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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1917
Page
2
The Waterloo Evening Waterloo Daily Reporter notes urge support for neighbor democracy and praise British soldiers while criticizing German cruelties. It cites Kenyon’s tribute to chivalry and condemns Saxon and Prussian actions, urging Germans to reform or face consequences from the Allied world.
Senator William S. Kenyon describes his World War I tour to France Belgium and England. He reports France's sorrow calm courage Belgian atrocities and German brutality while noting American troops and Canadians among the allied forces. He urges truth over sensationalism and shares observations on civilian and military hardships.
The piece recalls the 1822 Holy Alliance secret treaty forged by Austria France Prussia and Russia. It portrays Metternich as the cynical author and claims his ideas still shape today’s fight for liberty against autocratic rule.
Veterans up to 60 may enlist for home guard duty releasing soldiers for front lines. Civil War vets are mostly excluded by age. Spanish American and Indian War veterans welcomed for their experience. Chicago inaugurates a parkless Saturday, urging Congress to adopt a similar porkless day.
A collection of editorial excerpts analyzes Britain’s resolve under Lloyd George, the American wartime stance, and the need for sustained sacrifice to finish the war. It cites New York World on soldiers receiving home letters and Red Cross guidance, plus the Minneapolis Journal on the Open Shop ruling, and brief notes from Kansas City Times and Butte Miner on Turkey, Bulgaria, and Germany.
This fragment reports a town debate on petty pedlars and beggars, urging authorities to treat aggressive solicitors as beggars if they beg on grounds of disability and to deter such sales by discouraging street visits. It references a Sioux City Journal Christmas address as a final peace offer.
Health column answers readers on meat safety and tuberculosis risk from pigs with white liver spots, noting only lab examination can confirm TB. It advises discarding suspected organs, clarifies muscle TB risk is low, and stresses rest and gradual work return for tuberculosis patients, plus entropion eye condition guidance from Dr. Huber.
Wheat prices and farm receipts hold steady as December 1867 notes show pork, oats, corn and potatoes trading in familiar ranges. Clara Barton’s Waterloo lecture draws an elite crowd, moving listeners with vivid Civil War scenes and the Johnson farewell. Congressmen Allison Hubbard Wilson and Dodge backed impeachment moves against President Johnson.
December 19 1877 report notes Henry infant son of Mr and Mrs Joseph K Thomas drowned. Fred Ballou leaves Leavitt Johnson bank for La Porte City with Pressey Je Frank. Ada Raymond and T W Lansing married at Raymond home with a 500 purse gift. A wolf pack feared between here and Cedar Falls and corn ears from Oscar Virden farm draw local comment. Grace Methodist Episcopal church to be dedicated December 30.
A scattered 1897 item page recalls W F Eighmer’s low prices for navy beans creamery butter and sugar, J D Place’s 1857 passenger train from Dubuque to Dyersville, and time card 1 for the Dubuque & Lionsx line. It notes an old horse car crossing at Hummel farm and a joke on “Cass Bull Run” amid local curiosities, a rubber-tired buggy delivery, a rabbit killed in invasion events, and a county attorney lecture on the new game law.
A woman arrives in a tailored suit with precise grooming, drawing admiration from onlookers. A younger guest expresses envy and doubt, while an elder observer blames lack of grooming as the core barrier, insisting it is a matter of effort and will.
The piece mocks political figures and wartime folly, urging support for the Red Cross. It lists humorous requests to public figures from President Wilson to the Kaiser, then emphasizes how American soldiers in France need Red Cross care and the value of contributing a dollar to the effort. The tone blends satire with patriotic appeals, urging readers to aid wounded and ill servicemen.
The January issue of the Woman's Home Companion features fiction by Sophie Kerr Elizabeth Jordan Ruth and others plus articles on Sacrifice Substitute and Save by Margaret Deland. Soldier's All by Mrs Richardson offers patriotic tips and the Pin Money Club promises ideas to earn money.
The Buffalo Courier reports Food Administrator Hoover favors price fixing across the board. It notes that most people share his view unless they have goods to sell.
The Rain Elf children slip from the clouds on a sunny day to visit Earth, filling a garden with water as Wind Witch stirs mischief. Flowers suffer as rain pours, sun man intervenes, and many elves return home while the garden curiously learns to heed the Rain Cloud mothers.
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