Athletes of Today Mark Modern Record Breaks
A feature notes giant athletic achievements from ancient to modern times. It highlights world records in pole vault, broad jump, sprints, distance events, and swimming, with athletes like Hoff Nurmi Paddock Hubbard Brockins Weis muller cited. The piece emphasizes swift progress in training and performance, including record crosses of the English Channel and notable female accomplishments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chertie Hoff
Paavo Nurmi
Charlie Paddock
de Hart Hubbard
Charlie Brockins
Jonny Weismuller
English Channel
Wilson and the League Fateful test of Wilson’s place in history
Germany joins the League of Nations council marking Wilsons legacy as chief creator and wartime U S envoy. The piece weighs whether the league will endure, and whether Wilson will be remembered as a visionary reformer or a failed idealist, with Lincoln as a benchmark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
League
Germany
Assembly
League of Nations
Council
America
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Versailles
Bis
Lincoln
Law of Common Sense and Paternalism Clash
An Easterner diving off the Jersey coast is rescued after rough seas but is arrested for violating common sense by order of the mayor. The piece debates government paternalism versus individual action and cites a California picnic as a climate clue in a broader policy argument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey
Ruore
Himsel
Comibe
The Boy That Never Existed Diary Sketch
Dr Brady reviews a Brooklyn reader letter disputing a diary about a so called healthy boy. The piece describes a boy who abstains from meat, avoids sweets, favors fruit, dislikes movies, spends time outdoors, and sleeps soundly. The note mentions reactions from readers and the quirky claim of a letter about exposure and health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Dr. Hrady
Mobler
Strahgest
Loy
Uar
Brooklyn Bill
Bill
Buffalo
Health Q and A on yeast nerves and sex letters
A reader asks why yeast might be considered unfit to eat daily while others praise its nutrition. Dr. Brady briefly critiques nervous behavior and mentions offering a letter on sex matters to girls over 15, with a reference to The Parent's Guide and a request for stamped envelopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dempsey
Willard
Tenney
B. J. Ic
Nichols & Co
Naperville
Bitter Immortality and the Test of Enterprise
A 1926 essay by Glenn Frank on immortality through purpose rather than success. He cites figures like Joan of Arc and Bismarck to illustrate how fame endures or falters with time, arguing the true test is whether friends honor the undertaking even if the outcome fails. He warns against ventures judged by results alone, noting the weathering of opinion by future posterity and the value of noble aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan of Arc
Berlin
Bismarck
Carenne
Staler
Anatole
Tat Masteur
New York in Autumn Glow Amid Frost and Fashion
New York records a seasonal cascade as frost returns and city life reopens. Patchin Place charms readers with its alleylike quiet, while Fifth Avenue and the Rialto bustle with new fashions and promises. Cork merchants on the East Side prosper, the parkway fills with kite flyers, and old streets echo with writers and artists returning to a city of open generosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Manhattan
Rialto
Fifth Avenue
Uncle Wiggily and the Hard Shoes
Curly and Floppy tail through the woods on an errand for their mother meet Uncle Wiggily who mishears their goal of hard shoes as hard cheese. They explain they must hurry to set aside the supplies for their sister Squinky and part ways, pondering the odd miscommunication as they continue along the woodland path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curly
Floppy
Pig
Uncle Wiggily
Mello
Piggie Boys
Rabbit
Moony
Uncle Wigsily
Squinky
Piggsie
Wigsily
Atr. Longwits
Lmself
Storm Warning Quoted In Fragmented Tale
A garbled passage records a stern warning about an approaching storm attributed to Mr Longeans. The scene shifts to a family at a shop, where misheard requests and odd dialogue about shoes cheese and longcake mingle with a piglet motif. An uncle mentions saving hard shoes as children trundle through a forest, creating a disjointed, surreal narrative fragment.
Uncle Wiggily and the Wolf in the Hard Shoes Mystery
Uncle Wiggily chases a foxlike Wolf who snatches him for his cubs. Pig siblings arrive with hard leather shoes to subdue the wolf and free the Bunny, revealing Squinky wore strong leather boots. The scene ends with a curious tease about Uncle Virgily and sky ice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holf
Carly
Floppy Twistytail
Curly
Floppy
Squinky
Saninky
Virgily
Burroughs Nature Club Notes Questions and Answers
A nature column offers questions on birds, rabbits, and catbirds with answers. Topics include nuthatch vocalization, rabbit forepaws, earthmoving by pests, and how to deter catbirds from fruit crops. Suggestions include countermeasures to protect cherries and strawberries.
