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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1925
Page
3
Iowa's Senator Cummins is ill with bronchitis at his Des Moines home. The illness could influence the 1926 Republican nomination battle if his health bars him from the primary, opening the field to Dickinson and others. The piece also discusses IQ tests and education debates.
One year ago Samuel M. Vauclain of Baldwin Locomotive Works pledged to obey prohibition laws for 12 months or pay $10 000. He reportedly kept the vow though a recent disclosure challenges his hero status. On his 69th birthday he refused a drink saying he has no taste for liquor. The wager, viewed as a sport, was seen as a sure thing given his income.
Leta S. Hollingsworth summarizes twenty years of research on intellectually gifted children. The findings challenge the idea that all people are born equal in mental capacity, showing gifted individuals often come from advantaged backgrounds and tend to mature with sustained superiority in intellect and character.
Marshalltown Times-Republican discusses creating a “man school of religion” at the state university with a multi creed faculty to influence students. It recalls old times when religion began at home and in family life, contrasts with modern generic curricula, and notes Prohibition and legal fights over evolution.
Dr William Brady presents practical health rules echoing a talk on wellness. Key points include moral conduct, regular sleep, daily walks, balanced coarse foods, and avoiding worry. He suggests annual health exams and adds tips on hygiene, with readers invited to suggest further rules for a concise health code.
Ex Gov Kendall, touring the world, reports China’s conditions as unparalleled squalor. His remarks reveal how shocking sights left him speechless, suggesting conditions stretch the limits of human endurance while acknowledging debate over science and religion in national discourse.
A man from New York seeks endorsement of a check he says belongs to him as part of a tale about a famed diver. The story recounts a young man inspired by Steve Brody to become a top diver, diving from ships, towers, and boats, then seeking money to continue. The piece hints at a scam or manipulation surrounding the endorsement and the diver’s potential earnings.
A man suggests funding a diving act by Jones that would drop from a 510 foot tower into a 10 foot tank. He claims to dive with eggs in hands without breaking them, but heat from friction hatches the eggs and keeps producing live chickens. The plan shifts to using live ducks as the act ends with ducks swimming in the tank.
Local chatter centers on what the community will do when tourists arrive. Lemipie Peters jokes about potential roles for a coal miner and possible involvement if Kerd builds airplanes.
A brief excerpt describes Uncle Wiggily near his stump bungalow where a dense tangle of vines near a briar patch blocks crossing. The vines trap feet and hinder passage, creating a playful obstacle for the hero as he journeys home.
Uncle Wiggily leads Jingle and Jangle rabbits through a safe vine path to escape a hungry Bob Cat. The cat becomes tangled in vines while Uncle Wiggily and the children reach the bungalow safely, the cat stuck for days. The robin tips a quicker route, and order is restored.
Readers submit general nature questions to the Nature Notes Dept seeking answers in tomorrow's column. Inquiries touch on bugs, edible capers, pickled peas, and bird feathering. The column invites further questions for future issues.
Naturalists favor the grizzly bear as the peak predator, capable of strategy and exploiting circumstances. The piece cites Mills and his book The Grizzly, plus notes on oyster shell formation and how different rabbit species are born, with Red Grange's sports shoutouts concluding the column.
The lesson covers Saul’s transformation after his Damascus encounter, his immediate preaching in the synagogues, and how followers viewed him. It notes his three years in Arabia, his efforts to prove Jesus as the Son of God, and Barnabas's support before Saul’s later moves to Jerusalem and Tarsus as persecution pressed. Also mentions the Niagara Falls water wheel event as a contrasting world note.
A fragment shows a puzzle column with dictionary style clues and wordplay. It references inserting words like Mund autonomy thrash Senate and letters spelling a Dickens character name.
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