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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1925
Page
3
A May building boom may set a new monthly record, with contracts at their highest ever for April and costs steady in large centers. Experts note postwar delays lifted as builders anticipate ongoing demand. activity suggests renewed prosperity and a hopeful economic outlook.
The piece weighs possible Republican candidates a year out, noting no true runners yet. It lauds Cummins as best poised to succeed and questions his health for continued service, urging him to remain in the Senate if able. Portia’s stray line appears as a garbled insert from the source.
Work on the Arlington Memorial Bridge foundations has begun as part of a $14,750,000 appropriation by the Sixty-eighth Congress. The bridge will extend from the Lincoln Memorial toward the Lee mansion in Virginia, connecting the Lincoln and Lee highways and adding to Washington’s architectural beauty.
A compact notation of Loyd style brain teasers lists clues and answers. The page presents wordplay like a large amphibious mammal and a returning no thanks figure, with clues such as measure of a thing and a remaining word lemur, suggesting a cryptic puzzle collection segment.
Personal health columns discuss progress in public health versus individual actions, noting typhoid fever decline due to water safety and chlorination rather than personal habits. It covers immunization, vaccine limits, and the value of public health measures, with reader Q&A on footwear, sand play, yeast versus beef, and general hygiene.
Imogene and Andrew argue over a mysterious postcard initialed J. A. that disrupted their day. They speculate the sender is Jennie Adams from Atlantic City and joke about confronting the unknown correspondent if they uncover the writer’s identity.
Howard R Garis narrates Uncle Wiggily meeting a song sparrow that leaves the woods for a city. The bird stands out with a sweeter song than the common chipping sparrow, captivating listeners despite plain brown and gray plumage.
A rabbit and a sand sparrow exchange songs with a gilded cage canary. The canary refuses to leave its golden cage promising to stay while the sparrow and canary debate liberty and fame. A window scene shows the cage and a hawked song.
A song sparrow envies a canary’s cage and yellow feathers. It tries to color its water with yellow blossoms and turn itself into a canary. The blossoms trap the bird, nearly drowning it until Uncle Wiggily rescues and dries it. The sparrow learns it belongs in the woods, not a gilded cage.
Fragmented dialogue shows Abe Martin style humor about romance, marriage, and raising seven children. The speaker muses on past loves, unexpected unions, and social expectations in a comic rural setting.
A 1924 nature notes column from Burroughs Nature Club answers reader questions on topics like Baltimore oriole beaks orange blossom honey nectar, frog post rain behavior and bird plumage. It cites notes from Knoxville Journal on the senatorial contest with Cummins and Clark discussing health, party factions, and possible bids for the next election.
In Coon Rapids Enterprise notes from Will Illinois, editors discuss Ex-Gov Lowden and Gen Dawes as possible presidential picks. They describe Lowden as the more brainy and better fitted for the role, while Dawes is praised for ability yet considered too speculative.
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