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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1918
Page
2
The article reflects on Britain’s naval conduct in World War I, praising its lawful campaign and trade protection role. It notes American WWI and peace conference dynamics, including J. Ham Lewis’s Chicago mayoral intrigue, and comments on postwar German accountability and leadership.
A partisan critique of Charles H. Hughes's aircraft inquiry notes that Lieut. Cols. J. G. Vincent and G. W. Mister were unfairly cast as criminals. It explains Vincent's Packard ties, his Liberty engine work, and Mister's Curtiss link, arguing the cases were technical and misinterpreted. The Waterloo plant example is cited as similar, with compensation expected for unneeded shell equipment.
The New York Tribune argues Britain relies on a defensive fleet as an island nation. It says Britain has never used naval power to strangulate trade, contrasting with Germany’s wartime idea of freedom of the seas.
Sioux City Tribune notes Garfield as fuel administrator kept coal from extreme shortage despite early limits and adversarial mine operators. Marshalltown Times-Republican lauds Shenandoah’s Jamieson joining presidential party, predicting direction under leaders Billy, George, and Clemenceau.
In a Des Moines Regis tale, the playroom toys fret over a rumor that the floor rug may be made from a bear’s skin. Teddy Bear fears sacrifice, but Miss Doll explains the coat is not for raguse, teaching him to share news rather than hide fears.
Health column outlines burn care priorities pain relief shock control and limiting inflammation with skin protection cleaning dressings and cautious reapplication. It describes ambrine paraffine based dressings and alternatives using vaseline paraffin and heat methods, plus diet, hydration and bowel care after burns and notes modern wartime practices.
The author muses on restraint in speech and conduct, noting that knowing what to leave out is harder than knowing what to say. He compares purposeful self-control to manufacturing precision, warning that both excessive and insufficient restraint can ruin effectiveness and that true poise comes from balanced self-restraint.
In King Albert’s address in the ancient capital parliament, calls to lower barriers and realize nation wide consultation on equal suffrage for men of mature civil rights. Belgian franchise history notes a 1414 framework with up to three votes through marital, educational, or property qualifications. The debate frames reform as key, contrasting with Prussian systems, amid wartime pressures and republican currents.
United Press reports Washington notes farm horses are cheaper now after steep price climbs. The agricultural department cites that current average prices are about 128 dollars, much lower than the 1910 peak of about 145 dollars, with fluctuations in between.
The Springfield Republic notes the senate finance committee amended the revenue bill to drop the postage tax on second class mail. It says Kitchn and Burleson pressed a narrow view, risking national newspaper circulation and risking sectionalism amid Democratic losses in last elections.
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