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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1928
Page
3
The piece surveys town and campus clashes over university funding and expansion in Iowa City. It contrasts taxpayers seeking value with contractors and vendors resisting campus-linked costs, noting recurring disputes as dorms, property buys, and campus projects unfold across the state.
A Michigan attorney writes in May 1925 praising daily exercise and somersaults but the editor argues somersaults are not exercise. He stresses walking three to five miles daily as the true health foundation while listing indicators for somersault use and inviting readers to join the "jolly rollers."
A newspaper page features fashion notes on New York menswear claims and lists wardrobe essentials. It also includes medical Q A about gallstones and diet, plus letters on canned salmon as a dietary staple and a note on dress shirt cuffs and hygiene inquiries.
Glenn Frank discusses true versus false concentration in achievement and contrasts Western materialist and Eastern meditative paths. He warns against narrow focus that ignores broader knowledge and cites a humorous note about Irvin Cobb losing a $7,000 verdict in New York as an example of misplaced blame and the value of versatile humor.
Children cheer for Uncle Wiggily at Sister Sallie’s party as Baby Bunty teases him with an empty lollypop stick. Uncle Wiggily reacts with a comical sneeze and the animal crowd laughs at the playful scene.
Uncle Wiggily hosts a nut guessing game for Sallie and friends including Johnnie and Billie Bushytail and Jennie Chipmunk. The tale follows nut names like pecan chestnut beech nut and walnut as children enjoy gifts and party games before leaving.
A fragmentary line shows a speaker promising a lollypop to bunnies who can name something correctly, implying a childlike or whimsical exchange on a country road with playful rewards.
The column explains the sacred status and long life of olive trees, their ancient value to Greeks, and how olives are processed into oil and food. It notes geographic spread, oil production methods, and notes on ripe versus green olives and their uses.
Abe Martin laments the scarcity of top performers across golf, callings, and trades. He cites a constant share of fourth-rate workers, noting a lack of skilled bosses in politics, business, and family teams, and emphasizes the need for better leadership.
A fragmentary, playful passage hints at botanical imagery and a quirky tale about a character named Ulicle Wlegily in a cave. The playful tone contrasts with surreal actions like sunflowers blinking and dogwood trees barking.
The column invites reader questions on nature topics and provides quirky answers. It describes a night-sounding bird likely a goatsucker with white throat, notes on chicken snakes eating pests, and explains sticky pads on animal feet enabling movement on smooth surfaces. A humorous Baltimore Sun jab about Illinois barbers follows.
Gay Hilton, a private secretary, accepts 3500 to secretly move to New York. In the city she becomes a cloak model and later a gown shop model, meeting Crosby Webb a Wall Street financier who woos her with poetic language. She remains wary of love but intrigued by his attention as mystery surrounds her movements.
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