Waterloo Evening Courier Editorial and Advertisement Policies
The Waterloo Evening Courier lists publication details and staff, notes daily operations by W. H. Hartman Co., and provides subscription pricing. It outlines advertising rules, travel and representative offices, and policy on fraud. Public notices, deadlines, and payment terms are specified, with mentions of Associated Press rights and circulation audits.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterleo
Town
Associated Press
United Press International News
Audit Bureau of Circulations
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Storr, Brooks & Finley
Representatives
Global language clash seen as hard task for 111 scholars
Fifty Americans and 59 British poets and philologists meet in England to decide on correct pronunciation and usage of words for trans Atlantic fliers. The mock tribunal notes the New English Dictionary slated for publication and suggests Americans and Britons may imitate each other’s accents, but concedes the problem is vast across dialects and ages.
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England
Shaw
Intrepid
Band of Dreamers
Britain
America
Boston
Great Britain
Professional Alarmists at Geneva Naval Talks Face Rumors
Opinion argues that international delegations meet to discuss disagreements and seek compromises. It criticizes alarmist reports of alliances and hostility as misleading, noting that to reach workable proposals each nation must be heard and that premature rumors hinder progress.
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Geneva
Japan
William Penn
United States
England
Great Britain
Ultra-sound Whistles May Aid Police in Germany
In German towns police use whistles emitting ultra sounds inaudible to humans to warn posts without tipping off criminals. The piece imagines a future of super hearing with ears tuned to ultra sounds predicting movements, weather, fires, and even ball trajectories, while noting drawbacks like factory smoke and gardening outcomes.
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Chicago
Jules Verne
H. G. Wells
How the Model Fat Boy Came Back
A 47 year old man, 68 inches tall and 194 pounds, passes a life insurance exam with no major complaints. He notes a drop in breath-holding from 50 to 31 seconds and increasing dizziness and moodiness, tracing weight gain to overeating and underworking. The doctor recommends weight reduction and lifestyle changes, including assessing a late lunch habit, with a follow up planned.
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Stark
Living tips for a healthy marriage and childhood
A reader asks for book recommendations on living properly after marriage and raising healthy children. The columnist declines to endorse any single book, offering instead a mailed letter of advice to interested brides. The column also answers a query about corn syrup in cheap jams, noting it is glucose and can be used to flavor homemade jam.
Contradictory America by Glenn Prank discusses unofficial statesmen
The piece argues America in 1927 shows a split will between rural and urban, individualism and collectivism, localism and centralism, democracy and dictatorship. It praises unofficial statesmen who think beyond office politics to guide political and social philosophy, promising to paint a portrait tomorrow.
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America
Glenn Prank
University of Wisconsin
Century Magazine
Copyright
McClure Newspaper
Guglielmo Ferrero
Ferrero
Germany and France race to lure motorists with new roads
Des Moines Capital-Tribune notes Germany and France plan upgraded highways to attract American and British tourists bound for Italy and the Riviera. It cites Europe’s tourist revenue, estimates U.S. travel spend at 3.3 billion dollars, and Iowa’s dwindling out-of-state car traffic amid poor road conditions. It argues Iowa should match international road plans to keep dollars at home. Rock Island Argus jokes about unidentified White House spokesmen and a supposed official worm digger.
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Des Moines
Capital-Tribune
Germany
Italy
Riviera
France
Europe
Iowa
Thoughts on Fifth Avenue and Hollywood Gold Delights
Vivid sketches of New York Street life along Fifth Avenue and Columbus Circle mix with media industry notes and fashion impressions. The writer notes modern progress, facades, shops, and theatre districts while recalling celebrities, wigs, and glossy headlines. A playful aside on a murder trial advert and Rialto slang closes the piece.
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New York
Jay
Fifth Avenue
Plaza Fountain
Central Park
Columbus Circle
Upper Broadway
Salvation Army
Gene Markey
Chicago
Fashion Plate
Queen Marie
Hudson
Hungary
Mary MacKinnon
Times
Abe Martin Lester Pine Buys Sawmill Venture
Abe Martin Lester Pine has purchased a sawmill and aims to build a successful venture though he admits limited schooling. Mrs. Lon Moon bids him farewell warning to beware of trucks as her husband heads to paint the courthouse steeple today.
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Lester Pine
Uncle Wiggily and the Blueberries Adventure
Uncle Wiggily and Baby Bunty collect blueberries and yellow flowers by the brook. Bunty’s hollow reed blueberry shot frightens a bobcat, who is driven off by the clever bunny. They return home with berries and blooms as Nurse Jane and Mrs. Longears plan an evening visit.
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Nurse Jane
Mrs. Longears
Jane
Mr. Longears
Baby Bunty
Bunty
Uncle
Mr. Longecats
Pines and Pullen House Mystery Builds to Heist Hint
In a continuing tale, Mrs. Elsie Pullen worries over a costly lacquered chest bought by her husband. After burglars target the box and an immense fortune of diamonds is rumored to be hidden inside, the Pulens face mortgage strain and debate drastic home plans while a Canton China treasure reward surfaces, hinting the diamonds may be in the family’s possession.
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Fred Pullen
Pullen
Julia
Elsie
Daday
Mrs. Pullen
Fred
Carlile
Canton
China
Tin Tong Hay
Peking
America
Tin
United States
Lakes Made by the Glacier in Wisconsin and Minnesota
Uncle Ray explains how the last glacier formed numerous lakes in northern Wisconsin and Minnesota by damming river valleys. He describes the process of glacial damming, notes river course changes, and observes scratched bowlders left behind as evidence.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
North America
Uncle Ray
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