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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1918
Page
2
The article notes emerging interest in Belgian hares with new purchasable foundations for rabbitry and expert guidance.Catalogs show hares as large as six months, resembling seed catalog imagery, while enthusiasts discuss profitable potential if proper application and industry develop.
A collection of editorials and notices reviews prisoner release limits and draft rules, arguing felons cannot enlist or work on government contracts though prison industries seek wartime contracts. It also surveys labor mediation reports urging an eight hour day, and notes moral questions around female honesty and wartime cooperation.
A fragment from a diary styled as Cambridge reminiscence, detailing John Holmes, the lesser known brother of Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. It recalls his humor, life in Cambridge near Harvard, his disability, and humorous vignettes about resort season, biblical patriarchs, and a dry city diary noting repairs and dull town life.
The British government will standardize clothing and sell suits at 57 shillings, about fourteen dollars, with good quality but uniform appearance. It notes potential social friction as elites like viscounts and dukes may have to wear the same material and cut as cabmen, with no redress in the army.
Nearly two hundred American soldiers lie buried on Scotland's rugged coast as the first Liberty War casualties. The graves will symbolize enduring friendship between Scotland and the United States, inspiring memorials, songs, and visits by future generations. Families mourn in two hundred homes, while gravesite reverence sustains the fallen's memory.
Ram France reports unusually good wheat yields near 1914 levels despite vast conscription. The piece lauds French spirit in food management, sacrifice by women and old men, and cheerful adherence to wartime demands, praising devotion to the cause.
The article notes widespread talk of raising Belgian hares to boost meat supplies for American soldiers and allies amid potential shortages. It cites barbers, clerks, cooks, haberdashers, mechanics, laborers, and cashiers as hopeful participants, with optimism that meat may be available within a year.
The piece notes six million tons of shipping sunk in 1917 while only two million tons of new ships were built by Britain and the U.S. combined, creating a three to one loss ratio. It argues that unless ship production surges, many vessels will be lost, and repair this year is deemed impossible.
A Vintage critique notes Russia swapping tools for cards, laborers set against wages in Chicago hearings, and soldiers abroad decrying hunger. It contrasts Kaiser Wilhelm's spa retreat with a wish for exile in a quiet island, mixing satire with wartime concern.
Cedar Rapids Gazette notes corn is diversifying beyond feed and meal into flour and starch with Vern flour produced locally. It forecasts corn at 2500 per acre and envisions a wave of manufacturing ventures built on corn’s evolving uses and value.
A July era election note argues that patriotism alone does not suffice for candidacy. It stresses the need for a solid public record and character to uphold a platform. The piece warns against relying on flashy rhetoric without demonstrable American credentials.
An overlong discussion outlines neurasthenia or psychasthenia as chronic nervous exhaustion, noting men predominate in cases, with symptoms like headache neck fatigue irritability and muscle weakness. It praises hygienic living and invites information requests. Also a reader Q A discusses bursitis from knee injury, fluid buildup and treatment steps including aspiration and early doctor involvement.
Grimnox asserts love magnifies faults after marriage and prompts a choice between denial and mutual growth. Howells questions whether couples should reveal faults and correct each other. The piece argues that facing imperfections with tact sustains true love, noting the first year often the least happy and highlighting the value of joint self-improvement.
Executive Mansion Washington November 21 1864 Abraham Lincoln writes to Mrs Bixby Boston mass expressing sorrow at her five sons lost in the Civil War. He offers consolation through gratitude for their sacrifice on behalf of freedom and prays Heavenly Father may ease her anguish.
John A Dyche critiques German labor propaganda. He cites Vienna delegates noting Germany’s home labor under sub-manufacturing, with women and children workers in homes, poor sanitary conditions, and widespread homework across industries. He contrasts with claims of industrial democracy.
Nicholas Murray Butler argues the war is a fight not for territory but to restore the rule of law and forge a durable peace. He traces the conflict to a German idea of world domination and urges German defeat to end armament and establish an international order based on cooperation, treaty rights, and independent nations.
An editorial explains that peace terms should avoid forced annexations, citing Alsace Lorraine as example of peace treaty ceded territory. It urges applying same principle to Briey and Longwy iron ore regions of France. It reviews submarine war policy and its impact, noting it did not hasten peace as hoped and helped widen the conflict to a world war.
Wickman an aged gardener crosses Irish potato with the dahlia to create Hickman's potato dahlia. The new variety blends ornamental flowers with edible tubers and is said to be blight resistant. The plant follows the dahlia type, promising both garden beauty and a meal.
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