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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1928
Page
2
A Waterloo Evening Courier analysis notes official reports show higher industrial production with reduced employment. It cites 1927 January manufacturing employment down about 1 percent from December while production rose 6 percent, and discusses Henry Ford proposals of higher wages versus lower prices as remedies.
An efficiency expert laments a supposed time-saving plan at the telephone office. He recalls propaganda saying hello girls would answer with Thank you instead of repeating numbers, but he doubts the gain. The central exchange dialogue proves disruptive as digits drift and the claimed seconds saved seem illusory.
President A Lawrence Lowell attacks public schools at a National Education association session in Boston, charging they are costly, ineffective, and superficial. He argues high school courses fail to prepare students for college and warns the junior college trend merely prolongs high school instead of providing true higher education.
Forest Wek notes emphasize national observance April 1 week, with Canada aligning. President Coldbridge urges enduring forest protection amid widespread cooperation from foresters, lumber, industry, science, civic groups and others to show forests support agriculture and national life, warning against abuse and fires.
A reader question column recounts a girl raised on aunt made myths and the value of nursing in easing fears. A nurse’s reassuring guidance helps a mother seek reliable health information, ending with the doctor offering brief, stamped-envelope replies to readers.
The narrativeArrival in Paris on a moonlit night paints Paris as a jewel of mystery and vitality. The writer contrasts festive street life with hints of tragedy among the poor, observes gendarmes guiding strangers, and notes enduring service culture, culinary misgivings, and a poignant moment of patriotism as a worker sings the Marseillaise.
Glenn Frank argues the ideal citizen is a political agnostic who distrusts rigid party dichotomies. He notes factions split by vertical lines, with members in both parties sharing views across camp lines. He calls for independent judgment and workable compromises within the system.
Uncle Wiggily and friends, including Nurse Dane, muskrat Youngied, and Mrs Lengears, discuss a windy March morning. The rabbit Gentle Man questions going out, noting the hat may blow off. Longears remains confident the wind won’t be strong.
The passage notes strong March winds that blow away lingering cold and hint at April showers softening the earth for May flowers. Uncle Wiggils recalls staying steady in a gusty moment while crossing the front gate and a hat held by the wind.
Abe Martin narrates how Uncle Wiggily in a hollow stump bungalow pursues his runaway silk hat as a March wind lifts it like a sail. A fat pie policeman, a ducking string, and a comic chase unfold through streets pulling the bunny and knocking into Aunt Lettie the goat.
An East Pittsburgh inventor showcases the televox, a windup like “Algernon” that obeys voice and whistle cues to perform tasks. The device, a box of cells and coils, can open doors, start a vacuum, or light lamps. Wensley’s trio powers a Westinghouse plant, prompting musings on future labor and prompts comparisons to Wells and Capek on robots.
Readers send comments naming Edison Ford and Lindbergh as heroes while others praise boxers golfers and actors. A nine year old praises reading letters, and a poem from Mrs. Blanche Meier accompanies the votes. The page invites readers to request a leafless scrapbook from editor Ra mien Coffman.
A quirky scene has Uncle Wiggily tumbling into the air and losing his silk hat after a knotty escape with a knife. The hat sails away as he survives with a light heart, while a playful policeman mulls odd measures to shield the eye of the needle from tickling thread.
A nature club column offers Q and A on birds and snakes with curiosity about bird names and behaviors. It discusses whether moths differ from butterflies, and how panthers stalk prey, noting perches and sudden strikes influence hunting success.
A Kansas City Star sampler notes unauthentic legends about Eugene Field and Creston Clarke, approvingly recounts a Baltimore Sun radio quip about King George, and includes the Amsterdam Recorder on Gere Tunney teaching Shakespeare and boxing’s demurrer with potential speed in justice. It closes with Mason City Globe-Gazette urging faster executions or swift imprisonment.
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