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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1925
Page
3
The piece notes that horses remain common in farms and urban horsedrawn trucks persist in major cities. It cites Maj. Elihu Church on cost and congestion, arguing horses often outperform motors for freight in cities, and that the automotive industry’s growth shapes urban traffic dynamics.
An overview of the rise of the automotive industry as the leading U.S. manufacturing sector. The 1924 National Automobile Chamber of Commerce yearbook notes a three‑billion dollar annual vehicle output, rising car prosperity, and a push toward planes supplementing land routes rather than replacing autos.
A giant topographic map project will be completed in about twenty years, sped up after 45 years of work. Under the Geologic Survey and Coast and Geodetic Survey, the map will cover elevations, timberlands, highways, streams and every road turn. It will be produced in 6 060 sections, with full detail for highways and public works, aiding motorists and exploration nationwide.
Des Moines Capital reports Kansas lawmakers passed a measure abolishing tax exempt bonds for state and local governments, leaving only federal bonds tax free. Taxes on bonds may raise interest rates and shift costs to taxpayers, with debate on broader federal action and impacts on private industry.
Dr. Grady discusses factors depressing metabolism and causing flabbiness in children and youths, including confinement, lack of exercise, overclothing, and overfeeding. He urges open air play, reduced cereals, cod liver oil, and sensible clothing to boost metabolism and health. The column includes reader questions on acids with starches, styes, reducing pills, raisins, and general hygiene.
Imogene and Andrew discuss a public sale of grocery items as a grocery store fails. Imogene argues apartment dwellers pay more for food through higher rent and smaller purchases, detailing costs, canning limits, and storage differences. The dialogue critiques economic inequality in living arrangements.
Mrs. Wiggily worries Wizzie is lost as Uncle Wiggily searches the hollow stump bungalow garden for his son. Weezie helps or delays and the trail grows cold with only the wind and leaves offering clues.
Uncle Wiggily travels with the little rabbit Wizzie and a haptead lady who jumps to churn butter from sour milk. Wizzie slips into a hollow tree nest of an owl, awakening Uncle Wiggily who warns against returning. Wizzie promises to behave while planning more tricks.
A fragment from Abe Martin notes a sign of rain as a daughter’s presence at home and the refrain of a rainy forecast. The speaker mentions washing a car and polishing it as an unfailing omen of rain while hearing the phone ring.
Questions on nature topics appear in this paper with readers invited to submit queries. The column promises answers in the next Nature Notes and includes three sample questions about water birds ice, alligator snapping turtles, and beaver tails.
A letter from Waterloo argues for reforming the education system over adding night schools, urging use of all instruments for a balanced education. It questions high school focus for some trades and discusses radicals, exploitation, and social inequities influencing policy. A note mentions cement piles for a quay at Madras.
Fleil Large city of Treland A textual transposition A variety of cabbage One of the primates The remaining letters spell the name applied to any South Sea islander
Carnegie Corporation donates 25000 to Coe College library fund to buy volumes and hire another librarian. The annuity of 36000 for five years will support library expansion as plans proceed for a new library and remodeling of Old Main third floor this summer.
Tanlac claims to build solid flesh, restore stomach shape, and purify blood. The advertisement cites over 100,000 testimonials praising improved health and urges immediate use for torpid liver and low energy.
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