Waterlo o Evening Courier front matter and ad policy note
The Waterloo Evening Courier displays publisher and editorial staff details with price lists and policy statements. It cites John C Hartman as president and editor, Sackson McCoy as treasurer and GM, and notes circulation pricing by carrier and mail. It also lists Associated Press wires and advertising policies.
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W. H. Martinen Co
Courier
Corner Park Ave
Commercial Bt
John C. Hartman
Sackson McCoy
Montana
Waterles
Tlowe
Associated Press
Audi
Bureau of Circulations
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Story
Brooks & Finley, Representatives
Price and Prerogative in Prize Fight Promotions
Tex Rickard, manager of the Tunney Dempsey title bout, is jeered for charging high prices and selling with flattery. The piece argues the public sets its own price and buyers accept quality claims, noting boxing as a nonessential product where such practices flourish.
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Tex Rickard
Gene Tunney
Jack Dempsey
Tex
Jellyfish Ancestry Teaches Rhythm Of Humans
British zoologist Dr. G P Bidder links human taste for music and poetry to a metabolic rhythm from early jellyfish like ancestors. He suggests rhythmic tapping and singing are inherited traits from lower life forms, shaping human art and dance and even hints at origins of dances such as the shimmy and the black bottom. The piecePlayfully notes Gilda Gray as a vivid jellyfish-like image during a storm.
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G. P. Bidder
Darwin and Keith on evolution misquoted at AAAS
An editor misstates Sir Arthur Keith’s remarks at the Association for the Advancement of Science. Science holds that humans and apes share a distant common ancestry, not that humans descend from apes. The editor’s framing implies a direct line from apes to humans, which is inaccurate.
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Darwin
Bryan
Sir Arthur Keith
Association For the Advancement of Science
Sir Arthur
Business Outlook Shows Summer Revival Across Regions
The department of commerce reports volume growth in the fourth week of August versus the prior week and the same period in 1928. Wholesale prices have rallied from a dip, with cotton and wheat prices higher than last week and a year ago, signaling potential improvement for the South and West where these crops sustain activity amid a summer of stagnation.
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United States
Department of Commerce
Amateur analyst Rogie turns psychoanalyst in a bold claim
Arthur Somers Roche narrator Rogie explores self and others revealing a startling theory that men are thieves murderers and more at heart. The piece questions whether Roche is crafting sensational fiction for a forthcoming book or abandoning the new vocation for serialized popular writing.
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Arthursemery Rogie
Noche
Arthur Somers
Public schools must include real physical education now
A school superintendent argues that a solid education is useless if children lack vigor. He criticizes New York’s postwar push for gym classes as a sham that wastes taxpayers’ money and fails to ensure real physical training. He calls for integrating genuine physical education into all levels of the public school curriculum.
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Horum Buncombe
New York State
New York
Empire State
Goiter prevention and mosquito bite remedies
Questions on stopping goiter with sea water foods and iodized salt, and advice on mosquito bite relief and repellent. Also notes on ephedrine forms for hay fever and asthma and how to submit health letters to Dr Brady with return envelopes.
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H. A
Skeeters
Brady
William Brady
Radical Big Business by Glenn Frank
Glenn Frank argues that the most radical forces are found in big business and its research labs. He contrasts social radicals with scientific researchers and urges universities churches and governments to adopt ruthless scientific methods. He notes steels steel’s heavy funding of research and questions how public institutions would act if as radical as business.
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Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
Century Magazine
McClure Newspaper
Bolshevism
United States Steel Corporation
Gary
Steel Corporation
Apostles of Chance
Canada
Welcome precedent on Coolidge hands off convention
Minneapolis Journal notes President Coolidge appears determined to abstain from any involvement in nominating the Republican candidate to succeed him. The piece urges that a strict hands off policy at the 1926 convention should set a durable precedent for future presidents regardless of party affinity.
