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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1917
Page
2
Nonia, daughter of Zezol the king’s steward, braves a witch to recover the king’s treasure. A dragon demands a maiden. a killing shot saves Nonia as the prince reveals lasting love, earning royal consent for their marriage.
In Water loo the board of education votes nine and a half months for the school year. The superintendent cites heavier courses as the reason and says Waterloo's change is sensible. Advocates note ten month years could yield better results, with education now stressing mind and body development and planned recreation. Fort Dodge lingers in the old nine month routine.
Chicago Tribune notes the Kilties marching proudly in pipe bands and trading barbs with critics over dress and appearance. Early comments in wartime France joke about mustaches and gender, reflecting wartime cultural perceptions.
A humorous meditation on kilts in Scotland, noting their status as a sacred joke. The piece recalls a Frenchman asking a Kiltie about skirts, mentions Middlesex, and praises kilts for courage and glory in battle, while hinting at ancient Celtic and Roman garments and Caesar’s imagined reaction to trousers.
Des Moines Capital reports Senators La Foliette of Wisconsin and Grenna of North Dakota have joined a pacifist organization, the peoples council, aiming to embarrass the U S government by promoting peace on all occasions. The Senators have long shown these sentiments.
A wartime speech urges senators to declare loyalty to the United States and prove who supports the war. Citizens are told to beware a pervasive spy scare, kept quiet to avoid panic, while vigilance and open talk about loyalty are demanded amid rumors and whispered caution.
A July report from a correspondent describes a spy scare surrounding Base American Flotillas in British waters. The village hosting the flotillas endures heightened tension and concern over potential attacks or espionage activities.
Frank J. Cheney of FE J Cheney & Co sworn as senior partner in Toledo Ohio that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Notary A W Gleason attested December 6 1886. Hall's Medicine claims bloodborne action with testimonials offered free. Sold by druggists. Thos Hall's Family Pills for constipation mentioned.
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