Waterloo Evening Courier front matter overview and ads note
The Waterloo Evening Courier lists staff and offices, pricing and ad policies, with telephones and department lines. It notes Associated Press and United Press International affiliations, circulation auditing, and advertising payment terms, plus representative agencies and restrictions on certain ad content.
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W. B H. Hartman Co
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Comer Park
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Jackson McCoy
Waterloo
Iowa
Associated Press
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New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
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Brooks & Finley
Representatives
Discoveries of Omar Khayyam Poems Found in Karachi
Workmen unearthed a brass vase during foundation digging in Sindh containing quatrains attributed to Omar Khayyam, reviving interest in the Persian scholar. Khayyam, famed as tentmaker, is remembered for his Rubaiyat translations and scholarly pursuits alongside mathematics and astronomy.
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Orient
Karachi
British India
Omar Khayyam
Omar
Sindh
Maxfield Parrish
Qmat
Hiss
Poe
Grandma movement proves grandmothers join the youth
A London newspaper reports a Midwest Review study tracing seven grandmothers as they pursue modern activities. One shops in Paris, another owns a two seater, and others attend polities, matinees, radio valve shopping, a tea dance and more. The piece notes the era shifts as grandmothers embrace mobility and life beyond fireside crochet.
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London
Midwest Review
No. 1
Paris
Queen Victoria
Take It or Leave It Opinion on Temperance and Regulation
A quoted reflection on Anatole France noting his daily drinking yet lack of intoxication. The piece argues many lack self-control, supporting regulation or prohibition of intoxicants. It warns unchecked indulgence leads to social harm and supports temperance as a necessary public virtue.
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Anatole France
Among the Philistines unearthed by Charles City Press
Americana archaeologists report diggings in Palestine confirm several old testament cities. They claim 4000 year old Sheehim foundations, large stones and a drainage system. They cite Soricho walls fallen per scriptural account and attribute it to faith and ram’s horn trumpets by Joshua and his warriors.
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Charles City
Americana Archeologista
Palestina
Sheehim
Pyramids of
Egypt
Israel
Soricho
Joshua
Walk to Work Idea Aims to Ease New York Rush
A New York plan suggests staggered work hours by industry to ease peak traffic. Textile and department store workers would shift earlier hours, while offices might keep 9 to 5. A census shows varying walking rates among companies, spotting about 20 percent of workers who walk rather than ride. The note also highlights personal health tips and letters about saccharin safety and a fish skin salve formula.
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New York City
New York
American Tobacco Company
Eievan
Feist Music
Century Publishing Company
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The New Politics Will Be Culture Centered
In this 1926 essay Glenn Frank argues the old power driven politics should yield to culture oriented governance. Government should prioritize citizens culture and self control, fostering education and cooperative governance over broad power and dole tactics. He envisions better citizens driving enterprise with less need for state support.
A Farm Program and Five Day Week Debate
A Washington special notes farm allies pushing aid measures in the next congressional session to advance agriculture nationwide and press parties at national conventions. The piece contrasts farm interests with political parties and hints at pressure to influence leaders like Coolidge Mellon and Butler. A Cedar Rapids Gazette excerpt discusses Henry Ford’s proposal of a five day week, sparking mixed reactions over industrial impact and tax labor implications in auto plants.
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Webster City Freeman-Journal
Washington
Friends of Farm Legislation
Congress
Coolidge
Mellon
Butler
Cedar Rapids
Henry Ford
Ford
Sesqui publicity underwhelms prize exhibits admirably
Charles City Press laments the poor publicity for the Sesqui exposition noting the public remains unaware of its beauty and cultural offerings, despite the chance for real fun and enrichment. Minneapolis Journal comments on a shift from small mischief to modern mobility. Omaha World-Herald remarks on murderers who lack tact seeking mercy at execution.
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Charles City Press
Philadelphia
Broadway chorus men and fame in New York nights
New York reporters describe Broadway chorus men as aloof, modest earners with steady gigs, few rising to stardom, while touring hotels vary and pay around sixty dollars weekly. Offstage rituals include apartments, cooking, limited drinking, and occasional ad work. On Fifth Avenue celebrity watching thrives at peak hours, with a heaven and hell chalk sermonist drawing crowds nightly.
