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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1918
Page
4
A Waterloo gas outage triggers makeshift cooking and home improvisations as families cope with loss of gas. Telephone operators restore lines amid panic, while residents scramble for quarters to reset meters. City officials meet with utility leaders to coordinate relief and safety as gas returns.
Daniel Willard chairman of the war industries board testified before the senate military committee that he advocated a government minister of munitions but now favors trying out the new war department reorganization. He recalled the council of national defense advisory committee as a peace group formed to gather industrial data for potential war use and noted its largely voluntary nature and the value of the supplies committee led by Mr. Rosenwald.
City notes report a broken eyeglass issue, a fire chief’s grippe duties, and several health updates. A Waterloo couple, Don Wright and Ina Nikeson, received a marriage license. Court advisories attract 25 registrants. John Fiske school break‑in yields nothing stolen. Mabel Dean to assist at city assessor’s office. Arthur Cole undergoes lung surgery after a street accident. Army class to meet at the Y for defense, 40 enrolled. J. T. Houser returns from Chicago. Mrs. Houser remains critically ill. A caveman incident ends without address left. Bose lecture canceled by snow. Next YMCA program set for Jan 20. Birdsall’s coat found on a bum. attorney declines prosecution. Patrolman Rechtfertig ill, father improving. Miss Midge Shelley to California then Washington for work.
Kelly Field in San Antonio Texas has expanded rapidly from a 10,000 population to over 25,000 enlisted men and nearly 300 officers in seven months. Col. W. D. Chitty commands this vast aviation camp where new buildings, water works, electric lights, and sanitation spread over mesquite ground. Training focuses on mechanics and flight with favorable weather and long cross country flights, linking with Canadian aviators at Worth about 276 miles away.
Moder women and Royal Neighbors plan a joint officer installation at Knights of Pythias hall Tuesday evening. A musical program will be provided and the annual banquet is omitted. Members families and others are welcome. Rite class No. 47 meets at 422 Ninth Street West tomorrow. Pershing's auxiliary will meet for holiday Red Cross work with Mrs. Robert Clark tomorrow.
This old ad promotes Pape's Diapepsin as a five minute remedy for heartburn indigestion and stomach acidity. It claims quick relief from sour belching gas and a heavy stomach and suggests a fifty cent case for the whole family.
London reports the new Jewish battalion of the British army is in final training on a western England hillside and will move to the Palestine front early next year. Commanded by Col. J. H. Patterson, it includes British born Jews, Zion Mule corps veterans, Russian Jews, and others from allied nations. Physical fitness is high per medical officers.
The article describes a diverse battalion with many trades including tailors artists and a prominent sculptor Jacob Epstein. The unit uses Yiddish alongside English for orders and has a kosher diet with Saturdays as days off. It notes temperance advocacy by Colonel Patterson and mentions prayer meetings and Riley revival events.
An advertisement warns against letting colds linger, claiming neglected colds can cause pneumonia. It promotes Father John’s Medicine as a prompt, alcohol-free remedy for colds and throat troubles, criticizing other medicines for relying on addictive drugs that weaken the body and deepen illness.
A testimonial advertises Vinol as a cod liver and iron tonic for weak nervous and anaemic people. It claims dramatic improvement in a Barneveld woman and promises money back if it fails, listing Wangler Bros. Co and C. J. Miller as distributors.
New season textiles including voiles marquisettes organdies crepes persian lawns batistes dimities sherettes oxfords gabardines poplins piques arrive daily. Shops promote broad selection for dressmakers and households seeking fresh patterns and materials.
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