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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1928
Page
3
The piece notes advertising rules and rates for the Waterloo Iowa paper and reports on city racketeering pressures. It cites threats to insurance agents and service workers from gangsters, with judges releasing suspects at odd hours and citizens seeking relief amid political inertia.
An excerpt laments the Cedar River's decline caused by Commercialism Carps and Corruption. It condemns pollution and habitat loss, notes newcomers miss the river's past beauty, and urges reform despite costs. Economic forecasts for 1928 show cautious optimism and a resilient stock market trend.
Prominent Chicago businessman cites a police investigation describing rackets run by Thompson machine and assorted criminals. Reports claim 50 major and 150 minor rackets, with extortion, battery, and destruction to coerce payments across garages, dairies, dental labs, and medical practices.
Dr William Brady explains how nasal mucus naturally disinfects nasal passages, killing 90 to 56 percent of germs within minutes. Cold exposure preserves this function, overheating slows it, and antiseptics offer little protection against respiratory infections.
Los Angeles notes recount Fatty Arbuckle hosting a Culver City restaurant opening with Tom Mix and Roscoe Arbuclle praised as a rising restaurateur. The event featured Keaton St. Johns and Mix performing, with fans cheering, while a somber undertone lingered over Arbuckle's career. The column also surveys weather, real estate, and city life in Los Angeles, noting climate appeal, unemployment, and growth challenges.
A reader asks if the church should be an active reform force in politics. Frank argues reform work must be intelligent and realistic, balancing spiritual values with modern life and avoiding unintended negative outcomes.
Uncle Wiggily hops into the kitchen of the hellow stump bunga low where Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuncy is about to submerge a teacup in water. The bunny quips a warning and plucks the cup from the water before it can drown, sparing the cup from a wet fate.
In a playful household scene Mr. Longears and Ike exchange light banter about cups and dishes. Nurse Jane scolds the cups must be washed in water, while a rabbi humorously comments on giving the cup a bath.
Uncle Wiggily helps Nurse Jane seek ripe tomatoes for ketchup after trading with a pig farmer. A hungry fox chases the rabbit but is outwitted when Grasshopper provokes a tomato-throwing distraction. The bunny then leads to a field with tomatoes just right for Nurse Jane’s spice ketchup.
A Boston transcript notes dentists use about 15 million dollars worth of gold each year in American teeth, while graves hold around 10 million dollars in gold. The US Mint records a world year’s gold output near 470 million dollars in 1915.
A Charles City Press item recounts the risky practice of riding as blind baggage on trains and buses. It notes a near death in Erie and cautions children and others against hitching rides by clinging to exhaust areas or rear ends of vehicles.
The plot follows Mansell and Craddock racing through a scandal linked to Petersons secretary and a hidden shipment of cocaine. Craddock fears exposure while Sir George Peterson weighs shifting loyalties as Mally Lee faces police scrutiny. Candida Long enters the scene as tension rises.
After graduating from Stanford Herbert Hoover became private secretary for Jules Janin, a renowned mining expert, who resided in San Francisco. Hoover proved an eager learner and Janin valued Hoover’s quick absorption of information.
The narrator travels with an artist named Home from Denmark to Marken near Volendam. He observes Marken clothing and school life, including a letter from a student describing a solar electric bell, microscopes, and gardens. Farewell to Holland ends the reflection by Uncle Ray.
Readers asked about birds baths ape hair growth and tree fungi. Answers note birds bathe in shallow basins, chimps hair grows directionally, and edible mushrooms grow on trees with examples like oyster and chicken mushrooms. Farmers’ Bulletin 736 recommended for details.
In a colorful aside Abe Martin muses on an unheard prank of serving real coffee to townspeople in a 25,000 population area. Mrs. Em Moots remarks that a husband must be braver than everything else, reflecting local talk and humor. There is a playful, clipped exchange about a bet and a daughter.
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