Beg Watkhdo Daily Aqp Reportae Vol No 349
Beg Watkhdo Daily Aqp Reportae Vol No 349 published daily except Sunday by W. Hartman Co Courier Midg. Corner Park Ave and Commercial. Editor Jackson McCoy treasurer and general manager. Subscription prices listed for weekly and monthly mail. Entered as second class matter at Watering, Iowa under the act of March 3, 1849. Associated Press and other news services credited. Advertising policies and deadlines noted. Offices in New York Philadelphia Chicago Los Angeles and San Francisco via Glory Brooks Finley reps.
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TNO
W. Ho Hartman
Courier Midg
C. Hartman
Estesses
Jackson McCoy
Sud
Watering
Towa
Associated Press
Preas International News
Associated Presb
Audit Bureau of Circulation
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Glory
Brooks & Finley
Representatives
The Greatest Man and the Value of Dad in America
A newspaper summary discusses a survey of small boys who named Lindbergh as the admired man while few chose their fathers. Yale seniors, however, voted Lindbergh 67 with "my father" at 30, suggesting a shift toward valuing homely virtues and family respect over fame.
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America
Lindbergh
New Haven
Conn
Yale
Lindy
What a Nordic is in immigration and birth rate study
A discussion of Nordic versus non Nordic origins in American immigration and assimilation leads to prizes by the Eugenics Research Association for essays on birth rates. The scope defines Nordic Europe as Scandinavia, the Netherlands, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and parts of Germany, with the question of whether Nordics are the chosen group being debated.
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United States
Europe
British Isles
France
Holland
Germany
Scandinavia
Eugenics Research Association
Americas
Netherlands
England
Scotland
Ireland
Schleswig-Holstein
Mecklenburg
Hanover
Westphalia
Reckless driver on Lincoln highway jailed after crash
Near Philadelphia a driver attempting to pass caused a sideswipe and wrecked both cars. He fled on foot as a girl in the discarded car pursued, located a policeman, and had the man arrested. He was pronounced drunk and booked on aggravated assault and battery, auto assault and battery, driving while drunk, and failing to render aid. The piece urges conviction and praise for the pursuing girl and state action.
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Lincoln Highway
Philadelphia
Sartorial clash in campaign fashion battles
The piece notes Herbert Hoover in drab doubled-breasted coats and white shoes against Al Smith in snappy carcanes and a brown derby. It argues clothing choices matter less than policies but highlights the feminine vote’s sway, suggesting some women prefer stylish, showy outfits when selecting partners or leaders.
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Herbert Hoover
al Smith
Sartoriaswell
United States
Notable talks on romance and city policy addressed
The writer comments that a girl values action over romance and urges Mr. Hoover to consult eastern fraternity leaders before appeals to the doctorate. It notes a need for durable street paving resistant to sewer work for a decade. It quotes Mayor Thompson on crime masking in Chicago and the difficulty of signaling a bomb.
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Hoover
Thompson
Chicago
Cold Exposure and Pneumonia Debate in Wartime Letter
A reader argues against the idea that exposure to cold and wet causes illness. He cites military training, inoculations, and personal anecdotes from France to defend that physical condition and drafts do not determine sickness. He offers to undergo controlled exposure as an experiment if a charity wager is funded.
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France
Minnesota
Brady
Anne B
Fe Brady
Dr. Brady
Mrs. B
Connecticut
Sam
Gamp Devens
Hen Fee
K. P
Wen on the Back of the Head Questioning Treatment
A reader asks if a wen on the back of the head can be moved without injury and if a copper sulphate mixture applied thrice daily helps. The response warns against the remedy as dangerous and endorses surgical excision of the sac under local anesthesia as the safe, satisfactory treatment.
Catechism for Parents Questions on Child Health and Routine
Elizabeth Cleveland proposes a parental catechism listing twenty questions on annual physicals semi annual dental checkups proper standards nutrition bedtime bathing routine indoor play space sleep safety and home atmosphere. It urges parents to answer yes or not to guide healthier family living.
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Elizabeth Cleveland
Ghuldyen
Mit
New York by bay by 0 C McIntyre on city life
Literary sketch discusses Manhattan steel workers and New York society. It contrasts danger and detachment in construction, superstition on tall buildings, and the city’s attitude to wealth, fame, and access. The author notes stuntmen, farm roots, Hollywood ties, and the myth of New York money power.
