No. 379 Published Delly and Mail Rates
An old newspaper masthead and boilerplate list the Berrier Hartman Co offices in Waterloo with subscription prices, mailing rules, and advertising policies. It notes rates by mail within various radii, payment terms, and rights on ad content. The piece also mentions Associated Press and National bureaus and Chicago offices of reporting agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Hartman Co
Courier
Corner Park Ave
Commercial Bt
John C. Hartman
Ceesevecees
Jackson McGoy
Treswurer
Waterloo
Town
Tikes Lee Wines
Associated Press
United Press International News
Asociated Press
Wea
Lerél Mens Publanca
Tso
Audit Bureau of Circulations
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los
Nark Hor ses and the Curtis Dark Horse Odds
Speculation swirls as the Republican National Committee nears a Washington meeting with possible moves among Hoover Lowden Dawes and Hughes. Senator Charles Curtis emerges as a named hopeful, noted for ability and experience, with Kansas ties seen as pivotal for an Ohio or New York style swing.
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Republican National Committee
Washington
Hoover
Lowden
Dawes
Hughes
Charles Curtis
Harding
Chicago
Ohio
New York
Commonwealth
Balm of 1000 Flowers Ad Compared With Modern Promises
The piece mocks outdated sales pitches claiming cures for bad breath fevers and skin blemishes via the Balm of 1000 Flowers. It contrasts 19th century hype with modern claims, noting notorious exaggeration and past promotional tactics.
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Harper's Weekly
Rockefeller Foundation Annual Report Highlights Health Efforts
The 40 page report showcases the Rockefeller Foundation’s global health work. It covers the International Health Board campaigns, sanitary engineering, hookworm and malaria control, yellow fever research, public health nursing, and field laboratories. It also notes the China medical board, medical education division, and brain physiology studies at Town College. Illustrations depict worldwide health projects.
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Rockefeller Foundation
Porto Tiico
Siam
West Indies
Central America
India
China Medical Board
Division of
State University of Town Colere of
Menking
Rare IT War Dept Treason Claim Sparks Training Order
A fragmentary notice alleges treasonous beliefs and cites Col Charles A. Lindbergh being ordered to Selfridge Field Michigan for Arcetical training. The piece suggests government pressure and military personnel actions amid restless wartime discourse.
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War Department
Spi
Charles A. Tdndbergh
Missouri National Fuard
Selfridge Field
Michigan
Mineral matter and health myths debunked by Dr Brady
Dr William Brady challenges claims about mineral foods and warns against charlatans. He explains calcium and blood clotting, mineral salts as blood buffers, and potassium’s role in heart function, with a look at body composition and common questions from readers. He notes safe nursing guidance and invites letters for future columns.
New York Jobless Crowd Amid First Winter Freeze
A New York City snapshot shows unemployed men on Sixth Avenue seeking short term work in basements, hotels, and ports as winter looms. The piece notes wandering labor, harsh living, shifting city nicknames, and vivid contrasts between past and present Cherry Hill and Battery districts.
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New York
Sixth Avenue
Bangor
Bombay
Seattle
Singapore
Cat
Learning By Doing and Thoreau’s Challenge to Education
Glenn Prank, president of Wisconsin and ex editor of Century Magazine, argues for a college model where undergraduates solve real problems rather than rely on lectures. He cites Thoreau on learning by doing and contrasts it with traditional curriculum. Davenport Times notes on the gag rule and defense leadership critique.
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Glenn Prank Presiden
University of Wisconsin
Century Magazine
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Max Mason
University of Chicago
Thoreau
Neptune
Mason
Roger
Jeannine
Davenport
Magruder
Summeewall
Uncle Wiggily's Jumpy Ball Delight
In a brisk November scene Uncle Wiggily, the rabbit gentleman, despite cold winds, decides to go golf and tosses small white rubber balls in his yard. His wife and his roboit companion caution him but he insists on practicing to avoid forgetting the skill.
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Uncle Wiggily
Longears Plays Golf with Bear Neighbor Aimed at Two Takes
Mr. Longears uses his driver brassie smashie and putter to send a ball across a yard hollow stump bungalow. He creates a sand tee and aims for one of nine flower pot holes as he and Mr. Stubtail the bear plan a village mock golf game.
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Mr. Longears
Mr. Stubtail
Uncle Wiggily Discovers Jumping Golf Ball Mystery
In a whimsical golf tale, Uncle Wiggily encounters a jumpy golf ball that repeatedly pops from a flower pot hole. He discovers a mouse family inhabiting the pot and, after a humorous exchange, offers them a home in his cellar, ending the ball’s mischief.
Burroughs Nature Club Notes and Reader Ques tions
A 1927 Nature Notes column from Burroughs Nature Club covers reader questions and answers on topics from sugar birds to water hyacinths. It also references local geology news on Cedar Rapids water wells and comments on free speech and fascism from New York Telegram.
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Burroughs Nature Club
Houghton Mifflin Co
Cedar Rapids
Waterlan
Laughing through sorrow A look at humorists and tragedy
A column reflects on Marcelline the clown and the paradox of humor born from pain The piece discusses how great wits endure private sorrows and cites many figures like Twain Ward Field Riley Nye and Moliere to illustrate humor as self defense against life’s hardships
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Marcelline
Imillions
New York
Hippodrome
Ringling Brothers Circus
Harlequin
Thackeray
Jaques
Prometheus
Mount Caucasus
Elia
Mark Twain
Hfelong
Artemus Ward
Eugene Field
James Whitcomb Riley
Bill Nye
Josh Billings
Dean Swift
Richard Steele
Oliver Goldsmith
Francois Villon
Rabelais
Moliere
Uncle Ray Explains Heart Beats and Size in Saturday Talk
In a Saturday column Uncle Ray muses on how the heart keeps beating through life. He explains average heart rate and total lifetime beats, describes heart chambers and muscle walls, and notes how blood nourishes tissues and how the heart sits in the chest.
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Yellowstone Park
Uncle Ray
Divorce Testimony Describes Husband as Brute and Poor Provider
Mrs Lassie Hanger testified in court that Abe Martin is a poor provider and a brute when provoked by a remark about cooking. Doctors say sane people may be less happy, while the Robottats are optimistic about the future.
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Tam
West tYo Mountain
New England
Seaboard
Jace
Springfield Republican
Lassie Hanger
Giles Lata
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