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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1928
Page
3
Waterloo Eventing Courier reprints a feature on advertising standards and crime reporting ethics. It quotes Roscoe Drummond on responsible news treatment, discusses crime news framing, and cites New York crime commission findings. Also includes political notes on tariff views and a Byrd voyage timeline.
The piece dismisses a circulating whisper that Herbert Hoover became English by naturalization. It notes Hoover’s pride in American citizenship and records his refusal of European honors and positions. It argues opponents rely on far fetched propaganda and finds nothing in Hoover’s record to undermine his citizenship or public service.
Democratic leaders struggle to unite on tariff policy with Gov. Smith reportedly endorsing the Underwood schedules while party chiefs deny endorsement and threaten resignation. A New York Times correspondent says Smith will clarify he does not back the Underwood rates. Raskob argues wages and living standards would fall if imports rose under free trade, insisting a high tariff is needed. A letter supports David J. Lewis in Maryland with nine of ten Democratic Ways and Means members signer.
The column questions whether a physician's fee should depend on a patient's estate and argues for a fair charge regardless of outcome. It discusses legal consequences, professional reputation, and the courage to operate in desperate cases, plus reader Q A about medical ethics and proper methods.
A column by Glenn Frank, UW President and former Century editor, surveys eleven prominent definitions of religion from thinkers like Kant Ruskin Comte Bain Caird Huxley and Mill. He notes none are fully adequate and hints at a future effort to compile a more critical list of 19th and early 20th century thinkers' views.
A vibrant Chronicle of midtown life surveys New York scenes from Gertrude Ederle to Archery trends, fashion, and night‑life. It notes taxi crowds, the Rialto bustle, Dorothy Parker verses, and a sheep‑herder in Central Park, blending culture with street observations.
Uncle Wiggily and his companions search pockets for a pound of sugar. Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy and Mrs. Wiggily join the hunt after Uncle Wiggily rescues Lady Mouse and the children from a smoke-filled hollow stump school. The tale blends playful mishap with a rescue scene in a whimsical setting.
Uncle Wiggily searches for missing sugar after a fire scare at school. Wee The 3 Tat gentleman janitor sweeps, Smadke from the furnace is found, but the sugar vanishes. Mrs Longears and Nurse Jane speculate it may be dropped in class as dusk falls.
In a whimsical Uncle Wiggily tale, Mr. Longears searches for a missing bag of sugar while his rabbit children attend school. Icicles melt into sweet syrup as the bag's water blends, revealing the sugar atop a wood box. The scene ends with cheers as the sugar reappears.
Adventurer Alan Dighton with a war record is drawn into a European plot over a new chemical weapon. In Paris and Rapallo he encounters danger from Ahlborg and Karl Dopmann while allies and suspects blur. Marney warns of trusted enemies, as Dighton pursues the weapon and a key clue marked by the initials Z DB.
A 1928 nature notes column invites readers to submit questions on natural subjects. It previews answers to questions about guinea pigs canaries lop tailed toads and astronomy naming conventions and recommends reference works for children and beginners.
The article recounts Columbus facing arrest and chains after ruling Haiti harshly and selling natives as slaves. Queen Isabella frees him, grants a fourth voyage, and later dies. Ferdinand withholds rewards as Columbus grows old in Valladolid.
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