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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1928
Page
3
Heywood Broun writes on why borrowers seek funds with good collateral while lenders rely on assets. The piece contrasts fiction of riskless lending with reality where banks charge for using money and require tangible or intangible collateral to cover potential losses. It notes the need for repayment and the lender's risk management in conservative banking.
A retrospective on Babe Ruth’s defiance of manager Huggins and Heywood Broun’s clashes with the World newspaper. It notes Broun’s dismissal after a Nation article and asserts the rule that the whole is greater than its parts, with Ruth and Broun bound by editorial authority.
The piece argues Americans boast in cars and consumption but lag in literacy with about 6 percent over 19 illiterate. It cites Lewis Alder man on adult education and urges support for programs by the Bureau of Education and Parents and Teachers Congress while noting other issues like food prices and postwar uncertainty.
A fragmented biographical sketch traces Archie Cullem a consumer of cigarettes from poor guardians to a doctor’s case. Chapters recount school efforts and questionable escapades and end with Archie’s career uncertainty, medical consultation, obituaries, and his late life. The piece blends personal decline with medical commentary and ends with a sugar question and answer about infant feeding.
A New York column from May 9 discusses public attention seekers among the rich and educated, noting self expression trends from Greenwich Village to stage and film, including foreign journalists assessing Broadway. It mentions herpes zoster cases in children, hygiene skepticism, and a health Q A column with responses from Dr Brady.
The writer notes Sinclair Lewis plans a book on Broadway's essence and why it is hard to capture. Broad Way’s glamor is questioned and past efforts show tonal shifts from gritty cabaret life to mawkish sentimentality. The piece observes contrasts from Wall Street to Bowery and hints at diverse personal tales at a table.
The piece argues beauty in modern industry arises from useful, temporary objects as much as enduring masterpieces. It compares artists who work for pay to those who seek immortality, notes many great works were commissioned, and suggests utility can foster striking design. The essay contends future beauty may stem from industry’s practical creations.
Chicago Tribune reports jurors chose to visit the scene of the murder after 15 eyewitnesses contradicted each other on key elements. Witnesses differed on pursuing car color, make, number of cars, banners, and whether shots came from inside or outside the vehicle. Some claimed a police squad car was present and one heard a siren or gong.
The Globe-Gazette quotes Mazen Chey praising a rare breed of innovative thinkers who break barriers. He notes that every generation yields individuals bold enough to disregard impossibility and teach the world new possibilities.
Uncle Wiggily and friends share a morning romp near a hollow stump bungalow. Baby Bunty asks for candy in playful baby talk while Mr. Longears scolds her, the nosy rabbit correcting the chatter and teasing about age.
A fragmentary Uncle Wiggly scene shows Bunty questioning Uncle Wig about candy to soothe a toothache. Dialogue hints at a pretend adventure, with playful baby-talk and misheard phrases shaping a childlike exchange.
Baby Bunty and Uncle Wiggily travel toward Hollow Stump School with gumdrops and shells gathered along the brook. Birds later snatch Bunty’s shells, and Uncle Wiggily draws puzzles of birds that helped recover them, inviting readers to guess the birds.
Topeka Capital notes Columbia University unveils a salary program for faculty from 2400 to 12000 dollars. It cites Yale’s 20000 dollar offer to attract a distinguished Wisconsin professor and warns state universities must raise pay to compete for high-grade teachers.
A local report describes an elderly woman who fell into the East river and was saved by a boat or boat crew momentarily aided by onlookers. The article notes the contrast with younger residents who can swim, highlighting neighborhood reactions and relief.
A collage of local notes from May 1878 including Jacob Kellogg gored by a bull near Jockeytown schoolhouse, fracturing his thigh, Byron Sargeant escorting him to a doctor, and city council actions on jail housing and park band platforms. Also mentions a calaboose, wolf bounty, church fellowship resolutions, art show promises, a strawberry ice cream festival, hog price reports, Dr J G Bickley arrest for speeding a bridge, new business block excavation, Lulu Sindlinger illness, W B Dunkelberg’s move to Chicago, and bridge work hindered by high water.
The Courier reports a $30 grant to Waterloo Woman's club civic department and outlines plans for entertaining the state Republican convention at the Chautauqua park coliseum on June 24. Also covered are local notes on residents, weather, and farming, including several injuries and obituaries.
A childhood reminiscence explains simple chemistry tricks with vinegar, baking soda, and sugar. The narrative notes how acid and soda react to fizz and foam, mentions soda water origins, and warns against handling acids without guidance.
A 1928 Burroughs Nature Club notes column invites reader questions about nature topics and provides previous Q&A summaries. It includes inquiries about ostrich notes, poison snakes in the United States, making a sun dial and a star-based latitude instrument, with a Detroit News excerpt praising dignified conduct abroad.
Judge Pusey comments on the high number of misbehavior cases in 1927 noting that 118 of 119 were traced to husbands making money out of Werther and breakfast downtown. He quips that fathers who try to make pals of their sons today will have to go some.
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