Waterloo Evening Courier: Ad Rates and Policies
Substantial page notice lists subscription prices, circulation areas, and payments. It notes second class matter status, Associated Press and United Press International affiliation, and advertising policies. The paper mentions offices in New York Philadelphia Chicago Los Angeles and San Francisco via Story Brooks Finley representatives.
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Associated Press
Audit Bureau of Circulations
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Story
Brooks & Finley, Representatives
Pullman Porters Seek End to Tipping System
The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters has asked the Interstate Commerce Commission to stop the tipping practice by Pullman Company. Pullman responds that gratuities are not charged or received and that issues, if any, are between passengers and porters. Porters seek reform, hoping for a salary rise devoid of gratuities to rely on customer dispositions.
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Brotherhood of
Sleeping Car Porters
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pullman Company
Pullmans
Unsung Hero Faces War and Trauma to Support Family
An ex-soldier recalls leaps from trenches and close combat to reach a sunlit field. He ran a bird and bee store to support his wife and three children for eight years after the war, carrying a portable telephone transmitter to conduct business. Despite being a hopeless cripple, he persevered to reintegrate into life.
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No Man’s Land
Bird and Aeba
Presidents and geography in presidential nominations
The article notes 18 presidential nominations tracing origins by region. It cites the Mississippi Valley and Ohio supplying many candidates, with Democrats frequently from the valley. It highlights eastern picks from Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey, while the Midwest appears safer for Republicans. It ponders how history may shape the next GOP convention and potential corn belt tension.
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Mississippi Valley
Ohio
Mississippi Valleys
Bryan
Cox
Buchanan
Pennsylvania
Cleveland
New York
Wilson
New Jersey
Middlewest
East
Corn Belt
Tetraiodophenolphthalein Aids Gall Bladder Fluoroscopy
Medical scientists discuss tetraiodophenolphthalein, a newly perfected compound by American researchers. It dyes the gall bladder to be visible under fluoroscope and has been used to diagnose gall bladder diseases. The aim is to reduce exploratory operations by administering the compound before imaging.
Hens Rise to Economic Power in U S Poultry Market
The 1926 federal report shows poultry accounting for 16 percent of livestock value, ranking behind dairy and swine. America leads in global poultry and egg supply with over 2 billion dozen eggs annually, about 760 per second. The write up also quips about President Coolidge’s awareness before a famous statement.
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Varnyard
Federal Department of Agriculture
United States
America
Biddy
Badness to all fishwives in a sorrowing mother letter
A mother laments her daughter's sudden death from infantile paralysis, rejects unfounded blame by fishwives who linked menstruation to illness, and praises clinicians for proper diagnosis. The piece, framed as a question and answer page, cites Dr Brady’s column and includes reader letters on health topics and a request for stamped replies.
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Brady
William Brady
Mood of the Jungle and Catholic Self-Examination
The Commonweal outlines two linked articles about Colonel P H Fawcett the lost Englishman who refused rescue and thrived in the Brazilian jungle. It notes Catholic and Protestant retreats as a growing practice for inner stock-taking amid civilization’s strains and suggests temporary retreats as a solution.
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Commonweal
Altho
P. H. Fawcett
Colonel Fawcett
Charles Merz
Chicago
South Sea Island
Boston
Mount Manresa
Staten Island
Malvern
Philadelphia
Little Aith
Radio Commission Struggles With Wavelength Allocation
Correctionville News reports the radio commission has not solved the wavelength problem. It notes that hours and broadcasting areas must be divided, requiring more stations to spread out the time slots. Currently ordinary sets hear only a few miles, often with interference from jamming, forcing another round of guesses.
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Bread and Milk Club
Radio Commission
McAndrew's Battle in Chicago Schools Trial
Charles City Press notes the Superintendent of Schools McAndrew faces a pivotal trial. It questions whether a younger or differently tempered leader is needed, while praising McAndrew for defending children's right to quality education against political interference.
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Charles
City Press
McAndrew
Chicago
William A. McAndrew
New York Bay Scenes and Characters in 1920s Vignette
A reflective walk through New York City’s 1920s life landscape. The author catalogs diverse sights and people from street vendors and nightclubs to fashion, architecture, and social shifts. It notes changing attitudes toward servants, transportation, and urban bustle, with vivid vignettes of places around Fifth Avenue, Carnegie Hall, and the Plaza area.
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New York
William Muldoon
Congress
Tommy Lyman
Curio
Carnegie Hall
Virginia
Carolina
Vermont
Armand Vescey
Plaza Fountain
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Tramping Turnip Seeks World Beyond Uncle Wiggily Garden
Uncle Wiggily spots a fine turnip and plans to store it for winter pie but the root sprouts legs and declares it will travel as a tramp. The turnip races off toward adventure, is halted by Uncle Wiggily, and ends up as pie in Nurse Jane’s kitchen. The episode closes with a tease for future tales of Uncle Wiggily’s prancing persnip.
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Uncle Wiggily
Jane
Fuzzy Wuzzy
Bunny
Wiggily
Baby Bunty
Mr. Longears
Ford coupe gossip sparks club meeting at Lark home
Abe Martin notes a Greidery club gathering at Mrs Ike Lark’s residence on Monday. The group resolved that Wesley Plum’s wife is too pretty to be tied down, a remark reflecting local flirtations and social chatter.
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Greidery Club
Ike’ Lark
Wesley Plum
Tabor Drew Meets Jennifer Blaine at Dinner Party
In a New York restaurant scene, Tabor Drew, newly married to Jennifer Blaine, endures a tense dinner with Jennifer’s flamboyant father Franklyn Blaine and the glamorous Helen as ethics and secrets mingle. Jennifer hides details while Tabor contends with ominous glances and veiled questions. The scene ends with a promise to continue.
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Jennifer
Tabor
Felion
Franklyn Blaine
Tormay
Jenny
Mr. Blaine
Helen
Tabor Drew
Blaine
The House of Benelli and the Theatre's Quiet Past
Teeree recalls Mona and other inmates visiting a convalescent in the Maison Benelli. Jennifer, once a chorus girl and starlet, has drifted through many fortunes from Hippodrome chorus to stage and screen. A social circle keeps past lives secret, dining publicly yet veiling private histories. A sudden shadow, a formidable man, interrupts their quiet dinner in Lafayette.
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Mona
Tor
Maison Benelli
Jennifer
New York
Sticks
Broadway
Lafayette
Tabor Wynne
Rittenhouse Square
University Place
Tabor
Fairless
Lke
Decay of Economy and Vaca tion in Dallas News
A concise mock headline notes the Dallas News description of the Coolidge vacation required 2,117,208 words, likening it to Caesar’s use of three words for a campaign. The remark frames vast prose against a brief classical unit.
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Dallas News
Coolidge
Caesar
Uncle Ray's Corner Yellowstone Park V Field of Hades
Uncle Rays column offers a vivid, humorous travel vignette through Yellowstone Park focusing on Norris Geyser Basin and Roaring Mountain. The narrator compares steaming geysers and craters to Dantean underworlds, noting thick steam, slippery footing, and shifting Roaring Mountain vents over the years.
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Yellowstone Park
Norris Geyser Basin
Hades
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