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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1926
Page
3
The piece tracks Henry Louis Mencken from a young reporter grinding out Eastern bylines to a national figure whose sharp critiques become a constant source of “copy.” It notes reactions from ministers Y M C A workers business leaders and intellectuals who view him as both a nuisance and a magnet for attention.
The piece reflects on the decline of small town newspapers due to low pay and market pressures. It notes editors switching to teaching, the shrinking reach of weekly papers, and the rise of dailies and mass distribution that erode local reporting while preserving community voice.
The piece examines why football and boxing draw huge audiences beyond mere sport, noting spectator fascination with conflict rather than carnage. It compares warlike intensity to cinema plots and cites Mugsoini surviving revolver and bomb threats as a parallel to public taste for peril.
Dr William Brady warns against blaming illnesses on indigestion and explains the difference between subjective symptoms and objective signs. He cites teaching on disease onset and cautions that indigestion is rarely a valid cause of death or a diagnosis, urging patients to seek medical evaluation for persistent symptoms.
Glenn Frank argues that treating childhood as a permanent state makes individuals dependent and unthinking. He warns against relying on fathers figures in religion politics and society and urges maturity through self reliance and earned truth. Cedar Rapids Gazette and Marshalltown Times-Republican excerpts illustrate emphasis on education and driver responsibility.
A New York piece surveys the Bowery’s panorama of poverty and bustle, noting labor-hopefuls at agencies, cheap cafés, and battered lodging houses by dawn, alongside luxury stores, banks, and fashion plus aging romantics chasing fleeting rewards. It paints a vivid contrast of poverty’s grip and urban spectacle.
Uncle Wiggily sets out to find adventures and grab beets for tea. He helps a spider lady by turning a cobweb into a bullseye target for two squiggle bugs while guiding other neighbors toward food and greens.
A chaotic monologue describes a novice driver testing a car's starter, brakes, and clutch. The speaker fears violent engine failure and mechanical damage as emotions surge during a risky, mismanaged startup session. The text ends with a reference to crime.
A retrospective from September 27 1876 notes Rev William A Allen appointed pastor at Jefferson Street M E Church in the city for a new year. Postmaster W H Hartman and others return from a centennial expo with praise. Local items include a 10 inch ear of corn with 29 rows and 1160 kernels, broomcorn 13.5 feet long, and stories of daily life, travel, and town events.
U. C. Murtagh the Waterloo lawyer was nominated this afternoon at a Democratic convention as the party's candidate for congress in the Third Town district. Other notes report Claude R. Porter visiting Waterloo, local illness, a Cedar Rapids job change, a four generation family in Grundy township, and various local civic items.
The Town Prohibitionist editor received a death threat letters over his criticism of saloons. The Timbert family mourns Fran kie aged 10 from spinal meningitis. Maud Wasson 14, daughter of Dr Jesse Wasson editor of La Porte City Progress, died after brief illness. Bouck joins B McCormick market interest. Leavitt Johnson bank advertises farm loans at 7 percent. St George and others referenced in local lending and business news.
Fred Winslow resigns after eight years as Courier pressman to join Highland Nobles. Rev. Ilias Skinner joins Upper Town Methodist Episcopal conference for reminiscences at Maquoketa next week. John F. Leavitt, Waterloo banker since 1856, dies at Park Ave West home after months of illness. born Heath Mass Oct 1831. married Caroline Ware with five children. The item includes humorous Uncle Wiggle stories and a political column on capital punishment and crime across nations.
Burroughs Nature Club invites questions on nature with answers published in future notes. Topics include geese ranges Canada goose migration from northern Canada to Mexico, insect respiration in water, and Florida drumfish habitat differences. a brief crime note from Minnesota journal mentions homicide rate comparisons between Britain and the US.
The author muses on the 1970s style and the sense of home changing with the era. He notes a shift in movement and meaning that left him feeling displaced except when at a circus.
Uncle Rays Corner describes Powhatan practices with women carrying baggage, planting crops, cooking, shaving men with shells, and children enduring cold. It notes clothing of deer skin robes, grass garments, and summer wear, plus facial and body painting. Pocahontas visits England is announced for tomorrow.
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