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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1918
Page
2
A wartime column weighs the psychology of optimism and realism about the war. It notes compulsory food conservation proposals and the push for broader government power, while praising volunteers and Pershing style leadership. It mocks rosy forecasts and highlights public sacrifice as essential to victory.
A compilation of editorials and reactions from New York World New York Evening Post Chicago Evening Post Minneapolis Journal St Paul Pioneer Press and Philadelphia Public Ledger discussing Bolshevik sincerity in Russia Germany's role in Ukraine and the Ukraine's fate reactions to Pershing aviation pay debates and Roosevelt's return to public life The items reflect wartime journalism with emphasis on courage patriotism and the duty of citizens and leaders during the postwar period
A 1915 health column discusses dust in indoor air, its sources and risks. It advises damp or oiled cloth cleaning over dust-raising methods, recommends carpet sweepers and vacuum cleaners, and notes dust can irritate or inflame tissues. includes a Q&A segment on music as a mood booster.
The article honors George Washington as a world apostle of liberty guiding nations through World War I. It cites Valley Forge as a defining test, credits Washington with safeguarding freedom, and contrasts optimism in Britain with American pessimism while warning of enemy propaganda aimed at eroding morale.
Iowa editors dissect the Solomon myth in Cedar Rapids Gazette and Sioux City Journal pieces. They question whether his era’s kindness records were lost and reference biblical quirks while noting contemporary trials like strikes, suffrage, shortages, and rail trouble.
Side Talks discusses how bright hats divide opinion, with neighbors debating whether women dress for men or other women. The piece argues only a minority should wear loud colors, favoring a “right woman” who shows bold colors with confidence, while warning against sallowness and overly dark hats.
The piece defines wartime terms such as counter battery duel high explosive shell bombardier ammunition column and dud shell. It explains methods of returning fire and describes a bombardier as the lowest noncommissioned artillery officer with one stripe. It notes dud shells are dangerous and mentions reclamation of battle waste land.
A Pershing tale from the Mexican border recalls a ragged Irish boy clinging to a restless donkey as a regimental march passes. When asked why he guards his brother so tightly the boy replies he fears the donkey might enlist seeing the soldiers nearby.
Prince Lichnowsky writes in Berliner Tageblatt on Russo German relations stressing permanent political and economic factors. He argues Germany can steer Russia toward industrial activity while avoiding English antagonism, cites Austrian Polish and Russian internal issues, and suggests Austro German policy helped trigger the war.
A young girl Tilly Ann, colored, longs to be white after admiring Miss Nettie at the hilltop house. She tries washing and rain experiments, but her mother explains God made her colored and to stay true to goodness. Tilly Ann learns to value inner beauty over skin color.
Portland Oregonian reports Hoy Scouts and Audubon groups push bird conservation this spring to protect species and aid crops. It cites feeding programs in the east, noting robins reduce pests and chickadees combat canker worms and plant lice. The 1918 slogan emphasizes crops and birds. Also notes Bolshevik divorce reform increasing applications in Petrograd.
D G Burch formerly of 615 Eighth Street West has enlisted in the United States signal corps. In a letter to his brother Rey Burch today he says he passed examinations and is stationed with the sixteenth aviation squadron in Waco Texas. He registered at West Union Iowa last summer but obtained a release from the board there and special permission from the war department to enlist.
An advertisement urges readers to contact Marmola Co in Detroit for Marmola Prescription Tablets. It claims safe weight loss of two to four pounds weekly without dieting or exercise and says the product is endorsed by thousands.
An ad compares the nervous system to a watch hair spring and promotes Bitro-Phosphate as essential nerve fuel. It claims nerve cells absorb the product directly, restoring energy, ambition, and mood, and warns against inferior phosphate tonics. Sold by Hansen and Hansen and Henderson Drug Co.
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