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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1918
Page
2
A newspaper column cites civic virtue amid shortages urging restraint, self denial, and patriotism. It compares private hardship to public duty, praises perseverance, and warns of espionage while urging support for aviation and labor efforts as war deepens national resolve.
A collection of press comments urges Pershing to recruit more chaplains for Army soldiers abroad, arguing spiritual leadership aids moral development. It cites Plato and stresses clean, manly lives as essential for victory, while applauding thinkers who support freedom and informed resolve in war.
The piece traces U S history from splendid isolation to a global view, noting how Monroe doctrine, world events, and the Sarajevo assassination revealed democracy's fragility. It argues Europe is a neighbor and American safety requires securing democracy worldwide, shrinking three thousand miles to a small world.
A health column discusses excess sugar from sweets and starches as a major cause of digestion problems in poor city children. It warns that sugar-rich foods create mucous, hinder gastric juice, and suggests moderation of honey treacle and maple syrup. It also notes doctors cannot guarantee cures and advises consulting a skin specialist for a birthmark case.
A humorous column pretends to predict next week's newspaper content. It suggests Russia reports will be muddled with battles, German offensives, and editorials on a war cabinet, alongside crime stories, a packinghouse airing, and political proclamations, ending with lighthearted family antic.
Nelson Morris testifies at a wage hearing in Chicago claiming he has never known want and money concerns, a statement prompting reflection on the experience of poverty and the gap between wealth and need.
Iowa editors discuss coal shortages driving many churches to hold joint services in towns and cities. They argue shared hardship may foster neighborliness and cooperation, citing Dr. John T. McFarland on church division and duty.
A humorous verse by C Hilton Brown about a small dog named Hamile, reprinted nationwide in Britain. The poem follows a terrier’s adventures and the affectionate portrayal of a loyal canine through rural scenes and playful scenes with farmers, shepherds, and townsfolk.
In this reflection on human behavior the author compares various intoxications from spending, moonlight, and intimate fires to the intoxicating effect of certain people. Contact with them can expand personality, making one wittier and bolder, but excess leads to loss of perspective and revealing confidences that haunt later. The piece ponders how others never see us as we are in sober moments.
A village in France faces famine during war. Jacques defies shortage by feeding his dog Don as the family safeguards him. Don breaks free to follow Jacques to battle, saves him after he is wounded, and guards the fallen flag until rescue. The town honors Don with a golden medal as Jacques heals. Tomorrow's story Tilly Ann.
British Canadian Recruiting Mission presents a wartime lexicon entry explaining observation posts and artillery barrage concepts. It defines infantry observation posts and artillery links via telephone, details how barrages advance with the line, and describes the role of shrapnel shells and their effects on enemy troops.
The Frankfurter Zeitung replies to Wigenbrodt accusing anti militarism and argues pan Germans pushed war. It cites early Pan German News call that the hour of holy war had struck and says pan German outbursts shaped foreign opinion harming Germany. It warns the German people face a reckoning for the pan German influence.
The piece notes unusual postal names such as Ace in Missouri Affinity in West Virginia Barefoot in Georgia Bigfoot in Texas and Braggadocio in Missouri. It observes humor persists but officials focus on legibility and county state details, while hinting at possible concern from postal authorities.
Uncle Harry argues that Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare failed strategically. It sank ships and cost lives but did not starve England or end the war, as shipbuilding rival nations expanded output and allied fleets endured. The campaign pushed the US toward entry, yet Germany faces Western Front struggles and scrutiny at home.
A Philadelphia Public Ledger note wonders if the opening three notes of the popular song Over There echo the whippoorwill call, inviting symbolic links to nature. The Sioux City Journal references a “Considerable fox, the Russian bear” in a brief snippet.
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