Amusing Notes on Critics and Personalities
A Waterloo newspaper column reflects on critics and columnists from Mary Garden to Calve and Nordic a tidbit about Ben Hur Schumann Heink and public reactions. It covers writer reputations and the clash between critics like O O McIntyre and Franklin P Adams noting van Dine as Wil lard Wright and the public habit of criticism.
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Vay E. House
Delectation of the
Gene Howe
Amarillo
Tex
Mary Garden
House
Ben-Hur
Schumann-Heink
Calve
Nordica
Melba
O. O. McIntyre
Franklin P. Adams
McIntyre
Ourself
Newspaper pennies and the daily habit of reading
William A. Thompson notes Americans spend about a million dollars daily in pennies to buy newspapers, with 35 to 50 million copies sold each day. Advertisers spend over 2.25 million dollars daily for space, reflecting newspapers as a major economic force tied to national brands and large industries.
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William A. Thompson
Thompson
First Safety First Movement in London Described
A historian uncovers London records of the Society for the Prevention of Street Accidents and Furious Driving. The group, active about a year and a half, raised funds to aid accident victims and posted riders to pursue reckless coachmen and drivers of the era.
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London
Society For the
Society’s wrath spurs contrived alibis and street dangers
The text notes public condemnation leads to clever excuses while blaming reckless boys and pedestrians for street accidents. A society member who funded a safety island is knocked down as he shows a visitor his name on it. It contrasts civic nerves with the stock market’s stress before weddings.
The Lonely Child and One-Child Dilemma in Parenthood
A reader asks if having a single child hurts the child or leads to lifelong quarrels. Dr. Brady argues against one-child stigma, urges adoption or a sibling for companionship, and condemns the view that additional children are unaffordable. He criticizes weak education on parenthood and promotes practical family planning, with reader questions answered in brief.
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Tan'am
Barcastle
Cyulgal
Nergy
Column
Brady
Dr. Brady
B. Oy
Satan
D. A
Ted
William Brady
Immigrants and Patriots by Glenn Wrank
Glenn Wrank, president of the University of Wisconsin, reflects on Carl Schurz as a model immigrant patriot. He argues Schurz blended loyalty to his homeland with commitment to the United States, showing selective patriotism and a nationalism grounded in a nation’s culture rather than power. He urges immigrants and patriots to ponder these ideas.
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Glenn Wrank
University of Wisconsin
Magasine Copsright
NeClara
Byndscate
Carl Schurz
Schurz
Germany
United
Stas
United States
Renurz
Quotable Fragments Mix of Opinions and Quips
A jumble of humorous and political quips, literary quotes, and stray notes appears as a collage. References range from Hoover and Coolidge to Prohibition and farm financing, with stray lines about literature, movies, and public figures.
Brain Tests for Evening Posh Inc
A puzzle page item asks readers to choose correct words for five statements including accident vs incident, carmine color, tools for astronomy, and an agile South American animal. Answers appear on the Society Page.
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Evening Posh, Inc
Carmen
South America
Good Friday meditation on sacrifice and self denial
The piece reflects on the cross as central to Christian faith and calls believers to sacrificial living. It challenges readers to avoid safety first attitudes and embrace burdensome, courageous faith, ending with a prayer asking deliverance from fear to endure privations in Christ.
Hoover Farm Aid Scheme Shapes Postwar Policy
Hoover plans a farm aid program built on producer co operations and government underwriting. Secretary Hyde chairs a new farm board with a cooperative marketing chairman, likely Thomas D Campbell, focusing on bonds backed by member assets and government underwriting. The policy aims to maximize farmer participation and prevent direct federal debt, contrasting with McNary proposals.
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Treodgre G. Joslin
Boston Transcript
Hoover
Congress
Arthur M. Hyde
Hyde
Farm Board
Department of Agriculture
Thomas D. Campbell
Mrc- Nary-Haugen
Mr. Hyde
McNary
Senate
Federal Treasury
Cooperative buying boosts farmer associations and firms
Reports from 10 803 active farmers associations show nearly half engage in co operative purchases for members. In 1927 co operative buying of feed seed fertilizer containers and other supplies exceeded 300 million dollars with several organizations handling multi million dollar totals. The article also notes notable firms processing large cooperative purchases and echoes a light aside on hair and fashion in a Los Angeles Times feature.
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Los Angeles
Nero
Britannia
Delver
Venus
Hector
Paris
Repairing Slow on State Highway 20 Bridge Break
Letters to the editor from Waterloo Iowa dated March 3 discuss a washed out section of state highway 20 east of Cedar Falls. Readers argue for a temporary detour and faster repairs to aid farmers transporting milk and cream and to avoid long detours to Waterloo.
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Waterloo
Cedar Parls
Wheterloo
Cedar Falla
Cedar Falls
Abe Martin reflects on Ike Soles age and detective tales
Abe Martin quips about Ike Soles age and readers of detective stories. Tell Binkley weighs in while mentioning Will Rogers and a tongue in cheek chewin gundestimonial.
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Tell Binkley
Ike Soles
Will Rogers
New York Night Notes On Culture And Commerce
A flowing jumble of observations from New York March 29 covers radio child hour hints, uniformed shoe repair shops, Mexican candy kitchens, showbiz chatter, tips and service charges, and street scenes. It mentions Bruno Zirato and Edith Gordon among others, plus reflections on tipping and management styles and a tease of Broadway mood shifting to night.
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New York
A. Reuben
Fifi Widener
Kentucky
Kresge
Longsdale
Bruno Zirato
Caruso
Will Hogg
Quitman
Edith Gordon
Pallee Ont Elals
Park Mail
Nick Longworth
Smit World
Douglas Stevenson
Broadway
Longacre Square
Washingtons Farewell Orders Manuscript Comes to Light
Washingtons farewell orders to the army of 1783, copied by assistant adjutant general Dexter, surfaces in a Washington tube shop. Library of Congress authenticates the eight page manuscript, once owned by Bishop Bristol, as the official surviving copy read to the troops at Newburgh.
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Herbert
Washington, D. GC
George Washington
United States
Continental Army
Washington
Library of Congress
F. M. Bristol
John Singer Dexter
Newburgh
N. Y
James Clinton
Fitzpatrick
Dexter
New York
David Cobb
de Camp
Cobb
Diary of Congress
Clinton
Bristol
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