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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1929
Page
2
A Waterloo area land sale during the wartime boom leads to a dispute over rental income versus mortgage costs. The owner overpaid, betting on price appreciation, while the renter seeks a fair return for labor as prices and yields fail to cover the loan and taxes. The piece argues the fault lies with inflated wartime pricing rather than the renter or landlord.
The Times editorial marks a shift away from free trade, arguing England’s loss of industrial monopoly and tariff walls hurts unemployment while the United States retains prosperity and high living standards due to protective measures and foresight in nurturing industry.
Waterloo urged faster action on independent sewage disposal districts as the Iowa legislature convenes. Public support cooled after a luncheon club talk, but lawmakers must hear pressure to pass an enabling act before health risks rise. Urban bond obligations should not block protective health measures.
A state attorney detective squad executing a grand jury subpoena raided the Chicago headquarters of the Illinois Motorcycle Policemen's Benevolent Association and uncovered what authorities call a major racketeering operation amid Chicago’s long list of cases.
The association's president denied using inducements to sell yearbook advertising while a campaign exposes graft forms in the city. Members will receive questionnaires about how they subscribed and what claims were made. Pedestrians, too poor to ride, are said to be the only ones escaping the scheme.
Dr William Brady analyzes a Michigan City reader's inquiry about a health institute promising wellness analysis for 20 dollars. He calls the operation an expensive middleman scheme, noting doctors are paid 3 to 5 dollars per exam and urging readers to consult their own physicians directly for examinations.
Readers submit health queries about preventing sickness, chlorine gas effects, silica in foods, and medical dogma. Dr Brady answers on sanitation conscience, chlorine safety, nutrition doubts, and commentary on a Kansas judge praising swimming.
An article discusses kilo man hours as a new metric for business efficiency. Professors Alford and Hannum propose rating enterprises by kilo man hours, defined as one average worker for a thousand hours, or a thousand workers for one hour. They argue high wages can boost kilo man hour efficiency and highlight potential for revealing hidden inefficiencies despite high profits.
A Waterloo farmer found a full covey of 27 quail dead in bushes, with winter’s heavy snow blamed for the toll. Audubon groups urge feeding birds to aid farm crops, noting quail help control pests and are not migratory. Citizens urged to provide seeds suet and bread crumbs, reinforcing year round care for feathered neighbors.
Copyright 1929 material presents a Saturday memory verse The heavens declare the glory of God citing Psalm 19 1 The reading includes Romans 1 19 and 20 Meditation emphasizes the fool who says there is no God and points to nature as witness God clothes the grass feeds the birds and is father Prayer asks God to illuminate minds by his spirit to behold his glory and goodness in creation
New York report highlights celebrity window shoppers including Charles M Schwab Otto Kahn and Clarence Mackay as shops use elaborate displays to attract trade. An army of window dressers outfits mirrors parade of curios from jeweled pipes to diamond earrings and modedaways while society circles ponder bachelor dinners and odd luxuries amid city life.
I visited the old village master in his garden where he weeded with vigor and welcomed me after thirty years. He remains lean, with white hair and a friendly smile, teaching in winter and preaching monthly, while running a small farm and pursuing political campaigns. His deep knowledge, rooted in a few core subjects and the King James Bible, shaped my hunger for learning and my father’s passion for books, a debt I acknowledge with gratitude.
A vintage test item from Evening Post Inc presents a multiple choice style exercise with misused words. Students are asked to replace wrong terms in ten sentences and note correct answers, timing set at four minutes.
Society Page notes in The Springfield Union report the Massachusetts General Court, without debate, voted not to revoke the 1635 banishment of Roger Williams. The unanimous or near unanimous decision reaffirms the colonial stance that Williams must remain outside the Bay State. The item comments on temperance era attitudes and references statewide shifts.
A 1938 Associated Press narrative explores Atlantic storms, cycles, and fog in the North Atlantic, noting varying winters, rare maritime casualties, and the sailor’s view that storms follow no fixed cycle. It recalls famous rescues of the Antinoe and Florida, the Roarin Porties near the Grand Banks, and the misperception of wave heights by passengers.
A Washington Daybook piece notes Mrs. Herbert Hoover resisted secret service in public appearances, contrasting with predecessors like Mrs. Harding and Mrs. Coolidge. It recounts Coolidge anecdotes about her escort and a humorous incident where Mrs. Coolidge unexpectedly engaged with an artist, and a physician’s tale of almost bumping into Mrs. Coolidge during a street collision.
Ohio State Journal hints at compensation in life noting Mr Waldo Emerson’s remark on thinkers of his era while debating girls and domestic skills. It humorously warns against long term pain from medical procedures and accuses future generations of avoiding such issues until old age.
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