Waterloo Evening Courier editorial and ad policy fragment
Fragmentary page from Waterloo Evening Courier shows masthead with volume and number, publisher W H Hartman Co, address at Park Ave and Commercial St, circulation notes, and policy statements. Includes Associated Press and United Press International notice, and advertising terms. no coherent event or narrative.
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W. H. Hartman Co
Courier
Corner Park Ave
Commercial St
Jonn G Hartman
Jackson ‘McCoy
Waterloo
Towa
Associated Press
United Press International News
Audit Bureau OF Circulations
Vaneeeyeee
Manneger
Agement Tov
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Fran
Cisco
Stary
Brooks & Finley
Representatives
Justice Mills Too Swift For The Rich And Slow For the Poor
Judge Kenyon of Hoover's law enforcement commission observed Washington police courts and found a justice system that can be too swift for minor offenders who lack means while the wealthy obtain postponements and new trials. He urges careful attention from the commission to address the disparity in punishment and process.
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Kenyon
Hoover
Law Enforcement Commission
National
America
Public water supply signs mark safe Iowa wells
The state department of health plans two foot square placards along main highways declaring public water supply approved. This branding aims to reassure cross country motorists and Iowans that drinking water is safe, encouraging travelers to linger as purification and sterilization reduce contamination risk.
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State Department of Health
Desolate Spaces Stir Human Feelings, Anthropologists Say
A meditation on emptiness in shops, theatres, trains, and offices reveals how deserted spaces evoke loneliness and reveal human nature. Anthropologists argue such scenes prove humans are inherently precarious and responsive to surroundings.
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Mountain Peak
Forty-second Street
Broadway
Science
Doukhobors Challenge Law in Canadian Provinces
Peace officers face difficult duties in the United States while British Columbia and Saskatchewan deal with the Doukhobor sect. Members refuse schooling, parade unclothed, gather crowds, and disturb peace. After jail terms for indecent exposure, Doukhobor men women and children marched to demand release and right to join their brothers.
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United States
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Royal Nearthwest Mounted
Sons of Freedom
Bastille
Barricade of tricks halted by Nelson citizens
A chaotic procession of Doukhobors in Nelson British Columbia ended after embattled locals and police fought to keep crowds from jail cells. Volunteers aided by police prevented a larger clash as hearings concluded. The piece notes future flights and a cynical remark about modern advertising.
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Nelson
B. C
All Meat Diet Suggested by Arctic Explorer Study
Personal Health columnist William Brady reports on Vilhjalmur Stefansson and his companion Andersen testing an exclusive all meat diet. Over a year they maintained high calories with fat and protein, showing weight changes, stable blood pressure, no major health declines, and differing tolerances to fats. The article notes Diet details, observations, and an upcoming continuation.
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Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Andersen
United States
Arctic
Stefansson
Jean
Mr. Stefansson
Mr. Andersen
Dr. Brady
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Column On Medical Advice
A reader asks about a doctor’s vague advice after a goiter removal and another about rupture in a newborn. The doctor suggests independence and avoiding exposure, while rupture is explained as a congenital hernia due to abdominal wall weakness present at birth. Letters should be brief and mailed to Dr Brady with a stamped envelope.
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J. W
Dr. Brady
William Brady
Don't Be Too Expert by Glenn Frank
The essay argues against overemphasis on specialization, urging critics to debunk popular myths about expert labor. It traces shifts from the all round craftsman to the modern specialist, warning against early vocational narrowing as science and invention accelerate change. It emphasizes nimble versatility and broad training for children to adapt to rapid future shifts.
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Missouri
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Many Angles of Foreign Affairs Occupy Stimson
Secretary Stimson leads a busy Washington scene balancing Europe tensions with Great Britain and the broader Middle East Palestine and Manchuria issues. The report also notes Huston as Republican chairman from Indiana, Edge’s tariff vote, Du Pont’s sore voice, women going on air with a national program, farm problem strategies, and the push to form a new party led by John Dewey.
