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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1927

Page

3

Evening Conni ourier 2 MATAR MALLY Aaron ran a

Classified column header and mail rates for a Waterloo Iowa newspaper. The text lists subscription prices, mailing areas, and notices about advertising policies. It mentions Associated Press, United Press International, and office locations in multiple cities, with details on payment terms and policy restrictions.

Seed Ee Waterloo Iowa Associated Press United Press International News Audit Bureau of Circulations New York Philadelphia Chicago Los Angeles San Francisco Story Brooks & Finley, Representatives

Who's at fault for a snobbish college son

A pessimistic mother criticizes her son in a large eastern university for snobbery, extravagant dress, and wasteful tastes. She blames the university and especially the parents for letting him drift through college without real life experience. The piece argues the self-supporting student faces harsher realities.

University

Southern chivalry courts embezzler woman judge rebuke

The Anne Arundel county school board secretary who confessed to stealing 20008 of public funds was not sentenced after a judge claimed women should not be punished unless deemed unfit for freedom. The column argues such southern chivalry excuses crime and urges equal application of law to women in business and public finance.

Anne Arundel Annapolis

Public Records Freedom Backed by Attorney General

Matters of public record report the New Hampton Gazette victory against a county clerk who sought to restrict print. Attorney General affirms reporters and public access to records, noting withholding power lies with the legislature, not local officials. Fletcher defends press freedom while questioning court secrecy and centralized authority.

New Hampton Gazette Fletcher General Assembly

Mutton Losing Out in Britain as Boiled Chicken Leads

London reports a shift in British taste from mutton to boiled chicken and boiled pork. Statisticians note sheep numbers fall from about 20 million to under 14 million in England and Wales. Poultry and pig farms grow as dairy farming expands, with cultivated land shrinking and intensified farming rising.

London England Wales Holland Denmark Belgium British Isles

The Logic of the Depraved and Youth Guidance

A columnist rants against Herman Keyserling and the misuse of “long disuse” logic to justify depravity. He compares individual weakness to race-wide decline, laments silence in popular education, and urges parents and educators to reform grammar and high school curricula to address moral guidance.

Herman J Keyserling

Book on Motherhood recommended by Old Doctor Brady

An expectant great grandmother asks for guidance on care for mother and newborn. The reply endorses Simplifying Motherhood by Dr. Frank Richardson, published by G P Putnam's Sons New York, price 14 shillings or $1.78, as a top source. Also includes Dr Brady's diabetes explanation noting it is a pancreatic deficiency, not a kidney or liver disease, with guidance for readers to send stamped self addressed envelopes for letters.

R. S. EF Frank Richardson G. P. Putnam's Sons New York Doctor Brady Brady William Brady

Democracy hinges on knowledge and modest leadership

Glenn Frank argues in this essay that democracy requires a blend of civic humility and competent leadership. He cites an ancient Arab aphorism to distinguish four types of knowers and urges that public policy rests with those who both know and know that they know, while the public remains informed and discerning.

McAndrew Departure Sparks Chicago Annexation Clash

The New York Herald Tribune notes Chicago risks losing Dr. William McAndrew, a trusted American educator, amid Mayor Thompson’s campaign to deter annexation by Britain. The piece asserts New York would benefit from such a leader if Chicago departs, and mocks charges of disloyalty.

New York Hierald-Tribune Wiuliam McAndrew Chicago Dr. McAndrew Thompson McAndrew Wing George

Alarm Over Flood Name Choices Prompt Mock National Week

Baltimore Sun notes with concern the Mississippi flood naming trend where many infants lack biblically minded Noah names. The column derides youth humor and calls out pious southerners while joking about a national Don't Crack a Smile week and the aged audience reactions.

Baltimore Sun Johnson Highwater Jones Refugee Jones Mississippi Noah

Paris Dress Salons Hide Behind Barnlike Façades

In Paris on May 23 readers glimpse elite dressmaking salons tucked behind warehouse fronts with chimneys and dark exteriors. Inside, vast rooms with brocade, crystal, and acres of parquet host polished luxury while American husbands sweat over travel funds. Saleswomen charm customers as menage of fashion unfolds. postcards hawkers prey near hotels. The scene notes French shop psychology, wartime remnants at the Arc de Triomphe, and steady shop hours from noon to two.

Paris Minnie Smith Hertha M. Clay Cobh Milady Broadway

Uncle Wiggily and Bunty’s Kite

Baby Bunty, the little orphan rabbit girl, calls Uncle Wiggily from a hollow stump, hissing with her lips as he eats breakfast. He looks out the window to see Bunty excited, just before his planned early adventure with his many bunny children.

Baby Bunty Rabbit Gentlemans Hollow Uncle Wiggly Mr. Longeurs Bunty Baby Bunter Anela Wianly Uncle Wiggerly Bunny Bow Wow Uncle Wiggitt Uncle Virgily

Bunty and the kite adventure with Uncle Wiggily

Bunty the orphan bunny asks Uncle Wiggily to help make and fly a homemade kite. They go to the meadow where the kite rises but a gust snatches Bunty’s ribbon and a hoptoad girl who holds the cord. Uncle Wiggily saves them by bring down the kite and freeing Jimpie the hoptoad girl.

Bunty Uncle Wiggily Bunny Baby Bunty Uncle Wisggily Uncle Wig Will Uncle Wissgily Jimpie

Abe Martin Says Crime Frenzy Prompts Boasting Husbands

Constable Plum notes publicity over crime sparks boasting among wives that they could kill a husband with a sash weight. Wilbur Moots plans to quit farming and move to the city to raise a son.

Plum Wilbur

The Gray Phantom Rescues Helen in Basement Duel

In a gated basement showdown Dr Bimble and Jepson corner Helen Hardwick as the Gray Phantom and a brutal gang close in. The Phantom blindsides Jepson with a knockout blow then confronts a pistol aimed at Helen. He must act without endangering her as the scene ends with a cliffhanger.

Bimble Helen Bimle Jepson Granger Miss Hardwick Dr. Bimble Gage Doctor Bimbi

Hungry wolves in Russia haunt sleigh travelers

Uncle Rays Corner recounts a brutal Russian winter tale where a peasant, his wife, and child flee a pack of wolves. The mother saves the child amid a deadly pursuit as wolves kill the driver and horses before the family reaches safety in a farmhouse. The episode ends with a cautionary travel note and a belief in arming for such dangers.

Russia

White House Economy Savings Claim Cited by Post-Dispatch

A former White House housekeeper says Mr. Coolidge saves with domestic economies about $50,000 annually. The figure reflects the cost gap between state dinners and the state breakfast, indicating notable expense differences in presidential meals.

White House St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Burroughs Nature Club Notes Column Prompt

The note invites readers to submit questions on nature subjects to the Nature Notes Dept for the Burroughs Nature Club column. It credits HOUGHTON Beeco and 1927 copyright, asking readers to send general interest questions for answers in this paper’s Nature Notes section.

Burroughs Nature Club Houghton Beeco Nature Notes Dept

Nature Notes Answers to Common Inquiries

Answers cover warblers feeding habits, whether slugs are native or introduced, and if water snakes seen on a hanging tree limb recur or migrate. Also included are notes on bears hoarding, curl in birdseye maple, and cardinal nesting details with an incubation period of about 17 days.

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