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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 05, 1927

Page

2

Waterloo Evening Courier and Waterloo Daily Record Ad Info

Waterloo Evening Courier and Waterloo Daily Record publish daily except Sunday. Subscription, advertising rules, rates, and policy details list offices and management. ownership by W. H. Hartman Co. rights reserved and carrier or mail options described. Includes press associations and advertising restrictions.

Etree Hemes W. H. Hartman Co Courier Bidg Corner Park Ave Commercial St Emescepiniin Annie Aeenaersoveeis Terrae Einer A LS Waterloo Iowa Associated Press United Press International News Audit Bureau of Circulations New York Philadelphia Chicago Los Angeles San Francisco Story Brooks & Finley

End of Session Reflections On Congress and Change

An editorial reflection on the sixty ninth congress, noting mixed views from critics and scholars. It argues for patience, philosophical tolerance of debate, and realistic expectations for the upcoming seventieth session amid ongoing political friction.

Rival City Newspapers Battle for Circulation Control

The piece notes Denver and another large city facing fierce competition for readers. It warns that aggressive tactics and sensational sideshows only erode esteem and deter loyal customers, as rival papers risk losing credibility and long-term readership.

Wheels of justice in Mellett murder case proceed

The case draws national attention as Pat Mc Dermott and Ben Rudner receive life terms for editor Don Mellett’s murder. Louis Mazer faces trial within a fortnight, Floyd Streitenberger remains indicted, signaling a stern crackdown to deter crime and encourage broader lawful conduct nationwide.

Pat McDermott Ben Rudner Don Mellett Ohio Louis Mazer Floyd Streitenberger Rhen Mellett Canton

Kreisler to Play Benefit at Metropolitan for Cancer

Fritz Kreisler, famed virtuoso, will give a benefit concert at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City on the last Sunday of the month. Proceeds go to the American Society for the Control of Cancer as the violinist’s art aids humanity.

Fritz Kreisler Stradivarius Kreisler Metropolitan Opera House New York City American Society For the Control of Cancer

How I Helped a Poor Simp Beat Stage Fright

A columnist recounts guiding a tremulous correspondent to overcome stage fright. Remedies cited include internal quinine, a pre speech salt gargle, and a calm controlled delivery. The narrator delivered the address at the club meeting and notes the patient’s testimony of effectiveness.

Vitamin C in canned tomatoes for infant feeding

A reader asks if bought canned tomatoes provide vitamin C and can their juice replace orange juice for bottle fed babies. The answer: factory canned tomatoes retain vitamin C and juice, unlike home canned tomatoes, which lose it due to oxidation. Factory vacuum processing preserves vitamin C making tomato juice a viable substitute. advise sending stamped self addressed envelope for personal health questions to Dr Brady.

Brady William Brady

When Work Is Worship by Glenn Frank

The piece cites a book plate showing workers before a state capitol and quotes Glenn Frank on work as worship. It blends industrial justice talk with Kahlil Gibran lines urging love and knowledge in labor, noting the poet’s plea amid factory realities and a warning about despising that voice.

Edward A. Filene Capitol Massachusetts Kahlil Gibran Earth

Teaching as a Profession Shows Shifting Roles

The Tribune-Capital notes a shift in teacher career intent. Twenty years ago few young women planned teaching as a lifelong vocation, but a current eastern survey finds over 20 percent entering to make it a permanent career. The change is linked to schools hiring married teachers, improving pre marriage work and sustaining experienced instructors.

Tres Moines Tribune-Capital

The Labors of Science in City Press Report

Prof Henry Steenbock of Madison devised a UV treatment to fortify foods with vitamin DZ the bone builder. The method purportedly helps rickets anemia and some tuberculosis by simulating sunshine and cod liver oil. He was offered 2 million dollars for the discovery and patented to prevent commercial exploitation before turning rights to the University of Wisconsin for public benefit.

