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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1928
Page
3
The Waterloo Evening Courier lists subscription rates and advertising policies, noting current business. It reports on New York stock exchange pressure to increase membership, citing price surges from 24 000 in 1879 to 480 000 and a record bull market.
A sports column critiques recent football rule changes on muffed punts and fumbled laterals, arguing dead balls reduce play and remove uncertainty. The piece warns tinkering harms the sport, noting spectator interest and attendance rely on suspense and error risk.
Albert Edward Wiggam contends chorus girls are not merely physical. they possess brains. Dr. Wechsler’s army tests show stage beauties scoring higher on intelligence than many college students, debunking the stereotype of “beautiful and dumb.” The piece credits the chorus with keen minds and deserves readers’ renewed regard.
Hoover led a drive begun before he joined the cabinet to curb industrial waste. A committee he appointed found industry wasted 49 percent due to excessive product variety and redundant services. The report highlighted efficiency goals in commerce.
An article notes the division of simplified practice credited with saving American industries about 300000 annually as part of federal efficiency efforts. Director Burgess of the United States bureau of standards cites savings across items like metal laths steel reinforcing bars sheet steel range boilers invoices and bank checks. The piece argues Hoover is highly qualified to save taxpayers money amid criticism of government waste.
A health columnist reflects on the fall of cough syrup sales and the rise of better hygiene and immunization reducing typhoid cases. He cites Dr. Charles V. Chapin on smallpox changes, critique of ready-made cough mixtures, and advice on safe practice for physicians amid evolving public health awareness. He also answers reader questions on Irish moss, goiter prevention, and sanitary mouthwashes.
Glenn Frank argues that true education arises from self education regardless of school funding. He cites Patrick Geddes teaching methods, where inquiry replaces direct instruction, and urges teachers to foster student self-discovery rather than simply answering questions. The piece laments overemphasis on specialization and calls for empowering learners to educate themselves.
New York City reports a quiet shift in Greenwich Village as stylish shops, better restaurants, and higher rents replace coffee houses. The area retains charm despite departures of artists and a move toward upscale venues and cinema fronts.
The Bob Got arrives at the Puzzy Fox’s den on a frosty morning. The Fox, annoyed, challenges the Bob as the Bad Chap laughs hard and brown items spill from his pocket, prompting a need to understand the joke.
The Bad Chaps debate bait to lure Uncle Wighty as the Fox and Bob Cat tease each other. Brown stones tumble from pockets signaling a planned ruse but the dialogue hints mischief and uncertainty about the outcome.
Uncle Wiggily sits by a forest fire as the Fox and Bob Cat plan to trick him with brown popping stones and ambush him. The tale ends with a promise of the next story about Uncle Wiggy’s Squirrel Pudding and a jab at a six and seven cent store.
A 1928 nature notes column answers reader questions on topics such as nesting martins, the meaning and timing of Indian summer, and shark reproduction. It also discusses bobolink migration to Brazil and the term rice bird, bee stings causing flesh swelling, and goldfish egg hatching times influenced by water temperature and sunlight.
The extract follows Alan Dighton’s entry into British intelligence caused by Sir Jan Taverner as he pursues Greta who is abducted by The Lizard. A suspect grey hat and a yellow touring car trigger pursuit through an Italian town with the investigation hinging on a vanished shoe and a perilous escape.
The article discusses how river dynamics affect state boundaries between Mississippi and Louisiana. Since the 1824 agreement, accretions of land have altered the line, prompting debates on how natural changes should influence fixed borders and the role of the elements in boundary law.
The article notes jellyfish surface coatings seen in salt water and describes forms, colors, sizes, and stinging ability. It cites Atlantic coast species with disks up to 15 inches, amber varieties three feet wide with long hanging ribbons, and Arctic jellyfish over seven feet across.
Timothy J. O Shea assistant attorney general of New York advocates a third market to supplement the New York Stock Exchange and the curb market. He argues such a market could remove unlisted risky securities from circulation and protect citizens from losses, warning that without enlightenment investors will chase trash and profit from gullible buyers.
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