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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1923
Page
3
A fragmented page from the Waterloo Evening Courier includes advertising rates and staff credits, with later sections offering political commentary on 1920s Democratic and Republican figures. It discusses Henry Ford’s potential impact, Underwood’s Southern strategy, McAdoo and Wet Al Smith, Prohibition enforcement, and Oklahoma Klansmen in state politics.
The writer claims Town would be the best American state as a reward from Congress. He says Town has few millionaires or beggars, only plain United States folks. He notes numerous chautauquas every 19 miles, portraying Town and its people as representative of the nation.
Britain backs an American proposal for a 12 mile look for booze line though not formally adopted yet an imperial conference expert panel drafted a plan said to meet the U S request. The measure would apply to liquor only with ships near shore restricted to three miles for rum.
Dr. Brady outlines hay fever relief options and resort locations across the United States, noting many spots in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin. He advises pollen testing, nasal sprays, calcium supplements, and travel as possible relief, and includes Q&A on topics from adoption to calorie burning.
A Davenport column contrasts today with past red light districts, praising anti vice progress. It recalls corn selling economics in Rock Rapids and notes hopes city leaders will scrutinize a pest control proposal in Waterloo. A Sioux City Journal riff explores radio and social change, a prize fight set, and evolving courting norms through a chatty exchange about riding bicycles and travel.
A Davenport Times item notes the light district of the city’s business area expands with boulevard lamps. Shops, garages and service stations replace past vice venues as the era shifts toward a brighter street scene.
A humorous puzzle asks a narrator to evaluate a son’s cost to his father from birth and predicts repayment by age twenty one. The problem states the son’s monthly cost in dollars equals his current age in years and seeks the needed earnings to settle the total.
The speaker muses that a man who arrives home by evening, without urgent help or recent purchases, avoids an int license test. It hinges on how long we stay away and how quickly we fade from memory.
A kitten named Kitten plans an Easter breakfast by stealing eggs from a hidden nest with Toby the dog guiding her. When the eggs hatch, Kitten is frightened by the tiny chicks, learning Toby’s prank and vowing not to trust him again while avoiding further taunts about her scare.
Ralph Kenton, a 24 year old architect, marries Sabra Moore, a wealthy 40 year old woman determined to stay young. Belknap, Sabra's loyal lawyer friend, battles within to support or hinder the union as Sabra longs for youth and shared dreams. The wedding day unfolds with Sabra’s plan to depart for Santa Barbara to pursue architecture and love.
Nature Notes invites readers to submit questions on natural subjects. Answers from earlier issues cover baby hummingbirds, potato greening via photosynthesis, and the age of houses with fossil evidence from the Tertiary period, noting house fly traces in older strata.
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