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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1928
Page
2
Waterlooo Evening Courier displays advertisement rates and policies including subscription options by carrier and mail, payment terms, and editorial controls. It notes office details, press associations, and advertising standards while listing representatives in major cities.
The piece portrays the presidential campaign as a grand game with Senator Fess defending Republican prosperity under Coolidge and Claude Bowes as Democratic critic in Houston. It notes the staged rhetoric and party lines while humorously noting delegates demand ample liquor despite laws and shortages for the convention.
David Sherman Beach of Bridgeport claims to be the next president of the United States. He markets himself as world actuary and inventor and sails a campaign with a no‑cost appeal. His broadside touts an airless wheel, shares for financing, and a single‑line platform: one god, one religion, one country, one law, one finance, one tax, one language, one public school, one ticket, one vote.
A brief biography of Harry Houdini portrays him as a fearless performer known worldwide for escapes and magic. It notes his early interest in feats, his jail breaks and underwater escapes, and his role in exposing fake mediums. The piece mentions a private code with his wife, rarely used after his death.
The ceremony united Catherine A. Smith daughter of the governor of New York and Francis J. Quillinan a young attorney. Guests bestowed lavish gifts including a Gibson pen drawing, Christy father portrait, Jefferson letter, White House stationery, Vennetian classware, Biltmore hotel cake, antique chairs, and other fine objects. About 1500 attendees were expected for the event.
The article notes an entire section of the executive mansion reserved for the guests and states the new Mrs. Quillinan will receive many gifts, more costly than most brides, yet she may be unsure how to handle some items.
A health article argues that injections of bacterial vaccine for colds are theoretical and unproven, noting Koch's rule requires proof that specific germs cause disease. It discusses autogenous strains from a patient and stock vaccines, warning immunity is likely temporary and not guaranteed.
A visiting nurse recounts daily worries of mothers about typhoid immunity and patient care. Responses clarify typhoid risks, paratyphoid relation, and the role of food and stress in disease, with practical guidance on diet and uric acid concerns.
Glenn Frank analyzes American business efficiency by industry, listing profit making percentages and net profit after taxes for major sectors. He ranks firms by profitability, notes overall corporate profit rates, and cites data from the Business International report, New York, October 1927.
Uncle Wiggily and Baby Bunty warn Jackie Peeti and Peelie Bow Wow to avoid touching a prickly purple thistle the Lady Bugs showed them a few moments earlier. The puppies ponder the eight stones and the four cornered square and guess the game is Hop Seetch.
Uncle Wiggily and friends explore a square puzzle that becomes an eight-cornered figure by trimming corners. They share flowers for Lulu who is bumped on her head and, to cheer her, Mr. Longears crafts a small paper square divided into seven parts to form a bowing figure.
An Iowa public figure endorsed the $100 million primary road bond issue on the forthcoming November ballot. The support comes from former Governor N J Kendall, cited for his long tenure and influence in promoting progressive road legislation during Seiwa’s governorship.
In May forty seven tramps were arrested with many driven out after a night in the calaboose. City Marshal Jenney reports 27 arrests for May, mostly drunkenness and disturbing the peace. Two saloonkeepers jailed for Sunday openings. The crop outlook notes a poor corn month but better small grain. weather woes persist with cold and wet. Wedding gifts greet William H. Palmer's forty ninth birthday celebration attended by 175 friends from Cedar Valley and Waterloo.
A Waterloo reminiscence page recalls Miss Virginia Van Metre returning from Iowa City after attending Iowa State University. Local students Ralph and Elmer Dunkelberg are home from Iowa State for summer, with Ralph pursuing law and Elmer medicine. A Miller Bros. ranch is shown in Waterloo, and a gala parade crowds the streets. Jessie and Jean Manson attend Lake Forest Seminary commencement in Chicago, while Harold Dunkelberg fractures his left arm playing. Jean and Florence Lichty return from St. Marys seminary in Knoxville Illinois. R. E. Exlune plans a new business college at Lafayette and Fifth streets. Conrad D. Wangler, longtime druggist, dies at 57, leaving widow and four daughters. he led Wangler Drug Co. The piece also notes a sharp critique of industry’s impact on misery and a Danish proposed wartime plan by Lieut. Gen. Frits Holm to conscript elites into shock troops until peace.
New York feature recalls backstage wardrobers as aging, motherly figures guiding chorus, keeping costumes, mentoring, and steering young performers on Broadway. Their influence shapes careers, while their quiet vigilance guards reputations amid glitter and risk. Also notes on New York dining breakfasts, Runyon coffee culture, Sutton Place social move, and Bohemian shifts.
A garbled fragment notes a young worker recalling wages rising from twenty to twenty five per week and expresses relief at leaving a troubling period behind. the text reflects a personal sentiment about improving circumstances despite unclear surrounding details.
UNCLE RAY'S CORNER recounts Pan the woodland god son of Hermes and a nymph in Arcadia. Pan chases Syrinx, she becomes a reed, Pan crafts the shepherds pipe from seven reed pieces. flutes called pipes of Pan. Also mentions heroes Heracles Perseus and Bellerophon. explains Hercules origin in Roman myth. The Baltimore Sun note questions illness cost statistics and unemployment implications.
Burroughs Nature Club shares reader questions on why animals survive in cold markets and whether birds guided Columbus. Answers cover ground beetles pest control, cross breeding limits among species, and the dusky duck breeding timing with nest sites in swamps and tall grass.
Abe Martin muses on watching heirs and wonders how long the meek kin will hold the land after inheritance. He notes nothing yet has breached the limit except cigarette ads showing a glamorous image of smoking.
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