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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1923
Page
3
A Waterloo publication discusses need for a practical European peace plan and criticizes vague aid calls. It highlights radio progress aiding trains and envisions future wireless devices and power transmission without wires.
The piece extols wireless telegraphy showing trains recovering from broken wires by radio and ships in distress using wireless S O S. It touts ether over lines and notes winter cannot sever wireless links, highlighting wireless utility for land and sea operations.
A Mississippi wide revival led by Gypsy Smith Jr. sweeps cities and towns with sermons and widespread religious interest. The movement draws attention from business leaders and raises hopes for a transformative spiritual era beyond material pursuits and entertainment.
Nutrition advice on indoor humidity and heat in famine districts. A humidity monitor should keep rooms at 60 64 F for active work and 65 68 F for sedentary spaces to prevent respiratory infections. The piece also answers reader questions on tapeworms nerves nourishment and worm prevention, with instructions to mail brief health questions to Dr Brady.
Imogene and Andrew debate a radio set with sharp wit and domestic satire. Imogene pushes for listening while Andrew unveils friction, praise, and affection as radio life strains their marriage. The dialogue blends humor about broadcasts with hints of daily life.
A poem by Frank B L Stanton laments spring’s fickle arrival and praises a dancer named Swingin Jenny. The text references a dance scene and a memory of Emma Goldman and Alex Barkmann at a Russia venue years ago.
A playful puzzle prompts solvers to spell out the names of small objects then perform addition and subtraction. The resulting letters form the name of a familiar planet, guiding readers to a quick brain teaser solution.
The text discusses the tension between sabotage charges and the unanimous verdict system in the United States. It questions whether Foster can be convicted if not a pure anarchist, suggesting that an escape would signal leniency to Lenine and Trotzky and undermine bars against such activity in the U S A.
In a snowbound hut Fox and friends discover a hole likely leading to Mr Badger. They debate helping a trapped neighbor and plan to check below while teasing Possum about fevers and breakfast. They resolve to call on Mr Badger to confirm who their neighbor might be.
Questionable queries on green juries toads versus mushrooms and owls, with answers on lawn books, baleen anatomy, sparrow control methods, and Pest 492 guidance. A Spencer News-Herald note then opines on gasoline and income tax compromise.
News item reports H B Allen of Boles Allen Couch retires from the law firm after 16 years of practice and plans a trip to the western mountains. It notes his continued activity in investments and mentions a later death. Also lists school directors elected in Waterloo East and West, and a local railway engine loss. A Lafayette W Case M D is named chemistry instructor at Rush Medical College. A theft of wheat from Levi Miller draws sharp condemnation.
Forty years ago a fallen elm on Log Ar's Island near Sixth and Sighth streets foreshadowed more losses as flood and ice claim trees along the river. The piece notes a warning ignored and Log Ar's Island vanishing in 834 with a reference to the Cedar River swelling after snowmelt.
Twenty years ago W Kohl returns from a duck hunting trip expected to flood Waterloo with birds. J M Rownd of Cedar Falls explains his middle initial Morris tying to Robert Morris family. The Waterloo Evening Courier will move to a new Park avenue west building with modern machinery and offices. Poor road conditions persist as frost thaws, farmers needing four horses for loads. Paul Gorson and Miss Ella Barley wed Wednesday evening and will reside in West Superior. River ice loosens as warm weather returns.
Malcolm Starmount a rich young man hosts a wild party for Nalda Courteney and Naida Courteney plans a surprise birthday. A store stop and a heat wave lead to a fainting clerk. Starmount shelters a sick family then returns to his country home to find Naida and friends waiting. A confrontation ends with Dicky Tennant's injury, alleged to be caused by Nalda after a heated dispute. The tale unfolds with intrigue and moral tension.
A Toledo Chronicle piece questions if Tom Stone the comedian can also be a Christian and a farmer and questions reformers. Maneon Journal urges equal focus on what fathers have done for their sons rather than only what they should do.
A humorous Abe Martin sketch notes a young man with polished nails and neatly pressed hair who still relies on others. The piece muses on what home lacks without a maid and the quirks of independence.
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