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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1929
Page
4
In the Iron Trade section, the steel and iron industry remains at high activity. Producers struggle to meet demand as plants operate near capacity. Coke pig iron production in April reached a record for the month, with daily output surpassing 1923 levels. No near-term downturn expected despite some seasonal dips.
The piece notes early debates over sound and talkies becoming lasting institutions. It cites an opera singer using synchronized film to reach the masses and a Shakespeare actor seeing new fame via dialog films, but argues that public desire determines success and that innovations rarely alter core tastes.
A Chicago representative, M A Michaelson, faces federal court in Key West over possession and transport of liquor tied to the Havana episode. Defence boasts high talent while prosecutors press weak evidence. public interest centers on his Jones Act vote and possible conflict with his wet background.
Dr. Michael M. Davis, medical science director of the Juline Rosenwald fund, notes Americans spend about 3 billion dollars yearly on health, with roughly one dollar spent on prevention for every thirty spent on cure, underscoring a very high health bill. The passage continues to discuss implications of this ratio.
The text outlines a $3 billion outlay for doctors hospitals clinics and drugs with total costs nearing $10 billion including lost wages. It argues shifting funds toward prevention examinations and diet prescriptions to cut the grand total and promote well being. Dr Davyis’s work aims to lower sickness costs for the middle class, supported by Rosenwald Foundation.
Dr Brady discusses footwear health in a lively column noting that properly fitted hygienic shoes protect feet and dogs. He argues for education on shoe choices in schools and critiques extreme styles while praising modern hygienic options.
Dean Inge and academics weigh happiness in this essay. The piece surveys historic and modern ideas on what constitutes happiness including health wealth youth and work. It invites readers to share their own essential units for happiness.
Fragmented verse and clippings recount a chaotic dawn battle scene then shift to an aftermath of fund drive for elevator operators and clerks. A vanity note cites a lawsuit over a dinner tale and weather jests. A London dispatch and brief remarks on public opinion close the fragment.
A Society Page feature presents a two minute brain teaser from the New York Post style puzzle, asking readers to pick the best reason for each statement. Questions cover windmills, baseball spikes, and wagon teams with multiple choice options and answers hinted on the page.
A restless New York vignette lists New York figures and scenes from Fifth Avenue to Grand Street. It names Fairbanks family links, actors, editors, clarks and cabmen, plus shops, statues, and a gilded Plaza era mood. The piece skims cultural icons, fashion, restaurants, and public life in a brisk, opinionated tour.
Washington Daybook surveys foreign envoys in Washington noted for adventurous pasts. Col Orestes Ferrara of Cuba, a duelist and veteran of revolutions. Juan Sacasa of Nicaragua, once hunted. Chao-Chu Wu of China, revolutionary sympathizer. Tytus Filpowicz of Poland, prison escapes and minister to several states. Michael MacWhite of the Irish Free State, wartime adventurer.
Lester Small boasts that in a year of marriage he has faced doubts from his wife while Abe Martin recalls old rules about men avoiding idle wandering near women and likens modern behavior to loafing around a candy shop.
Detroit highlights Senator James Couzens of Michigan who donated 10 million dollars to a children's trust fund to promote health welfare and happiness for Michigan children and beyond. His gifts include 2 million to the Children's Hospital of Michigan at Farmington and founding residences and settlement houses. The Bath school tragedy inspired his lifelong philanthropy, with the 10 million principal and 7.5 million yearly income to be used over 25 years, signed without his name on the deed.
William G. Kerr argues in Grundy Center that his 1922 Waterloo Courier platform on agriculture profits prohibition disabled care economy armaments and national cooperation could guide a 1930 United States Senate candidacy. He notes the platform has evolved to meet current times and campaign issues.
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