Lincoln film by Benjamin Chapin praised as living embodiment of democracy
A review lauds Benjamin Chapin for presenting Lincoln on film, arguing the moving pictures bring the Emancipator to life and inspire readers to study his life beyond myths. It highlights "My Mother" as a moving installment showing Lincoln's boyhood and a mother’s sacrifices, stressing the need to understand Lincoln to support the war effort.
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Truth Offensive to Counter German Propaganda
The article discusses a late but deliberate Allied and Allied government effort to counter German propaganda by launching an American truth offensive. It argues enemy propaganda is widespread and false, while the Allies will base their propaganda on truth to gain moral superiority, acknowledging slow but eventual success.
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Rotary Conference Highlights War Service Spirit
The Cedar Rapids Rotary Conference praised service to country during the crisis with leaders from across the nation active at home and on the front. The gathering emphasized war spirit and civic engagement in war and peace efforts, aligning with a broad national push.
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Waters Waterloo Opposes New Municipal Court Plan
A Waterloo reader denounces a proposed new municipal court citing costs and potential loss of local authority. They warn the measure would shift cases to Waterloo and strip Cedar Heights and Castle Hill of their own courts, raising taxes and delaying access to justice. The writer argues the existing justice and police courts cost little or profit and urge delaying any change until after the war.
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Heroic Women of France in War Time
Dr Alonzo Taylor praises French women for shouldering agriculture and wartime labor as men serve in the military. He notes women plowing fields and carrying agriculture while homes support the wounded and elderly, highlighting the nation’s collective effort.
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Health Q and A on hearing loss and breathing woes
Reader questions cover chronic catarrhal deafness with tinnitus and vertigo linked to the labyrinth. Advice notes false hearing, Menieres, and the effect on one or both ears. Also includes a 61-year-old man with shortness of breath urging medical checks and balanced daily routine.
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Why Halifax Train Delay Reveals Hidden Details
A Boston to Halifax relief train was three hours late due to misplaced hospital supplies stored four stories up and on slow freight elevators. Baggage cars could not be used, forcing a slow repositioning to load and unload. The anecdote urges patience over reflex blame and notes the extra burdens of logistics under emergency strain.
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The Sandman Story Part I Bridal Bouquet
Mrs. Walker presents a tale of Pete Rabbit and Ted Squirrel scheming to steal a bridal bouquet of lettuce and radishes for Miss Bunny Rabbit’s wedding. Pete faces guilt as his plan unfolds and the pantry empties by dawn. The narrative promises Theo Bridal Bouquet as the next installment.
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Food policy and French morale during wheat substitution
The speaker argues that American women should bear a higher burden by substituting other cereals for wheat to sustain French morale and support the French soldiers. The question posed is whether the American people can preserve conveniences while adding this burden to French womanhood.
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Verne Marshall Rallies Labor for War in Birmingham
Sergeant Verne Marshall told a Labor and Democracy meeting in Machinists' Hall that he would sacrifice years of his life to show Americans the horrors seen in Belgium and France. He rejected claims the war is Wall Street driven, urging action to stop Prussian militarism and the sinking of the Lusitania. He called for silence on pro German propagandists and highlighted the fight to preserve liberty and happiness.
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Where Is the Wheat Going
The nation supports Mr. Hoover but questions food regulation enforcement. Americans wonder if wheat and foodstuffs are being sent to neutral or enemy countries while Norway resists breaking commercial ties with Germany. The piece questions policy and calls for a clear statement on U S food exports amid wartime shortages.
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Wartime Lexicon of No Man's Land Slang
A WWII era glossary from the British Canadian Recruiting Mission defines terms used by soldiers such as bully beef for canned corned beef iron rations for 24 hour emergency rations billet for rest housing at French sites estaminet for a drinking house and rum jar for a home made trench mortar. The piece notes the American government should inform citizens about munition worker feeding policies for Germany.
The Horns at Jericho Reach Palestine
The British entry into Jericho marks another Palestine milestone, securing the Jordan valley from the west while Arabs hold Hedjaz railway to the east. The Turks retreat with minimal resistance and the walls of Jericho lie in ruins, signaling a lost position in a broader campaign toward Jerusalem and Baghdad.
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Don’t Let Soap Spoil Your Hair Tip
An old advertisement advises using pure coconut oil instead of commercial shampoos. It claims standard soaps contain alkali that harms the scalp and hair, while coconut oil cleanses, conditions, and rinses easily, leaving hair soft, bright, and easy to manage. It notes a few ounces last months and coconut oil is cheap and available at drug stores.
A Year of Battle for the Farmers
Capper's Weekly urges a wartime food production administrator with support from Gov Capper and Champ Clark. It likens the role to Hoover in conservation and Davison's Red Cross, warning of a looming wheat shortfall due to workers leaving for war and adverse weather. It notes a spring planting need and a new super free postal delivery for Maui homesteaders to begin next March.
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