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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1929
Page
5
A dense morning fog enveloped Waterloo reducing visibility to near zero. Motorists largely ignored headlamps, leading to a collision at an intersection with minor injuries and damaged vehicles. Observers urge turning on lights and reducing speed to prevent further accidents.
A French scientist Claudey tested the Gulf Stream from the Florida Cuba channel and found water flow rose from 25 to about 80 cubic miles in two months. He estimates seawater gold content yields around 4 billion gold francs yearly, about 800 million dollars, flowing past any point, prompting finance interest in transatlantic gold transfers.
Washington considers a federal constabulary replacing separate agencies for prohibition, immigration, and customs. A single mobile force could end jurisdictional leaks, curb liquor and alien trafficking, and imitate state police efficiency seen in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
The passage presents Bernarr MacFadden praising victory as the sole aim in life and sport. He rejects distinctions among goals, arguing material success justifies all means. The text frames his philosophy as crude materialism endorsing relentless winning at any cost.
The text debates defining life goals beyond mere success or misdeeds, noting the importance of pursuing something worthwhile. It contrasts the allure of winning with the need for meaningful ethics and disciplined conduct, and critiques popular ideals linking virtue to constant popularity.
Dr Brady notes cases of hay fever and questions two readers. A man's summer seaside stay relieved symptoms only while away from his parrot, suggesting parrot feather protein caused reactions. The piece condemns curing hay fever by removing pets and stresses no universal cure. It also locates Q&A on cough spray, food sterilization, and iodide myths, with author invites reader letters to his column.
Guenn Wrank argues in 1929 that muckrakers spurred ethics against plutocracy a quarter century earlier. He notes a shift in mass greed from 25 years ago to 1929 with stock speculation rising, wealth distribution broadening, and business leaders urging social and spiritual aims beyond profit.
A collage of verse lines about memory and longing mixed with short prose items critiquing a magazine article by Mr. Coolidge, a note on Al Smith ridicule, a crime report about a Des Moines theft, a quip on diplomatic traits, and a spring fever vignette. Includes a stray poem fragment and humorous asides.
A Washington Post report notes that an American steamer reported entering a two mile area of bright phosphorescent water. Long patches glowed with starlike specks as bow wash lit the side like a phantom ship emerging from darkness during naval exercises.
Memory Verse for Friday reads He is my God my Father's God Exodus xv2. Meditation proclaims God as personal inheritance and endless discovery. Prayer asks God to dwell in the heart and not forsake the believer, affirming intimate reliance and richness in faith.
The narrator recalls rescuing 57 men from mid Atlantic foundering ships using the radio compass. He envisions radio beacons and wireless navigation expanding for safer, faster trans Atlantic travel while advocating mandatory radio operators aboard ships and the growing role of aviation in oceanic routes.
A stream of quirky vignettes from New York’s social scene. The narrator recalls bookshops, salons, and parlor culture, naming Gustave Tott, Irene Bordon, Oscar Eagle, Claudette Colbert, Walter Kings, Knute Rockne, and others. Observations span diners, fashion, and gossip, with playful reflections on rides, restaurants, and stage doors.
Washington March 15 President Hoover shows a new direction in policy reversing Mellon era stances. Treasury aims for public reasons behind tax refunds over 20 000 dollars marking a shift toward transparency and stricter enforcement.
On long voyages radio brings crew and passengers into touch with relatives and friends worldwide. News dispatches arrive nightly and stock quotes from the New York Stock Exchange appear at breakfast on large liners. Bankers and brokers aboard can obtain quotes and place orders swiftly.
A fragment from the Evening Post presents a brain test quiz labeled numbers one through eight. It asks readers to mark each statement as right or wrong and notes that answers appear on the Society Page.
Washington officials report millions rush to file income tax returns and nearly 500000 corporations submit payrolls as the tax year ends. Treasury expects a year end surplus despite a gap from reduced corporate rates and hopes individual filings will match or fall just short of last year’s intake.
Col Charles A Lindbergh departed Brownsville Texas heading north in a Curtiss Falcon open cockpit plane with a blue body and yellow tail and wings. Authorities noted the date and time of departure but he refused to reveal his destination.
President Hoover was paid 2083.33 dollars for his first days in office. The Treasury messenger delivered the White House check to the executive offices. The pay covers March 4 through March 15 inclusive.
A terse town record notes a legislative vote in Waterloo where 68 fossils allegedly opposed an American Legion boxing lot. It mentions taxation, a symbol for zero, and a reference to R. T. Donahue.
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