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Minneapolis
Coolidge
White House
Caviidge
Wood and disease save millions a Gen Wood tribute
Minneapolis Journal recalls Leonard Wood as a hero from frontier campaigns to world war service and notes his lasting impact in public health. It praises his role in fighting disease during peace as a medical man turned military leader and proconsul, suggesting the Lep Rosy Tele fund bear his name.
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Wood
Minneapolis
Leonard Wood
Plattsburgh
Diary notes on Broadway life and nightlife scenes
A dated diary fragment from New York describes a stroll to a dock, visits to a dentist, and observations of speakeasies, window displays and hotel life. It notes Broadway hustlers, outside men selling admission, and the danger of bad booze prompting some to abandon drinking. The author comments on two ladies, fashion, and a London branch manager amid metropolitan mysteries.
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Madison Avenue
Grand Central
Broadway
Pier A
Labor Day Tale of Egypts First Strike
Uncle Rays corner recounts an ancient strike by 100 masons at Thebes who halted work to demand food and supplies. The pharaohs scribes and governors failed to placate them until more grain was issued, ending the protest. The piece frames unions and labor rights in a historical anecdote and previews tomorrow’s dog stories.
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Egypt
Thebes
Ray Lomorrow
Uncle Wiggily Hosts A Shell Party On The Beach
Uncle Wiggily calls forty seven bunny children to gather shells for a seaside party before returning to school tomorrow. Baby Bunty favors the irony of the occasion as siblings chatter about the shell feast and the upcoming sendoff.
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Uncle Wiggily
Baby Bunty
Bunty
Uncle Wigsily
Daddicums
Jingle
Rabbit
Jangie
Tam
Mr. Longears
Shell Party At Woodland Beach With Uncle Wiggily
A seaside party at the hollow stump bungalow features Uncle Wiggily, Nurse Jane, Timble, Stumble, Tumble, and Jingle as bunnies gather shells to use as plates and serve ice cream and carrot pancakes. A Sea Lion storms the table but is thwarted by a Hermit Crab, ending the plan to nibble ears. The tale previews Uncle Wiggily returning to Woodland and school.
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Timble
Jingle
Jangle
Uncle Wiggily
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy
Jane
Kitten
Mr. Longears
Nurse Jane
Woodland
Sea Lion
Hermit Cray
Abe Martin quips on Canadian tour and Ford fender fuss
Abe Martin muses on Canadian tourists and fugitive George Harris from Uncle Tom's Cabin. He jokes about Ford cars and the need to check fenders if bumped on the road, reflecting lighthearted rural humor of the era.
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George Harris
Darlin
Canada
Burroughs Nature Club Notes Column Inquiry
Nature column invites questions on nature subjects. Readers directed to send inquiries to the Nature Notes Dept for answers in future installments.
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Burroughs Nature Club
Houghton SL New Co
Nature Notes
Snakes on distant island how did they arrive
Snakes on the island may have reached it by swimming or rafting from nearby land, with possibilities including accidental transport by currents or storms. Birds and humans are unlikely factors, but natural dispersal over water remains a plausible explanation for isolated populations.
Mexican Murder Mystery Unfolds in Tubutama
John Moore and Philip Morton drift into danger in Mexico after identity confusion. Clench is killed amid spying and plots to smuggle arms. Ruth Henshaw seeks help while Ramon and Rodriquez advise, leading to a tense confrontation with Henshaw and Moore as clues mount.
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John Moore
New York
Tucson
Ariz
Philip Mortoh
Mexico
Moore
Morton
Ruth Henshaw
Ramon
Tubutama
Clench
John
Manuel Lopez
Rodriguez
Barton Henshaw
Philip Morton
Ruth
Mr. Henshaw
Votor ship dream fades as crossing oceans becomes routine
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes that the promised voyaging ship that would revolutionize travel has not materialized, while airplanes now routinely cross oceans. The piece questions the fate of the ambitious project and its impact on future transportation.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Trav al
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