Waterloo Evening Courier Advertisement Rates
The Waterloo Evening Courier lists subscription prices and advertising policies. Rates show 15 cents per issue within 50 miles, $4.00 yearly. within 60 miles six months $2.50. beyond 50 miles yearly $6.00. Notices emphasize timely payment and policy against fraudulent copy, with ad representation by Story Brooks & Finley.
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Iowa
Associated Press
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Audit Bureau of Circulations
New York
Philadelphia
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Story, Brooks & Finley, Representatives
Rockefeller Urges Higher College Tuition Hesitant Response
A Brown University commencement speech by John D. Rockefeller Jr urges sharply higher tuition for colleges except for those pursuing teaching or the ministry. He argues rising costs threaten access and warns that keeping education affordable risk excluding capable students who cannot pay. Critics say wealthier students would increasingly dominate higher learning while public universities face tougher funding.
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Brown University
John D. Rockefeller,Jr
Rockefeller
Our State University
Huger W. Jervey
Law School
Columbia University
Rockeler
Tramp Jargon and the Vagabond Lexicon Explored
An American Speech article catalogs tramp talk from the late nineteenth century. It details terms for food like dough nut foundry and punk bread, and nicknames such as ding bat greaseball and go about. The piece notes the hobo lifestyle shaped the vocabulary and hints at a future hobo novel with an extensive glossary.
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Tramp
Salmagundi
Johnson
Te Johnson
John Yege
Dingbat
Dino
Greaseball
Go-About
John
Cat
Hobo
Bum
Octavius Roy Cohen
Birmingham
Know Waterloo Week Explores City Made Goods
Waterloo merchants showcase locally produced items from hair tonics to tractors and cement mixers. The campaign praises home industries and urges citizens to know their city by highlighting Waterloo farm implements abroad, cement mixers for Hollywood, and heaters in Wall Street cars.
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Waterloo
Ireland
Japan
Detroit
New England
California
Robinson Crusoe
China
Kansas
Wall Street
Gallbladder trouble and medical insight in 903 patient study
The article critiques vague terms like trouble and presents Drs. Deaver and Bortz study of 903 gallbladder disease patients. Of these, 605 were female and 298 male, with 452 having gallstones and 438 chronic cholecystitis without stones. It details symptoms, distinctions from urinary bladder disease, anatomy of the gallbladder, and cautions against misperceptions and ineffective remedies.
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John B. Deaver
Edward L. Bortz
Be Immunized Against Typhoid Before Travel Abroad
A reader asks about typhoid inoculation before a Mediterranean cruise and we advise immunization for all travelers even to vacation spots in the U S due to possible typhoid carriers among food handlers.
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M. H
Big Business Leaders By Glenn Frank Analysis in Industry Statesmanship
Glenn Frank argues that modern business leadership must be a form of statesmanship. He contends government should limit itself to protecting rights while industry handles technical life, requiring mastery of the politics and psychology of industry. He warns of shifts from political to technical governance and the need for new leadership.
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Nving
Swedish Americans discuss 100000 professorship for Stockholm High
Des Moines Register reports Swedish Americans plan to raise one hundred thousand dollars to establish a professorship at Stockholm High School for teaching the American language and literature. The aim is to foster closer ties and better international understanding by improving how American language is taught, advocating natural conversation over grammar drills and translation drills.
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Des Moines Register
Stockholm High School
America
Lindbergh's Impact Extends Aviation Funding Rise
Lindbergh has given America and aviation more favorable advertising than millions could have bought. He has won unlimited financial support for commercial and passenger aviation.
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Cedar Rapids
Lindbergh
America
Aviation
New York 3 Percentic Scams Warn Readers
Manhattan hosts a critique of urban confidence schemes as writers describe dozens of fake stock outfits and con artists posing as directors and clerks. The piece notes jumper scams from Broadway to Wall Street and warns readers about fortune tellers, glowingly named clubs, and “fire sales” while observing social pride and pretensions in the city.
Fifty Years Ago: June 20 1877 Cedar Falls News
News notes from Waterloo and Fox township include the June 17 marriage of Rue R High to Miss Sarah Coyne at T H High's home, saloon life on Whisky Row, thanks for fresh produce and a visit from editor I Van Metre, plus a stern notice about unpaid subscriptions and a plea for prompt payment to keep the paper in business.
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Rue R. High
Sarah Coyne
Waterloo
T. H. High
Fox Township
J. E. Rowe
Uncle Wiggily and Peetie's Shooter
Uncle Wiggily wanders near Hollow Stump School and spots a scraggly yellow cat. A small bird cries from beneath a spice bush and the rat crawls away as the scene unfolds with a hush of woodland danger.
