Waterloo Evening Courier front page notice and policy era
The Waterloo Evening Courier announces publication details and pricing for subscriptions and advertising. It lists offices in multiple cities and outlines ad policy and rights, including fraud prevention and acceptance rules, with staff titles and a policy note on republication and circulation.
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Brooks& Finley, Representatives
Personalities and the cost of dirty politics
The piece argues that voters deserve a candidate’s record and character while condemning mudslinging and insinuations in campaigns. It notes the recent primary’s dirty tactics and urges citizens to refuse voting for those who enable slurs, asserting such choices avert calamities.
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Insanity Defense and Calls for Reform in Murder Trials
A telegraph editor critiques the insanity defense in murder trials and argues for stricter punishment, suggesting life imprisonment for insane murderers. The piece laments juror difficulty convicting and notes harm to normal citizens and families from violent crimes.
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Telegraph
C E Montague Laid To Rest A Great English Writer
The world mourns C E Montague English novelist and critic once chief editorial writer for the Manchester Guardian for 25 years He gained worldwide attention with Right Off the Map a satire on war His editorials were regarded as sound and well styled Franklin P Adams hailed A Hind Let Loose as a sharp witty critique of journalism
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Franklin P. Adams
New York
Oscar and Agatha Graduate By Mysterious Means
In a humorous tale Oscar quits college due to eye trouble after a brief stint with a swell fraternity while Agatha hops between schools and finally abandons higher education. Yet both are claimed to have earned a degree, a twist that mocks pretensions about diplomas. Only things of value are stolen.
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Oscar
Agatha
Fei
Iowa Pear Button Industry Mentioned In Brief
A brief note describes Iowa's pear button industry as a distinctive but seldom recalled local business, noting yearly button production and its economic role in the state. The text contrasts eastern readers with Midwestern familiarity, hinting at regional industry significance.
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Iowa
West Coast
Mussels Used To Make Buttons In State Plant
Ten million dollars worth of mussel button stock is produced in Muscatine where two pioneers started a factory. The plant now employs modern high speed machinery and can produce over 80 000 gross of finished buttons weekly. Government directed work has run for 20 years with eight branches supplying raw blanks from several rivers.
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Muscatine
Mississippi
Wabash
Ohio
Tennessee
White
St. Francis
Everybody Is As Young As We Thinks
An outline on hygiene argues there is no real rise in cancer or cardiovascular disease and that longevity hinges on arterial health and life choices. It cites Osler and cautions against fatalism, noting heredity and lifestyle influence arteries and aging.
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Model Times
Dr. Osler
Questions and Answers on Hard Water Health Effects
Questions discuss whether hard or soft water impacts health for families and children. An answer says mineral content in water may be unused by the body, milk provides more nutrition, and a diet of fresh produce supports health regardless of water hardness.
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New York
Love and Liberty at Wisconsin Aessay on parenting and learning
GLENN FRANK argues the university and family share responsibilities in guiding youth. He notes mothers and fathers visit campus to understand the balance between love and liberty, warning of hidden tyranny in great affection and urging cooperation between home and university for genuine learning.
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Liberty
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McClire Newspaper
Vanished Manhattan Aristocrats in a Taller Era
The piece recalls the aging Manhattan elite as their marble brownstones give way to towering skyscrapers. It paints their faded customs, loyal servants, and the ghostly presence of a once-vibrant social order now replaced by modern clamor. An anecdote contrasts cautious guards with former newsroom and hotel missteps.
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Uncle Wiggily and the Lost Ball
A white poodle urges Uncle Wiggily to play ball while the rabbit cautions age, then the poodle spots friends named Jackie, Peetie Bow Wow, Johnnie, Billie Bushytail, Toodle, and Nootile joining them for a game.
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Mr. Longears
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Peetie Bow Wow
Johnnie
Billie Bushytail
Toodle
Nootile
Puzzle Poodle Joins Woodland Ball Game
Uncle Wiggily meets a new dog named the puzzle poodle among animal friends on the Woodland path. The white poodle hints at plans for a ball game as Jackie and other animal boys approach.
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White dog and Uncle Wiggily puzzle forest playday
Uncle Wiggily and animal friends meet a poodle who draws missing word puzzles. The white dog supplies the missing words to three rhymed lines, and the group prepares a ball game until Bob Cat arrives snarling. The beaver boy Noodle signals danger as tension rises.
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Billie Bushytrail
White Dog
Uncle Wiggily
Jackie Bow Wow
Sammie Littletail
Noodle
Beaver Boy
Fellows
Bob Cat
Puzzle Alleges Missing Ball and The Spellling Reform Battle
A playful comic fragment features characters Bob Cat Jackie Bow Wow and Uncle Wiggily chasing a ball and discussing an air loss in a puzzle. The text then shifts to a New Orleans item reporting opposition to a proposed 42 symbol phonetic spelling reform arguing against scrapping the alphabet and predicting strong resistance from schoolchildren and proofreaders.
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Jackie Bow Wow
Uncle Wiggily
Hzard
New Orleans
Spelling Reform Association
Numonia
Abe Martin on Foreigners and National Identity
A Mason City Globe Gazette column mocks xenophobia by noting Americans are all foreigners to some extent. It argues that language missteps and cultural differences are minor in a country with a long, evolving history and emphasizes shared citizenship over rigid labels.
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Mason City
Glicbe-Gazette
Burroughs Nature Club Notes Q and A in Nature Notes
Readers submit questions on topics from salt baths for pests to attracting butterflies and nesting hawks. Answers cover beekeeping fumigation safety, terms for a rabbit’s leap, and recommendations for birdhouse sizes and placement to deter English sparrows.
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Nature Notes
Fifty Years Ago In The Courier June 5 1878 Edition
A compact retrospective note urges abating stench nuisances in Waterloo with hog pens cited as worst in the west. The item references Hremer County Farmers Mutual Insurance organization formed May 3 1875 covering over $800000 in property. Population estimates reach 15000 during a firemen’s tournament day.
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Hremer County Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Association
Thor and Loki Elf Gifts in the Norse Tale
Uncle Ray narrates a Norse myth where elves spin hair for Sifs, Loki receives a magical spear for Odin, and a dwarf Brock earns Thor a hammer after a bet. Loki’s cleverness contrasts with Brock’s gifts, ending in a scuffle over heads and necks as Thor seeks justice.
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