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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1918
Page
9
A wounded Canadian officer recalls life as a prisoner of war in German captivity. He describes monotony, loneliness, and the hope sparked by letters and money, details medical indifference, prisoner routines, and improvised games, language study, and morale boosts amid harsh conditions.
Chicago hosts the national automobile show from January 26 to February 2 in the coliseum and armory, featuring over 400 cars from economy to luxury. The event highlights patriotism with Liberty engines, service flags, and decorative displays, drawing visitors from across the nation during wartime.
Philadelphia resident Mrs J Worthline reports chronic fatigue nervous indigestion and backache eased after one week and three months of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits improved appetite restored health and steadier mood to the remedy amid modern mothers overburdened by demands and stress.
War savings stamps, including 25 cent thrift stamps and six dollar skyvings, will be on sale soon at Iowa Telephone Company offices. The company, authorized by the Treasury, supports public purchase and encourages employees to save through stamps. A campaign sign reading Stamp Out the War will appear with War Savings Stamps For Sale Here at all agency offices nationwide.
In June a national drive called Tag Your Shovel Day promotes placing tags on shovels to urge coal conservation. Spearheaded by Dr J A Garfield and local school children, the campaign aims to save every pound of coal as the United States faces a coal shortage of millions of tons. Local officials report sufficient tags for distribution.
A vintage advertisement extols Pape's Diapepsin as the quickest safe cure for indigestion gas and sour stomach. It promises fast relief from heartburn bloating and fermentation with a fifty cent bottle and urges keeping it at home for day or night stomach upset.
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