Water loo Evening Convict Wee Volsti No 180
Waterloo Evening paper issue with publisher W H Hartman Co. includes staff roles Jackson McCoy editor and treasurer, advertising and subscription details, Associated Press wire services, post office class two, and advertising policy notices. Local and national news dispatch rights noted.
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Gundray
W. HK
Hartman Co
Courier
Corner Park Ave
John OC
Hartman .O
Sakota
Postoffice
Waterloo
Towa
Associated Press
United Press International News
Associatai Press
Ilx News
Audif Bureau OF Circulations
Wee York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
Sana Francisco
Story
Brooks & Finley, Representatives
To Tell Your Wife She Is The Sweetest Little Lady
A humorous guide listing polite lies and social flattery toward wives, invalids, children, and parents to ease conversations at home. It preserves dated tone and examples of insincere compliments as social etiquette.
Irwin on Americas image abroad and reform hopes
Writer Will Irwin cites three causes for a negative view of Americans overseas. He blames sensational U.S. news service rotation, Hollywood films, and nonparticipation in Berne copyright for weak foreign perceptions. He urges copyright revisions and voluntary media reform rather than censorship.
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Irwin
United States
Great Britain
Irvin
Tillman’s Pitchfork Tone Tracks Blease in Civil Service Debate
The speech fragment records Senator Coleman L. Blease of South Carolina opposing civil service exams for Census 1939 appointments while noting a postmaster vacancy and the local Republican party leadership headed by Joseph W. Tolbert. The exchange includes a sharp cross with Senator Wheeler questioning Blease’s remarks.
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Blease
Ben Tillman
Coleman L. Blease
South Carolina
Senate
United States
Joseph W. Tolbert
National Republican
Republican Party of
Criticism of Civil Service System and Patronage
A speaker denounces the civil service system as corrupt and iniquitous noting Joseph W. Tolbert’s control over postmaster and rural carrier appointments. He blasts the three-name certification process and calls for spoils politics and Republican census takers for certain states.
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Civil Service Commission
Joseph W. Tolbert
North Carolina
Virginia
Florida
Texas
The annual sanitary rush misfires in a health tale
William Brady argues annual municipal housecleaning is an overblown use of health department power. He contends germ theory confusion, unsafe regulations, and misplaced focus ignore real public health threats while exposing social pretenses and outdated practices. He condemns narrow sanitary zeal.
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Health Department
Cod liver oil and pediatric guidance for several children
Question and answer column advising cod liver oil for babies from six weeks to one year, with gradual dosing up to five drops daily then five to one teaspoon daily, plus vitamin sources after age one. Also notes on using cod liver oil for underweight older children and cautions about aspirin and skin absorption debates.
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Palne
Iedia
Hunter
Cold Courage by Glenn Frank and the moral scope of courage
The piece discusses Louis Lippmann's concept of courage distinguishing between aid and all courage. It argues for reserving “cold courage” for morally meaningful acts and cites Nomichi the scientist, Lindbergh, and four unnamed soldiers as examples of courage under risk, contrasting noble risk with mere stunt.
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Cold Courage
Glenn Frank Serot
Waiter Lippmann
Mr. Lippmann
Serand
Niagara
Avery
Atlantic
Broadway Notes and City Life Snapshots Waft Through New York
A mosaic of late May city scenes and personalities from New York including Lat Dudley Field Malone from Pil’s hometown, Miriam Hopkins and Shaw and Lee on Broadway, Oscar O. the expressman, John Charles Thomas the singer, and Pierre Casalasco planning a Plaza hotel restaurant. Short glimpses cover taxi drivers, nightlife, fashion, hotels, and a colorful parade of public figures and social scenes.
