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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1928
Page
3
Waterloo Evening Courier lists office, editors, and business staff. It notes subscription rates, delivery areas, advertising policies, and representative offices in major cities. The notice confirms publication standards and advertising rights as of the period.
A Waterloo club meeting features a humorous talk on living by inner wishes rather than social norms. The speaker questions conventions and questions whether people should be governed only by personal desire, aside from formal laws. Ed Howe is cited as praising social restraint, which the author disputes.
The piece notes straw ballots show Hoover leading in early returns, with Smith making a stronger showing than Davis did in 1924. It cites Chicago and New York City as key locales, mentions bolters shaping the race, and compares potential outcomes to the 1912 California defection.
Navy Day will be celebrated on October 27 in the United States marking Theodore Roosevelt's birthday. The program highlights national unity with the navy as the first line of defense and key to safeguarding foreign trade and domestic industry. The article stresses the navy’s role beyond coastal protection in supporting agriculture and manufactured goods through global shipping.
The article advises cautious career choice for youth. It urges delaying major decisions if unsure, suggesting extending high school or college tenure. It stresses choosing congenial work and warns against being stampeded into premature selections.
The piece argues that success rarely comes from tasks one dislikes and notes that work lacking natural talent or satisfaction fails to spur greater effort. It mentions tariffs and protectionist debates among industry leaders at a Chicago convention and references Philadelphia’s cleanup as beginning with a pointed comparison to Chicago.
A personal health Q and A column discusses nightmares night terrors sleepwalking and the danger of waking someone in a sleep episode. Advice addresses upper airway obstruction possible causes family neurotic tendencies and practical tips plus reader questions on charged water chiropody schooling and nutrition with brief medical cautions and recommendations.
Glenn Frank argues the United States faces a decline in the appeal of ministry and teaching. He urges radical reform of schools to renew intellectual vigor, spiritual dynamics, and social leadership in a nation needing inspired educators and clergy.
A reflective column recalls how quick promotions rise in New York. Tales include a $100,000 yearly executive who resigned, his son-in-law’s rapid turnaround, and other “Up From Nowhere” success stories in theatre, media, and business. The piece muses on romance, fame, and memories of past era quirks.
Johnnie and Billy Busnytail wish for the Police Dog as they search the woods for hickory nuts. Uncle Wiggily, misled by his glasses, gathers hard white stones thinking they are nuts after an exciting woods adventure.
In a woodland scene Johnnne Bille and Uncle Wiggly laugh at a bunny misstep as the Skillery Scattery Alligator with a double-joined tail arrives to prank Uncle Wiggily. The Gator boasts strong teeth while Uncle Wiggily plans a counter joke to make him look silly.
In a village tale Abe Martin notes the Gator boasts strong teeth but Uncle Wiggily tricks him. The Gator bites sticks and stones to prove might, yet breaks his teeth biting hard stones. the bunny and Johnny and Billie the squirrels expose the boast with humor and a dentist awaits.
The paper recalls a Republican victory by about 30 000 in a West Virginia ticket win of 15 000, church assignments including Dr E O Pratt and Rev A C Manwell, prairie schooners westward through town, bootlegger arrests in Mona Pa, high mortality among local professionals, and notices of Rev J T Crippen preaching in Jefferson Street M E church, with ads from Eugene F Carey and a note on the old Taylor blacksmith shop.
The Fort Dodge Messenger reports Conductor Ed Shirl’s transfer from Fort Dodge to Waterloo prompting his family to move. A 20 degree morning shattered a water pipe at the Peifer home. Doctors Bickley plan a two story office at Fourth and Jefferson. Ackley wedding noted, and a large Windsor apple measured 17 ounces with four bushels similar. A 3 year old from Orange township dies of kidney illness. a 14 pound newborn in Wyoming. school totals for Ray Palmer. Also 25 years back: Cornell college progress, Walnut Street Baptist church dedication valued at 50 000, and various local name checks including Studebaker agency interest and local politics.
Uncle Ray recounts Columbus leaving Cuba for Hispaniola now called Espanola and the Christmas night Santa Maria wreck on a sand bank. The narrative notes the feast with natives, a captured girl with a gold nose ring, and Columbus moving crew to the Pinta and Nina before eventually returning to Spain.
The article recounts presidential dogs from Harding to Hoover and Smith. Taddie Boy the Airedale, Rob Roy the white collie, and a Newfoundland or shepherd gifted to Hoover and Smith are noted. It highlights dogs at the White House, their roles with presidents and families, and one incident with Rob Roy near a guide during a fishing pose.
Local nature notes present questions on corn tassels rain prediction and wild canaries. Answers discuss wool用途, black knot on plums, and identify the Canadian warbler Wilconta Canadensis with notes on its migratory behavior and wintering range.
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