for screening next door yards, and native American vegetables. The column notes answers forthcoming, with past discussions on skunks and cattle-killing predators, including market values and hunting impacts across seasons.
Bettie Myers aims for Hollywood after finishing dancing lessons and an amateur stage career. She leaves teaching to pursue acting, saving four hundred dollars, and faces the tough grind of auditions, small parts, and the lure of the movie world amid local chatter.
In Abe Martin style, the speaker quips that worse handicaps than poverty ugliness or injury include an offensive personality and a husband who is a dutiful wife aiming them at everything else. The wry tone laments social quirks and personal failings with humor.
A dialogue mocks Hollywood career path for performers from a vaudeville routine. It contrasts pay scales from orchestra members to high school teachers, noting the lure and brutality of show business. Characters discuss rejection, bribery, and moral judgments, ending with a guarded exchange between Imogene and Andrew.
Puzzle from a vintage Loyd column presents a word-displacement game. Readers fill a column from top to bottom using given definitions to reveal a final answer, a long necked small bovid.
Jingle and Jangle two mischievous rabbit girls plot a trick on Jackie Bow Wow by tying a tin can to his tail and crying Boo Uncle Wiggily discovers the ruse and gently scolds them while Jackie laughs and Uncle Wiggily unpins the can later a water can prank exposes the twins.
The Kansan dispatch imagines corn growing eight feet tall in Iowa and forecasts even taller stalks. It notes crossroad hides and water towers, likens forests to jungles, and predicts Iowa will reveal larger numbers as reports spread.
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