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Frederick William
Washington, D.C
Hoover Administration
Indore
Department
of. State
Stimson
Washington
Europe
Great Britain
United States of Europe
Cal
Samson
Near East
Uncle Sam
Holy Land
Manchuria
Russia
China
America
Huston
Indiana
Claudius H. Huston
Wabash
Boone Township
Harrison County
North Carolina
Dixie
Hoover
Valparaiso
Indiana) University
Republic
Generalisshma
National Women's Party
National League of Women Voters
Militant Sisters
United States Supreme Court
C. 8. P. Belmont
France
Nye
North Dakota
Senator Capper
Kansas
O.’ Bascom Slemp
Virginia
Raymond Clapper
United Press
Harvey W. Wiley
Federal Farm Board
Naional
Department of Agriculture
Fragmented 1929 crowd chatter spans gossip to aviation
A string of clippings covers Lily Damita gossip, stock talk, a New York radio gripe, a copyright dispute over Ramona, and Jed Kiley retelling Lindbergh’s Paris landing with vivid anecdotes. The piece blends pop culture, finance, music plagiarism, and a notable aviation moment, reflecting a 1929 press collage.
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Kansas City
Riley
Altho
Belgium
Yonah
Kiley
Bourget
New York Day By Day By O. O. McIntyre
Diary notes from New York on Sept. 16 recounts a stroll to Grand Central and a clerk’s travel tip to Gallopolis Ohio. The piece critiques Broadway benefit nights and mugging, lauding John Philip Sousa while exposing shabby stages and errant dancers, ending with a mordant sting about New York columnists and sex appeal.
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New York
Pepys
Grand Central
Galliopolis
Ellow
New Haven
Eddie Canter
Mayer Walker
Harry Hershfield
Benny Holzman
Murs
McKinley Nephew Climbs Army Ranks From Cuba Duty
Washington Daybook notes Brigadier General James F. McKinley, nephew and ward of a former president, has risen through the ranks from private in the Eighth Ohio to assistant adjutant general with brigadier general rank. His career includes service in Cuba, the Philippines, and a White House stay in 1898-99. He has a modest disposition, is married with three children, and is respected among War Department officers.
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Washington, D. C
United States
War Department
James F. McKinley
McKinley
United States Army
Willam McKinley
Cuba
Eighth Ohio Infantry
The
States
Washington
White House
Sixth Cavalry
Philippines
B. M. Young
Cul- Jenbeng
Allgangma
Bodoa River
General McKinley
Abe Martin recalls old Decatur house on Jackson Place
The fragment references Abe Martin describing an old Decatur house on Jackson Place near H Street with a flickering gaslight. It mentions ownership by private interests, a shop for girls to marry, and a past duel involving Stephen and Capt. James Barron, alluding to historic memories and local lore.
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Decatur
Jackson Place
Stephen
James Barron
Secretaries oath and signals watched from window
The piece notes the three secretaries Clay Van Buren and Livingston administering the oath in Washington and describes Van Buren’s occupancy with a second story south window cut through to watch for signals from the White House. It also mentions a Detroit News Tower Association item about stores selling meals dyspepsia cures and pawnshop displaying saxophones and shotguns in the same window.
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Clay
van Buren
Livingston
Washington
White House
Detroit News
Brain Tests and Price Listing Puzzles in Evening Post
A reader notes brain test items from the Evening Post’s January section. The page also presents a price list for auto tires, open bookcase, a yard wide gating trannel, and a five piece dining room suite with sales terms and installment plan.
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Evening Concier
William ‘Brady, M.D
Nat'l Newspaper
Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
Century Magazine
AteClare
Walter E. Edge
Jersey Statesman
Paris
de Lesseps
Panama Canal
Central America
Edge
du Pont
T. Coleman du Pont
Delaware
Young
President Hoover
Chesapeake Bay
John Dewey
Lily Damita
Lily of the
Ted Lewis
Dub
Coach Blank
Roger Babson
Henry Ford
Weatham
Ss. J. M
Columbia
University
League For Independent
James Maurer
Pennsylvania Federation of Labor
Mercer Gale
Wisconsin
Paul H. Douglas
University of Chicago
W. E. B. du Bois
Devere Allen
the World Tomorrow
Howard ¥. Williams
Sioux City Journal
Vincent Landeroin
Ramona
Mabel Wayne
M.landeroin
M. Vanderain
M. Landeroth
Ramoway
O. O. McIntyre
John Philip Sousa
Mr. Sousa
Lehey
Speak-Easy
Stern
Ia-la
Herbert C. Plummer
Abe Martin
Evening Post
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