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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1918
Page
2
The Waterloo Evening Courier discusses the proposed automobile tax plan, praising its horse power basis and urging fairness. It critiques Congress for contemplating new taxes, jokes about royalty and war leaders, and predicts how the revenue bill will affect southern business through Chairman Kitchen's scheduling.
The article argues sugar shortages stem from policy and refining practices. It cites Florida chemist Capt. M. Rose urging higher cane production in the South and criticizes refining methods that raise refined sugar prices. It notes costs of sugar manufacture and questions why southern growers aren’t mobilized similarly to northern grain and hog production. It laments public ignorance of newspaper work.
Tama county tenants face rising rents with $10 to $13 per acre paid for top farmland near Reinbeck and Ilford in Dickinson. Farmers mortgage the higher cash rents to avoid crop-based paycuts, while the Spanish war debt near $64 million was paid August 3, reflecting big government spending. Des Moines Capital notes war costs at $1.5 billion monthly. Cedar Rapids Gazette dangles the thought of a long tenure for the veteran in old haunts.
An article defines pulmonary emphysema as a lung condition where air escapes into the skin or tissues, causing ballooning and breathing difficulty. It links onset to asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia, pleurisy, or tuberculosis, and notes symptoms, possible causes, and suggested treatments like breathing exercises and dietary measures.
A neighborhood observer cautions against correcting a husband in public as it breeds resentment. Public digs by wives can embarrass and distress both partners, while a clever wife may provoke discussion among onlookers. The piece condemns the bully who reacts badly to his wife having opinions.
Mr Fox mocks a tethered Mr Dog then steals into the yard. A rolling stone blocks Fox’s exit as Dog rouses, proving Dogs “weapon” is bark and resolve. The pair quarrels over feats while a keeper arrives, ending the chase with Fox still trapped by a high gate and fence.
In Philadelphia a diminutive blonde pressed U S Marine Corps recruiting sergeant for clerical work, asking if she could wear a uniform and stating she had been a clerk and stenographer. Other women joined the scene, arguing for roles, but the sergeant declared this a man’s office and the effort faded as two applicants left.
United Press reports from Tokio that a famed American frog with long distance nose singing records and many awards for jumping will carry Mississippi River democracy to Japan. Sixteen Mississippi River bull frogs have arrived in Japan as the vanguard of a larger envoy. President Yamakawa of Imperial Tokyo University imported the amphibians with zoology professor Dr Watase assisting.
Joe asks how much a billion dollars is and Uncle Harry explains with everyday items. The group reads a clipping showing costs of World War I era, noting US spending roughly 1.3 billion dollars per month and Britain about 35 million per day, with France Italy and Germany also spending vast sums. They discuss what money buys like food for tens of millions and the scale of military needs.
Uncle Harry explains the vast wartime cheese purchases by Britain as a window into the war’s cost. He notes Britain bought 5,000 tons or 174,000,000 pounds of cheese in the first 3.5 years and compares this to broader national expenditures totaling about 129 billion dollars for the major combatants. Readers are invited to send inquiries with full names and addresses. letters will not be printed.
University scientists intend to propagate a frog species as a novel food supplement for the ration. Officials say the project seeks to add a hitherto unknown delicacy to meals, expanding culinary options at the college.
In a drawn out scene Mr Fox sits in a wire pen as Mr Dog lumbers forward seeking his weapons. Fox admits defeat and vows to tell his family when free that they are well supplied, while Dog plans to wait until his foot mends before talking again. Tomorrow promises a continuation titled The Butterfly's Spots.
A Civil War veteran testifies that Vinci tonics improved his health at age 74. Nelson H. Pease of the National Soldiers Home in Tennessee says the product boosted appetite, sleep, and general strength, endorsing its use for elderly people.
On August 12 1917 German aircraft attacked an English seaside resort killing women and children and men. Two German planes were destroyed. In Sumatra natives craft drinking cups from rhinoceros horn believing they counteract wishes.
Canton Ohio report recalls Mrs Mire Horo who says two doctors advised surgery for female troubles. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after her mother suggested a trial, noting relief and ability to resume housework. The ad urges others to try the remedy before surgery and invites consultations at Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Mass.
An advertisement touts organic nitro phosphate as the best remedy to treat excessive thinness. It claims to feed nerves and body cells, rapidly increasing weight, improving health, easing nervousness, sleeplessness, and fatigue, and urges use only by those wishing to gain flesh.
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