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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1918
Page
2
The article discusses sabotage as a harmful wartime weapon and explains its meanings and examples from recent events. It notes sabotage as violent acts hindering war efforts, cites incidents like arson and riots, and reflects on its impact on public opinion and policy amid global conflict. It also touches on political distractions and odd news items from the period.
A Budalo convention AF of L committee finds no nationwide labor shortage and warns against broad female conscription. It notes factory closures and idle workers in Detroit while shipbuilding firms overstate needs. The Labor Department backs a distribution problem and gradual labor transfers to war industries will take time.
Paris welcomes Madame de Thelme as the successor to Madame Thebes the famed war predictor. She claims to foresee peace by early autumn and to pinpoint negotiations in a Rhine valley town. Her past prophecies included czar overthrow, Greek king, papal accord, Paris strikes, and scandals, though censored in part.
Davenport Times reports Davenport city letter carriers seek higher salaries not revised since 1907, urging Congress to raise pay to attract and retain skilled workers. Central City News-Letter notes federal control of railroads may persist, reducing competition and potentially improving transport while keeping a unified system.
Press comment from Indianapelly News discusses five class divisions for registrants under the new draft plan, aiming for uniform standards across boards. It notes ambiguity in defining reasonably adequate support for dependents and urges boards to standardize interpretations while applying discretion with sympathy for families. It also includes brief items on proposed munitions ministry, women's suffrage education, and assorted editorial snippets.
An essay on memory, forgetting, and the mind's balance. The author cites Dr. S Weir Mitchell and Bergson to argue that forgetting protects reason, memory is partly innate, and effort to recall all details harms thought. It notes examples from Macaulay to Shakespeare and warns against overtraining recall.
Dr Charles A T Reed of Cincinnati reports intestinal bacillus found in epileptics but not in non epileptics. The parasite in the caecum may drive toxins to the brain via lymph absorption, suggesting epilepsy as potentially infectious and urging treatment targeting the bacillus and its intestinal intake.
Jacob Gould Schurman argues Lloyd George’s Saturday address marks a pivotal war moment. It claims all British parties unite behind a just, law-based cause, pledging reduced armaments and a family of nations. The piece contends the speech strengthens allied morale and pressures Central Powers to state their aims clearly for any settlement.
A Rad Fix Surety column from the Marshalltown Times-Republican notes a man with a £1000 income caught between heavy taxation and the pressures of marriage. The piece uses satirical phrasing to comment on finances and domestic obligations.
A Grundy Center letter urges adoption of national prohibition, praising Lincoln’s vision and condemning alcohol’s harm. It links wartime sacrifice to ending the liquor traffic, cites societal wreckage, and states the town will join southern allies in the effort. The writer argues for moral reform and invokes public sentiment against drunkenness.
A reader urges replacing Do Your Bit with a fuller motto as indolence era rises. The writer cites wartime duty in camps and France, condemns selfish inaction, and presses all to do every possible bit, not just their own, to move toward peace. A call to replace rote phrases with lived action.
Letter recalls Civil War and Spanish American War politics, arguing Republicans manipulated leaders to avoid Democratic victory. It cites Gen Leonard Wood and Taft era appointees, praising bipartisan wartime cabinets and warning against partisan obsessions in national matters.
The Omaha Bee notes Encke s comet has reappeared its 1200 day period makes it a reliable celestial regulator. The piece recalls historic beliefs linked to the comet at Constantinople and argues that war continues beside orderly astronomical observations, underscoring the enduring laws of creation.
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