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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1927
Page
3
Newspaper masthead and advertising policy notice from the Waterloo Evening Courier listing staff roles, billing, and subscription details. Includes rights and advertising rules, agency representation and general publication disclaimers.
The Interstate Commerce Commission reports 416,830,000 railroad passengers traveled January through June 1927 with only two passenger deaths and 40 injuries. The accident rate is under 1 in 208,265,000 for deaths and down slightly at grade crossings despite more autos.
A Baltimore reporter’s interview on feminine theater provokes a chorus of opinions from chirotensors about brunet and blonde customers. A single barber delivers a blunt, biased verdict classing women by hair color, while the piece notes the interview was interrupted and the barber remained unnamed.
An editor critiques Robert Quillen on the split between conservatives who favor established order and radicals seeking change. The piece argues economic status divides views, with property owners defending protections and centralized power, while the poor, having little to lose, lean toward radical and democratic change.
From Pittsburg comes word the Misses Alta and Fern Smith will be warmly welcomed back to Kansas State Teachers College after a summer incident in Yellowstone Park involving young John Coolidge. The piece humorously notes their heightened notoriety and anticipation of renewed social attention.
Dr. Brian Sword and Dr. Russell Sheldon report that administering carbon dioxide mixed with air or oxygen effectively halts hiccups in postoperative patients and during anesthesia. About 5 percent CO2 is used, similar to Henderson’s routine poison elimination. The method often stops hiccups by the second to eighth breath.
A discussion of the contrasts between the scientific and popular minds as outlined by Glenn Frank. It advocates cultivating scientific mind qualities such as objectivity, skepticism, patience, courage, and adherence to law. The piece emphasizes self examination and the value of scientific thinking for society.
The writer wanders New York recalling 1920s figures from Jim Churchill to Gene Fowler and Helen Morgan. He mocks press agents egotism and the fashionably aloof, noting diners, performers, and urban life as a panorama of vanity and spectacle in a postwar city. The piece closes with a barber shop pamphlet gag on pipe-cleaning devices and a quip about preening celebrities.
A playful tale describes Jack Frost blowing icy air, causing snow to fall in a land where Uncle Wregtly lived. The scene contrasts warmer lands where Frost cannot make snow, hinting at a winter magic theme in the Uncle Wiggily universe.
In a snowy scene, Uncle Wiggily leaves his hollow stump bungalow to buy sugar for his wife as a blizzard rages. He jokes with Mr. Prost about the cold, while Nurse Jane warns him to put on rubber boots. The rabbit uncle hesitates but continues forward despite worsening conditions.
Uncle Rays Corner recounts a Paris visit noting separate public schools for boys and girls about 100 yards apart, an Eiffel Tower ascent, and views making street life seem small. He describes Dijon Burgundy grape work, a medieval village near Dijon, and Roman remnants in France.
In a snowy encounter, Uncle Wiggily helps Mr. Longtail the mouse and others cope with deep drifts. He suggests makeshift snow shoes from two walnut halves, allowing the mouse to walk above the snow and hurry home.
Abe Martin remarks on usefulness of nut shells and Uncle Wiggily's homeward hop. The narrator teases more about Uncle Wiggily's barrel of fun once the clock ticks away from the baby carriage.
The note asks three natural history questions. First, do alligators shred limbs by rolling or tear ribs, second, how young opossums access the mother’s pouch, and third, why some English sparrows show excessive white in their feathers.
Questions recount quail domestication experiments by Audubon Society and a quail breeder. Bees winter in hives in quiet rest, storing honey, with cellar protection in very cold areas. Washington State streams lack native salmon.
A retrospective on Iowa history links the Illinois Central expansion to Waterloo and Black Hawk County growth. It recalls first passenger trains in 1881, the Dubuque and Pacific Railroad, and the broader Illinois Central system fueling Iowa’s settlement, with figures on early populations and railroad milestones.
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