Notice of Waterloo Courier subscription and policy details
Village newspaper notice from Waterloo Iowa outlining subscription prices by carrier and mail, office policies, and advertising rules. Includes postal classifications, press affiliations, and general manager credits. Mentions Associated Press and United Press International, with standard ad rate inquiry note.
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Han Gomontha
Waterloo
Iowa
Associated “Press
United Press International News
Associated Press
Audio Bureau of Circulations
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Story, Brooks & Finley, Representatives
Autograph Craze Spurs Rare Books Market Fluctuations
The piece notes a growing autograph and first edition trade led by collectors in America. It cites a Californian sender seeking an autographed book, a New York city directory pamphlet sold for 8 dollars later valued at 4000, and Poe first editions as highly prized. It foresees wider appeal and rummaging through old trunks as interest spreads.
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America
St. John Ervine
First City Directory of
New York
Poe
Tamarlane
Drawing the Mine and the Maryland Free State Law Clash
A Baltimore art dispute centers on painting a mural in a sandwich shop amid Maryland blue laws. The Association Opposed to Blue Laws plans to push repeal through the Maryland house and senate.
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Baltimore
Maryland Free State
Blue Laws, Inc
Maryland House
Senate
Persian strike shocks assembly amid wage clashes
In Teheran the budget committee moved to cut government employees pay triggering a strike that paralyzed postal and telegraphic services. Strikers blocked deputies in the deliberation building while the premier and finance minister urged payment justice. Deputies had raised their own salaries by 100 dollars monthly as others faced cuts.
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Stich
English bells ring 11 hours in Hebden Bridge marathon
A column mocks a long distance contest, noting bell ringers in Hebden Bridge who rang church bells for nearly 11 hours. The piece ridicules the pointless event and warns other carillonists to take precautions to avoid public outrage.
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C&e
Hebden Bridge
Trench Mouth Rise Linked to Crowding and Crowded Halls
Dr. Joseph Bloodgood notes Vincent’s angina and other oral and respiratory infections are rising, tied to winter crowding and overheated rooms. He warns moving picture palaces with poor ventilation as deadly venues for spreading infections. Treatment emphasizes sodium perborate pastes and gargles, ready to curb trench mouth within a week with careful use.
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Vincent
Joseph C. Bloodgood
Dr. Bloodgood
Unis Department
America
France
Bloodgood
Over There Havre May 17 Descriptions of postwar arrival
Havre scenes portray a landfall after the barque docking with crowds and commerce in motion. The narrator notes eager travelers, luggage porters, train sheds, and vendors as “rich Americans” are courted while Le Havre shows postwar progress, Rouen’s cathedral, and a lingering savor of champagne and signs of France.
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Havre
Cherboug
Paris
Normandy
Faris
Rouen
Jean d’ Arc
la Belle France
Contemplating marriage in light of family health risks
Reader asks if marrying a 22 year old man from a family with epilepsy and similar spells is advisable given cousin parents. Expert notes parental consanguinity increases risk only with hereditary taint and cannot advise without full family history. points to Eugenics Record Office for information. Also answers on tea intake and sleeping position. advises that very weak tea is likely fine and sleep position is personal.
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Eugenics’ Record Office
Cold Spring Harbor
N.Y
Ben
A 25 Year Drop of Words By Glenn Frank
Glenn Frank surveys how American life has changed from 1900 to 1925 through new vocabulary. He lists words absent in 1900 but common by 1925 such as radio, movie, insulin, relativity, quantum theory, aviation, income tax, Federal Reserve, chain stores, automats, radios, jazz, flappers, propaganda, and more, arguing language tracks civilization’s march. He notes the flood of new terms reflects social shifts and cautions against oversimplifying modern problems.
