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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1928

Page

3

Admission Matarlug Galil MOP AlegaTER YOY ad

The fragmentary text shows a newspaper masthead style with subscriptions, pricing, and advertising policies. It mentions W. M. Hartman Co. Courier Blog, corner Perk Ave and Commercial St, with figures for subscription rates by mail and distance, and notes on postal classification and Associated Press ownership. The legible entities include Hartman, Jackson McCoy, Carter, and New York Philadelphia Chicago offices.

W. M. Hartman Co Perk Ave Commercial St John Hartman Jackson Ee Ee Audit Bureau of Circulations TSLS New York Philadelphia Chicago Los Angeles San Francisco Grory, Browns & Fidles

Remarkable collector ships 300000 insect specimens to Smithsonian

At the Smithsonian in Washington a vast Philippine insect collection of 300000 specimens arrives from an army transport via the Panama Canal. Led by Charles F. Baker of the University of the Philippines, the collection, the most extensive of its kind, marks immense scientific value and the labor of fifteen years. Baker, famed as a top naturalist and teacher, pinned and labeled every specimen himself.

Smithsonian Institution Washington Philippines Panama Canal Malayan Charles F. Baker College of Agriculture University of the Philippines Dean Baker

Trees and Population Urge Conservation of Wood Resources

An article notes U S population growth at about one million annually and warns that forests are being cut faster than they can be replenished. It cites 200000 insect varieties causing 100 million dollars in annual losses, 130 million railroad ties from wood, five million trees for poles and posts, plus 500 million annual poles total, fires costing a day near 100000 dollars, 81 million acres idle, and vast pulpwood use for paper. It urges forehanded action to ensure replenishment and sustained timber supply.

United States America Trt J. Mf Mino

Optical contraptions and golf meet human limits

A satirical riff on science and gadgets invading daily life. The piece questions the need for devices like a thinking machine and optical prt ile while lampooning researchers pushing wear on hangnails. It urges science to focus on practical warnings or products like a safe golf ball.

The Innocent Bystander IX New Role

A reader’s item tells how a boy choked on popcorn was saved by a man on a streetcar who performed prone pressure resuscitation. A disruptive bystander woman attacked him, others did nothing, and the rescuer James KE Boltz of Des Moines vanished after the life saving.

James KE. Boltz Western Union Telegraph Company Res Moines Boltz

New York Bay by 0 Promoters and the Blues of Barker Cards

New York leads American cities in fly by night promoters with glib talk and huge profits promised from small investments. Promoters travel in luxury, keep dead telephones, and use flashy color to impress, while the suckers return for more losses. A vivid portrait of promoter culture, fashion, and the public’s gullibility amid sensational finance schemes.

New York Lous Angeles Wall Street

Beauty in the Making by Glenn Frank from Virginia Valley ride

Glenn Frank reflects on beauty and ugliness from a train through Virginia, contrasting rustic peasant beauty with industrial modernity. He notes concrete roads and stylish cars as symbols of the machine age, argues that industrial progress harms aesthetic value, and contrasts past log cabins with new motorized life.

Glenn Frank Fresident University of Wisconsin Century Magazine McClure Newspaper Virginia Calor Grand Canyon Hillem America Waio

Uncle Wiggily and Sammies Tooth Adventure

Uncle Wiggily wanders with Mr Twistytail and Mr LongEars as they laugh about a past encounter with a Bob Cat. They meet Sammie Littletail crying over a terrible toothache from a not hot hollow tooth. A kindly Cat lady runs a toy shop as Uncle Wiggily draws three pictures on her window with soap.

Mr. Longears Jane Mr. Twistytail Uncle Mr. Longe Sammie Littletail Sammie Uncle Wiggily Sam Candy Land Twistg Toy Land Candy Shop

Uncle Wiggily and the Candy Guessing Game

In a playful scene Sammie and the bunny gentleman puzzle over three soap drawings in a candy shop window. Sammie cheerfully guesses the candy names, fears a tooth problem, and awaits Dr. Bear the dentist to fill or pull the tooth as Uncle Wiggily promises further stories about the cowbird and robin.

Sammie Boy Bunny Dr. Bear Sammie Uncle Wiggily Samnie

Tricks Of Turning Water Into Wine Chemistry Tale

UNCLE RAY S CORNER DESCRIBES A SPRINGDAY SCENE WHERE AN OLD MAN SPRINKLES LIME ON GROUND TO FERTILIZE GRASS AND DISCUSSES CHEMICAL COLOR REACTIONS. A TEENAGER REPORTS A MINISTER S MIRACLE TURNING WATER TO WINE USING ACID AND ALKALI TRICKS, WITH CAUTION ABOUT ALCOHOLIC DRINKING.

Burroughs Nature Club Notes Preview

Burroughs Nature Club Notes presents readers with questions on nesting boxes bird behavior and raccoon births. It includes inquiries about Jerusalem artichokes and gipsy moth spread, with answers promised in tomorrow’s Nature Notes.

Asia

Joy Street Amid Murder Rumors Sparks Romantic Intrigue

Gay Hilton, a 20 year old cloak model, flees a murder scandal connected to a New York job offer and follows a park of unknown danger. She receives roses and a note from Crosby Webb, plans a 7 pm meeting, while a gray suited stranger stalks her and papers recount the case.

Synousis Gay Hilton Howard Weston New York Przated Todao Put Crosby Webb Gay

Abe Martin's tackle of a wrecked coupe and a crowded dinette

A humorous Abe Martin column riffs on crawling from a three wrecked coupe and a chaotic family night in a dinette. The narrator jokes about party plans and the urge to hide after a dollar down purchase, capturing small town wit.

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