Waterloo Evening Courier Vol 68 No 261 Advertising Rates Info
Waterloo Evening Courier announces volume details and pricing for subscriptions by carrier and mail. The paper lists offices, management, and advertising policies, plus general notices about rates and payment terms and the presence of leased wires and national news affiliations.
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Adeceeus
Waterloo
Iowa
Associated Press
United Press International News Ar
Audit Bureau of Circulations
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Story, Brooks & Finley, Representatives
96-Year-Old Chase Seeks Renaming Mount Rainier to Mount Lincoln
James H. Chase of Cashmere Washington dedicates himself to convincing authorities to rename Mount Rainier to Mount Lincoln. At 96 he funds and frames his campaign amid support from veterans and patriotic groups, arguing Rainier honors a British admiral and seeks persistence despite skepticism.
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James H. Chase
Cashmere
Wash
Mt. Rainier
Mt. Lincoln
Rainier
United States
G. A R
Woman’s ‘Ieliers, Corps
the Sons, and Daughters of the American Revolution
Mr. Chase
Mount Rainier
Admiral Rainier
Vancouver
Navigator
Puget’Sound
Chase
Geographic Society
John Ji Edson
The
Geographic Board
Colorado River
Europe Can Pay Debts With Labor Not Gold
The monthly letter from American Exchange-National Bank argues Europe cannot settle debts with bullion or raw goods. It says Europe lacks sufficient raw material stores and must export labor rather than goods, raising questions about sending raw materials abroad for processing and return as manufactured products. It notes American manufacturers and workers would resist an affirmative outcome.
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Am ‘Ican ‘Exchange-Pacific 2
National Bank of
New Wall
Sam
Calla
Europe
New York Observer
Debunking the claim that youths hate mathematics
A writer asserts modern youth dislike exact sciences and math. Readers protest, arguing such claims insult the history of figures like Pythagoras and Newton and exaggerate a general aversion to learning across generations. The piece notes varied subject preferences among students but rejects sweeping condemnation.
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Fythagoras
Newton
Descartes
Home Canners Urged to Use Factory Tomato Juice
Health note warns home canned tomatoes lose antiscorbutic vitamin. Factory canned juice preserves vitamin best for infant feeding as substitute for orange juice. Suggests using tins or hermetic sealing to retain nutrients. Recommends various fruit and vegetable juices as safe alternatives for young infants.
Life Insurance Quackery and Health Inquiries
Questions and answers on life insurance quackery and medical advice. Topics include Viavi treatment claims by visiting nurses, the role of insurers in medical guidance, cucumber safety, and scalp iodine for dandruff. Dr Brady will answer signed letters with self addressed envelopes.
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Viavi
Iiva
Brady
William Brady
Wings on Ox Carts by Glenn Frank
The essay recalls a Midwest hotel lobby talk between a realist and an idealist about socialism. A hard headed man argues that desirable goals need invention of workable means and machinery to be realized, using wings on ox carts as a metaphor. The piece stresses that inspiration requires practical methods to make ideas work.
The Case for Jim Reed
The Dubuque Telegraph Herald advocates Jim Reed of Missouri as a fearless intelligent honest leader fit for the White House. It praises Reed as a fighting president with Roosevelt type qualities and asserts he would not be a mere figurehead.
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Jim Reed
Dubuque
Mr. Reed
United States
Mud Roads Argument Sparks Farmer Car Fire Rescue
Deewrah Public Opinion notes a muddy Iowa road incident where Frank Wuneh of Carrell township found his car on fire while en route to Tracer. The overheated engine ignited the vehicle, but passengers used plentiful mud to extinguish the flames, saving the car from destruction.
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Deewrah
Iowa
Frank Wuneh
Carrell Township
Self-Starting Shirts in Davenport Times Ad Claim
A Davenport Times ad notes a New York haberdasher selling a back-buttons dress shirt for 840 dollars, claiming time savings as a key argument. The piece reflects a snarky tone about extravagant prices and perceived value, contrasting expensive fashion with common tastes and frugal judgment.
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Davenport Times
New York
Emma Goldman Wants Back in the United States
Davenport Democrat notes Emma Goldman seeks return to the United States. The piece questions whether she remains dangerous after years abroad and possible changes in appearance, reflecting on her recent residence in Russia and suggesting she may have suffered enough.
