Waterloo Evening Courier front page notice and masthead
The Waterloo Evening Courier lists editor and staff names including Sohn C Nariman Topas as President and Jackson McCoy as Treasurer and General Manager. It details subscription pricing, mailing zones, and a note on publication rights and advertising policies with Associated Press and bureau affiliations.
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Uxecut Sundey
W. H. Hartman Co
Courier
Corner Park Ave
Exchannge
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Waterloo
Owa
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Mounting Debts Highlight Shifting State Finances
Barron’s analyzes debt to wealth and income across states for 1922 and 1926. Mississippi exceeds 5 percent debt to wealth in 1922, while Florida leads debt to wealth at 10.85 percent in 1926. Iowa rises, Wisconsin remains low, and North Dakota and Kansas exceed 3 percent. Per capita wealth ranks show Nevada first, California second, Wyoming third, with New York and Florida prominent in income and wealth distribution.
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Barron's
The
Financial Journal
Union
Mississippi
Florida
North Carolina
Oregon
Arizona
Colorado
Prairie
Minnesota
Wisconsin
North Dakota
Kansas
Iowa
Idaho
New York
California
Nevada
Wyoming
Towa
Patience on evolution in Ed Howe dialogue
Old Ed Howe questions Darwin’s theory by contrasting man’s growing homes with unchanged behavior. The piece notes evolution’s slow mutations, likening progress to calculus and arguing humans learned tangible facts before morality, urging patience for humanity’s long path.
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Darwin
Ed Howe
Mr. Howe
Potato Hill
Howe
Uncertain Life and a Sudden Death Lesson
Calvin Wasson a 44 year old Chicago life insurance statistician collapsed while talking to company employees. A pulmotor squad could not revive him. The piece reflects on mortality and planning for tomorrow in a cautious tone.
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Calvin Wasson
Chicago Life Insuramer Statistician
Pulmotor
Senators Debate Golf Tax Exemption In Senate Session
The Senate quarreled over golf with Norris calling golf the sport of grasheads and the aged while Robinson praised it as the middle aged man’s solace. Caraway revived Civil War jokes as the debate touched golf club tax exemptions aiming for clubs taxed over five dollars. More rounds of sports talk including baseball and tennis were hinted to follow if Congress stays in session.
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United States Senate
George Norris
Nebraska
Robinson
Arkansas
Caraway
H Ts
Fancy
Norris
Roach folklore and health queries stir a busy column
A health column features a wide range of reader questions about cockroaches, worms in children, nervous instability, and dust exposure. Advice blends humor with practical tips, including powders for roaches, plaster mixes, and borax, plus a call to see a doctor for worm infestations and guidance on handling anxiety without gimmicky remedies.
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Mica
Private home bars replace public saloons in New York
A long look at Prohibition era trends notes private home bars growing in prestige in New York City. Advances include hidden doors, elevators, and bookcase entries, with luxury features in Park Avenue rooms and Peggy Joyce’s mansion. The piece also mentions a London silk hat cocktail kit and a Grand Central district walking school for gentlemen.
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New York
Jersey
Park Avenue
Peggy Joyce
Grand Central District
A Page From Dickens by Glenn Frank
A Wisconsin University president contends that education should emphasize understanding and inquiry over rote fact memorization. He cites Dickens character Thomas Gradgrind from Hard Times to illustrate a rigid fact driven approach and its limits in forming thoughtful minds.
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Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
Century Magazine
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Eypocote
Apostles of
Charles Dickens
Thomas Gradgrind
Thomas
Mr. Gradgrind
Sissy
Number Twenty
Cecilia
Blitzer
Money for Health in Burlington City Schools
A midwestern city elected a physician to its school board who ordered regular medical inspections for all public school pupils. The program cost little and led to fewer infections and diseases, corrected many defects, and improved overall child health, with doctors noting clear positive outcomes and praising health investment.