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Burroughs Nature Club
Houghutun Des Moe TN Ce
Nature Notes
Fifty Years Ago In The Courier 1876 News Snapshot
A mixed layout notes grape thefts by youths near Parrott’s vine yard with vine damage. Northfield bank robbery photos from P J Siberling, sent by Charles Banson, a former Waterloo resident. River floods raise water and delay head gates work at city mill. Local advertisers list include Hoff & Sons and Glev & Arthur. Hayes Wheeler club to meet next Wednesday in Union hall with D W Crouse and J I Moxon speakers and band performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. J. Siberling
Northfield
Hayes & Wheeler Club
Union Hall
D. W. Crouse
Waterloo
J. I. Moxon
Cedar Falls
Waterloo Glee Club
J. G. Sibert
John Dean
Jancow
Avery
Deanville
Grundy Coupey
Forty Years Ago in Waterloo and Nearby Events
A Waterloo area snapshot from September 15 1886 notes campaign speeches by Congressman Henderson and JC Mullan in Hudson, a child injured by a horse, Cedar River bridge plans, notable deaths, and local business moves. It also lists seasonal heat, travel notes, and civic updates including a new justice of the peace and a hospital return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cthiy County
Hudson
PD. B. Henderson
JC. OW. Mullan
Uranus and Distant Planets Compared in Uncle Ray Corner
In Uncle Ray's Corner the narrator explains Uranus as a planet much larger than Earth and far distant, discussing its size, orbit, and moons Ariel Arabriel Oberon and Titans. He jests about travel times and notes Uranus has moons traveling faster than our moon, while hinting at Mars as another large planet referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
Uranus
Earth
Earths
Cranus
Ariel
Arabriel
Oberon
Titans
Penple
Jenries
Uranue
Mars
Life on planets and beyond possible says science
The note writes that Venus may host life and other planets or asteroids could have life forms. It argues against the idea that Uranus has no life, mentioning Neptune and future speculation with Uncle Ray as a playful reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venus
Lfe
Nen Ot Silence
Uranus
Uncle Ray Tormorrow
Neptune
Legal Holidays in the U S and Observances
The article lists U S legal holidays by state and territory, noting no national holidays exist and detailing observances like New Year’s Day, Washington’s Birthday, Independence Day, and Armistice Day. It lists which holidays are not legally recognized nationwide and mentions various state variations and related notes. It also includes a humor column about a Los Angeles architect in court over alimony and a jab at golf caddies and car upkeep.
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W. H. Hartman Co
Courier Bidg
Comer Park Ave
Commercial St
John C. Hartman
Aacksch McCoy
Waterloo
TAREE
Associated Press
United Press International News
Member
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Altogeth
New York
Philadelphia
Francisco
Story
Brooks
Los Angeles
San Finkey
United States
Washington
Alabama
Wyoming
Philippines
Alaska
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Singis
Machusetts
Mississippi
Oho
Shippines
Vermon
Utah
Lincoln
Iowa
Arkansas
Florida
Fiearvin
Leuisiana
Psissippi
New Mexico
North Carolina
Uth Carolina
Texas
Lews
Robert E. Lee
Rkansas
North Camo
Jefferson Day
aArkansas
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Tennessee
Virginia
Charles City Press
Manny
Abe Martin Fears Detectives Quietly Lurk Newsroom
Local humor column notes detectives work discreetly, newspapers wary of publicity, and readers' fear of being targeted. Citizens want protection but dread public exposure and scrutiny from investigators and journalists alike.
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California
William Brady, M. D
Nat'l Newspaper
Bmay
William Brady
Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
Century Magazine
McClure Newspaper
Stock Mart
Amarles City Ress
Twe
0. C. McIntyre
The
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Times Square
Eleventh Street
Atlantic City
Riverside Drive
Newark
Wall Street
Howard F. Garrs
Mr. Longeans
Beerutel
Nature
Misippi
USA
Epcharad
Courier
Bro. Parrott
Gilbertville
R. Crittenden
J. G. Hoff & Sons
Ary Goods
Thomas Cascaden
Imple
G. W. Gilbert
Jo Plunder
Dry Fonds
J. €. Munger
Waterloo ‘Woolen Mills
Stanton's Bee
Robinson's Foundry
J. W. Gwynne
Gents
D. Witty
H. B. Allen
Logan
Board of Supervisors
Cedar River
H. W. Brown
Albert Lea, Minn
Sulzer
Kiinga
Minneapolis
T. H. Sedgwick
Margaret Jenney
T. A
Emma Jenney
Ohio
H.W. Althouse
van Metre
Cleveland
Gladden
Henry W. Grout
West Coast
Jessie Hurst
Nurses’ Training School
E. S. Cass
Chicago Great Western Railway
Lepuarters
St. Paul
Aly
Harold Batley
Lendon
England
Joseph Finnerts
Strawberry Hill
Clarence Briden
Fllaway Company
Elton Stone
Walter Tr. Rollins
Congregational Church
Uncle Ray’s
U. S
Abe Martin
Benwry
Pee
Spegal
Deny
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