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New York
Dudley Field Malone
Pils
Wallace ‘Thur
Jana Grant
Harold Ross
Lucy Stoner
Oscar O
Oscar
John Charles Thomas
Maison
Fifty-second Street
Urban
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Ethel Barrymore
Marilyn Miller
Mary Pickford
Rosa Ponselle
Plaza
Pierre
Gerry
Pierre Casalasco
Corsica
Napoleon
Monte Carlo
London
Paris
Thea. Corniche Road
Mediterranean
Senate to weigh Cotton approval amid past Doheny ties
Washington reports sharpened opposition to Joseph F. Cotton of New York as undersecretary of state. Evidence cites Cotton's 1920s work for the Doheny oil interests, disclosed by William G. McAdoo and Senate committees. Other notes mention Mabel Willebrandt’s aviation ties and Paul Mallon’s Senate exposure, with wide-ranging remarks on public figures and a Hawaii banker visiting Washington.
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Frederic William Wise
Washington
D. C
Senate
Joseph F. Cotton
New York
Cotton
William G. McAden
Doneny
State Department
McAdan
Senare Ail
Secretary of the Treasury
Cotten
Doheny
Mexico
McAdoo, Cotton & Franklin
Dohenys
Stimson
Evolution of AeuSeness and Market Shifts
The Marshalltown Times-Republican notes troubles in modern business. It cites past clashes like piggy manufacturers versus industry and laments disruptions from machines to shoemaking. It highlights rayon’s impact on cotton growers and manufacturers, with commentary on changing goods and trends.
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Marshalltown Times- Republican
Iuto
London Marks 100th Bus Anniversary In Centenary Year
The 100th anniversary of the London omnibus is celebrated this year with July Fourth tied to the U S independence date. Early buses began with three horses and 22 passengers between Paddington and the Bank of England.
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London
England
Paddington
Bank of England
Paris
Anne Mitchell
Hammersmith
Zoo
London Zoological Society
Senator Metcalf's yacht Felicia moored at Washington after Rhode Island map display
A replica maritime map decorates Senator Jesse H. Metcalf's senate office wall while his yacht Felicia rests at Potomac moorings. Metcalf spends hot months aboard the 322 foot craft, which can reach 11 knots with two 224 horsepower engines.
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Herbert
Washington, D
Rhode Island
Jesse H. Metcalfe
Senate
Blocksland
Felicia
Patomac
Senator Metcalf
Washington
Polgmic
Metcalfs
Capitol Hill
Metcalf
United States
Priceless Treasure Spinach Debate in Detroit
In the Detroit Free Press a humorous take notes that even cruel men wouldn’t steal a child’s spinach, joking that there may be men enough to steal candy from a baby but none so few as to deprive a child of its greens.
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Detroit’ Free Press
Altho
Amah
Brain Tests for No 6Y No 6Y Evening Post
A reproduction of an intelligence test page from the Evening Post asks readers to answer a series of logic and number questions. It includes prompts about shapes, arithmetic paradoxes, and clock numerals, with a note that correct answers will be provided on the Society Page.
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Evening Post
Ins
Abe Martin on Washington officials and pay
The piece jokes that the only thing farm relievers agree on is a chorus of commissioners earning twelve thousand dollars annually. It notes a broad difference of opinion that fuels debate and home brew.
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Mebel Walker Willebrandt
Portia
Willebrandt
Waco
Baylor
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American Bar Association
Seattle
Willebrand
Lieut. Lancet
Law Enforcement Commission
Mabel Willebrandt
Praite
Paul R. Mallon
United Press
Mallon
Messrs
Moses. Bingham
Senate Rules Committee
Jim” Watson
Pat Harrigan
Paul
South Bend News-Times
Notre Dame University
James M. Beck
Pennsylvania
Congress
Supreme Court
Beck
Tait
Ruth Baker Pratt
Town Hall Club
New York City
Manhattan
John Masefield
Wiliam Becie
Hawaii
L. Tenney Peck
First National Bank of Honorway
Jude
White House
Honolulu
West Virginia
Kenova
Kentucky
Ohio
U. S
By C. D. Batchelor
Senator
Society
Abe Martin
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