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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 07, 1928

Page

2

ARD WATAN LUC DAILY SEPRAPORTAR VOL NO 256

Daily newspaper masthead from Waterloo Iowa detailing publication by Hartman Co with offices at Park Ave and Commercial, listing editors John Marton president and Jackson McCoy treasurer and GM, subscription rates, liability notices, and Associated Press affiliation.

Hartman Co Corner Park Ave Telephone John Marton Esse Meiter Jackson McCoy Streasurer de Capeasta Waterloo Iowa Associated Press United Press International Audit Bureau of Circulations Fee Eee TN Tan Daa Nahn Ee Ag New York Philadelphia Chicago Los Angeles San Francisco Story Brooks & Finley, Representatives

Election verdict endorses Hoover presidency and party platform

The nation elected a president of ability and integrity with a strong Republican coalition in Congress. The electorate endorsed Hoover and a proffered platform aimed at economy and efficiency, obliging the party to fulfill promises promptly for the country’s good.

Congress Coolidge Republican Party Herbert Hoover Hoover Taft Bryan William Howard Taft Theodore Roosevelt William Jennings -Bryan United States

Yankee Doodle Crash Ends Flight Record Holder’s Life

Captain C B D Collyer renowned globe circler and Harry Tucker die in a plane crash near an Arizona canyon. The Yankee Doodle, previously setting US cross country marks with Art Goebel, is destroyed. Eyewitness described the crash after the craft struggled in rain and fog and exploded on impact. Collyer’s death underlines the need for safe loads and prudent flying in poor visibility.

C. B. D. Collyer Globe Harry Tucker Arizona Collyer Art Goebel United States Tucker

Soldiers From The Sky At Brooks Field Demonstration

Aerial and ground attack drill at Brooks Field Texas showed six parachutists landing and deploying a machine gun in moments after a bomber flight. Maj. Gen. Summerall inspected the field as staff officers observed a staged, surprise assault illustrating coordinated air and ground combat concepts. The event emphasized speed, precision, and stealth in future campaigns, noting visibility and uncertainty in air battles.

Air Corps Brooks Field Tex Summerall

Election Night Reflections On A New President

The nation’s sovereignty rests with the people who chose a new president after a long, demanding cycle of campaigns and party deliberations. Voters informed themselves on men, issues, records, and platforms as the process of electing a leader concluded.

The Great American Election Day Ritual

A description of the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November as the pivotal election day. It contrasts sensational campaigns with a simple voting act and notes the quick, almost painless nature of voting. It highlights upheaval from propaganda to turnout and the decisive power of casting a ballot.

Personal Health Service On The Better Man Wins

In assessing Cox Harding and other candidates I compare their physical fitness and habits. I visited Harding in Marion and Cox in Columbus, noting blood pressure and health risks while noting tobacco use and temperament. I concluded Smith the better man over Hoover and predicted Cox would win, a prediction proven wrong in the Cox Harding race.

Cox-Harding T. R Senator Harding Marion Harding United States Columbus Cox Hoover Smith Bright Herbert Hoover Alfred Smith Atlanta Mr. Smith

Questions and Answers One of the Forty Million

A girl 17 and tall asks if smoking and drinking will cause consumption. The doctor warns she may already have tuberculosis and explains how consumption develops, urging caution and health education. The page also includes a skin foot itch case likely ringworm, with home remedy guidance and instruction to mail letters to Dr Brady for replies.

A. B M. EL RA Kentucky Whitfield Brady William Brady

Ideas of Common Men by Glenn Frank Preface Note

Glenn Frank president of the University of Wisconsin argues that university leaders should address the issues and ideas of the average person rather than esoteric scholarly topics. He cites Socrates Addison Santayana and Aristotle to support bringing philosophy and common sense into public discourse. The piece urges university minds to engage with everyday concerns of the common man.

Glenn Frank University of Wisconsin Century Magazine Copyright McClure Newspaper Syndicate Socrates Addison Steele The Spectator George Santayana Universites

Night Club Decline and Phase of Broadway Mob

A New York night club scene is fading as empty tables and high prices deter patrons. The piece mocks the sucker racket atmosphere, describes manipulated seating and phony intimacy, and notes specious entertainments. It also sketches London society figures and a lurid midnight casino vignette with affluent thrill seekers.

New York Galesburg Walters Eppis Sapidile

Uncle Wiggily and Dazie's Dance

Uncle Wiggily dances on one leg before a candy shop after buying Dazie a chocolate bar. Mazie asks for a looking glass to check her head while Uncle Wiggily points to Dazie’s candy and Mazie’s reflection, saying both are there together.

