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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1918
Page
2
A 1918 Waterloo Evening Courier excerpt discusses military tactics and obedience, noting Pershing remarks and the importance of ground gains, prisoner handling, and coordinated plans. It mentions a failed backstep by Americans and emphasizes soldier obedience under General orders.
A local column criticizes Waterloo’s river Cedar banks for neglect and urges civic action to convert riverfronts into beauty spots. It praises Cedar river scenery, calls for park improvements and notes La Fayette park and Rennes park as models. It also mentions Enrico Caruso’s bride and wartime concerns.
A reader asks about Hodgkin disease also called pseudo leucocythaemia describing lymph node swelling fever and systemic symptoms. The letter notes possible causes treatments including arsenic and surgical relief, plus guidance on canker sores and indigestion with home care tips and a request for Dr Currier’s health answers.
Miss Mildred Williamson, a Waterloo girl now serving as a Red Cross nurse in France, thanks locals for funding a phonograph for her hospital ward. The drive, aided by public subscription, raised a substantial sum. she describes ward life, hospital humor, and plans to obtain a suitable machine as French and English mingle in daily tasks.
Mrs. F. Webster of Mount Vernon writes on the troops’ preference for Yanks over Sammies. Albert Hyde in Portland, Oregon, relays soldier sentiment: Yank is old fashioned, hard boiled, and snappy. Sammy sounds soft. He notes frontline grit and desire to reach Berlin, plus soldiers’ readiness in action.
A fragment notes hair cut costs dropping to four dollars and a half leading crockery shops to see a sharp rise in bowls purchases. The text emphasizes a sudden consumer shift without detailing locations or dates.
Des Moines Capital reports United States Steel's Eugene Gary presents the Salvation Army in France with a $100,000 grant to aid soldiers in the trenches. The piece notes praise for Salvation Army service among wounded and sick, urging continued support and expansion of war work.
A discussion on how some wives push husbands to seek draft exemptions and the impact on happiness and family life. The piece reflects on guilt, duty, and masculine expectations as war looms, questioning how men will be judged for following or resisting wives in the matter.
The Sandman Story recounts giants in a high plain and a fox jealous of beavers. The fox tricks a beaver into robbing a grove of young trees by tying its tail to a trunk, planning a punishment with a hidden oak. The beaver’s plan backfires as the fox foils the attack.
A fable of a fallen oak crushing a beaver’s tail and a boastful fox taunting him. The beaver labors an hour to free his mashed tail, which never regains its former beauty. The tale ends with the beaver forever dragging a squat tail and the fox’s taunt proven hollow.
Forty to fifty years ago Waterloo readers witnessed a rowdy scene “Rab for Seymour” after a Republican parade. Emma Cook, in male attire, was jailed for two weeks. The item notes plentiful apples, dam repairs, and the Iowa college expansion at Grinnell. Public challenge issued by the Republican and Democratic clubs. Red Jacket Fire Company officers listed. Kerr reflects on liberty and national unity, praising libertarian spirit and tolerance in the state.
The item notes Herbert Gandrich takes a position with Gillette & Bros Cedar Rapids and lists area residents. It reports Hemenway’s death at age 60 in Cedar Falls, J L Girton’s health, the gas company installing 30 lamps, an attempted shooting at Z T Fuller of La Porte City, a 22 year old wheat sample yielding 10-139 bushels per acre, a boy injured from a wagon fall, and two bridges advertised for Bagie township plus normal institute teachers from Waterloo.
Twenty years ago a Waterloo street fair committee is listed with George B. Rowell and A. W. Brown as key officers. The Daughters of the American Revolution form with Mrs. Siddie F. Richards as Regent and Miss Ida Ayer as Recording Secretary. Local residents depart for Des Moines College. Moonlight parade plan aims to involve 500 Waterloo bicyclists to Cedar Falls. Dr. B. J. Waddey marries Jessie Miller in Alabama and will reside in Waterloo. Edward W. Johnston, Roosevelt Rough Rider descendant, visits kin. Miss Iola Brown and Major B. F Blockfinger wed under flags. they head to Jacksonville for Major Blockfinger’s post.
A Letter from Grundy Center argues that two lasting assets are character and reputation for individuals and nations. It stresses inner virtue over public perception, cites Abraham Lincoln, and warns that genuine worth outshines slander while America remains a beacon of hope against foreign influence.
A record of events notes that on August 28 1817 an Inter-ellied socialist labor conference opened in London. Other entries mark Roumania declaring war on Austria Hungary and Germany declaring war on Roumania in 1916 August 25 and a German plane shot down near Paris in 1915 August 28. French city Louvain is recorded as destroyed by August 23 1914 after days of prior bombardment.
An ad discusses traditional Indian remedies using field roots and herbs and notes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, created over forty years ago by Lydia Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts, as the worldwide standard treatment for female ills.
The ad promotes organic nitro phosphate as a cure for thinness and nervous weakness. It claims rapid weight gain and improved health by feeding nerves and body cells, with a money back guarantee. Caution states it should not be used by those who do not want to gain flesh.
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