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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1925
Page
3
A bustling midwestern newspaper page blends social notes with cultural commentary. The piece surveys views on Main Street versus Broadway, cites authors, defends small towns, discusses tear gas in policing, and notes Milwaukee noise enforcement while weaving in assorted anecdotes and quips from reporters and editors.
The Davenport Democrat and Des Moines Capital discuss Hearst’s inability to secure political wins for himself and allies, while Belgium, Britain, and France show debt repayment strength. The piece critiques hereditary office and praises Arthur Conan Doyle for publicity efforts.
William Brady M B argues for sun exposure cod liver oil and light tanning as the best medicine for infant rickets. He prescribes outdoor sunbaths from March through September starting with minutes daily and increasing to one to two hours, and advocates vitamin D from sunlight and cod liver oil for bottle and breastfed babies.
Frost touched Waterloo area as Dr E W Brown begins pool practice and four hundred pupils enroll in Waterloo schools under J K Sweeney and several teachers. Gov Sam J Kirkwood to speak on Republican issues in Union Hall. Local notices include want ad for milch cow, thanks for vegetables, and plans for a new select school. Drowning of Nellie Brainard reported along Cedar River. several others injured in street accident. News on gun shop opening, county board vacancy, and Cosmopolitan Carnival. Commentary on law enforcement and civic morals.
In a playful Uncle Wiggily adventure two young rabbits Jingle and Jangle share a hollow stump home with his wife Mrs Long Ears. The sun flower prank stirs morning chaos until Uncle Wiggily hides the flower and the girls adjust to a punctual routine.
In a Burroughs Nature Club tale, Uncle Wiggily plans to use a big sunflowers face at the window to shame Jingle and Jangle into rising for breakfast. Mrs. Longears approves a playful lesson to get the youngsters up early, hoping the sun will witness their yawns.
The text discusses Salar islands frogs using webbed feet for parachute like jumps, compares to a firing squirrel, and notes air resistance. It also asks if seal flesh is fit to eat, stating some White men found it palatable after scraping blubber and soaking in salt water, and mentions a deer's true name Odocolleus hemlonts.
The article describes mule deer with large ears and double branched antlers found in Manitoba Alberta and BC, noting their habitats and legal hunting pressures. It also profiles B B Bower of Olympia Washington riding a bicycle across the country, having covered over 7900 miles in about 100 days for pleasure.
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