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New York
Nan
Rialto
Sie Ja
Fies
Fifth Avenue
Waldor
Plaza
Heaven
Broadway
Uncle Wiggily and the Sticky Wind
Howard R. Garis narrates Uncle Wiggily hosting Bustytail and spouse in a hollow stump. Bustytail worries about winter hunger as he lacks stored chestnuts and nuts. Uncle Wiggily reassures him while narrating a season of scarcity and small adventures.
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Uncle Wiggily and the
Sticky Wind By
Howard R. Garis
Uncle Wiggily and the Chestnut Worries
Uncle Wiggily and Mr. Bushytail discuss chestnuts and a possible loss of their cellar full of nuts. The friendly pair part after an evening, but the mystery of missing chestnuts lingers as Uncle Wiggily begins to worry.
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Mr. Long Ears
Mr. Bushytatl
Wikelly
Chestnuts Discovered After Wind Blows Hat Away
Uncle Wiggily follows a playful wind through the woods to search for chestnut trees. He helps Johnnie and Billie Bushytail and discovers a big chestnut tree that drops nuts from burrs opened by Jack Frost. The group gathers chestnuts to prepare for winter as the bunny hopes to avoid hunger.
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Uncle Wigsily
Bunny
Johnnie
Billie Bushytall
Uncle Wiggily
Jennnlea
Billie
Mr Longears
Tinele Wiggly
Rabbit
Uncle
Merry Chase
Jack Frost
Wiz Bily
Burroughs Nature Club Notes From 1926
The column invites questions on nature topics and promises tomorrow’s notes with answers. Read about bird mating seasons in the southern hemisphere, snake shedding, and the harmless or harmful nature of a large legged insect-like creature. Previous tips cover whether long necked birds hold necks straight, the toxicity of ripe cooked nightshade berries, and prairie dogs with burrowing owls misbeliefs.
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Ature Notes
Afterthoughts on baseballs old masters and the world series
The piece celebrates veteran pitchers like Christy Mathewson Eddie Plank Walter Johnson and Grover Cleveland Alexander as the true heroes of World Series drama. It notes how experience steadies the oldtimers in seventh or eighth innings and how pitching remains an old man's game amid a nation-wide, heightened spectacle. It also touches on Prohibition era prosperity with comments from Harry Carr and John Shedd about economic effects and shoe sales.
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N Sueh
Babe Ruth
Ty Cobb
Eddie Plank
Walter Johnson
Africa
North Pole
Poli
Tibet
Ughlers
H. G. Wells
Stuins
Atlantic
Pacific
Canada
Christy Matthewson
Senators
Grover Alexander
Yankees
Harry Carr
Los Angeles Times
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John GC. Shedd
Marshall Field & Co
United States
Seattle
Times
Prohibition
Senate
Salt Lake City Visit Reveals Mormon City Life
Uncle Rays Corner recalls a trip to Salt Lake City noting its 135,000 population, mix of faiths, and thriving Mormon landmarks. It details the tabernacle dome built with wooden pegs, the clear acoustic wonders, and the temple rarely open to outsiders, save for a few invited guests and one secret photog. The piece teases next week’s segment on Red Man’s Guide and burrowing owls as part of a broader Saturday column.
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Saltake City
Salt Lake City
Utah
Great Dry Plains
Mormon Tabernacle
the Tabernacle
Shea
Como
Foolish Rivalry and the Burden of Excess
Ottumwa Courier argues against the belief that material well being equals spending power. It laments the foolish rivalry for possessions, noting neighbors' urges to buy as a threat to happiness and efficiency. The piece urges foresight to avoid debt, worry, and possible suffering.
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Ottumwa
Courier
GRAFT CASES DRAW DISTRICT PUNISHMENT VIEW
Des Moines Capital notes vigorous prosecution in federal graft cases but laments lack of stronger results. The court cites the denunciation of improper bonds as a harsh rebuke to corrupt officials. Charles City Press argues for a political convention system to raise voter clarity and stabilize government.
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Des Moines
Executive Department
Washington
Lmit
Inerior
Circuit Court
Peomlb
Charles City
Pennsylvania
Abe Martin Gertie Siderle’s notable remark on fashion
The snippet humorously references Abe Martin and Gertie Siderle noting that fashion is seen as a social topic. It mocks Mussolini’s famed economic ideas regulating women’s styles and hints at forthcoming reception of these views.
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Siderle
Tata
Mussolini
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