Watering Evening Courier Ad Rates and Policies
The Watering Evening Courier Lamplight Press in Waterloo lists subscription prices by mail within 50 miles and per month, with weekly rates. It notes phone exchanges, staff roles for Hartman and McCoy, and advices on advertising policies, including reprint rights and office representations in major cities.
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W. H. Hartman
Courier
Corner Park Ave
Dehn
Hartman
Eesebee
Jackson McCoy
Mantes
Serond
Leas Via
Tha Postonice
Waterloo
Town
Associated Press
United Press International News
Audit Bureau OF Circulations
Ees
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Story, Brooks & Tinley, Representatives
Market Break Expected as Bull Rally Persists Says McNee
Renowned analyst R W McNee predicts the bull market in American securities will endure for years with continued price appreciation. A genuine downturn would come from a sustained drop in business activity or a temporary drying up of capital, perhaps signaled by weak demand for a new large investment trust issue, marking the start of a significant stock price decline.
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R. W. McNeei
McNeel
Trade Picks Up As Schools Open And Weather Helps Retail
Bradstreet's reports renewed trade across the United States with wholesale and retail gains from a year earlier and active lighter industries. Iron and steel show higher production than 1928, but building trades continue to slip with August marking the fourth straight month of reduced building permits. Crop damage hits corn and cotton, while other products lag. wheat remains puzzling as prices fluctuate. Finished cotton goods see improved demand and some price advances.
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Bradstreet’s
Iron and Steel
Bradstreet
Big Business Draws Talent From Government Sectors
President Hoover seeks high calibre appointees from business rather than politics as big business lures talented young men away from government careers. A writer contrasts the 57th Congress with the 71st, arguing demagogy harms expertise and industry draws top minds. The piece notes professors in industrial and technical fields face faculty retention challenges.
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Hoover
The Great Silires and the Brent Persona
Arthur Shires, fiery first baseman for the Chicago White Sox, is famed for self promotion as "the Brent." The tale recalls his early big league season marked by publicity, poetry antics, and several brawls as he established himself in the sport.
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Silires
Arthur Shires
Chicago White Sox
Brent
Shires
Great Shires Suspended Strains White Sox Boss
In a Philadelphia trip the Great Shires jumped to Lena Blackburne after a hotel disturbance and was suspended for the season. The piece laments baseball’s modern moneyed culture and urges Charlie Comiskey to keep the Great Shires even at the cost of others.
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White Sox
Sox
Philadelphia
Shires
Lena
Blackburne
Art
Nick Allrock
Charlie Comiskey
The Child Keeps Dry If He Desires It
Dr. Hamil argues bedwetting is a conduct disorder and stops when the child accepts responsibility. Emphasizes caregiver patience, avoids excuses, and warns against surgical fixes like tonsil, circumcision. Training earlier ages, around ages two to three, yields best results.
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Ralph Co. Hamil
Hamil
Questions and Answers on Medical Claims and Boxing Etiquette
A reader raises concerns about an unscrupulous vendor using merchandise to persuade doctors to buy a therapy machine. The discussion also covers boxing instructors insisting on draft protection, and opinions on lemon juice as a health remedy. The column invites readers to send brief, inked letters to Dr Brady for publication.
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Lumbago
Dolls and Gods by Glenn Frank examines playthings and faith
President of the University of Wisconsin Glenn Frank reflects on children, dolls, and the gods of ancient thinkers. He recalls an essay by Anatole France, noting dolls mirror human longing for harmony with ideals. The piece weighs whether toys are mere tokens or kernels of character shaping spirit and matter.
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Dolls and Gods
Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
Century Magazine
MecCiurs
Anney
Betne
Paris
Anawly
France
Jin
Kesh
Anatole
Seventy Years Ago in the Muscatine Court
Seventy years ago the Muscatine Journal notes Howard and Créés have been sent to the state penitentiary for stealing two horses, three and four years respectively. The issue lists advertisers, local bids, and a market snapshot with prices for wheat, corn, hogs, beef, butter, eggs, sugar, molasses, and other goods. Republican nominees in Franklin County are reported as C Gilbert.
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The
Muscatine Journal
Howard
State Penitentiary
Butler
Black Hawk County Fair Opens as 19th Century Exhibits Begin
Fifty years ago on Wednesday September 17 1879 the Black Hawk county fair began with an appeal for exhibitors. Seven thousand listeners heard John A Logan the Black Eagle address a Lincoln Park Waterloo crowd as Gov Gear and Senator Allison backed the grand Republican Joy Feast. A parade preceded the rally with multiple bands participating. Cleveland and Whitman announced plans for a new bakery extension a two story stone building with brick front extending from the bakery to the street to house a cracker operation.
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John A. Logan
Lincoln Park
Waterloo
Gear
Allison
Cleveland &Wichman
Tyler moves blacksmith shop to Firth street site
A. Tyler relocates his blacksmith and wagon shop to the opposite side of Firth Street, occupying the former B. Stewart building with a whitewashed shop. Also notes a week long call for 50 bushels of subscriptions to the Water-Joo Courier and a July incident at Fred Stolte's restaurant where cigars were stolen. John Stuhlmiller reports Boss wheat from Cedar township tested 58 pounds uncleaned. he farms 35 acres with 25 bushels per acre yield on average.
