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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1925
Page
3
England reports a third successful helicopter flight or autogyro with a speed of 70 mph. The craft ascends vertically and glides to a near stationary hover, suggesting low takeoff space needs and potential ship deck landings, aiding crowded urban skies.
The New York Times reports Virginian Railway tested electric operation on a heavy coal train between Elmore and Clarks Gap West Virginia. Two large electric engines climbed a 2.32 percent grade, pulling a nearly mile-long 6009 ton train at 14 mph, faster than a steam train of similar size. Officials and miners hailed the test as proof electricity can boost railway capacity.
Dr. William Brady argues for all year parking as a healthier choice for women, praising no corsets and stronger figures, while noting corsets may be necessary for certain invalids. The piece critiques the idea of female delicacy and emphasizes education, fitness, and self care over restrictive undergarments.
Wealthy lawyer John Blake weds Julie daughter of his late friend to quiet gossip and safeguard prospects. He secretly loves Anna Denniston and faces a web of past affection as Julie grapples with social shortcomings in Washington. Blake contemplates a call to Anna while Julie’s absence weighs on him.
A fragment from a playful river scene with Uncle Wiggily and Skin Ner aboard a sassafras boat. They discuss an Innocent bystander and a talking Mad Turtle pulling their boat. They greet a submerged creature beneath them and wonder if they harmed it.
In a tense scene, Anna Denniston presses John Blake toward a forbidden friendship amid town scrutiny and a hinted move to Washington for the winter. The next segment promises further developments as Uncle Wiggily’s forest excursion leads to a corn roast and a comic interruption by the Police Dog threat.
Uncle Wigelly peers over a sassafras boat moving upstream as Johnnie Bushmail and Jingle the rabbit girls remark on the odd sight. The scene hints at a playful, bouncy children’s tale with the forest duo reacting to the boat’s swift journey.
A 1925 nature Q A column discusses questions about canvasback ducks mosquito hibernation and whether cats carry disease. It also answers past queries on water birds sleeping on water crocodile dangers and a rabbit with horn like growths, with notes on museum photographs and a brief aside on U S trade in 1920s.
Dr Leonhardt announces internal treatment for piles named Hemroid claimed to remove the cause. Wangler Bros and druggists sell Hemroid with a guarantee of results or money back, urging sufferers to obtain a package today.
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