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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1918
Page
2
The piece extols wartime sacrifice and virtue, praising Ike as a savior and father while criticizing war imagery. It notes Y M C A candy drives, Red Triangle aid, and large shipments to Pershing’s forces, highlighting how funds support soldiers with free coffee, papers, envelopes, and food.
A compilation of editorials from Indianapolis News Minneapolis Journal Boston Post and others discussing compulsory rationing in England the open covenants of peace proposed by Wilson the role of America’s auto industry in war production and calls for open diplomacy. The pieces emphasize conservation open treaties and accountability in government and industry.
The article discusses purine rich foods and gout management, noting foods to limit or avoid and recommending boiled meats and fish to reduce purines. It includes patient questions on tuberculosis treatment duration and hearing loss, with Dr Jinber and Dr Huber offering general guidance and stating they do not provide personal diagnoses.
Waterloo residents endured two gasless days with good humor and mutual aid. A New York tribute recalls Dr. Paul S Kaplan, Russian exile and Socialist organizer who spent seventy years aiding the poor and oppressed.
Iowa editors report Marshalltown public schools prompt students to answer How Can I Help Win The War in eighty one ways. Replies urge patriotic action beyond saluting the flag and singing, including knitting, selling papers, buying clothes, caring for poultry, trapping rats, feeding only waste, and reducing syrup use. Coalition Cabinet coalitions note Democrats favor Taft and other strong Americans in Wilson cabinet.
A reader reflects on a willing correspondent who never answers back. She notes the difficulty of a good conversation to avoid a one sided monologue and contrasts a responsive letter with a mislaid reply. The piece also describes a mother and daughter letter routine that yields bright, engaging notes.
A girl nicknamed Curious dreams of joining a land of big eared goblins after following a curious creature. The dream shows her ears grow with listening and ends with her choosing to stop listening. She wakes on the stairs and abandons Curious for her real name Louise as others forget the nickname. A sequence of thrift and editorial quips follow.
A letter from Dunkerton Iowa defends the Nonpartisan League, praising its spread in the northwest and arguing it protects farmers from profiteers. The writer cites grain grading issues, proposed state-owned mills and packing houses, and benefits to renters and workers, naming Margaret Robinson Baum Garten.
Burlington Hawk-Eye hails Mississippi as first to ratify the federal prohibition amendment. The near unanimous vote lends prestige to national sobriety efforts, while Iowa misses the opportunity to lead. Commentary recalls Browning and warns against political expediency.
An advertisement extols pure cocoanut oil as a superior shampoo option. It warns against alkaline soaps and describes using one to two teaspoons with water to create lather that cleanses scalp and hair, leaves it silky and manageable, and lasts months for the family.
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