Waterloo Daily Reporter War News and Local Notices
The Waterloo Daily Reporter notes political hints about HW B Boies for governor with Waterloo hopes for leadership, and praises Mrs Norman de R Whitehouse for a Swiss propaganda mission. It reports Cedar Rapids acquiring Waterlon’s auctioneer and Cedar Rapids’ Horse market expansion while Waterloo continues daily business and contemplates wartime political shifts.
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Whitehouse
Committee On Public Information
Norman de R. Whitehouse
New York
Cedar Rapids
Wetterlon
William Holland
Waterlon
Warlor City
Tim
Waterloo
After Bakers Scalp and War Department Critique
The piece argues for Baker’s retirement after congressional inquiries into wartime clothing and equipment delays. It favors Gen Leonard Wood for secretary of war, notes press calls, and questions political protectionism amid wartime needs. It cites Chicago Tribune’s Arthur Sears Henning and stresses civilian oversight versus military efficiency.
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War Department
Baker
Sawyer
Cleveland
Leonard J Wood
Chicago Tribune
Washington
Arthur Sears Henning
Henning
Mann
Sibert
France
Forced Patriotism and mob justice from Audubon case
The piece argues against mob violence over loyalty doubts and forced patriotism. It cites a wealthy Audubon farmer who signed a Red Cross check with a rope around his neck, accusing broader communities of vindictive zeal while acknowledging soldiers at the front deserve support. It notes the danger of coercion and the potential for genuine patriotism to emerge.
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Audubia
Audubon
Rural Delivery Strained by War Time Pressures
Iowa editorials note rural delivery disruption due to draft, horses, and feed costs. Some routes abandoned, others irregular. post office offers no relief plan. Farmers may rent post office boxes and drive in after mail. Congressional talk and state politics referenced amid wartime constraints.
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Nes Moines
AOL
Postoffica
Iowa
Old Man Power Boosts Chicago Employers War Jobs
The Chicago Employers' Association reports that 1190 older men found work via its employment bureau in 1417, with family costs over two million dollars. Older workers faced age bias yet proved steadier and more capable, inspiring national attention and calls to give everyone a chance.
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Minneapolis
Employers’ Association of Chicago
Employment Bureau of the
Association
Victor T. Gannon
Bureau
Health and Happiness 1am 18 Tuberculosis questions answered
Reader questions address heredity and infection risk for tuberculosis, chest pains, kidney and bladder concerns, hearing loss, and general health advice. Dr Huber notes TB is not hereditary and stresses avoiding exposure. suggests medical evaluation for persistent pains and possible urinary or digestive issues. offers general health guidance and column-based responses.
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Huber
John B. Huber
Side Talks on Hospitals and Healing Powers
A reflective piece on hospital use and public attitudes toward care. The author notes most people have hospital experience, praises modern medical specialization, and laments routine wakefulness for patients. She recalls a nighttime nurse bringing orange juice and questions morning wake protocols.
The Pine Brothers and the Sea Dreams
Two tall pines in a forest envy the giant brothers who yearn for the sea. The choppers come, the giants depart, and years pass as the forest fills where they stood. At night the tallest pines hear the winds call and learn the giants sail onward, longing for home but never returning.
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Theorest
Srnall
Nut Butter From White Meat of the Coconut
Food experts hail coconut white meat butter as a wholesome hygienic modern alternative to dairy fat. Nut butter offers nutrition, digestibility, and taste, with industry backing from Traco Nut Butter Co. Milwaukee and Chicago, showcasing scientific processing.
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Traco Nut Butter Co
Milwaukee
Chicago
Prohibition Debate Echoes Across States
New York World notes Mississippi and South Carolina eagerness to ratify the prohibition amendment. Kansas City Journal cites sugar administrator Rolph blaming prohibition for a sugar shortage, with men choosing ice cream sodas.
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New York World
Mississippi
South Carolina
Commonwealth
Kansas City Journal
Rolph
Forced Rations and The Changing Year Reflected
New York World notes compulsory rationing as proof of limited success of voluntary cooperation. The Arkansas Gazette editorializes on changing habits ridiculing past pistol and liquor hip pockets before calls to abolish old customs.
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New York World
Great Britain
Yesus
Arkansas Gazette
Freezone Promises Painless Corn Removal For All
Local druggists report a tremendous demand for freezone a new drug that shrivels corn from root to tip without pain. A few drops on a tender corn relieve soreness and soon the corn lifts out with the fingers. Sold in quarter ounce bottles at low cost this sticky solution dries instantly and does not irritate surrounding tissue. No risk of infection or lockjaw from cutting corns promoted.
Papes Cold Compound Advertises Fast Relief
Millions use it to stop a cold with a dose every two hours for three doses. It opens clogged nostrils and air passages, stops discharge, relieves headache and feverishness, and eases sore throat and sneezing. The ad touts fast, direct relief and low cost at drug stores.
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Grippe
Pape
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HW. B. Boles
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Modest Cedar Rapids
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Gen. Bliss
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Record Exchange
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Sloan
Hotel Pedi
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America
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