Waterion Evening Courier Advertisement Directory Details
Waterloo Iowa newspaper page lists staff John C Harumen president editor and treasurer and general manager, pricing and subscription options, advertising policies, and agency representation with regional offices in New York Philadelphia Chicago Los Angeles and San Francisco. The page notes a 6 cent per issue price and 4 dollars yearly mail subscription with varying rates by distance and term.
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Baily
Nodeley
Waterloo
Iowa
Associated Press
United Press International News
Cam En Ao
Sisy 4
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Rtrd
Esmcenanic Piniortar
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Story
Brooks & Finley
Representatives
Fourth street boulevard must curb speeding traffic
Spring brings renewed driving energy and residents urge slower speeds on Fourth Street, now a boulevard. Observed races at about 40 mph endangering pedestrians and motorists, and despite legitimate limits, speeding remains common. The stop ordinance aims to ease congestion and prevent accidents, with arrests and fines possible to curb excess.
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Sherefare
Fourth Street
The Science of Stores and City Market Reach
A Baltimore distribution census shows a store for every 70 people and 12 trades with an inhabitants per store over 25,000. Candy and grocery need fewer than 1,000 residents per outlet, while other trades vary. a merchant could forecast success by a life expectancy style chart for Blankville.
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Baltimore
Blankville
Summer White House Choose Black Hills Over Iowa
The article notes President Coolidge is unlikely to regret selecting the Black Hills of South Dakota for a summer White House over Iowa. It cites altitude, cooler air, and relief from hay fever as benefits, contrasting Iowa's humidity with mountain air. It suggests his trip will broaden his view of the middlewestern perspective.
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Iowa
United States
Okoboji
Coolidge
Black Hills
South Dakota
Washington
Commonwealth
Continent
Vertical Travel And Skyscrapers In New York
A designer argues skyscrapers relieve surface congestion by concentrating travel vertically in Manhattan. He notes from the Equitable building’s twenty eighth floor to the Bankers Trust tenth floor is a quick vertical jump, suggesting flattening the district would worsen surface traffic. A survey would be needed to test the claim.
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Manhattan
Equitable
Bankers Trust
Financial District
New York
Personal Health Service on Skin Creams and Truths
A reader asks for eyelid toning creams while others seek cleansing creams and firming products. The author asserts no cosmetic can strengthen or fill skin, notes astringents shrink only surface secretions, and recommends plain soap for youths and cold cream or rose-water ointment for older skin.
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Tad
Question and Answer on Foot Corn Remedies
Reader letters seek medical advice for threats and corns. Dr Brady warns against trifling with serious conditions and describes a collodion formula using salicylic acid to soften corns warts and calluses, advising precautions and stamped self addressed envelopes for replies.
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Miss J. T
G. W
Brady
William Brady
A Talk With Gandhi By GLENN FRANK
Glenn Frank UW President and ex Century editor discusses Gandhi interview in The Revolt of Asia. He notes Gandhi’s critique of Western civilization, radio broadcasting, speed and newspaper excess, calling the West reckless and self destructive, with comments on Eastern resilience and possible future exchanges.
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Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
Century Magazine
McClure Newspaper
Asia
Upton Close
China
Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi
Mr. Close
North Pole
Count Keyserling
Germany
Romain Rolland
France
England
America
Phantom driverless roadster taunts New York World
The New York World notes a driverless roadster near Owasco Lake, a phantom whose lights horn and steam frighten little. The piece recalls a Ringling Brothers flivver powered device that entertained rather than terrified, depicting the stunt as comic rather than alarming.
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New York World
Owasco Lake
Ringling Brothers
The Bible Again Tops Best Seller List
The Omaha World Herald notes the Bible remains the top selling book, with annual American Bible Society circulation at 9,977,361 volumes in 1986, up about 600,000 from the prior year. Bruce Barton calls it The Book Nobody Knows as debates over textbooks and religious works continue.
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Omaha World-Herald
American Bible Society
Bruce Barton
Elmer Gantry
Coolidge Throws First Ball in Season Opener
President Coolidge smiles weakly as he tosses the opening baseball season ball while the nation notes his reluctance to tackle the football season ahead.