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Emma
Davenport Democrat
Emma Goldman
United States
Frmma
New York Sports and Broadway Get a Modern Makeover
A column surveys changes in American sport and nightlife. It notes sports stars embracing commercial ventures and film work, with athletes earning via endorsements while the old days of pure purses fade. Broadway life centers on hostesses, rose signals, and costly hat-check concessions.
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New York
Gotham
Foxhall
August Belmont
Julia W. Gates
Considine’s
Sunup
Enghind
Thanksgiving Cranberry Run With Uncle Wiggily
Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy talks of Thanksgiving as Uncle Wiggily plans cranberry sauce for the hollow stump bungalow. He offers to fetch berries, but urges his forty seven bunny boys and girls to go to school instead while preparations begin.
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Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy
Hollow Stump
Uncle Wiggily
Uncle Wiggily and the Cranberry Lesson
Mr Longears escorts Baby Bunty to Thanksgiving memory as Uncle Wiggily plans cranberry gifts for Nurse Jane. He visits Hollow Stump School to check on Miss Mouse’s class but finds trouble awaiting him when he reaches the teacher’s platform.
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Baby Bunty
Mr. Longears
Christus
Sehoodl
Jane
Uacle
Hollow Stamp School
Bunty Teaches Counting With Wiggily and Apples
A playful scene shows Bunty miscounting with Nurse Fuzzy Wuzzy and Miss Mouse. Uncle Wiggi ly uses cranberries to test her math, Bunty learns that seven plus three equals ten, and bravely hurls ten red “cranberries” at the Fox. Aunt Jane’s magical tales keep the class amused as the head of the class remains unseen.
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Baby Bunty
Uncle Virgily
Miss Mouse
Bunty
Uncle Wiggily
Aunt Jane
Uncle
Burroughs Nature Club Notes Column 1926
Nature topics and questions invited from readers with answers to appear in this paper's Nature Notes Dept. Copyright 1926. Readers are urged to send inquiries on general interest nature subjects for inclusion in the column.
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Burroughs Nature Club
Houghton Mifflin Coo
Nature Notes
Pelicans feed young with their own blood claim
The note questions a myth about pelicans feeding fledglings with blood and explains the true feeding behavior observed in pelican chicks, clarifying that parent birds feed with fish and regurgitated material rather than blood.
Answers on hair snakes and mink versus weasel traits
The text explains hair snakes as misidentifications likely from gordius nematodes, not from horse hair, with specimens up to 12 inches. It contrasts mink and weasel anatomy and habits, notes color patterns and range differences, and briefly discusses geographic variation in bird color schemes across continents and deserts.
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Australia
Sahara
Tle
Feast of Folly synopsis adds a money marriage plot
Diane Colfax, the prettiest girl in town, turns 18 and learns her mother plans to marry her off to a wealthy suitor to lift their genteel poverty. The family schemes around riding academies, captains and harmonicas, while Diane resists social pressure and she and her friend Cora navigate wealth and ambition in a small town.
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Diane Colfax
Diane
Colfax
Judson
Michard
Cora Savage
Gordon McComas
Phil Osborne
Osborne
Cora
Master Dick
Jean D’armand
Ordon McComas
McComas
Mrs. Colfax
Judson Colfax
Captain Jean D Armand Captivates Colfax Scene At Local Arena
The Colfax family plots and Diane debates a potential suitor as Captain Jean D Armand arrives quietly, with locals buzzing about the European riding venture. A citywide interest builds as the arena hosts the event and preparation fills the air with sawdust scent and tanbark pounding the ring.
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Jean D'Armand
Riding Association
Prsserehn
Jean D’armand
Abe Martin on Common Sense and Economy
The Abe Martin column humorously observes that people who smoke a pipe for economy never save enough to buy matches, noting practical quirks in everyday frugality and human folly.
Debating Birds in Hakadah’s Indian Tale Part V
In Uncle Ray's Corner Hakadah and Chatanna debate which bird cares best for its young. Chatanna argues the eagle nests high, hunts well, and teaches flight, while Hakadah favors the oriole for its warm nest and gentle song. Grandmother sides with Hakadah. prompt asks readers what they would decide.
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Chatanna
Hakadah
Four Corners
Hakedah
Ray
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