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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1928
Page
3
The dispatch discusses juror misconduct in Chicago with an attempted murder case and a juror held in contempt for lying about views on capital punishment. It then covers town parking and traffic regulation debates in Iowa and a proposed speed limit increase in another small town, arguing for enforceable ordinances and public understanding.
Commander Byrd recounts six offers including a $25 000 annual salary from an advertising man, which he declined to pursue exploration. He sketches a vast southern landmass beyond 10 000 feet and plans to begin from his homeland next September, aiming to reach the south pole region by mid-1929 if possible. The piece adds reflections on bicycles, European cycling trends, and a note on Primo de Rivera’s September marriage.
A Sioux City reader cites a crowd or bystander hesitation in applying prone pressure resuscitation during a drowning incident, noting relatives blocked a Japanese rescuer and praising quick neural machine aid. The column condemns health ignorance while contrasting public education gaps and the value of immediate aid. It also mocks social lateness in Manhattan dinners and comments on public etiquette and youth culture.
The rapid growth of divorce in the United States reflects social trends across eras. From 1830 to 1926 the ratio of divorces to marriages improved from one per 616 to one per 134, illustrating increasing separation rates over time.
A humorous scene with Uncle Wiggily and Luin Jimmie and Alice as they head to school triggers a debate on marriage and divorce. The piece argues modern shifts in home life reflect social and industrial evolution, reducing the home’s traditional role and threatening family stability, while predicting a rough transition period before a new social order solidifies.
A playful tale follows a boy duck and friends chasing a rabbit named Mr. Longears. Uncle Wrigglly seeks Lulu’s lollypoy while a fox and Woozie Wolf plot to catch the hopping rabbit as lessons near.
A cartoon style tale follows Fox and Wolf plotting to trap Uncle Wiggily with a painted door door surprise note. Uncle Wiggily inspects the door finds four mistakes in the paint and carpentry and hesitates to go inside, sensing a trick. The page invites readers to spot the mistakes and await the next installment.
Gay Holton maneuvers through a perilous social maze in New York after a patron backs her fortune. A mysterious photograph and a murder linked figure threaten exposure. Charlie, a gamblers informer, reveals a dangerous plot that could ruin two prominent city men and entrap Gay in a web of blackmail and power.
UNCLE RAY DESCRIBES PRAIRIE DOGS AS SHARPLY NOISED CREATURES RELATED TO SQUIRRELS. THEY DIG HOLLOW MOUNDS AND CHAMBERS, DRINK LITTLE WATER, AND LIVE IN GROUPS. TEXAS HOSTS THE LARGEST DOG TOWN. INTRODUCTION TO TOMORROW'S ROBBER CRABS.
Questions about parrots mistletoe and gophers are answered in this Burroughs Nature Club feature. Readers learn about hooked bills, how mistletoe starts on trees, and whether alligators feed underwater, followed by a note on a failed spirit medium demonstration in Sioux City with Houdini's widow offering a prize for proof.
A quirky mix of Ca rdidge style line snippets from Cedar Rapids to Des Moines. It mentions blue bird houses, sparrows, and odd aphorisms about dreams and waking up. The text reflects fragmented quotes from several papers.
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