Watamalon Daily unveils paper details and rates
The Watamalon Daily outlines publishing details for volume 9 number 255, listing office locations at Waterloo Iowa, Hartman as president and editor, and subscription prices by carrier or mail. It notes AP and UPI wires, advertising policies, and rate references with classified page details and New York Philadelphia Chicago offices.
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W. M. Hartman
Courier
Corner Park Ave
Commercial &T. Telephone
Sonn
Hartman
S.-Sss
Waterloo
Iowa
Associated Press
United Press International News
Bureau of Circulations
Peete
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Franco
Story
Brooks & Finley, Representatives
Hoover's plan for a great Mississippi waterway system
The piece promotes Herbert Hoover's magazine proposal for a 9,000-mile inland waterway network spanning 20 states. It argues flood control and navigation would lower transport costs, linking the Mississippi to the Great Lakes and seaboard routes, with a projected $30,000,000 to $4,000,000 cost spread over 10 to 12 years.
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America
Middlewest
Herbert Hoover
Mississippi
New Magazine of Business
Hoover
Middle West
Chicago
Great Lakes
Duluth
Twin Cities
United States
St. Lawrence
Presidential Phrases and the Fess Critique of Coolidge
A historical note recalls President Coolidge's reluctance to a third term and his stance on the soldiers bonus. Senator Fess faced a rebuke as supporters debated drafting, while Congress passed the bill but Coolidge withheld signature. Clinton W. Gilbert highlights Coolidge's understated yet meaningful diplomacy.
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White House
Mr. Coolidge
Ohio
Senator Fess
Clinton W. Gilbert
RADIO AMATEURS MAY GAIN OFFICIAL RECOGNITION
A Washington conference of the International Radio Telegraph Committee agreed to recognize amateur operators officially. They propose leaving a wave band from 150 to 200 meters open for amateurs, with about 15,000 in the United States, plus six additional low wave channels. Amateurs would have rights like listeners and could assist with technical knowledge in crises or wartime.
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International Radio-Telegraph Conference
Washington
United States
Reluctant to relinquish fallacy in fracture care
A health column criticizes Buck's extension for femur injuries as torture and advocates Hodgen's suspension. It explains Colle's fracture management, arguing early removal of dressings, daily massage, and progressive self-use yield faster recovery and less stiffness. The piece cites patient discomfort, doctor inertia, and modern humane methods.
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Pott
Colle
Hodgen
Buck
Poison Ivy and Oak Immunity Clarified by Doctor
Dr Brady explains ivy and oak poisons differ but related. immunization from Rhus tox extracts may protect against all. Notes three poison oak species and advises druggists can prepare from Rhus radicans leaves. Also answers on baby teething, kitten baths, and flea treatment.
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S. F
F. M
The Town Crier Passes By
Glenn Frank laments the passing of the town crier in Pewsey and California to U.S. practice. He argues the town crier symbolized personal news in an increasingly impersonal modern society while praising its historical role and urging memory of the craftsmanship against depersonalization.
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Glenn Frank
Pewsey
Wiltshire
San Antonio
United States
America
Puck
Danas
Greeleys
Bennetts
Wattersons
Inside Problem Our Business Con authority plan to ignore firm
The New Yorker reports a conference moment where executives debated ignoring a rival for months to force a response. One cautious voice noted the need to communicate the silence to the other party, highlighting a risky strategic misstep in corporate relations.
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the New Yorker
French ship to be finer and more decorated than Ile de France
A New Orleans note reports the French intend to build a grander and more elaborately decorated ship than the Ile de France. It questions whether such splendor is prudent, suggesting savings by omitting costly attractions and proposing an even more elaborate wine line instead.
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New Orleans
New York Gossip on Fires and Buffs in 1927
In a brisk column McIntyre notes New York’s fires have become standardized and less sensational, recounts the dying romance of firemen, and recalls “buffs” who chased conflagrations. He cites Honorary Chiefs banker and surgeon patrons, the Tenderloin’s drift north, and odd tales of beggars and women workers around the docks. Tomorrow he promises more on society gentlemen.
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New York
Main Street
Park Row
Buffalo
Bronx
Uncle Wiggily Eyes Christmas Toys in Storefront Windows
Uncle Wiggily and Mrs Long ears plan early Christmas shopping to show Santa what presents the forty seven bunny children and Baby Bunty may want. The tale follows their hops and window gazing for ideas.
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Santa Claus
Mrs. Longears
Mr. Longears
Baby. Bunty
Mr. Long
Uncle Wiggily Buys Tin Alligator In Christmas Shop
Uncle Wiggily visits the six and seven cent store while planning early Christmas shopping for forty seven rabbits. He encounters a wind up tin alligator and decides to buy it, hinting at a clever trick to come tomorrow night.
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Baby Bunty
Mr. Longears
Scare Crow
Uncle
Uncle Wiggily
North Pole
Santa Claus
Fifty Years Ago in Waterloo Highlights and Local Notes
Fifty years ago on October 24 1877 the Waterloo Courier notes generous donation of late Rose potatoes from N Lindsey who raised 12 bushels from one peck seed. Harry Townner of Hartford Conn arrives to compile a full Waterloo business directory. A new Grace M E church town clock arrives with 600 pound striking weight and 200 pound time weight, bell 85 feet up, total cost 425 dollars. 8 665 people of school age in Black Hawk County with 1881 in Waterloo and 962 in Cedar Falls and Waterloo east 966 Waterloo west 915. Epochal gas turned on in Raymond Bros new building first gas jet lit. Sheriff Hayzlett names W W Edgington as deputy. William Turner returns from the Black Hills with a quartz claim that assays 487 50 a ton. Charles Warlich recovers from illness and is out.
