Waterloo Daily Courier front page masthead
Waterloo Evening Courier announces publication details and advertising policies. Notices include pricing, press offices, and ethical guidelines for advertisements, with references to Associated Press and office locations in New York Philadelphia Chicago Los Angeles and San Francisco.
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Record Registration Reveals Sharp Rise in Voter Turnout
Prof. Irving Fisher analyzes the 1932 election results in the Chicago Journal of Commerce, noting 22 states report registration gains above 46 percent with one nearly 300 percent. Southern states show decisive participation, while Prohibition and prosperity are the only clearly supported propositions.
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Republican Party
Tipster racket risks and rogue investment schemes
A historical report on a feverish craze around tipsters manipulating New York Stock Exchange talk. The piece notes public participation spurred sessions of speculative bets, the fake investment services, and the tactics used by tipsters such as telephones and long distance calls to evade evidence. It warns readers to deal only with trusted, reputable entities.
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New York
The Inheritance Tax and Payne Whitney Estate
The late Payne Whitney’s estate, the largest ever appraised in America, will distribute about 20.0 million dollars as a death tax from a 179.0 million total. New York state gains roughly 15.6 million, other allocations include 400 thousand to other spaces and 4.0 million to the federal government. The piece weighs inheritance tax as a mild socialism, noting debates over capital flow to productive use versus deterring wealth concentration.
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Payne Whitney
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New York State
Inheritance tax seen as remedy for tax dodging
The article argues private property rights underlie economic systems while noting the rise of tax exempt securities and tax avoidance. It contends inheritance tax is a harder levy to evade, enabling governments to recoup revenues once fortunes are amassed.
Atlanta Man’s Million-Dollar Plan Shocks Canton
A Canton Daily News report questions how an Atlanta man aimed to back two film stars with a mere million dollars. The piece explores the dubious venture, the players involved, and potential fallout for the entertainment financiers.
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Canton Daily News
Chemists Make Food From Wood in Cedar Rapids
In Cedar Rapids the Gazette reports chemists are developing methods to convert wood into edible food products. If successful, this could lower the cost of room and board by providing alternative, affordable nutrition from plant fibers.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Chemical obliteration offers safer varicose vein treatment
Trendelenburgs ligation and Babcocks vein removal have long been used for varicose veins. A newer chemical obliteration injects medicaments to clot and shrink the vein, with thousands treated and only four fatalities reported. Physicians can perform it in offices without interrupting daily work, and it is promoted as safer and widely available.
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Questions and Answers on Health and Personal Care
A reader seeks guidance on teenage skin pimples and oily skin with blackheads. The column cites advice on skincare, hygiene, and underwear for children, noting responses from Dr. Brady and Dr. Willan Brady and disclaimers about stamped self addressed envelopes.
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The Art or Not Thinking by Glenn Frank
Glenn Frank argues that thinking is essential but urges discernment about when thinking is worth the effort. He notes education provides shortcuts like the multiplication table, freeing intelligence for more complex tasks, and advises trusting experts in areas beyond personal expertise.
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Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
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Century Magazine
Albert Edward Wiggam
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Uncle Wiggily and the White Marbles
Uncle Wiggily catches a cold and Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy urges a doctor. Dr. Possum prescribes three days of bed rest for the old rabbit.
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Dr. Possum
Uncle Wiggily's Marble Adventure in Bed
Uncle Wiggily, ill with a cold, dreams of an elf bringing him a marble game. He wins in bed, hides marbles under the bed, and wakes to find no marbles, only a puddle of water, sparking a promise of another night visit. Nurse Jane doubts the tale.
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Fortunate Wayfarer in a London Lunch Bargain
Martin Barnes, a commercial traveler, meets Lady Blanche and Gerald Garnham in a cathedral town doorway and becomes the center of a risqué social gambit. They propose a lunch with him paid and him furnishing outfits through Garnham, blending deception with a curious social experiment in a Soho restaurant setting.
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What can be more persistent than the ant versus Eloise
The Sumner Gazette toys with a famous tone as it riffs on a question about persistence and a well known novelist. The piece hints at a puzzle about a stubborn character and a rival scheme, suggesting a playful literary comparison without naming specifics.
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Sumner Gazette
Eloise
Electric Cell Era Sparks Classroom Curiosity
Uncle Rays Corner reviews early electricity from rubbing and sparks to Volta and Galvani. It explains simple and dry cells, liquids and solids, and future improvements. The piece notes modern cells vary, with zinc copper and salt water as options, and encourages readers to explore science further in future columns.
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