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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1918

Page

12

Kaiser Declares Peace On East Front Aims

Amsterdam August 1 The German proclamation to army and navy asserts American forces arriving in France do not frighten Germany. It praises eastern front gains, warns of submarine success, and vows continued resistance with Allied superiority in the west. It pledges victory and invokes God.

Associated Press Amsterdam France Germany William Altho Athange Mamerica

Waterloo Sends 296 Class One Men for Duty

Two Waterloo volunteers Sidney Ackerman and David Wright, among others from northern Iowa, left for Syracuse N Y this afternoon to train as firemen and aid in military service. A focal board report shows 296 Class 1 men on Waterloo's docket, with 207 eligible for general duty and 9 limited to special service. 22 white men from the 1898 registration have not yet appeared for examination.

Syracuse N. Y Waterloo Sidney Ackerman David Wright Iowa Focal Board Adjutant General

Al Barnes Big Animal Circus Promises Daring Pageant

Waterloo audience to witness Al Barnes Big Animal Circus on Monday August 6 featuring 1 200 animals from barnyard roosters to jungle beasts. Dainty Cleo Weber dances in a den of lions while Martha Florine handles Persian leopards and 30 man eating lions headline a perilous act. Venus Fashion leads a group of 30 lions as part of a grand animal education show.

Barnes Big Waterloo Barnes Anima Circus Dainty Cleo Weber Martha Florine Venus Royal Bengal Tigers

Sailing Day Plan Considered for Freight Shipments

Shippers of Waterloo and rail freight officials plan a meeting to discuss a sailing day method limiting shipments to specific days to reduce depot congestion and labor strain. Des Moines and Sioux City already use the plan with Monday Wednesday and Friday sail days. If adopted locally, Waterloo forwarders will ship only on designated days, with express used for rush orders.

Waterloo Des Moines Sioux City Express

War Letters and Local War Preparations Echo August News

A letter from Harry M. Reed describes a Camp Pike arrival and camp routine, noting heat, icy trains, and camp beds. In Cedar County, Dr. Mead is called to Chicago for army duties as local exemptions progress. Henry Ostertass, initially reluctant, agrees to take war savings stamps and food relief amid threshing season and community pressure.

Harry M. Reed Camp Pike Ark Cedar Kaus F. N. Mead Chicago Ottumwa Wapello Henry Ostertass Mig Bland Toe Defense Council Mr. Osterfoss Mr. Osterfass Council of Defense

Dean's Kidney Pills Back Remedy Endorsed in Waterloo

Heard in Waterloo claims bad backs are strengthened by Dean's Kidney Pills. Citizens attest to relief from kidney pain frequent urination and nocturnal awakenings after using Doan's Kidney Pills. Local resident C B Campbell cites two years of kidney trouble and 60 cent treatment efficacy from Wangler Bros Drug Co. Foster Milburn Buffalo advertises the product.

Waterloo Dean Waterlon Citien Cc. B. Campbell GS Lafayette St Doan Wangler Bros. Drug Co Campbell Foster- Milburn Co Msgrs Buffalo N. Y

Advertisement recounts cures for cramps and cramps remedy

Oswego man Charles Henry recalls using Chamberlain's Cope and Diarrhoea Remedy about four years ago for cramps stomach and bowels and says it was by far the best medicine of its kind he has ever used.

Charles Henry Oswego SOY

Two Bullets Halt Flight of Negroes

A bullet hole in the leg of Ebner Bening ends a prison escape attempt near the Sans Souci bridge. John Eddy, inmate overseer, fired the shot that stopped Bening, who trembled and was recaptured. Bening’s companion Blayword Gibson also attempted escape, briefly eluding officers before being stopped.

Ebner Bening Hel J Halt- Tsoling Sans Sauel John Eddy Bening Blayword Gibson

Indigestion remedy praised in everyday testimonial

A short testimonial from Abs. S. Dart of Staneateles New York endorses Chamberlain's Tablets for indigestion. The user notes the tablets strengthened the stomach and toned the system, calling them easy to take and most effectual.

S. Dart Staneateles N.Y

Prisoners Released After Bridge Work Near St Prancia

Patrol Driver Yurch fired a shot at Gugon near St Prancia hospital as he surrendered. The two men, with 22 days left of a 30 day vagrancy sentence, finished bridge work and the structure opened to traffic last night after a week closed. Mr Van Pelt predicted milk and butter prices would stay steady unless food admin limits on ice cream output release more milk and cream. Save leather for the boy's and dollars for you in wearing low shoes.

St. Prancia Hospital Yurch Gugon Mr. van Pelt Food Administration van Pelt

Dont Worry Yet About Milk Price

Hugh G. Van Pelt, a leading dairy expert, stated today that there is no immediate cause for concern about milk pricing, noting favorable dairying conditions across the country.

Hugh G. van Pelt

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