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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1928
Page
3
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A Warsaw crowd cheered as a public "guilting" in effigy targeted merchants trading foreign goods. British boots, Paris fashion, Czechoslovak glass, German cookware, and American food were destroyed. The piece questions the aim of self sufficiency amid global interdependence, noting climate, resources, and specialization make total independence impractical and urging a balanced, American-first approach without sacrificing imports.
Innocent bystander amusement turns to a political joke as Winston Churchill becomes a full member of the Amalgamated Union of Building Trade Workers after paying a fee and signing in. Union leaders attempt to revoke his card but Churchill refuses, citing principle and the need to protect other members.
A critique of health fads and fake doctors who push so called right foods and nutritionally dubious diet plans. The piece warns that patent style cures and meat only regimens mislead readers and prey on gullible audiences. It cites misleading advice, false doctors, and the expanding dietetic quackery market.
The Ladder, a Broadway financing oddity, ended its New York run after two years and a sponsor’s investment of 1,500,000 dollars. It has opened in Boston where audiences respond better to the reincarnation drama. Edgar B. Davis funded heavy advertising, a letter-writing campaign, refund promises, and free seats to sell out the house, but Broadway’s reception remained cool while critics offered praise. The show drew public and press attention, becoming a notable cultural talking point alongside Abie’s Irish Rose.
Determined man claims a message people must hear while another remarks on voting rights. A critic aged by time sees his mistake about women voting. A remark notes memory and forgetfulness with loans. An old line says rumors travel in the airplane age. A pun about a sheep in leather. A witty line about people making the world and one kind ruining it.
A column blends 1930s Broadway chop house ambiance with vivid portraits of proprietors nicknamed Jimmie Eddie or Jack. It recalls Trudy the sea lioness at the aquarium and city scenes from steam engines to ping pong rooms, finishing with a quip about a vice president’s full name.
A reader asks about delayed mail to a doctor and a follow up on stamp theft fears. The column notes many letters go unanswered, cites pronunciation jokes about silent finales, and advises enclosing a stamped self-addressed envelope for personal health questions to Dr Brady at the newspaper office.
Glenn Frank reflects on historical perspective from 1822 Harvard commencement. He cites Raymond Fosdick on how far modern life has advanced and how Kirkland viewed a complex world. The piece contrasts lack of railroads and telegraphs with today's rapid communication and science.
In Howard Garis's story a large green string bean lives on a vine in Uncle Wiggily's garden near the rabbit’s hollow stump bungalow. Spring brings planting, sun, rain, and growth as the beans mature into long harvests while Uncle Wiggily foresees a fine crop with Mr Twistytail the pig.
In a rural fable, Uncle Wiggily’s beanstalk tale follows a Big Bean hiding to avoid picking and eating. Frozen into an icicle, the beanicle detonates near the Bob Cat, saving Mr. Longears and Baby Bunty, while the Big Bean perishes but the bunny escapes. The story ends with a hint of Thanksgiving to come.
Martin Barnes, a commercial traveler, inherits 80,000 pounds and tests wealth by buying Bacon's essays and opening a bank account. He experiences both elation and unease as he adjusts to riches and plans to deposit the money with Lombard Street bankers. The scene sets his first steps into a life of affluence.
UNCLE RAY explains how sunlight splits into colors to form rainbows. He describes prisms refracting light into red through violet, notes white light is created by combining colors, and suggests readers test with prisms. He also mentions Niagara Falls mist and a trick to turn colors into white by spinning colored papers.
In Springfield Illinois a couple danced onto a truck and were driven to a polling place where they marked ballots while dancing. They returned to the truck and continued dancing to the dance floor as they were carted away. The anecdote highlights the quirky voting ritual amid the nation’s election day.
Burroughs Nature Club shares reader questions on birds amber and mongoose origins and functions. Answers reference prairie grouse versus rafed grouse differences frogs Boston ivy autumn color patterns and winter owl behavior, with historical notes on amber trade and mongoose introductions in Jamaica Porto Rico and Hawaii.
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