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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1929
Page
3
The Waterloon daily paper lists subscription rates and printing details. It notes carrier and mail options, city and regional terms, and the paper’s affiliations with Associated Press and other agencies.
A New York dinner revealed plans for Abraham Lincoln University under the Abraham Lincoln foundation. The project aims to enroll students worldwide for up to six years of undergraduate and graduate study. The enterprise seeks to promote Lincoln's teachings and ideals globally, with further details to come.
Des Moines installs dial telephone systems in a large portion of the city affecting about 22 000 subscribers and 30 000 phones on July 27. Proponents say speedier service reduces human error, arguing machines outperform workers though social and economic issues arise.
The text argues repetition breeds belief, aiding advertisers and shaping reputation. Rumor and pessimistic phrases spread quickly, harming individuals and nations. It asserts character as business’s base and psychology governs perceptions of prosperity and hardship.
The article discusses Germany finishing ratification of the Young plan payments and a future German loan to monetize debt. It notes potential efforts to scale down Allied debts to America, with cancellationists arguing for relief due to Germany’s heavy postwar taxation and embedded plan provisions for smaller payments if US debts are reduced.
The argument outlines that settlements must be in goods or services, with gold payments needing a foreign market to sell to. It questions Europe’s goods and competition, arguing tariff policy favors avoiding outside competition and avoiding a loss in employment and living standards. The analogy likens debt cancellation to an ideal wife excusing a husband’s late nights.
Reader questions on fighting illness with outdoor activity versus medical care. Brady cautions that avoiding medicine may endanger health, advises bed rest and physician guidance for real illness, and notes dangers of self treatment. Includes brief Q and A on remedies for ulcers hemorrhoids varicose veins and constipation with practical cautions.
A fragment from a historical dramatic piece references Glenn Prank, university president, and a controversial discourse on religion in Wisconsin. The text discusses tensions between Protestant and Catholic communities, mission work, and doctrinal disputes amid 19th century Western expansion yielding social friction and attempts at discipline within churches. The piece notes criticisms of creedal purity and prescribes a humanistic approach to religious conduct.
Seventy years ago in Bremer county German settlers arrive in Maxwell township and a single retirement is noted north of Black Hawk. J H Williams moves groceries to a new corner shop, Butler County Transcript revival, Cedar Rapids railroad celebration plans, steamer Black Hawk offered for excursions, and local events including high school graduations, campus visits, and community improvements.
News notes record bids and withdrawals on Bedard farm northeast of La Porte City, a shoe company incorporation with Smith as president and Kern as VP, a 15 year old graduate daughter, police appointment for Jacob Anton, Maytag-Mason plant move talk to Waterloo West field, death of James Foyner age 80, Paul Bedard selling Hubbard farm for $100 an acre, Waterloo stock for Buckbee Mears engraving, and editor Parrott vacation to Lake Francis Minnesota.
New York Day by Day notes how acts barnstorming the kerosene circuit for years gain Broadway chances after long anonymity. It cites names like Mirtti at the Palace, Fries Butterworth, West Forty second street shows, and numerous performers who finally break through as talkies and stage opportunities shift.
A mixed page item discusses a Wanderer verse entered in Sadie Seagrave's contest, noting its triplet form and a welcome return. It also comments on Prohibition era topics, fashion, college hat mandates, and humorous quips about names and public figures, reflecting period miscellany and satire.
A portrait painter in a cafe reads a Figaro headline about hard times and saves a second bottle to economize. The landlord questions the wine, and the artist explains the need to cut costs as hard times approach. The landlord replies that his wife must also economize.
Rep. Joan Charles Linthicum of Maryland has pressed Congress for over 11 years to declare The Star Spangled Banner the national anthem. He has reintroduced the bill repeatedly since 1928, influenced by the Maryland chapter of the National Society of United States Daughters of 1812 and others. Despite multiple trials and urgent sessions, the measure has repeatedly stalled, though Linthicum remains confident a break will come. He argues the anthem is already recognized by the navy and army as the official music of the nation.
A dressmaker cancels a silk to cotton swap and building improvement citing hard times. The builder notes the setback, and the artist’s portrait order is cancelled. The artist, seeking solace, rereads an old Times piece about muffled aviation noise.
Abe Martin mispronounces Tawny Apple as he jokes about a rural scene. The tale hints at a humorous mix up involving Lester Moots and his wife joining with her parents in a domestic vignette.
The item presents a Brain Tests section from the Evening Post offering a three minute exercise for two men A and B with various U.S. currency pieces. It asks for multiple methods to transfer specific sums such as 53 cents and 139 cents and other amounts, using eight denominations and bills, with reference table guiding values. It notes that more honorable solutions may exist and one correct answer suffices.
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