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Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 29, 1928

Page

13

Waterloo Evening Courier masthead notice and Prices

Waterloo Evening Courier announces publication details and staff roles. Subscription rates and advertising policies are outlined, including contact offices in major cities and payment terms.

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Advertising claims and industry confidence quoted

The Fort Madison Evening Democrat notes producers of advertising speak from experience, arguing they should not risk changes that weaken their stock in trade. The Clinton Herald adds a contrarian view that being at the bottom can serve as a foothold.

Fort Madison Evening Clinton Herald

Two Year Nursing Training Debate in Nineteenth Century Press

A reader asks about two year nurse training and state board eligibility. The writer condemns three year programs as a hospital profit tactic, urges respect for nursing, and notes few two year schools exist while warning of the profession’s changing status and the need for informed choices. Lists of recognized schools are with the state board of nurse examiners.

Ohio State Board of Nurse Examiners

Thanksgiving reflections on America's early charm and nationhood

The piece traces Thanksgiving from Pilgrim times to modern observance, noting Washington Lincoln proclamations and the holiday’s evolving reach across regions. It reflects on human nature, the festival’s brief national history, and urges gratitude for peace and prosperity across generations.

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No Change Sought on U.S. No. 20 Route in Iowa

The Iowa state highway commission awarded contracts to pave sections of U.S. No. 20 from Parkersburg to Grundy county line and near the northeastern Grundy corner. The Courier opposes routing changes that would exclude Parkersburg Ackley and other communities, arguing reforms must serve the towns along the highway and not favor cross country travel.

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Advertising Style and the Truth About Ads

An analysis argues that the American urge for instant results shapes advertising, condemns heavy type and clutter, and favors lighter typography and whitespace. It stresses that ad effectiveness is measured by cash results and that marketers should follow proven productive types rather than rely on tradition.

Questions and Answers A Blue Star Letter

A health column explains star-letter types and how readers report benefits from advice. It notes a reader questions TB transmission via books with a medical answer, and details an ointment treatment for sweaty hands. Dr Brady will answer brief letters sent with self addressed envelopes.

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A Festival of Gratitude by Glenn Frank

Glenn Frank calls Thanksgiving a global festival bridging western civilization and eastern influence. He notes the 1621 harvest followed hardship and argues modern prosperity risks eroding Pilgrim values, urging reflection on gratitude, risk, and inner life amid abundance.

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New York’s Bohemian Night Life and Broadway Prices

A New York dispatch surveys a class of nightlife figures famed for glamour and danger, noting their aging, high living, and ties to crime. it also critiques Broadway ticket pricing, agency mugginess, and a bold, glass-centric modern theater aesthetic. The piece ends with a quirky cafe anecdote and a columnist’s call for a year off.

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Uncle Wiggily and the Hungry Birds

Uncle Wiggily Long ears leaves his hollow stump to seek adventure on Thanksgiving Day. He muses about meeting friends and shares his contentment over having enough to eat until a mysterious echo questions who ever has enough to eat, hinting at trouble ahead.

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Uncle Wiggily Feeds Hungry Birds at Thanksgiving Time

A kindly Uncle Wiggily rabbit shares crumbs with hungry birds as winter arrives. He provides extra food after a snow event, and the birds sing thanks each morning. The tale ends with a teaser about his white marbles and a milkman's horse.

The Fortunate Wayfarer Ends Up With 80,000 Pounds

Martin Barnes, a leather firm traveler, is astonished when Lord Aldrington gives him 80,000 pounds as a reward for passing his door. In a café clash with Gerald Garnham and Lady Blanche Banningham, Barnes confronts a new life of wealth and uncertainty. He longs to tell Maisie, his fiancée, but faces a social barrier and inner doubt.

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Heat Drives Spinning Squares in a Bulb Display

Uncle Ray explains that heat from sunlight or warmth makes one side of each square in a jeweler’s display brighter and hotter, causing air molecules to push the dark sides and spin the squares. The device, 55 years old, was invented by Sir William Crookes and often uses mica.

William Crookes

Burroughs Nature Club Notes by Houghton

The Burroughs Nature Club column invites readers to submit questions on nature topics. Questions of general interest are directed to the Nature Notes Department for ответа in this newspaper column.

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Nature Notes Answers and Folk Inquiries

Tomorrow's Nature Notes promises answers to three questions about birds and weather. It also revisits previous queries on migration timing, mermaids, and the true pole cat. Birds drop legs and spread tails on perches for balance and display, cyclones and tornadoes differ in scale and formation, and soap root derives from the soap plant family through lathering properties.

Job Curso China Americas

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