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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1929
Page
5
The page lists subscription prices and routes for the Waterloo paper, details on annual and weekly rates, and mail terms. It notes editor and president roles, advertising policies, and mentions Associated Press and other press bureaus with territory definitions for republication rights and advertising standards.
Hearings reveal Charles L Evanson linked to a manufacturers group acting as an aide to Senator Hiram Bingham in tariff committee deliberations. The disclosure highlights irregular influence schemes and growing public interest in curbing lobbying practices.
Federal Commerce Department figures show exports at 3 407 600 000 dollars and imports at 3 009 000 000 dollars for January August 1929, up from 1928. The data argue against tariffs stifling trade and emphasize foreign markets for American production and grain surpluses.
A note out of Kansas City proclaims a new plant for spats with the boast of the largest spat factory west of Chicago. The idea provokes humorous speculation about midwest spat consciousness and media satire.
A Midwest correspondent challenges the Shakespeare pun attribution and defends the playwright’s fondness for wordplay. The piece notes Elizabethan audiences enjoyed puns and the modern jab at puns being base humor misses the era’s wit and print culture.
The piece argues radio can raise culture and intelligence despite critics. It notes static and variety hinder access but believes listeners absorb some educational value, with good programs interspersed with trash and perceptive listeners finding worthwhile content.
The column advises giving eggs to babies starting around seven to ten months, beginning with tiny tastes after breast or bottle feeding. It notes day-old eggs are ideal but older ones are fine if fresh, warns against sensitization, and suggests gradual increases to a full egg per feeding, with soft-boiled prep initially and balanced by bananas.
A column offers practical notes on how long germs may linger in air indoors or outdoors, noting most are harmless and disease germs are unlikely to float virulent in ordinary conditions. It also discusses heredity in alcoholism, urging that willpower, not genetics, shapes outcomes, and advises on proper use of disinfectants and safety envelopes for health questions.
Glenn Wrank argues the best business leaders blend prophecy and practicality. He calls this a bifocal mind, balancing long range forces with short term market realities to secure enduring profits.
A fragmentary column mocks a professor who claims a breakthrough with blue rats while wryly noting a night club fame angle. It riffs on public figures, songs, politics, and commerce, with satirical jabs at education, governance, and consumer hype.
A sermon contends life is for two ends joy and good. It argues true enjoyment comes from fulfilling God's law with grace and helping others, yielding pure character. Readers are invited to submit questions on the subject for further discussion.
The column notes periods when saloons flourished and recalls Abe Martin’s remark about alcoholism as “a complication o' dis eases.” The tone hints at social critique of vice and its visibility in society.
Washington D. C. Oct 24 A national law enforcement panel reportedly weighs pressuring Gov Rootenvelk of New York to explain his release of the Wicker sham letter last summer. The debate centers on whether the addressee requested the missive should be public and whether phrases trimmed from the final version altered the meaning. Senator Jones faces golf-related medical orders to rest from a high tempo career. Charles C Hart gains promotion to Persia in Hoover era diplomacy. Major General Merch Stewart recovers his health after a breakdown and continues as a veteran author. Two volumes of World War documents edited by George L Gay mark Hoover era archival efforts. A Dream City Madison Indiana once hoped to rival river ports. Copyright 1929.
New York sagas orbit Coney Island as Dr. Couney’s incubator babies draw steady visitors. The show, decades old, features six to seven month old infants kept in protected incubators with constant care by nurses and doctors, funded by a 26 cent admission.
Washington gossip recalls Mrs. Hoover leaving a stag dinner at Secretary Grimson's to attend a Washington library musicale. Guides around the Capitol pushy and mobbed by visitors face new restrictions as district officials curb traffic interference. Photographers lose glamor from Hoover's Virginia camp tale. Ray Bureaker jokes about the possum innuendo. The Minnesota senator Thomas J. Eccl flies to Washington. the Supreme Court chamber is repainted with a John Quincy Adams bench admired by justices. Mrs. Hoover hosts 34 guests at dinner. long white gloves return for state functions this winter in Washington.
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