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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1917
Page
9
A new four cent fare for laborers and two and a half cent rate for school children begin tomorrow with coupon books sold at Schuentan's and the city ticket office. The system starts at six am but operations change little. Readers are informed reduced fares apply during specified hours and must be couponed.
Washington announces there will be no general reconsideration of the war tax bill this session. Finance Committee Chairman Simmons said the measure is not perfect and some revisions will be organized to correct inconsistencies amid attacks by Republican senators.
London December 18 Dr Elizabeth Garrett Anderson the first woman elected mayor of a town in England and a noted physician died at her home in Aldeburgh Suffolk yesterday Carnival at Moose Hill all week Peaveys Orchestra advertisement
The Soldiers-Sailors Diary and English-French Dictionary is the year’s most popular book for both military personnel and civilians. It helps fix exact action dates, aids language learning for France deployment, and broadens horizons. The newspaper distributes it locally with limited supply and a plan to obtain copies.
An advertising feature touts Musterole as a clean white ointment offering relief from sore throats bronchitis tonsillitis croup stiff neck asthma neuralgia headache and body pains without blistering skin Just massage into the skin for quick relief and notes jar sizes 30c 60c and hospital size 2500.
Three expert engineers arrive in Waterloo to inspect boiler and heating plants citywide with two public meetings planned. Businesses already lining up for inspections and coal saving guidance, led by Charles Van Vieck.
The army seeks volunteers aged 18 to 21 and 31 to 40 who are physically fit and without dependents or with waivers. Tradesmen, mechanics, and professionals can enlist in preferred branches such as ordnance, quartermaster, medical, signal, aviation, engineering, artillery, infantry, and cavalry. Colored applicants may join stevedore regiment. German-born or German-allied nationals are ineligible.
Representatives of the United States Food Administration learn life with American troops in France. A party of six observed drills and rain soaked mess tins, billeting with soldiers. They experienced muddy streams, cold water, and shared a billet with a stove after a stern sergeant refused favors.
Visitors meet former national guardsmen from Usair states and note soldiers kept high spirits amid trying circumstances with little comfort beyond a cigar.
Washington Dec 18 Rep Bauer of North Dakota introduced a bill to appropriate 50 million dollars to aid western farmers in buying seed grain and feed for live stock. He cited drought and crop failure in parts of the west risking 1918 crop and livestock.
Washington December 18 A bill by Senator Kenyon Iowa to lower salaries of senators and congressmen from 7500 to 5000 during the war was introduced and referred to the appropriations committee.
A shortened Pinex cough remedy recipe praises pine extract and syrup mix as a home treatment. It claims quick relief within 24 hours for coughs, bronchial issues, and throat inflammation, urging readers to buy Pinex and avoid substitutes.
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