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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1927
Page
4
Advertisement policy and operational notes from the Waterloo Daily AP paper outline the paper’s ownership, pricing, and advertising rules. It lists staff roles, subscription and mail rates, and notices about second class matter status and Associated Press authority, plus an agency representation note for major cities.
An excerpt argues against judging schools by athletic success, noting football teams boost student enthusiasm but warning that fun and spectacle should not eclipse education. It contrasts a football player’s brief career with a professor’s lifetime impact, stressing learning as the true measure of a school.
A discussion on natural selection and fitness notes that during conscription era many were rejected as unfit for military service. It cites that in 1,440 aviator license examinations only a small fraction failed, showing flying attracts a highly select physical type. It predicts aviation will shape American physical standards as air travel becomes common.
The essay argues that seasonal fashion rushing is driven by women, not men, noting July fulsome hats, September coats, and February frocks as signs of anticipation. It claims haberdashers set deadlines to curb late wear by autumn heat and ridicules the urge to outpace neighbors in clothing cycles.
A wartime mood lingers as the United States faces about a million unemployed. The piece contrasts American resilience with England's steady struggle, noting vast hardship abroad while many Americans still eat and wear adequately. It ends with a proverb about unfamiliarity with wealth.
A lay critic disputes Dr Brady on menstrual and change of life troubles, arguing regular activity and education prevent weakness. The piece defends medical women’s Hygienic policy, condemns coddling, and asserts real health risks from neglecting physical education, urging guidance by physicians.
Historical reader questions and answers cover home remedies for bedbugs using soft soap in crevices and springs, plus guidance against snuffing and nasal sprays. The column includes a home soap method claimed to deter bedbugs for decades and medical cautions from Dr. Brady on nasal irrigation and self-addressed letters.
Glenn Frank argues the myth of country idyll is false and city life better fuels health intellect and happiness based on his motor trip across the American countryside. He contrasts rural scenes with urban life, noting vibrant city interactions and practical comforts challenge nostalgic rural praise.
A Sibley Gazette reader urges connecting towns with year round roads and prioritizing rural mail routes. Graveled wagon-track width roads, built a few miles yearly per township, would soon create hard surfaced rural routes, ensuring every farmer is within a mile of a gravel road and securing passable year round access to markets and mail service.
The New York World argues Senator Borah wants Magruder like figures in every government department to expose flaws. It warns that subordinates should avoid going to the press without their chiefs’ foreknowledge, noting a wrong way to do a good thing.
Oct 11 article discusses chorus girls, Broadway norms, and social myths. It notes the prevalence of stereotypes, few notorieties among chorus girls, and contrasts with stories of individual reformers and dancing teachers like Dodworth. It mentions Roy W. Howard and a shift in Manhattan dancing schools.
Baby Bunty, an orphan rabbit girl, spots a tiny, cunning cabbage in the garden and shares the sight with Uncle Wiggily. He chides her for baby talk despite the playful moment between the pair in this whimsical vignette.
Uncle Wiggsily and Bunty meet a tiny talking cabbage in the garden. The cabbage resists being made into sauer kraut or slaw, and its rolling head saves Uncle Wiggsily from the fox. As reward, it is candied and served at Bunty's party, proving there is a use for every thing.
Tabor Wynne a successful Philadelphia lawyer hides a double life as husband to June and lover of Effie Meade in a society riven by secrets. He contends with a stolen tryst and a staged marriage while Jennifer Challis saves him from a perilous hour and contemplates a shared future. The drama follows their cautious pact to keep up appearances as they weigh money safety, home, and companionship.
Abe Martin quips that aspirin can serve people but Indianans seeking office must endure scrutiny. He muses whether farmers extend town folk credit for rain and heat endured for thriving corn, noting the seasonal hardship and public life balance.
Yale divinity school students noted an archaic touch in Dean Brown’s remark about a young man entering the ministry and choosing the line of least resistance, reflecting on traditional phrasing and career paths.
Burroughs column invites readers to submit questions on nature subjects to the Nature Notes Department of the paper. Look for answers in this column, with responses in future installments.
Answers to questions about attracting wild birds to city parks the value of a botany course for aspiring farmers and whether snakes lay eggs. It covers egg shell color market preferences in New York versus New England rice swelling from soaking and snapping turtles feeding underwater with on land eating limits.
Uncle Rays Corner describes a hot springs handkerchief pool at Yellowstone Park and the curious currents that pull items down then sometimes return them. He recounts watching a woman's handkerchief vanish and reappear after minutes, explaining how differing water temperatures create vertical currents that move objects. The piece ends with Tomorrow The Bear.
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