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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1929
Page
11
In a desert settlement Dale helps Brant recover from drink and isolation. As the harsh heat dust and isolation test them, their wary companionship deepens while a rainstorm and a looming visitor alter the fragile balance. Steve Kemp arrives as an unsettling return of danger and past tensions.
Uncle Wiggily warns his bunny readers to stay alert for hunters with guns. Mr. Longears notes more hunters appear in fall and winter, but cautions vigilance is needed even now.
In a rural scene Bunty, an orphan living with Uncle Wigelly in a hollow stump bungalow, asks why hunters with guns want to shoot them. She calls Wigelly “Daddicums” as he acts almost like her father, while she seeks understanding of the danger.
Uncle Ray’s Corner describes a giant tree trunk shipped from California to London. The 16 foot wide, nine ounce block reveals 1341 rings dating back to 830 AD, tracing growth from post Roman era to Columbus and Magellan, with reflections on rivers and trees outlasting men and offering a teaser for tomorrow’s note on older trees.
Uncle Wiggily teaches Bunny Bunty to hide from hunters then meets Mr. Stubtail who pretends to shoot with a camera. Bunty later views moving pictures of herself with Uncle Wiggily, filmed by the bear in the stump bungalow.
Abe Martin quips about Charley Curtis being sworn in as governor, noting the oddity of a mellow start after an election. The humorous frontier voice hints at political changes and regional quirks in a playful, satirical style.
German boy Otto in New York identifies singing canaries among six thousand by observing feather movement and chalk marking. Canary prices and training bullfinches in Germany are noted, with storage and import details from Hartz mountains. A Grand Central candy store cat named Oscar gazes at his reflection, a nightly fixture in the terminal.
A wartime tale describes Japanese destroyers protecting a troop convoy to the Western front under Lieutenant Commander Satsuma. When a ship sinks, honor drives the commander to atone for the loss, prompting a ritual act to wipe away dishonor and uphold the mikado's code.
Rev Consid B Rheiner, pastor, speaks at the Universalist Church of the Redeemer on prayer as a vital force. He traces from an impersonal mana to belief in personal powers and the human yearning to contact them, noting childhood prayer begins in early life.
Mothers should know Phillips Milk of Magnesia for babies and children. It eases sour belching vomiting feverishness colic and acts as a mild laxative. A teaspoonful equals half a pint of time water neutralizes cow’s milk for infant feeding. Free booklet Useful Information available by writing Phillips Go 117 Hudson St New York.
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