Charles City Press Tuke Henry Steenbock Madison Wis Steenbock Steenbock Avas University of Wisbongin

Artful Letters and Broadway Shams in New York

A 1927 feature discusses editor judgment in rewarding writers, hoaxes by a letter writer, the rise of unknown talents, and the entertainment industry. It notes editors rely on field agents and discretion, the shift of club life from public venues to private spaces, and a wry view of Iowa’s stubborn role in show business.

New York Canning Volstead Broadway Iowa Wall Street Towa

Uncle Wiggily and the Spool Pie

In Hollow Stump school there are no classes Saturday as forty seven bunny children stay home. Tooter and Scooter plan outdoor fun while Jingle and Jan enjoy play under the apple tree and discuss the arrival of spring on March twenty first.

Hollow Stump Uncle Wiggily Bungalow Tooter Scooter Jingle Jangle Jan

Spool Pie Becomes Unlucky Apple Pie Tale

A careworn Uncle Wiggily family misplaces apples and bakes a spool pie by mistake. The little animal girls improvise a toy house, while misreading spools as fruit. Laughter erupts as Butter and Lettie tease the mishap, ending with a cliffhanger about Uncle Wiggily's playhouse.

March Lion and Lamb: A Weathering of March

The piece blends March’s lion and lamb traits with reflections on opportunity and choice. It admires March’s tempers and charms, notes swings between harsh winds and gentle warmth, and argues people miss chances by choosing one path over another while dreaming rather than acting.

Reynard John Greenleaf Whittier Hatter Cheshire Cat Alice Wonderland March

Uncle Ray's Corner Opens a World of Geography Tales

In this weekly column Uncle Ray reviews China and Japan, hints at open door trade vs foreign control, and shares a school magazine piece about a prehistoric dinosaur. The piece ends with a light, humorous note about a boy's dream of a long-necked dinosaur and a cautionary fall from its head.

China Great Britain Japan Lester Richardson Lester Ray

Burroughs Nature Club Notes Inquiry Column 1927

Readers are invited to send questions on nature topics to the Nature Notes Dept. of this newspaper. Answers will be published in this column, reflecting general interest in nature subjects.

Nature Notes

Answers to Previous Questions About Robins and Fishes

Answers discuss robin nest reuse and refitting with freshening, missing Carolina fishes lists, and reptile temperament when exposed to sun and air. Notes reference Burroughs in Pepacton, Barll and McDonald fisheries works, Hugh M. Smith, and North Carolina survey volumes. Observations describe reptiles becoming energetic when aired, then calming in cages.

Mr. Burroughs Pepacton South Carolina Barll S. Carolina McDonald's Florida Georgia St. Carolina U. S. Fish Commission Hugh M. Smith North Carolina

Hangbird and other birds in nature notes

The note asks if any bird besides the oriole is called a hangbird, and promises answers in tomorrow's Nature Notes. It seeks which dragon file is biggest and what horse tooth wear reveals age, indicating a focus on bird names, dragon records, and equine dentition.

Opportunity described as elusive and doorstep arrival

The Baltimore Sun notes that opportunity is often said to come and go unseen, arriving in disguise and fading before a fair chance to act, a notion framed as placing most responsibility for failure on the individual rather than circumstance.

Baltimore Sun

Moron at large shoots at cashier then kills himself

Davenport Times reports Rosemary Donohoe, 18, a Capitol theatre cashier, survived three gunshots by a man named Draper who then killed himself. Draper, known to have molested children, left clippings indicating a Chicago tragedy inspired by his plan. The piece calls for stronger controls on violent individuals and better psychiatric treatment.

Davenport Rosemary Donohoe Capitol Theatre Draper Chicago

Lincoln Relic Sentiments From Stacyville Reader

J B Scantlebury of Springfield Illinois writes to the Courier noting Lincoln relics linked to the Globe tavern and a walnut desk and a claw hammer made near New Salem that survived the old furniture era. He recalls acquiring a walnut table portion and claims the desk remained with others.

Lincoln Stacyville Courier Globe Tavern Springfield New Salem Tll Springheld Rise J.B. Scantlebury

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