Uncle Wiggily Dazie Mazie

Mazie Discovers Her Glinting Chocolate Treat

Dazie and Mazie share a chocolate treat as sunlit foil reflects off Mazie’s candy. The moment brings childish delight when Mazie exclaims she sees her own head in the shining wrappers. The Wogglejigs are described as loose wood-pegs in the scene.

Dazie Baby Bunty Mazie

Uncle Wiggily and the Mirror in Chocolate Foil

Mazie and Dazie receive a chocolate foil mirror from Mr. Longears in a chilly tale. Mazie tests her reflection while Uncle Wiggily dances. The Lady Mouse Teacher invites Dazie to dance at Hollow Stump School, promising a future tale with the Wolf’s eyes.

Dazie Mazie Onkie Mr. Longears Mr. Long Uncle Wiggily Hollow Stump Miss Mouse

Fifty Years Ago In The Courier November 6 1878

A 1878 Courier chronicle notes Halloween prowling scarce in the city. Colts weighed 1370 pounds combined at Cedar Falls. A fire at Hitts carriage factory on Commercial street caused $2500 loss. The courthouse gains a new roof under R D Ball. Duck hunting and Indian summer are in fashion as the season shifts.

T. H. Hathaway Black Hawk Township Cedar Falls Hitt Commercial Street R. D. Ball East River Tenth Street

Republican Victory Dominates Black Hawk County Results

The November 7 1888 issue notes a Republican majority in Black Hawk County despite Democratic efforts and highlights national headlines on Harrison and protectionist themes. It also covers railway staffing changes by Illinois Central, a damaging La Porte City cyclone, Waterloo October mail totals and a large naturalization day led by Judge Couch with residents from multiple counties.

Waterloo Manufactures Drive City Growth in 1908

Twenty years ago Waterloo Iowa showed a booming manufacturing base with a payroll of 1 377 000 across 20 factories and an annual product value of 12 450 000 from 81 manufacturing enterprises. Voting machines debuted in Black Hawk County as Taft swept the election defeating Bryan and Pickett carried Waterloo for Congress by about 8 000 votes.

Waterloo Iowa Black Hawk County Cedar Falls Thompson

Explorers Recount Early California Voyage and Indian Aid

UNCLE RAY notes how Spaniards in Mexico pondered if California was an island. Alarcon leads a river voyage up a wide current with Indian guides and corn gifts. They learn of Cibola and fire weapons, but fear the 40 day trek and turn back before reaching the land.

Mexico California Lower Long Peninsula Coronado Gulf Alarcon Cibola

River voyage speeds halve on return journey

A river trip that took 15 days upstream arrived back in under three days due to a strong downstream current. The writer signs off to Uncle Ray and hints at tomorrow’s plan to search for the ships.

Uncle Ray

W. C. T. U. critique of gutter cigarette waste

The Reinbeck Courier reports a local WCTU Iowa City tally claiming 97 000 discarded cigarette butts were stepped on to deter youth smoking. The piece questions the method, noting many youths obtain cigarettes from retailers or use full packs rather than gutters. It argues for effective approaches over tireless disposal actions.

Reinbeck Courier Iowa City

Rhine River: Europe's busiest and best managed waterway

An American traveler extols the Rhine as Europe’s busiest river with heavy traffic. Tugboats tow five to seven barges despite swift currents while a double-track rail line runs along both banks. Indestructible stone walls and jetties keep the channel navigable. The Rhine is Germany’s industrial asset.

Charles Rhine Europe Germany

Why a woman sees pressed clothes but missing buttons

In the Evansville Journal a curious question asks why a woman who notices pressed clothing may overlook a missing button. The piece explores attentiveness, gendered expectations, and practical perception in daily tasks.

Evansville Journal

Burroughs Nature Club Notes Collected by Houghton Mifflin

The Burroughs Nature Club Notes invite questions on nature subjects. Readers are directed to send questions to the Nature Notes Dept for publication with answers in this column, under the 1928 copyright notice from Houghton Mifflin Co.

Burroughs Nature Club Houghton Mifflin . CO Nature Notes

Bird with white head brown body in field

A large bird about goose size with a white head and brown body likely is a bald eagle or a similar raptor in field view. to confirm, note habitat, behavior, and any distinct beak or wing pattern. If uncertain, compare silhouette and local species guide.

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