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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1917
Page
2
An Associated Press report discusses wartime thrift urging citizens to economize across all goods to sustain military needs. It cites wheatless and meatless days, the drain of a large army on production, and Hoover's assurances on perishables while stressing national and allied supply commitments.
Reports warn of a potential major offensive on the western front as Bolshevik treason is blamed for delays. The piece discusses Allied resilience, possible Paris fall, winter delays, and the need for readiness as America approaches field action. It also notes Christmas gloom in England, a fever-led kissing ban, and the Fort Sam Houston execution of thirteen soldiers.
Iowa editors report on Red Cross spending including five military hospitals and two million dollars for families of the sick and wounded in France, aid to Belgians and French nurses, and anti tuberculosis efforts. Local notes discuss home reserve formations, sheriff oversight, and civilian support for war causes.
Press commentary mounts the loss of the destroyer Jacob Jones as a grim signal of the US entry into war. Columns from New York Times and others reflect national mourning, resolve, and the duty of citizens to support the war effort.
Capital story critiques rail executives and past million dollar squanderings as pressures rise over money easy come, money easy go.
The Atlanta Constitution reports a shift in farming guidance as the slogan Plant corn gains traction though yields per acre are not fixed at fifty gallons. The note signals changing agricultural advice and optimistic crop prospects.
Health column discusses pertussis care including isolation and fresh air, diet, and abdominal binder use. Includes reader questions on thirst with kidney tests, dry mouth, asthma contagion, and weight loss with stomach issues. advises medical exam and gastric analysis, and notes Dr. Huber answers health letters.
A narrator recalls a humorous scene about Christmas gifts showing different tastes. A woman criticizes her brother in law for giving bright neckties, noting she herself may be doing the same. The piece argues gift giving should consider the recipient first and favors the golden rule over personal preference.
A goblin elder tells his young kin how treacherous fairies seemed to mortal powers. They tried to seize the Fairy Queen by frightening white rabbits, but a moonbeam saved the carriage, turning several goblins into toadstools as a warning against stealing fairy power.
Uncle Harry tells Helen and friends that Russia will endure its revolutionary fiery furnace and emerge stronger. He compares history’s trials in France and the United States, argues Russians will unite under hardship, and predicts Bolsheviks may fall as in czarist times, with a hopeful view of Russia becoming a resilient nation.
The account describes a catastrophic maritime disaster caused by a tiny margin of seaway between vessels and a momentary failure of signaling or human judgment, resulting in immense loss of life and ruin to a great city. It emphasizes the randomness and fragility of fate in the face of chance and crisis.
A terse Atchison Globe remark says many men who worked ideas rather than themselves are in the penitentiary. The Chicago News notes unanimity and asserts Austria shares the sentiment about the issue.
An advertisement warns that patent medicines and cough cures weaken the body and may lead to pneumonia and deadly diseases. It touts Father John's Medicine as a non alcoholic, non dangerous option with 60 years of success as a cold remedy and strength builder.
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