Local Newspaper Column Carries AP News and Ads
The Waterloo paper carries AP dispatches and local news with standard rates and policies. A Washington Bureau update by Nell Dougherty notes conveniences and a columnist reflects on winter hardships and old stories about shoveling snow for pennies.
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Associated Press
Audit Bureau of Circulations
W. HO Hart
Waterloo
Tess
Washington
Nunsey
Dougherty
War rationing urged as food crisis grows worldwide
The piece urges strict economy to save wheat for allied armies as Britain France and Italy move to compulsory rationing. It notes U S individuals may face wheat limits, with potential war rations if voluntary measures fail, while praising Italy's wartime stance and the snow’s paradoxical aid to allies.
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Food Administration
Congress
Hoover
Eilies
Britain
France
Italy
Re. Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Lord Rhondda
Great Britain
Franco
America
Daylight Saving urged as war measure by press
The New York World argues Congress erred in delaying daylight saving legislation. It would shift clocks one hour for five months, fitting war needs, reducing fuel use by millions of tons of coal and granting extra daylight at the end of the day. It acknowledges initial resistance but urges adoption for national efficiency.
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New York World
Congress
Europe
Uncle Harry
Joe
Uncle Iharry
Jimmy
Atlantic
United States
Helen
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
American Aviation Corps
Jis
Free Ports Debate Reflects World Trade Readjustment
Iowa editorials discuss liberty bonds, thrift, and government policy. Drake University educator W J Barr announces bid for state superintendent. Articles critique political division, fiscal habits, and postwar overseas trade shifts as plans for free ports face uncertainty.
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Webster City
Freeman-Journal
W. J. Barr
Dratre University
Des Moines
Tefore
Drake
Barr
Laws
Iowa
Indiana
War changes wedding customs in New York World item
The New York World notes that war era thrift shifts wedding rites away from rice and old shoes, old traditions fade as fond-saving campaigns cut waste and extravagance. The piece frames these changes as practical outcomes of wartime austerity.
Bookkeeper Ad Sparks Draft Exemption Note
A Wilmington Delaware advertisement in the Minneapolis Journal seeks a bookkeeper not subject to draft nor a woman. No responses yet.
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Minneapolis Journal
Wilmington
Del
Stys Causes and Heart Health Advice by Dr Huber
Health column discusses styes from hair follicles, proper treatment, and cautions against pulling lashes. Warns against self diagnosis of heart issues. emphasizes thorough exams for weight loss and possible tuberculosis. notes limitations on personal diagnoses and instructions for mail inquiries to Dr. John B. Huber.
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Huber
John B. Huber
Marty
Uncle Harry Explains Coal Shortage and Railroads
Uncle Harry discusses coal scarcity caused by wartime exports, rail congestion, and extreme cold. He notes government control of railroads, Garfield’s coal distribution, and McAdoo’s authority as steps toward relief. He explains coal production in the United States and regional mining patterns across states.
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Wilson
Jimmy
Uncle Harry
Garfield
McAdoo
Helen
United States
Pennsylvania
Altho
West Virginia
Illinois
Kentucky
Ohio
Indiana
Alabama
Colorado
Arkansas
California
Idaho
Nevada
Georgia
Iowa
Kansas
Maryland
Michigan
Missouri
Montana
New Mexico
Northakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Wyoming
Washington
The Bottom of Your Mind in Social Talks
Side Talks warns against social faking by self centered talk seeking to impress others. It urges genuine interest in others, less self reference, and acknowledges inner motives guiding conversations. It stresses Dig down to bottom of hearts to find truth beyond vanity.
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Bill
Billy Bull Frog Outsmarts Woods Folk on Fool Day
A woodland tale features Billy Bull Frog, mocked as stupid by Jack Rabbit and friends. He plans a prank for Avril Fool Day, luring the animals to a breakfast by the pond after revealing the joke. The mix of humor and danger echoes with other brief notes on climate talk and aviation quirks.
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Jack Rabbit
Billy Bull
Jack
Tommie Squirrel
Bill
Johnny Black
Bird
Bilk Bull Frog
Johnnie Blackbird
Johnny Blackbird
Billy
Trent
Avril
Bill Bull
Health of Children and War Strains Across Germany and Allies
The Public Information Committee summarizes German reports on child health and wartime prices. It notes births fell in Düsseldorf from 100000 in 1914 to 60000 in 1916, infant mortality improved due to nursing grants and reduced overfeeding. It also covers price controls proposals in Austria-Hungary, milk shortages in Baden, egg delivery issues, and calls for public dairy duties and producer bonuses. A Lewiston nurse, Eveleth, has 23 years of nursing with over 300 births and no fatalities.
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Washington, D. C
Committee On Public Information
Vossischen Zeitung
German Society For Children’s Therapeutics
Children’s Clinic
Leipzig University
Schlossmann
Dusseldorf
Rhine
Germany
Welthandel
Deutsche *“ Orient-Korrespondenz
Austria-Hungary
Baden
Muenchner Neueste Nachrichten
Ministry of the Interior
Muenchner Neuesse Nachrichten
Carvis M. Eveleth
Lewiston
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Aterlook Evening Courier
BAILY
Kissine
Doris Blake
Snow
Ealser
Zeer
Eeen the
Sioux City Journal
Des Moines Register
Christian Scfience Monitor
England
Hamburg
Bremen
Lubeck
Antwerp
Copenhagen
Singapore
Tonerkong
John I. Huber, A. M., M. D
Lds
Pagenstecker
Hias
Harry
Casrox
Pan Motor Company
Pan
Billy Bolt Frog
Frog
Darlington
Tota
Bell-Ans
G. H. Hammond Company
Chicago
Rath Packing CO
Claus Cwece
Word
MOME
Weeterley Evening Courier
Pontaga
Rome
Waterloo Evening Courier
Bcro
Posit
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