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Burlinston Gazette
Secretary Kellogg praised as force for world peace progress
Secretary Kellogg is described as a sound, balanced statesman who favors honorable world peace and practical progress toward reducing war. The text credits his efforts with strengthening world peace and notes he has achieved this without ostentatious show or flashy support.
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Kellogg
Uncle Wiggily and Bobbie's Racket Puzzle
Uncle Wiggily challenges the Bob Cat with a mysterious white on black clue. The Bob Cat cannot read the puzzling message and surrenders, vowing to return with a plan. Uncle Wiggily taunts him over a magic pun and a stolen look at a glass.
Puzzle chatter at platform ends in laughable escape
Miss Mouse invites Uncle Higgaly to sit on the platform as voices taunt a wily fox or wolf. Mr Lonz fars mocks the Bad Chap while Hobbie Ringlal the raccoon hops away, leaving readers with a playful, garbled cartoon scene.
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Miss Mouse
Uncle Higgaly
Mr. Lonz Fars
Uncle Wigerly
Hobbie Ringlal
Bobbie Ringtail and the Mirror Writing Lesson
Bobbie Ringtail reads a mirror revealed verse about the Bob Cat after Uncle Wiggily suggests using a loak ing glass. They head to Hollow Stump School with Mr Longears to ask for an early finish so the children can play in the woods. A racket from Bobbie leads Miss Mouse to discipline him, while Bobbie offers a puzzle drawing to avoid detention.
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Uncle Wiggily
Bobble
Mr. Longears
Bobbie
Hal
Bob
Bobbie Ringtail
Hollow Stump
Miss Mouse
Puzzle on board and Easter candies tease the class
The scene shows a raccoon boy presenting a chalk puzzle with a tin can drawing and letters as a test of reading for Mr Langears. A rabbi figure tries to decipher the clue while references to Uncle Wiggily and Easter candy appear in the quirky dialogue.
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Sy Bobbie
Uncle Wiggily
Fifty Years Ago In The Courier May 22 1878
A collage of notices from Waterloo Iowa: investigations into Florida and Louisiana elections progress in Congress with a Democratic quorum, local fire company cap losses, new members added to Red Jacket Engine and Hose Co, and social notes on residents, marriages, deaths, and park development.
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Florida
Louisiana
Congress
Republican Congressional Committee
Red Jacket Fire Company
Alher
Red Jacket Engine & Hose Co
W. M. Champlin
Bailey Reed
Henry Butterfield
John Young
Charles McHagan
John Hershiser
S. B. Rider
W. M. Hoar
A. Markle
H. J. McLain
Fred Ballis
J. C. Bowling
Frank Buck
J.C. Hilborn
A. Picken
J. L. Kaler
Orville Manning
E. M. Line
A. Taylor
C. F. Herrick
Alien Cobb
Albert Nass
D. B. Flickinger
J. E. Malone
James McCabe
Wm. Turner
Uncle Ray's Corner Clever Animals How Gophers Live
In this piece about pocket gophers the author details how these animals spend most of their lives underground in tunnels about a foot below the surface. Gophers are related to squirrels but have short tails and good night vision and are skilled diggers with strong claws and cheek pouches for carrying food. A pet gopher demonstrates the pouch mechanism with a potato sample.
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Imother Gopher
Plains
Annii
Abe Martin Reflects On Household Purchases And Exposed Goods
Local recollection by Mrs. Pogue recounts a frugal scene with old time groceries. She mentions car covers, a maltese cat, and prunes as part of the casual domestic economy.
Nature Notes from Burroughs Club Questions
The column answers several reader queries on animal life and behavior. Topics include differences between migratory and resident doves, whether milkweed is edible as a substitute for asparagus, methods cockroaches use, and breathing in aquatic mammals with examples like seals and alligators. It also notes bird mating cues and toad migration timing, concluding with a Boston Herald quote on middle age.
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Tennessee
Mike
Sol
Cam
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