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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 13, 1927

Page

13

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The Waterloo Daily Courier announces publishing details and rates, listing W M Hartman Co as publishers with editors and management names. It notes classified ad rates, wire services, and policy statements on ad content and republication rights, plus office affiliations and representative agencies.

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Firemen Target Parked Cars With Water Cure

Chicago firemen have turned on hydrants to douse cars parked in front of fire plugs. While this playful tactic dims the car finish and may ruin ignition, officials say it amounts to unofficial punishment unauthorised by law. Municipal penalties exist for blocking hydrants, but such actions blur lines with law and order. The fire chief could stop the practice to avoid further clashes with police.

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Despite Mocked Feature Targeting Campus Life

A reader denounces a sensational campus feature on a Iowa coed life claim ing it to be embellished with illustrations photos and artist impressions. The writer censures sensationalism and asserts circulation figures drive such content, urging condemnation to protect colleges reputations and public opinion.

Iowa Sehat

Admiral Bullard backs radio dispatching for trains

A 12 year reflection cites Admiral Bullard as a tireless expert who argues radio dispatching of trains is feasible and desirable. He contends it would enable direct communication between moving trains and stations, or between front and rear of long freights, even in fog.

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Consistency and Sex Equality Debate Sparks Lawsuit

A Cleveland couple jailed after an officer challenged their rear seat embrace won separate verdicts, the wife $3,675 in damages while the husband received nothing. The case sparked protests over perceived gender bias and calls for equal rights for men.

Cleveland

Citizen objects to oil station near new home

A neighbor opposes an oil station planned next door arguing it would lower the value and look cheap beside his new residence. The remark about sedan driving notes the engine sounds quieter in bad weather.

The Courage to Do As You Please About Hats and Wheels

In a Metropolitan hotel letter column a reader and Dr Brady discuss health and headwear. A homily extols hatlessness in summer, notes social pressure to wear hats, and favors roller skating and walking as healthy activities while critiquing reliance on leaders.

Brady

Ephedrine price and ivy poison immunity discussed

A reader questions ephedrine sulphate price for hay fever and asthma. The columnist notes manufacturers may raise prices, suggests liquid ephedra vulgaris as alternative. A separate letter asks about ivy poison immunity from eating leaves. a doctor doubts lasting immunity and cautions against self experimentation, inviting further reader input.

China

The God of Convenience by Glenn Frank review

Glenn Frank argues convenience drives civilization trading values for ease. He cites Lee De Forest on mono control radio noting range gains from better condensers yet with production variation. Frank predicts a future where operation is foolproof and humans gain time by standardizing and mechanizing tasks.

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Mussolini Loneliness Teaches Greatness Says Essay

The Ottumwa Courier notes an article attributed to Mussolini in which he proclaims his greatness yet laments loneliness. It argues great men are often solitary, contrasts Roosevelt as a celebrated figure with many acquaintances and few intimate friends, and reflects on the nature of fame.

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Army plans black dyed horses for next war

The Minneapolis Journal reports the general staff foresees horses dyed black in future conflicts. The army cares little about color as long as it keeps far from canned beef supplies.

Minneapolis

New York Society Tales From A Brooklyn Beat

A Brooklyn observer recalls social contrasts in Manhattan and the Lower East Side. He notes elite baby culture with governesses and pricey nurseries, a Bowery surgeon fallen from grace, a midget boarding house, and women at boxing events seeking gore as a sign of urban modernity.

New York Brooklyn Manhattan Broadway Fifth Avenue Lower East Europe

Uncle Wiggily Frog Boys Set Leaping Lettuce Prank

Bully No Tail and Bawly hatch a garden trick to make Uncle Wiggily laugh by hiding in a lettuce head and pretending the leaf is leaping. Uncle Wiggily finds the lettuce, the prank backfires as Bully wakes and jumps out, prompting laughter and a retreat to the duck pond.

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That Guiltiest Feeling and Ourself Hit with Kudos

A playful note celebrates a pair of artists, praising their collaboration and success. It highlights personal achievement and public response, signaling strong audience reception and notable progress in their project.

Abe Martin Says Glitters Not Gold and Red Noses Hint at Indigestion

Mrs Wesley Phim fell in a sand trap today while running for a doctor and broke her arm. Abe Martin notes a roundabout quip about glittering appearances and indigestion causing red noses.

Wesley Phim

A Strange Policy in Iowa Legislators

The Council Bluffs Nonpareil notes perplexing behavior of lawmakers who fund state fair buildings for one week yearly while sparing money for state educational institutions that serve throughout the year, citing the evident skew in prioritization.

Council Bluffs Iowa

Tabor Wynne and the Theatre World's Turmoil

Tabor Wynne faces a season of change as his wife June embodies modern vitality. In their circle Lance Fairless pursues Effie Meade while Wynne grapples with a trust and a mounting web of deceit in New York. Jennifer Challis steers danger toward Wynne as Mona Desmond presses for money and plans. The scene shifts to a chance meeting with Fairless and a request to open a safe account for Wynne to hold funds.

Tabor Wynne June Husabad Devil-May Lance Fairless Effie Meade Wynne Effie Lance Jennifer Challis Fairless New York Miss Challis Exniper Konck Sackville Street Mr. Drew Jenny Madame Benelli Tormay Tabor Sonnvet Jennifer Nigel Mona Maison Benelli Mona Desmond

Burroughs Nature Club Notes Column Inquiry

A 1927 Burroughs Nature Club column invites readers to send general Nature Notes questions to the Nature Notes Dept. Questions will be answered in this paper column, with HOUGHTON MIFFLIN CO. copyright noted for the 1927 Nature Notes.

Burroughs Nature Club Houghton Mifflin Co Nature Notes

Questions on birds trees and diseases from a early science column

The excerpt asks if gray jays exist in southern Iowa and if fishes have hearing. It explains ostrich breast skin forms from sand resting, notes Alaska's evergreen forests with scrub pine lodgepole pine black spruce white spruce hemlock firs juniper and other trees, and discusses yellow fever absence in the old world with stegomyia mosquitos potentially spreading it in Asia and the Canal Zone.

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Man's Beliefs: Respect Differences In Thought

Cedar Valley Times argues for freedom of belief and the right to hold differing opinions. It contends that, like the diverse thoughts of Earth’s vast population, no two minds conceive ideas identically, even among dogmatists who think otherwise.

Cedar Valley Times Sime

Winter dangers and hundreds of miles in Yellowstone snow

Uncle Ray recalls Ranger Lick describing Yellowstone Park in winter. Temperatures drop to 49 degrees below zero, January and February are the coldest months, snow piles up to five feet on average with deeper drifts in the Snake River region and Sylvan Pass. The ranger travels 1500 miles by skis, once getting lost in a blizzard after skating across Lake Yellowstone, circling a landmark island and returning to the cabin at night. Rangers traverse rough terrain to deter winter traps.

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