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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1918
Page
5
Washington reports allies maintain an expectant attitude on the western front as Baker notes the week ending with military activity. British and French defenses are strengthened, with raids on German lines and outposts, while Russian events have freed central powers to act more boldly.
Sheriff D B Henderson led a statewide move urged by the attorney general and county attorneys to remove punchboards from business places. The ban aims to curb candy loss and promote conservation, removing a tempting gambling form from schools and reducing sugar waste.
County garden club plans enlistment for boys 11 to 18 to join Soldiers of the Sail. W. F. Parrott prints blanks and cards for distribution. Businessmen contribute ideas as the military phase of the county gardening effort gains interest. campaign opens when frost ends.
Cedar Rapids Ta Jan 21 Mass meeting and flag organized a branch of the American Federation of Labor and Democracy to back up union labor the principle of the parent federation in helping America win the war. The local membership includes nearly all organized trades with several thousand active members.
London dispatch shows weekly casualty totals with 76 officers and 00 men killed or died after wounding or missing, a drop of about 8060 from last week’s 24979. Earlier weeks were 18,998 two weeks ago and 851 three walks ago, with figures indicating a unusually low period for the year. Elks plan hospital in Boston to aid amputees, led by John K Tener, for a BRPE reconstruction hospital No 1.
Des Moines investigator John 5 Hammond known for liquor law enforcement also boasts extensive Red Cross involvement. He claims 33 county memberships and 14 visible buttons on his coat with plans to extend to 66 counties. He notes he cannot fund liberty bonds but contributes to war work nationwide.
The county food administrator W F Parrott reports the public is observing sugar and flour purchase limits. He notes early complaints about attempts to exceed maximum orders but praises patriotic conformity. He will log weekly grocer reports to detect violations with severe penalties for hoarding.
The Junior Red Cross reports 4642 members secured across schools. Immanuel Lutheran Alcott Central Whitkier West High Washington Irving and Cedar Heights have full enrollment. Pupils prepared gunwipes scrapbooks blankets comforts and knitting needles, with sweat ers credited to schools. a trunk is needed at the Red Cross shop for packing junior supplies before shipment.
Washington D C Jan 21 Pro vost Gen Crowder notified draft boards that it is contrary to selective service regulations to issue permits for men of draft age to go abroad and enlist in armies of other nations Some boards are reported to have been issuing such permits.
An old advertisement claims dandruff irritates the scalp and hair roots, causing shedding. It urges buying a small bottle of Danderine from a drug store, applying it to the scalp, and asserts that dandruff disappears and hair stops falling after several uses.
Vintage advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as harmless for all ages and effective for constipation. It warns mothers to check coated tongues, urging a teaspoonful to cleanse stomach liver and bowels within hours. Promotes genuine product by the California Fig Syrup Company and warns against counterfeits.
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