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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1917
Page
3
The Red Cross drive exposed dark corners in the community as it solicits support. Some doors were slammed and some detractors voiced treasonous sentiments. The campaign tests patriotism and charity, labeling non givers as disloyal and urging action to aid war relief.
A prominent United States document denounces a German peace and urges victory to end Prussian imperialism. The piece notes trusted national figures endorse the plan and warns Germany seeks to force a conquest not achieved on the battlefield. Military power is waning in Wilhelmstrasse as Germany pursues a volatile peace strategy.
A call asserts that German diplomacy must be checkmated and that the League of Unity requires a democratic and subdued Germany. It argues no other development will remove the four decades of world cloud.
Chicago Tribune notes Luxburg as a former German minister to Argentina and describes intercepted correspondence detailing German aims in Mexico, Central and South America. The ciphered messages allegedly seek alliance against the United States, influence pro German governments, and extend German reach to Chile Argentina Brazil Haiti and the Caribbean frontiers.
Joseph, a meticulous Sun fiction reviewer, falls for Florence Bordeaux a governess who writes a novel under that name. He battles duty and romance as he plans to review her work harshly, then sabotages his own integrity after discovering her secret. Their Mount Vernon bridge meeting tests honesty, ambition, and trust.
Readers learn that catarrh can be cured in all its stages by Fall's Catarrh Medicine taken internally and acting through the blood on mucous surfaces. The ad offers a $100 reward for any case it cannot cure and invites testimonials, from F J Cheney & Co of Toledo, with product sold by druggists.
A Sabbath school event at the German Methodist church on Cedar Street tomorrow evening invites a general audience. Also noted this week is the first crossing of the river by team for the season from the Illinois shore, where a large ice crack opened a crevice as the team neared this side and water gushed through.
A compact historical roundup cites long past local events: Mechanics Aid Society officers elected on December 21 with Juettner as president and Zeidler as treasurer. Woodbine Camp officers listed including Oracle Mrs I W Cone and Chancellor Mrs Emma Caple. ten years prior a steamer City of Naples was torpedoed or mined near the British coast and later resumed voyage with minor damage.
New York Dec 22 The League for National Unity issues a declaration condemning premative peace and pledging to fight until military victory breaks Imperial Germanys autocratic power. It notes the group’s broad American base and support from President Wilson and lists officers and executive committee members.
The piece cites Abe Martin reflecting on education and national unity as war with Germany looms. It references Wilson’s statements on liberty and self government, the Monroe Doctrine, and demands for territorial readjustment and indemnities to ensure lasting peace and justice. Named figures include President Wilson and Kaiser Germany.
A long, rhetorical piece urges readers to manage their bodies as vital plants. It argues life expectancy has risen with sanitation and education, warns of inevitable aging, and calls for knowledge and self discipline to prevent illness. It frames health as personal responsibility and community duty.
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