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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1927

Page

4

Daily Telegraph Ad Rates and Policies Summary

Waterlo o Iowa paper lists subscription prices and advertising rules. Mentions daily except Sunday, offices in New York Philadelphia Chicago Los Angeles and San Francisco, rates, payment terms, and policy to reject fraudulent or harmful ads. Includes Associated Press and United Press International news references.

Waterloo Iowa Associated Press United Press International News ‘Co Associated ‘Press Audit Bureau of Circulations Ea Ee New York Philadelphia Chicago Los Angeles San Francisco Story Brooks & Finley Representatives

Sunlight as a Cure Risks and Promises in Early Heliotherapy

A medical authority cautions about heliotherapy long exposure and individual tolerance while noting proven benefits. Dr Day warns daily exposure should start modestly as experiments suggest sunlight aids bone rickets, anemia, thyroid activity, and blood composition, with improvements in skin excretion, muscle tone, weight, and overall vigor.

Office Post Hilbert F. Day

White Elephants and the risks of speculative growth

The piece argues for expert judgment in large investments tied to future growth, warning that optimistic but misplaced ventures like old western gold rush towns often collapse. It notes Sioux City as an example of a stalled project and stresses weighing probabilities before deep commitment.

West Sioux City United States Mississippi

Mayor and Syracuse Officials Rule Out Policewoman Applicants

A city decision sparked by the question of when a woman becomes mature enough for police work. Officials declared that no applicants under forty would be considered for a policewoman position, after reviewing evidence and consulting with involved parties. The result drew comments on coy behavior and public conduct, framing age 40 as the dividing line.

Syracuse N. Y

Old Days And New

The piece argues that nostalgia distorts memory, making past wonders seem bigger and better than current life. It suggests people romanticize old times, then reflect that impressions fade with distance, leading to a universal human longing for the perceived good old days.

Chinese fighting ethos contrasts with heathen faiths

In the Pittsburgh Gazette Times a writer comments on Chinese fighters, noting they are heathens by some standards yet show discipline and conduct similar to Christian norms in combat. The remark frames cultural critique within wartime rhetoric.

Pittsburgh Gazette-Times

Immunity and drafts in public health views

An editorial lampoons old time beliefs that drafts cause colds and that immunity is assured with exposure. It argues immunity exists regardless, questions the idea that drafts are harmful, and challenges health officials to prove the link to illnesses like diphtheria. The piece satirizes the notion of controlling drafts rather than addressing underlying health measures.

Hi. H. Hines M. D Gorgas Memorial Institute Hines

Causes and blame in child malnutrition

The five chief causes cited are physical defects especially nose and throat obstructions, lack of home control, overfatigue, improper diet and faulty food habits, and faulty health habits. Correcting these can prevent underachievement. parents are mostly to blame for neglecting defects, home control, and nutrition, with schools blamed for teaching gaps.

William R. P. Emerson D. Appleton & Co

Buttermilk and Bourbonism by Glenn Frank

A reflective essay recounts a New York boy's dairy allergy incident at Browning school. The author, Glenn Frank, recalls fabricating a harmless buttermilk workaround, then abandons a planned critique of crowd conformity when the boy's fear of being different reveals a deeper human urge to belong. The piece challenges conformity beyond economics, noting the persistent pull to blend with the crowd.

New York Browning School Cald

Fiction and character realism in Sinclair Lewis critique

The Minneapolis Journal weighs Sinclair Lewis criticism noting fiction can explore bravely flawed humans within fair conflict, but argues his extremes must be clearly labeled as such or presented as veraciously typical for readers to accept. The piece emphasizes reader perception and author labeling.

Minneapolis Sinclair Lewis

New York Melting Pot Trends Reach Across Classes

In May 106 New York a column notes white and black mingling has permanency. Harlem clubs and downtown slummers mix at reserved tables. Whites attend black shows, readers host readings on Long Island, and Atlantic City sees black and tan districts. The piece mocks decrying depravity as sophistication. It mentions sepia chorus girls and Belasco casts with many people of color, plus witty anecdotes on social exposure and urban expansion swallowing escapes.

New York Harlem Long Island Atlantic City Broadway Fifth Avenue Black Belt Seventy-second Street Belasco

Uncle Wiggily and the May Worm

Uncle Wiggily meets Miss Mouse Teacher in the forest near his hollow stump. He asks about Scrimble and Scramble and learns they did not win a prize. The scene hints at Mischief or a past encounter with the Skillery Scullery Alligator and Nurss Jane’s beater.

Uncle Mr. Longears Nurss Jane Uncle Wigsily Hollow Stump Miss Mouse

Uncle Wiggily and the Wooded Trick by May Worm

Uncle Wiggily and Miss Mouse chase two misbehaving rabbits Scrimble and Scramble who feign illness to skip class. A May Worm helps locate them in the woods and they face a small punishment at home. The tale ends with forgiveness and a warning not to repeat tricks.

Miss Mouse Scrimble Scramble Uncle Wiggily Mr. Longears Wunele Wigsiley May Worm Hind Lee Rabbit

Untitled note on tax rate increase and treasury envelope

A fragmented reminiscence recalls a state rate increase and a treasury envelope, suggesting trouble and dread when opening it. The speaker laments the unexpected overpayment from a prior year and the absence of a $500 check.

TAE U.S. Treasury U S.treasury

Abe Martin Seeks Boats and Marines for Chicago

A humorous Abe Martin quip laments Chicago needs a boat and sturdy Marines, mocks mayors, and recalls circus tall tales about giraffes seen since childhood.

Chicago

The Gray Phantom's Romance continues in perilous pursuit

The Gray Phantom seeks help from reporter Tommy Granger to recover Helen Hardwick from Duke's gang. They plan a shared disguise and a dangerous mission through Chinatown, with the Phantom forcing Granger to accompany him and guard Miss Hardwick while evading police traps.

Culligore Slim Helen Hardwick Helen Wade Thomas Granger Granger Pell Street Peng Yuen Big Chief Sing Sing

Uncle Ray's Corner A Nature Quiz

A newspaper column presents a nature quiz and history quiz with questions about land and sea animals, birds, fish, and explorers. It invites readers to score themselves, offers answer keys for yesterday's questions, and provides scoring guidance for different ages.

Leif Ericson George Woeshington Cartier Champlain la. Salle Marquette Joliet Hennepin The Cortez Balboa Pacific South Sea Cohanbus India Wiliam the Conqueror Napatron

Burroughs Nature Notes Readers Q A Call

The Burroughs Nature Club notes invite readers to send questions on nature subjects to the Nature Notes Department for general interest. Answers will be published in this column, copyright 1927.

Burroughs Nature Club Houghton Ee Co Nature Notes

Answers from Tomorrow's Nature Notes on wildlife facts

The column explains toads shed tails during tadpole growth as they abandon swimming stages, a gradual absorption with faster use of tail tissue when food is scarce. It also notes a chicken turtle species with long necks, and that cowbirds provide some insect and seed food but harm other nestlings by rearing their own young at the expense of hosts.

Walter Mississippi

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