A Wounded Canadian in German Hands and Flight to Switzerland
Lieutenant J Harvey Douglas recounts the experiences of a wounded Canadian officer in German captivity. He describes hospital life, a cheerful ward atmosphere, a talking canary, and daily routines on the parade ground. Prisoners receive letters, endure uncertain commissions, and face brutal treatment for rank. The narrative ends with imminent departure for Switzerland and a hopeful escape from confinement.
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Jack Firstbrook
Toronto
R. F. Co
Addia Sime
Kenneth Macdonald
Queen's University
Goldier
N. Ec. O
Fhru
Constance
Germany
Dee
Gray
Moodie
Addie Slue
I Gland
England
Switzerland
Noane
Enelistiman
Lam
Explanation and defense of Christian Science beliefs
A reader argues with Dr. Riley over a Christian Science critique, citing Mrs. Eddy's healing through the Bible, the science of spiritual law, and the authority of the Christian Science text. The letter urges open understanding and notes numerous testimonies of healing, court and commission cases supporting Christian Science practice, and the need to test the word of God and Eddy against mortal belief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Science
Iowa City
Riley
Jesus
Christ
Provyerus
God
St. Faul
Mary Baker Eddy
Flend
Yarlanes
Christian Science Journal
Christian Science Sentinel
Clifford F. Smith
Pocateila
Idaho
Tribune
Toronto
Royal Medical Commission of Ontario
Oneario
Industrial Accident Commission of
George Wii
Tong Beach
Cal
Commmiss of Public Safety
Long Peach
Industrcident Commission
Lawton
Okla
District Court
F. L. Roberts
John
Heaven
Dr. Riley
God Is Not Author of Sickness, Welch Declares
Willard J. Welch, of the Christian Science Committees on Publication, states that God is not the author of sickness and that sickness is unreal to mortal sense, citing the idea that Christ came not to destroy but to fulfill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddy
God
John
Riley Vasserts
Riley
Hank
St. Paul
Willard J. Welch
Christian Science
Tolstoy and Rousseau Compared as Preludes to Revolutions
An essay traces Tolstoy’s pacifist creed and Rousseau’s social contract to contrasting revolutions. The piece argues Rousseau’s influence sparked aggressive upheavals while Tolstoy’s negation of social ties favored inertia, shaping the French and Russian paths to change.
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Rocssbaug
Tomstoy
Istan
Hausseau
Tolstoy
Rousseau
Eczema Case Ended by Cuticura Soap and Ointment
A Morison Illinois reader reports an eczema outbreak starting on the neck that spread to the head, causing intense itching and unrest for about two months. After using one cake of Cuticura Soap and one box of Ointment the patient recovered, per Geo Collins on August 8, 1917.
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Geo. Collinson
W. Winfield
Morison
Til
Fifty Years Ago In The Courter
A January 30 1868 Waterloo item recounts a sleigh ride to Cedar Park with 25 to 30 sleds and 80 couples. It notes failed town incorporation efforts, a lecture by J R Orks on Outside Cru, and Anna B Dickinson on woman suffrage. Prohibition advocacy and cold weather facts close the column, with Waterloo in 1867 the week’s attraction.
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Waterloo
Cedar Park
Anna KB. Dickinson
Married in Waterloo and a severe farm accident
Forty years ago on January 30 1878 Rev KR Gurton married W KR ham to Miss Hila PT Jenkins in Waterloo. George Herty was badly injured when his clothing caught in a threshing machine rod tearing his right ear and bruising his head and rib. Meanwhile celebrations for W W Updegraf and Miss Lizzie A Bruebacher occurred at the Commercial House. Burglars entered local stores Ja A Rider Bayond Bros Mose Frank Monday night. Westerly horse buyer Horace Vose visits Waterloo. Weather stays mild and cutter price noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tc, Munoor
KR. Gurton
W. KR. Ham
Hila
PT. Jenkins
Waterloo
W. S Robinson
George Herty
Ja. A. Rider, Bayond Bros
Mose Frank
Twenty Years Ago Highlights and notes from Waterloo paper
A 1808 Waterloo issue notes ALM Welch & Co to open Feb 15 and Elks lodge dedication with 600 invitations. Snowstorm disrupts traffic and mail. prices for flour wheat corn potatoes beef butter and more listed. Obituaries mention Ben Button and Fireman Ellis Byweet. Tolstoyan Bolshevism critique appears, contrasting Rousseau and Tolstoy with the 1905 Russian Revolution. references to Tolstoy as propaganda and Leninist-era implications.
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J. Harvey Douglas
Oyright
Public Ledger Vomyauny
Jews OF the People
Dept. B. Boston
Iare
J.R. Orks
Pelyolaunt V
Nakly
Cru
Russell's Hall
Commercial House
W. W. Updegraf
Lizzie A. Bruebacher
S. W. Ingham
Cedar Falls
Horace Vose
Westerly
Sundown
Narragansett
Wose
ALM. Welch & Co
The
Elks
Charins BE
Pickett
Floraner Clay
Cedar Falla
Beck, Nauman & Watts Company
Uiridge Street
Trafic
la Porto City
Ellis Byweet
L. H. Harvey
Cedar Rapids
Ben G. Button
Expresa
Aurora
New Haven
Conn
American Express Company
West
America
Russia
Europe
Bismarck
Bonaparte
Scotts
Scott’s
Scott & Bowar
Bicombeld
Clain
Ballors
Waterloo Evening Courier
Universities
Woeierlig
Standard Oil Company
Moneey
Middle West
Standard Oil CO
Indiana
A. C. Wilcox
Iowa
EOTE
Adg
Gee
CV. Clement
DES Monies
Lowa
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