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New York
Manhattan
Woolworth
Hollywood
Uncle Wiggily and the Bear's Back
Uncle Wiggily helps Miss Mouse Teacher unlock Hollow Stump School to retrieve his rheumatism crutch. Friday's visit left the crutch behind as Flicker the June Bug drew on the backboard. Saturday's return brings back pain and a needed crutch.
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Uncle Wiggily
Hollow Stump
Miss Mouse
Rabbit
Flicker
June Bug
Mit
Lady Mouse
Rabbit Reaveman
Uncle Wiggily and the Puzzle Bear Encounter
In a playful Saturday scene Uncle Wiggily hosts Lady Mouse and friends as they mock math mistakes. A Big Black Bear arrives seeking a back scratch and offers to trade for a puzzle drawing scratched into the tree bark, promising a future tale about Uncle Wiggily and a late frog.
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Uncle
Miss Mouse
Uncle Wiggily
Frog
Politeness and Service Guiding Illinois Central Rail Line
Waverly readers are urged by president Markham to uphold politeness and good manners across the Illinois Central system. He stresses the railway as a servant of the people and notes that courteous service from foremen to owners yields returns in dollars and cents and in goodwill.
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Waverly
Abe Martin on traffic, cops, and cheap prescriptions
An Abe Martin column jokes about a slow driver and a police stop affecting a girl on the sidewalk. It pivots to a quip about why prescriptions cost around 75 cents regardless of contents.
Cost of educating a public school pupil rises steeply
The Minneapolis Journal notes a 15 year rise in public school costs from 28.31 to 102.50 per pupil per year, a 150 percent jump while general living costs trail. It compares state and federal per capita cost growth and argues schools have broadened activities since 1912 despite overall fiscal pressures.
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Minneapolis
Federal Bureau of Education
The Big Flop at Kansas City Republican Meet
William Allen White describes the Kansas City Republican convention as lifeless and dull. He says Hoover leads but fails to excite, likening the gathering to a funeral for McKinley with no strong leaders or memorable traits amid colorless candidates and lackluster tradership.
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Fort. Dodge
Kansas City
William Allen White
White
Hoover
McKinley
Graduation costs for boys and girls in American high schools
A Charles City Press reporter outlines rising education expenses with boys about 65 and girls about 50 for graduation items. Differences include prom tickets, dress costs, class rings, yearbooks, photos, invitations, meals for relatives, carnations and flowers, and related festivities across schools.
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Charles City Press
Early rising worth preserving for summer mornings
A reflective column argues for embracing dawn as a springboard to vitality. It compares sleepy résistance to Sancho Panza and praises the morning as a source of fresh memory, natural beauty, and opportunities for work or leisure.
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Harry Lauder
John Godfrey Saxe
Sancho Panza
Biesset
Don Quixotte
Sancho
Saxe
Boor
Tennyson
Ulysses
Tithonus
Cardinal
Towhil
Wren
Phoebe
Antelope Life in Africa An In-Between Animal Topic
UNCLE RAYs corner explains antelopes as in-between animals related to oxen and goats found mainly in Africa. It describes size variety from small pygmy antelopes to tall specimens, their timid nature, predator threats from lions and leopards, camouflage, and movement by bounding. It notes habitat variety from rocky uplands to forests and marshy reedbeds and mentions pronghorn as a related western US species.
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Africa
Goas
Europe
Asia
Burroughs Nature Club Notes Containing Questions And Answers
Burroughs Nature Club Notes offers reader queries on nature topics. It covers minnow keeping, long tail features in baby birds, elderly tortoise populations, and a Navy foodstuffs note from Detroit News.
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Bermuda
Millonaire
Jimmy
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Uncle Wiggily and
the Bear’s
Howard R. Garis
Yeantuer
Molise
Uncle Wigany
Uncle Wigelly
Mr. Longears
Big Black Bear
Uncle. Wiggily
Abe Martin
Austin Tims
Uncle Ray’s
Uncle Ray
Burroughs Nature Club
Houghton Mifflin Co
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Ecuador
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Seychelles
Jefferson Bee
NAVY
Detroit News
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