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Fred Stolte
John Stuhlmiller
Cedar Township
Sea Island
Old People's Day noted by First Methodist. robberies and civic works update
Forty years ago on a Sunday the First Methodist church celebrated Old People’s Day with tasteful decorations, hymns, and a sermon by Rev. Barclay on The Unfazing Life. A barn near the Illinois Central depot was entered and a horse stolen. Pirates of Penzance will be staged Oct 7 and 8 by local talent, Waterloo’s singers to perform. Sewer extensions progress with over a mile of new lines, 8 to 18 inches. Work on the B C R and N depot site at Fourth and Bluff began. the brick building with stone trim will be a handsome Union station.
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Barclay
J. C. Ledger
Illinois Central
Fourth and
Bluff Streets
Fourth Street
Bluffs Street
Union
Mullan and Bilui
Des Moines Exhibition Funds Boost Civic Flower Show Notes
Black Hawk county celebrates 20 years of exhibition with $1,000 in prizes for local entries. A first school flower show drew over 300 children from east and west Waterloo districts. County approves 10 voting machines. city adds precincts. Pythians plan cornerstone ceremony for a new temple on Commercial Street. Courthouse and jail bonds nearly paid. no further levy. Public inspection day for Waterloo east district manual training and domestic arts building. Police uniforms mandated with blue overcoats and brass buttons next winter.
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Civic Society
Black Hawks County
Waterloo
Lafayette
Meyer R. A. Doty
Farewell to Congress Hall Home of Famous Washington Guests
A Washington Daybook recalls Congress Hall closing after 22 years near the Capitol. The 240 room hotel, beloved by lawmakers including Speaker Champ Clark, is torn down for a new building. Furnishings sold at auction as reps and senators lament the loss and mark memories of a once homey hub for national figures. Old Cy, led by Manuel, presided as host since opening, fostering a fraternal, partisan-free atmosphere among guests.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Congress Fall
Capitol
Publle
Congress
Congress Hall
Champ Clark
Ralston
Joe Robinson
Willis
Ohio
Tom Heflin
Heflin
Dinty Moore
Doc” Crother
Jack’ Garner
Texas
Ways and Means
Jack
Docc
Ay Manuel
Old Cy
United States
Abe Martin quote on croakers and public virtue
Rev. Wiley Tanger speaks on character, saying most people are good and pure minded with few exceptions who chase rich quick schemes. The remark comes as Abe Martin recalls a Teller who visited a photograph gallery asking for "some pictures" and what has become of him.
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Wiley Tanger
Tonsils and gossip fill a dusty page of notes
A collage of quips and questions fills the page from local columns and ads. References range from a playful verse about tonsils and dentistry to hints about a mystery business and a bit on honeymoon origins. The piece also includes a critique of the franking privilege and postal expense debates.
San Juan Hill Then and Now in Upper West Side
New York writer recalls the San Juan Hill district on the upper west side in the sixties, once a tenement hub for Black residents marked by riots and vice. He notes white flight to Harlem, remaining workers, and the area’s transformation into industrial sites and garages amid recollections of past violence and nearby cultural figures.
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New York
Upper West Side
San Juan Hill
Derrick
Razor
Hartem
Lst
Patra
Southland
San Juan Hil
Lenox Avenue
Harlem
San Juan
Senate Postals and County Horse Races Debate
A editorial excerpt argues the Senate and House should pay their postal bills to curb franking abuse, warns public opinion must force action, and questions fairness of recent county fair harness races noting supposed exhibition shows and a $1,600 added money. The piece contrasts old racing integrity with modern events and hints at ongoing political maneuvering.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Senate
House
Post Office
Apce
Fair Association
Questions on Racing Mechanics and Owner Dividends
The passage asks how race outcomes would unfold if the same horses appear, wondering if one owner could always lead and another always place second. It ponders the duration of losers’ travel, the existence of enough horses for racing, and whether owners share winnings to maintain harmony, effectively asking if two races could occur under such division.
Brain Tests in a Teaching University Page
The article describes an intelligence test section with multiple word definitions. Five items present options for each word such as PRAWN HASSOCK PARAGON DRAGOMAN and DIVA, asking readers to choose the correct meaning and refer to the Society Page for answers. The exercise aims to rate mental ability.
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Bia
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Wham
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W. W. Ferry
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Black
Hartman & Ingersoll
A. M. Farnsworth
George Secord
American Hotel
Black Hawk County
A. Tyler
Des Moines
County Board of Supervisors
Knights of Pythias
Iowa
Commmerrial Street
Herbert C. Plummer
Wilde
Longfellow
Herbert J. Drewe
Florida
Charles G. Edwards
Bof
Georgia
Zach Sperring
Louisians
Win Fetter
Wall Doxey
Ussissippi
U. S. Guyer
Kansas
Frank M. Ramey
Wincis
Abe Martin
Bione Good Water Fite ScHool
By C.D. Batchelor
Wats
Ana
Starr
L. H. Robins Inc
Anis Dentists
Aznella
Mackins
Belsted
Benjamin Franklin
Enilacslantny
California
So. M
Fort. Dodge Messenger
Nic
Postoffice
O. C. McIntyre
Helen Ane
Bel Canto
Cal
Equity
Miss Kane
George
Kaufman
Mgr. Kauffman
Pittsburgh
H. T. Webster
Cintmons
Suice
Webster
Tomahawk
Wil
Briggs
Boes
Ding
McKay
McManus
Ste Pine
Evening Post, Inc
Society
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