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The
Courier
N., Lindsey
Lindsey
Grace M. E. Church
Balliett & Weld
Black Hawk County
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Waterloo East
Waterloo West
Forty Years Ago Highlights From Waterloo Area Oct 26 1887
Peter Beck visits his parents after playing tuba with Sells Bros circus. Business Men's association forms with Henry Daniel chair and E L Cox secretary. Mrs. George W Miller dies in Trinidad Colo at 47 after consumption battle, survived by husband and five children. Oelwein fire devastates 16 businesses and a home, loss about 40000. Jail escape by Whaylen Burk and Cook. Snow first of the season brings cold and ice four to five mm on mill pond. river ice forms early in the season, recalling 1880 Illinois Central blockades.
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Peter H. Beck
Sells Bros.’ Circus
Frank Beck
George W. Miller
Trinidad
Colo
Chloo Severance
Waterloo
Methodist Episcopal Church
Miller
Here
Fort Dodge
Twenty Years Ago News Briefs From The Courier
Twenty years ago on October 26 1907 local items include Mrs A B Lovejoy winning the Courier's limerick contest Mr and Mrs Love Alford returning from their wedding trip Mrs P J Martin Mabel Coykendall and C D Becker returning from Burlington for the Eastern Star state convention H L Litchfield planning a 12000 residence Ev Walker visiting Lawrence Van Vieck at Lost Island Lake reports hunters bagged about 100 ducks Frank Boyle of Waterloo goes to Fort Dodge to resume hotel clerk work J C Murtagh in Fort Dodge for A O U W monument unveiling Ringling Brothers acquire Barnum Bailey shows for about 410000 Excavation starts on Western avenue paving between Second Street and Elmwood Avenue.
A Question About Mars From a Little Girl
Uncle Rays Corner recalls a letter from a young reader asking what a trip to Mars would be like. The sailor replies with curious, humorous reflections on space travel and imagination in a playful guidance tone.
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Mars
If There Are Mars Canals There Must Be Vegetation Belts
A discussion notes that while no human has visited Mars, telescopic observations reveal markings that may indicate canals. Scientists debate whether straight lines imply canals built by intelligent beings, while vegetation belts along these lines could suggest water access and possible plant life on Mars.
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Mars
Earth
Tomorrow a Journey of Fancy by Uncle Ray
A child asks about traveling to Mars and Uncle Ray replies that he has not been there. He muses on the seasons on Mars like Earth and expresses a desire for a safe return from such a voyage. The piece blends imagination with a gentle lesson about curiosity and safety.
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Earth
Mars
Uncle Ray
Cracks from Iowa Paragraphers
A collection of humorous quips from several Iowa newspapers. The quotes touch on marriage, gender roles, fashion, social habits, radio ownership, party politics, and winter routines. Notable lines include remarks about marriage haste, leisure, beauty, fire plugs, radio sets, and political infighting.
Burroughs Nature Club Notes column query column
Questions on nature subjects invited by the Burroughs Nature Club Notes column. Readers may send inquiries to the Nature Notes Dept of this paper and expect answers in this column.
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Burroughs Nature Club
Houghton Mieflin CO
Nature Notes
Answers From Tomorrow's Nature Notes
A reader asks why sparrows should not be killed and about the plant milkweed medicinally. The notes explain bird flight origins, how diving birds breathe underwater, and differences between alligators and crocodiles. They cover sparrow traps, shale rock, bear winter behavior, resin secretion from insects, and related natural history topics.
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Radio Amateurs
Personal Health Service
Questions and
Brady
William Brady
University of Wisconsin
Century Magazine
McClure Newspaper
0. C. McIntyre
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Twenty Eighth
Forty-second Street
Columbus Circle
Oak Street
Herald Square
Mary
Jersey
Uncle Wiggily and
Howard R. Garis
Bunty
Rabbit
Ragged Coat
Earlt
Abe Martin
Eee
President Coolidge
In the Courier
Harry Townner
Hartford
Raymond Bros
G. W. Hayzlett
W. W.edgington
William Turner
Black Hills
Charles Warlich
Business Men's Association
Henry Daniel
E. L. Cox
Oelwein
Ruben S. Brown
Pitcher & Bratnaber
James Whaylen
Thomas Burk
Charles Cook
Samuel M. Hoff
A. B. Lovejoy
Mrs
Love Alford
Alford
Nina Ricker
Moses Bicker
P. J. Martin
Mabel Coykendall
C. D. Becker
Burlington
the Order of Eastern Star
H. L. Litchfield
Clinton P. Shockley
Ev. Walker
Lawrence, van Vieck
Lost Island
Lake
Ruthven
Frank Boyle
Duncombe Hotel
J. C. Murtagh
A. O. U. W. Monument
London
England
Ringling Brothers
Western Avenue
Second Street
Elmwood Avenue
Uncle Ray’s
Fort Madison Democrat
Fort Madison
Webster City -Freeman-Journal
Ames
Tribune
Manson
Clinton Herald
Mexico
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
India
Banyan
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