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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1929
Page
2
Saturday May 18 1929 Waterloo Iowa notes intrigue over uncovering Roman era remains at Herculaneum and two imperial barges found after a drained lake. Experts debate whether the colossus was Greek or Roman in origin and what the revelation signifies.
A column urges voters in Black Hawk County to approve a $1,000,000 bond issue for primary highway paving, arguing state takeover will prevent extra taxation. It highlights long awaited hard surfaced roads linking counties, boosting agriculture, industry, and business, and aligning Iowa with progressive states. May 31 vote stakes national advertising and local prosperity.
A discussion notes James J Tunney and Polly Lauder seek privacy, while Col Lindbergh and Premier Baldwin resist press intrusion. It argues for obscurity as the only escape, warning publicity hounds that many will remain anonymous in daily life.
Economists note place value in goods and services, showing transport speed can elevate a poor man’s welfare over a rich man’s. Location determines access to services, as shown by Mrs Gene Tunney undergoing emergency surgery on a kitchen table far from well-equipped hospitals. A laboring man’s wife in a crowded city faces different outcomes for medical care.
In Rome archaeologists uncover a colossal Greek style head about two tons in weight, six times a normal head, with a toe, arm, hand, and finger nearby. Fragments lie among four temples of a sacred grove as they push to reconstruct a unique art object from the ancient site. Excavations continue near Pompeii.
A Bloomington reader urges clearer guidance on women’s footwear. Dr Brady outlines essential features of hygienic shoes for girls and women, emphasizing wide rounded toes, flexible shanks, moderate heels, and overall simple designs to prevent foot ailments. He cautions against heavy, rigid shoes and promotes variety in comfortable, health-focused options.
A collage of humorous clippings from a Vermont court quip to prohibition satire. It ponders hot dogs as legal terms, jokes about lettuce and luncheon clubs, and satirizes Washington etiquette. The piece weaves light anecdotes about music, dating, and Vermont definitions with wry remarks on marriage mergers and chance.
The American Philosophical Society proposes a world stock-taking of knowledge to unite nations, warn against over specialization, and restore liberal education. Frank argues specialization dominates today, endangering broad understanding and interrelations among new scientific fields. He cites Diderot and Encycopledists as models and urges balancing specialization with a unifying scholarly program.
A fragment titled Brain Tests from the N.Y. Evening Post introduces an exercise where readers cross out words with identical letters in different arrangements. It lists letter groups XEOL GHITH and others and includes sets such as MOLAST and TIT with mixed vowels to solve, ending with a note Answers in Society Pree.
A May 18 report notes Broadway's decline from ornate theater era to crowded side streets with cheap venues and new cinema powerhouses. It cites plans for major new Warner Brothers and Fox buildings, Strand demolition, and a shift of activity to Madison Avenue while performers face uncertain jobs as talkies loom.
Lloyd Lewis surveys post Lincoln myths and funeral lore in Myths After Lincoln, contrasting his analysis with Carl Sandburg’s Prattle Years. The book investigates missing corpse legends, the phantom funeral train, and Booth’s pursuit, while presenting evidence from Confederate veteran William Lightfoot and other sources.
A elder recounts life on a Mississippi farm, noting Sam Swazey's aging farmstead, distant children in Arizona and Oklahoma, Gardner's reform, and care shown during illness. He recalls yardwork, crops, and the old house's emptiness while reflecting on family success and near poverty.
A Washington Daybook piece profiles Treasury estimators led by Joseph S. McCoy, detailing how the Treasury forecasts future revenue and balances. It notes McCoy’s cautious margins, Mellon’s reliance on his figures, and a light remark on Hoover’s collar style and morning routines.
The article contrasts Miss Le Boutilier born in New York with about 30 years’ life, a vicar’s daughter, and Vina Delmar a former uptown house wife who wrote “Bad Girls” and “Loose Women.” It notes a man’s 14 minute 2 second breath hold setting a world record and suggests a political succession to Heflin in the Senate.
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