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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1927
Page
3
Waterloo Daily cap report lists price schedules and publishing details for subscriptions and advertising. notes include carrier and mail rates, delivery areas, and office contact information for W H Hartman Co. and Associated Press affiliations.
A Kansas City Times find reveals Isaac Bromley of the New York Tribune wrote the famed transit verse after spotting a streetcar sign readout. The quip began with punch lines about fare trip-slips and the chorus urging conductors to punch with care, echoing through decades.
A paraphrased reflection on how people, including Mr Gray, react to favorable press mentions. The writer notes a common tendency to swell with pride when named in print, regardless of the merit, and critiques the pursuit of hollow distinctions.
Indiana state senator plans a stunt by deeded 176 acre Vermont farm to President Coolidge for unrendered services to American agriculture. Luke Duffy, donor, says he tried to sell or give it away as creditors refused. The piece notes Coolidge’s Vermont roots and questions whether the land could ever profit under his administration.
Leopold Godowsky, famed pianist, sits on the Bretton Hall roof above Broadway and translates street noise into music. He composes a paean of pandemonium a symphony of street sounds while the city’s clamor pulses around him. Observers fear the strain may push him toward a precipice as cacophony overwhelms the psyche.
A long-remembered discussion on resuscitation argues that the manual Schaefer breathing method is as effective as machines, while many physicians ignore it due to rustiness or time pressures. A drowning case shows delays and wrong first aid can cost lives. lifesaving must begin in the first seconds using the proper prone pressure maneuver.
Readers seek guidance on chronic nasal catarrh and hay fever symptoms and whether climate affects treatment. Dr Brady advises diagnosis via nasal exam, temporary relief by avoiding pollen, and treating catarrh where feasible. glasses are only for vision protection with proper illumination and outdoor work. Also addresses eye bathing, moving with diphtheria risk, and Schick testing for children.
Glenn Frank writes about George Grey Barnard's concept for a grand fort west Point style memorial on Fort Washington Point in Manhattan. The plan features four horsemen of the Apocalypse at corners, a central elliptical granite wall with a bronze marble life summary, and an Arch of Immortality and Arch of Nations United by Peace. He invites national collaboration for a monumental, democratic sculpture to symbolize American life and aspirations.
A magazine in the Minneapolis Journal says the public is considerably smarter than believed, noting many readers have long suspected higher intelligence.
In New York, 1927, thoughts wander through a bustling city scene. A calliope proclaims auto washing as reporters note figures like Bob Davis and Irvin Cobb. Scenes range from archery classes to Wall Street preachers and stylish hotel life, with portraits of actors, theater bosses, and servants.
Uncle Wiggily sits by a hollow tree as the Queen Bee jokes about Squiggy. The Rabbit wonders what happened to Squiggy while the Queen explains he fell into honey and is now sticky and needs bees to clean him off.
In a woodland tale Uncle Wiggily aids Squiggy the Squiggle Bug, who followed a bee into a hollow hive to steal honey and nearly got lost. Bees rescue him, Queen Bee ensures cleanup, and Squiggy returns with an acorn honey pail to his worried mother as the tale ends happily.
Atchison Globe notes the familiar refrain of “I’ll do better tomorrow” recurring as men repeat the same shortcomings, reflecting a cynical overlook of repeated efforts without real change.
Tabor Wynne confronts divorce and a dangerous blackmailer while his wife Jennifer reinvents herself on the stage. In a web of affairs, Wynne learns of a Christmas mercy from Max Anders which frees him to pursue a fresh future. Jenny Wayne writes a heartfelt letter to Tabby detailing career lift, love, and gratitude.
A reader asks about bird bills and hummingbirds, animal death, and leaf cutting bees. The club cites that birds use bills for many tasks and for identification, explains plant bending toward light via photosynthesis, and notes leaf cutter bees in genus Megachile with thimble shaped cells. References include Lutz field book and Sanderson Jeckerson Elementary Entomology.
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