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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1928
Page
3
The piece argues indifference is America's core fault, more damaging than corruption or crime. It contrasts against patriotism and freedom, warning that apathy enables intolerance and social harm rather than improving the nation.
Republican governor candidate Lars Skromme toured Jefferson addressing a meeting and distributing literature. He aligned with M. L. Bowman on some issues but opposed Gov. Hammillihs road bond stance, and voiced banking principles favoring depositors and prudent loans while warning against cross‑bank bailouts and risky borrowing.
The piece notes readers and listeners still retain Shakespeare, citing actors John Barrymore Sothern Marlowe Mrs. Fiske Jane Cowl David Warfield and Robert Mantell. Mantell says Shakespearean roles, especially Lear, remain a lasting study and audiences stay receptive with ongoing discoveries by new readers.
A French physicist Prof Lefebre argues the human mind surpasses body strength, citing experiments with a grand jar and gears. He claims humans can unleash vast internal forces to weaponize power, communicate globally, heal disease, and surpass animals in speed and dexterity.
Dr Brady outlines respiratory infection risks and spread including coughing and throat secretions. He lists diseases such as influenza pneumonia measles scarlet fever and diphtheria and notes transmission lessons from scarlet fever and erysipelas research. He answers reader questions on lettuce raw meat cold showers eggs and health advice.
Glenn Prank argues that unemployment stems from a second phase of the Industrial Revolution driven by automation. He cites rail employment decline from 1920 to 1927, yet freight ton miles rising, showing growing output with fewer workers. He notes diversification in farming toward corn and dairy as shifts in profitability and land use emerge.
A serialized reflection by a New York writer on how success isolates the ambitious. It explores how loyal friends seek jobs, loans, or favors as a measure of status, while the truly powerful risk relationships for the sake of shareholders and enterprise. The piece mixes anecdotes of magnates and waiters to illustrate vanity, distance, and the social costs of achievement.
A humorous reflection from a percussionist in an orchestra about being the essential timekeeper. The speaker teases other instruments and jokes about their roles while insisting the drums keep the ensemble on track.
Uncle Wiggily and Sallie attend a puzzle drawing where the Black Beat and Polar Bear discuss the challenge to name five men behind five picture hills. The scene includes Whitewash, dust, and a trick as the rabbit retreats to his bungalow after a tense exchange.
Uncle Wiggily refuses the Black Bear in a chase scene as the Police Dog drives him back. Sister Sallie invites Uncle Wiggily to a party with ice cream, and he prepares a gift of four puzzle nuts to solve.
In a reflective note the Houston Post-District contrasts past and present. A quarter century ago people traveled to hear the president speak, while last Monday residents listened via a home device, then promptly muted the broadcast and joked about a mic load.
Fifty years ago on May 1 a series of temperance meetings led by John W. Dreto drew pledges of total abstinence from 3 012 attendees. A Reform club organized with officers L A Gobb president J F Sherman J C Gates and Dr G J Mack. Also noted were technology and civic items including a new binder for the Marsh harvester and railway shop hour reductions.
Rev Amos Crum resigns after six years as pastor of the Universalist church in Dubuque. Miss Annie Gruener 19 dies of typhoid pneumonia at home. Water wells up 2012 feet deep at Vinton gas site with an eight inch stream 15 feet above ground. Local political clubs form in Turner hall and Waterloo. Various civic notices include funeral, bicycle purchases, sidewalk work, and paving company incorporation in Waterloo. Mercury records and daily life notes conclude this issue.
A nostalgic note explains how rubber forms from tree sap and how early peoples used rubber for tires cloaks and erasers. It traces sources from the Congo and Liberia to Asia and Africa, noting colonial exchanges and the labor of natives in harvesting rubber juice.
Readers ask about night birds, farm snakes, and fly adhesion. The column provides factual distinctions between whippoorwills, field mice and house mice origins, crane and heron families, and butterfly sheltering behavior in rain with wings folded tightly to blend into surroundings.
Abe Martin notes political focus shifts away from Chicago elections as officials probe suspected bosses. Lester Kindas leaves school due to poor parking facilities, highlighting infrastructure concerns amid civic scrutiny.
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