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Uncle Wigably
Hollow Stump
Jose
Tommie
Kittie
Uncle Wiggily
Hal
Uncle Wiggily Saves a Robin from the Cat
Uncle Wiggily rescues a frightened robin fallen from its nest with help from Peetie Bow Wow and Miss Mouse. He builds a grass nest, places the chick in safety, and drives away the hungry cat with Peetie’s bean shooter. The robin’s parents return with worms as thanks.
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Uncle Wiggily
Uncle
Robin
Wigglly
Bunny
Hollow Stump
Miss Mouse
Rabbit
Wiggily
Peetie
Mr. Longears
Faulty Brakes Cost Two Lives at Grade Crossing
Ottumwa Courier urges motorists to check brakes after a fatal grade crossing crash. The piece stresses frequent maintenance, quick stopping capability, and warns that small costs can prevent deadly accidents.
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Ottumwa
Coolidge Praised For Attention To Grade Crossings
Ohio State Journal notes President Coolidge would not only stop at grade crossings but also look up and down the track and perhaps put his ear to the ground, signaling cautious, attentive leadership.
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Coolidge
Ohio State Journal
Hunt Receives Courier’s Unbounded Thanks for Strawberries
The Courier thanks c. P. Hunt for a generous gift of Hunt's Red Jacket strawberries. The largest berry was hoisted through a window with the boys playing leapfrog over it until the devil fell in. A measured berry reached six and a half inches in circumference.
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C. P. Hunt
Cyclone deaths and local notices from 1887 June issue
Forty years ago on June 22 1887 a carriage accident in Eagle township left Mr. and Mrs. J S Glover and daughter Gertrude injured after their horses bolted. Annie Davis of Waterloo was killed in a Grand Forks cyclone. The Cayuga steamer will run trips to Turtle Lake on select days. J M Groat bought land on Fourth Street East for 1500 dollars to build a house. A lightning strike damaged a cottonwood tree near the W S Robinson residence. Saloons under Logan house and Windsor house raided. alcohol found. Local recital at William Bates home featuring multiple young pianists. Grocers agreed not to open on July 4. a list of firms provided. Some owners remain in business or moved to California or retirement.
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J. S. Glover
Gertrude
Eagle Township
Glover
Damon Mott
Glovers
Twenty Years Ago Local Notes June 22 1907
Nell D. Jackson sails from New York to Panama to take a clerical post in the Gorgona office of E C Cummings. Ira Rodamar is to desert the Order of Bakers at a Waterloo club dinner attended only by bachelors. Dr D P Shattuck cites mental telepathy in locating stolen horse and carriage. trail lost near Waterloo. I Van Metre family travel to St Paul for wedding of Ricker Van Metre and Louise Watkins on June 19. Sans Souci amusement park near Nichols Johnson opens with Ferris wheel and Electric theatre as chief attractions. Week's heat tops 90 degrees on multiple days.
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Nell D. Jackson
New York
Panama
Gargona
E. C. Cummings
D. P. Shattuck
Independence
I. van Metre
St. Paul
Ricker van Metre
Louise Watkins
Sans Souci
Nichols & Johnson
Beginning of Music From Ruth Ives Letter
Ruth Ives discusses music origin tracing from the cave man era to modern times. She notes the book How Music Grew by Bauer and Peyser, describes the piano as a harp in a box, and explains the harp’s evolution from a bow with a stone age twang to multiple strings.
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Ruth Ives
Tom
Bauer and Peyser
Mountain City Notes on Drums and a Cucumber Tree
The article discusses early musical instruments made from gourds and skins, noting lullaby drum construction with stretched strings. It describes a leaf resembling elm, clarifies cucumbers do not grow on trees, and explains the fruiting cucumber tree name from seed clusters. It calls the tree a mountain magnolia and mentions Uncle Ray and Tomorrow A Little Mountain City.
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Ray
Mountain City
Burroughs Nature Club Notes Column Inquiry
The column from 1927 invites readers to send questions on nature topics to the Nature Notes Department. It promises answers in the column and credits Houghton Mree? Mifflin Co. for copyright. The piece outlines general interest questions about nature subjects.
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Burroughs
Nature Club
Houghton Mifflin Co
Nature Notes
Nature Notes Curious Answers About Tails and Incubation
Tomorrow’s Nature Notes answers three questions about animal life. It explains why lobsters feed on various foods, why Angora cats have ear tassels, and the ideal chicken incubator temperature. It also discusses why some animals have bushy or skinny tails and how to tell when crabs shed shells, plus birds’ populations since country settlement and the impact of protection laws on avian species.
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Nature
New York Plans 110 Story Skyscraper Near Times Square
The Washington Post notes approval of a 110 story building near Times Square reaching 1200 feet, with 47 000 square feet site area. Proponents say tall buildings maximize costly ground but critics warn escalating costs. The structure could serve as a civic monument reflecting New York's skyscraper legacy and civic pride.
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Washington Post
New York
Times Square
Washington Monument
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