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Ohio State Journal
Coolidge
Paris Prices Sting American Tourists This Summer
In Paris the writer warns Americans of high hotel and dress costs, double rates for foreigners, and rude treatment at times. He notes labor and rents not higher yet still complains of “polite robbery” and urges staying away as a protest until France treats Americans fairly. He recalls other European prices and plans to sail home soon.
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Paris
Jim Brady
Gotham
New York
American Legion
France
Napoleon’s
Irvin Cobb
Europe
London
Uncle Wiggily's Funny Mistake Hears Early Morning Antics
Uncle Wiggily wakes before his wife and forty seven bunny children. He slides down the banister and greets the sun with a gleaming pink nose, then notes the early start as he comments on the unusual morning.
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Jane
Mr. Longears
Uncle Wiggily Hosts A Saturday Morning School Misunderstanding
Uncle Wiggily arrives at Hollow Stump School believing it is a weekday session. He rings the bell to rouse pupils but discovers, with police dogs and fire dogs aid, that it is Saturday and the school is closed. The bunny laughs with the children as the mix up is cleared.
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Jane
Hollow Stump
Hal
Uncle Wiggily
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Wolf
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Uncle
Rabbit
Man Waits In Bunker Before Big Match
A man drives to the fair water area and plants himself atop a bunker. He waits an hour for players to arrive and is then asked to move from the bunker. The incident centers on his presence amid preparations for a major game.
Lessons From the Passenger Pigeon’s Decline
Austin Tims reflects on the rumored sightings of wild passenger pigeons in Wisconsin, the species’ collapse after centuries of abundance, and the role of hunters, markets, and conservation, citing Audubon, Cooper, and 19th century events to urge caution against repeating history.
Burroughs Nature Club Notes
Questions of general interest about nature are invited to the Nature Notes Dept for answers in this column. Readers may submit inquiries on nature subjects to the paper for response.
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Burroughs Nature Club
Nature Notes Dept
Answers to Tomorrow's Nature Notes Questions
This excerpt outlines how to tell lizards from snakes, why some plants have exposed roots and whether to bank soil, and safe nest protection from cats. It also includes practical care tips for a pet snake and general feeding possibilities for captive reptiles.
Bunk Talk Sparks Flashback to Darrow Remarks
Philadelphia Record notes Clarence Darrow as a publicist who warned there is a lot of bunk in the world. It recalls his 1924 Leopold and Loeb defense in Chicago, remarking on his past fame and public image.
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Bunk
Philadelphia
Clarence Darrow
Darrow
Leopold and Loeb
Chicago
Abe Martin on guilt and the lawyer you hire
In Abe Martin style the column jokes that judging a man’s guilt depends on the attorney he selects. The quip playfully notes how appearances shift with who is hired, offering a wry take on legal skill and judgment.
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Allus
What is a gallinaceous bird
A gallinaceous bird refers to ground feeding, stout bodied birds like hens, turkeys, grouse, partridges, quail and pheasants. They feed and nest on the ground, have short wings, and are typically poor fliers. Many are polygamous and their young hatch with down and run soon after.
Views of the people on state bonds and taxation in Grundy Center
Letter from Grundy Center Iowa dated May 26 arguing against continued bond issuance for state and local needs. It discusses funding via general taxation, concerns over mortgage-heavy farms, and critiques of Wall Street influence and political figures. The piece laments bonding without tax payment and references J W Pepperman and W A Mooty with a closing biblical remark by William G Kerr.
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Grundy Center
Iowa
Coolidge
J. W. Pepperman
Grundy County
W. A. Mooty
Wall Street
Blate
North Dakota
William G. Kerr
Wise Old Anacharsis and Solon Laws
Plutarch recounts Anacharsis visiting Solon and mocking written laws as spider webs that bind the weak but easily break by the rich. The anecdote recalls laws about five centuries before Christ and highlights skepticism toward legal restraint of power.
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Anacharsis
St. Louis
Mississippi Flood Lessons From Uncle Ray Corner
Uncle Ray reflects on the great Mississippi flood seen from New York City, noting hundreds of millions in damage and many lives lost. He explains flood dynamics, groundwater, and the role of forests in headwaters, urging preemptive flood control and levee protection.
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New York City
New Orleans
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