Waterloo Evening Courier front matter and policy note
The page lists publication details for the Waterloo Evening Courier including volume and issue, office addresses, staff roles, subscription pricing, and mail delivery zones. It notes ownership by W. H. Hartman Co and president editor John C. Hartman, with statements on advertising policies and rights, plus network offices in major cities.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Turee
Associated Press
United Press International News
Audit Bureau of Circulations
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Story
Brooks & Finley, Representatives
Convict No 49068 Calls for Indeterminate Sentences
An Ohio penitentiary inmate, Convict No 49068, writes in the Outlook advocating indeterminate imprisonment and strict removal from society for those failing to live within social rights. He cites parental neglect as a major crime driver and urges cooping up individuals who pose a threat to peace and property.
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Ohio
Outlook
Tests Show Humorists Fail To Match Pupils In School Trials
Rev. Austin Schmidt of Loyola University administered standard tests over about two hours to 31 eighth grade boys unseen before. The tests covered reading arithmetic grammar history literature nature science spelling and composition. Results matched teachers reports in 70 percent of cases, with room for further improvement as more experiments proceed.
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Austin G. ‘Schmidt
Loyola University
Dean Schmidt
Life for 85 and a fisherman's last stand
A Kansas fisherman died after exchanging shots with highwaymen seeking $70. He refused to surrender his money, arguing that life is worth more than wealth. The tale prompts reflection on what value a life holds versus money and risk.
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Kansas
Professors and public opinion clash over debts policy
Editorial argues against a caricature of professors and defends the right to dissent from treasury policy. It notes Columbia and Princeton scholars supported debt relief and defends Mellon against charges of imbecility, emphasizing free expression and non treasonous disagreement.
Feeding Typhoid Patients A Historical View On Diet
A reader recounts past and present views on nourishment during typhoid fever. The piece contrasts strict liquid diets with more liberal solid foods, citing a case of intestinal ulcers and a fatal perforation from milk curd. It argues that gradual, patient-craved solid foods can hasten recovery and long recent practice favors a liberal, nourishing diet through illness.
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J. R
Brant
New York Notes on Kept Youth and Urban Life
In March 1927 New York society discusses kept youths and lonely women in cafes theatres and clubs. The column describes young men sending their time and money to secure companionship with aging women while New York’s amusements include skyline advertising and a velvet-royal Russian cafe scene. The piece blends social critique with vivid vignettes of Manhattan nightlife and economic edge.
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New York
Manhattan
Broadway
New York Exchange
Questions and Answers Bad Couch
For five years I have a severe cough not from my lungs but throat and stomach. I smoke and drink moderately. cough disrupts me. William Brady, M. D., is suggested to be added to the list of physicians who failed to help you unless you follow his advice. Cut out drinking and smoking and cough tonics and see what happens.
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A. W
William Brady
Liberty and Leisure by Glenn Fran
A 1927 essay argues that rising political indifference signals disillusionment with politics as the path to liberty and leisure. It asserts liberty comes from ethical citizen development and leisure from technical industrial progress, urging individual responsibility and thoughtful reform.
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Jess
Mencken on cinema stars and envy in public life
In a photoplay column Mencken laments how masses admire and envy movie actors, a timeless dynamic. He contrasts himself with Jacek Gilbert, noting Gilbert’s polish and alleged attention from women, while asserting his own superiority and a wish to see Gilbert fall in a scandal.
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Wol. Mencken
Havre
Thenlogians
Jacek Gilbert
Gilbert
Culver City
Why worry and the quiet power of calm planning
A man ruined by a failed contract says he stopped worrying since age eighteen and his affairs prosper. Another man never worries and seems to do well. The piece argues worry is endless rumination with no action, while thoughtful planning is not the same as worry and can be beneficial.
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Sylvanus Gage
Uncle Wiggily and the Bonfire Mystery
Boppy laments a lost Woggieng boy named Rumple as Uncle Wiggily and Um search the bungleump home. The rabbit gentleman Mr. Longears and the Wogglejiss help, noting Rumple’s disappearance from their hollow stump bungalow.
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Uncle Wiggily
Boppy
Rabbit
Wogglejiss
Bungleump
Bunny
Hollow Stump
Mr. Longears
Uncle Wigerly
Rumple
Mr. Longeurs
Lost Bumple Rescued By Aunt Ant In Wogglejig Tale
Uncle Wiggily searches for Bumple in the woods as the Wogglejigs scurry about. A green tail clue leads him to Bumple hidden with Mrs. Ant by a bonfire. Bumple’s tail is found and reattached, ending the search before bedtime. The episode ends with a tease about April adventures and a note on Easton Lodge funding.
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Bumple
Uncle Wiggily
Boppy
Bungleunip
Gazie
Mazie
Dazie
Dumple
Wumple
Rabbit
Mr. Longears
Hal
Uncle Wigsily
Gumple
Uncle Wiegily
Uncle Wisrly
Snoall
Abe Martin Th Radio Aims for Clean Up to Date Ads
The Abe Martin radio column notes a few lines creeping into ads while praising overall upkeep. It quips about a woman’s talk compared to how she walks during meal prep, illustrating light humor amid the ad notes.
The Gray Phantom's Romance Cliffhanger Ending
The Gray Phantom, famed criminal, is cornered in a tobacco shop by Officer Pinta and a hidden exit leads him through a narrow wall passage. He escapes into a dimly lit room where he finds Helen Ward awaiting, as the scene ends with a gun drawn and a tense standoff.
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Gray Phantom
New York
Duke
Pinta
Gage
Dever
Helen
Phantom’s Bold Breakout From a Locked Shed Frame
A tense escape scene follows The Phantom as he battles a thick casement frame a stubborn lock and a pounding door. He uses a nail as a makeshift tool harnessing a split-second idea to pry the frame while outside forces threaten to break in and trap him.
Congressional Rowdyrowdy: a New York Sun critique
A New York Sun summary mocks congress for embarrassing public displays amid enforcement of the Volstead act. It notes lawmakers mockingly pretend to respect the law while failing to conduct themselves as law abiding, viewing such incidents as disgraceful rather than funny.
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New York Sun
Congress
Speer
Capitol
Typhoons and Waterspouts in Coastal Lore
Uncle Ray explains typhoons as whirlwinds in the South China Sea, detailing centers of low pressure, speeds over 100 miles per hour, drifting paths, and devastating waves. He notes winds, rain, and cloud fronts signaling a typhoon, plus waterspouts forming over lakes and seas and their land counterparts during storms.
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China
South China Sea
Ray
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University of Wisconsin
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