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Sherlock Holmes
Mark Sullivan
Mr. Sullivan
League of Nations
Judge Stiles sentences youth to ten years for auto theft
In Waterloo Judge Stiles ordered a young man to serve ten years in the reformatory for stealing and stripping an automobile. The car was taken March 24 from a Waterloo resident and stripped of movable items. The thief confessed, and the piece urges tougher sentences for auto theft to curb cart stealing, arguing short terms and light fines are ineffective.
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Grundy Register
Waterloo
Stiles
Reformatory
Uncle Wiggily and the Proud Snail
Uncle Wiggily meets a snail on the garden path beside a brook. The tale notes the snail’s shell house on its back and the slow creature’s habit of retreating its head when danger nears.
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Uncle Wiggily
The Proud Snail Slump and the Garden Plan
A whimsical tale follows Uncle Wiggy and snails in a garden as they discuss Mr. Slump the fast snail who mocks others with his gravel hill record. Uncle Wiggy plans a playful daily trick to humble Slump and spark a snail race teaser for the next installment.
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Mr. Glump
Slump
Uncle Wigegily
Uncle Wigsily
Mr. Slump
Uncle Virgily
Mr. Longears
Whrerly
Abe Martin on politics and a divorce case
Abe Martin comments on politics devolution and public engagement. Mrs Babe Kite seeks a divorce accusing her husband of bringing people home to dinner without prior notice, highlighting domestic disputes amid political discourse.
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Babe Kite
The Gray Phantom's Romance by Herman Landon
The Gray Phantom, fleeing a tainted past, revisits the murder scene seeking clues to Sylvanus Gage's killer. He confronts a staged haunting with Dr Bimble and faces a dilemma over Helen Hardwick as captors press for a deal to reveal his hideaway. The cliffhanger ends with a consent offer.
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Herman Landon
Gray Phantom
Sylvanus Gage
Gage
Tommy Granger
Granger
Pinto
Leav
Lieut
Culligore
Dr. Bimble
Helen Hardwick
Helen
Bimble
Miss Hardwick
Uncle Rays Norse Myth Quiz Sends Readers a Challenge
Uncle Rays Norse Myth Quiz presents ten questions about Norse gods heroes and beliefs with a nod to elves giants and the heroes hall. The piece contrasts Norse myths with Greek answers and encourages readers to learn from what they do not know tomorrow’s quiz on Europe.
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Old
Europe
Ancient
Greece
Balder
Zeus
Jupiter
Athena
Ppjuorl Qolter
Minerva
Poseidon
Neptune
Perseus
Heracles
Hercules
Theseus
Atlas
Homer
Hector
Odysseus
Ulysses
Uncle Ray
Burroughs Nature Club Notes Column Help Desk
Readers are invited to send nature questions to the Nature Notes Dept for this Burroughs club column. The column offers answers and guidance on various nature subjects, with space for general inquiries.
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Burroughs Nature Club
Houghton Mifflin Co
Nature Notes Dept
Mysterious mule killers and bird parasitism examined
Readers ask about a group called mule killers or devil horses and whether cuckoos are parasitic. The notes explain that some insects may not kill prey but deter predators, while cuckoos lay eggs in other birds’ nests. The column also pondered mole nests and wintering grounds of terns, noting migrations to Guatemala and variable timing with mild seasons.
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Nature
American Museum of Nature History
U.S
Guatemala
Tong Teland
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Commercial Brow
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Persia
Personal Health Service
William Brady, M. D
Nat'l Newspaper Service
le Havre
Cunard
Hotel de Gare
Achat- Vente
Bonulangerie
Charcuterie
Sortie
Vins Et Liquers
Blanchisserie
Defense d' Afficher
Questions and
Brady
William Brady
Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
Century Magazine
McClure Newspaper
Uncle Wiggily and
the Proud Snail
Howard R. Garis
Mr Slump
Wregily
Arden Path
Anail
Uncle Wiggi
Toutset
Abe Martin
FORD
SONY
Ledger Syndicate
Uncle Ray’s
Father
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